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fEATURE ATR MRO

Spreading its Wings

ATR further develops customer support in Asia; plans expansion in Africa
By Jay Menon
BUOYEd BY A BUSTLING ORdER BOOk independent and highly-skilled airframe
and growing regional aircraft markets, maintenance services providers.
French airframer ATR is looking to expand This network was precisely launched
its global Maintenance, Repair and in 2012 with a first partnership signed
Overhaul (MRO) network. with Fokker Services, covering airframe
After successfully developing its maintenance, repair and overhaul services
customer support in the Asia Pacific region, of ATR aircraft operating in South East
ATR plans to spread its MRO network to Asia at the Fokker Services Asia facilities
Africa to facilitate its growing fleet in the in Singapore.
market, which it expects to continue to By providing a quality-label to some
grow significantly in the near future. specific MRO stations around the world, ATR
“We may explore the possibilities of underlines and recommends to its operators
entering into an agreement with new the highest standards of quality provided by
companies in Africa to expand our MRO these stations on maintenance activities on
capabilities in the continent,” an official at the fleets of ATR aircraft, the official says.
ATR tells Asian Airlines and Airports. “Since the very first agreement in
Currently, ATR subcontracts work Singapore, this network has progressively
to three MRO partners— Atlantic Air expanded in other regions of the world,
Industries in France, Rheinland Air with new partnerships in Europe, a recent ABOvE: The consolidation of ATR
in Asia has also been sustained
Service in Germany and Fokker Services one signed this year in Brazil with TAP on the ability of the aircraft
in Singapore. M&E, and others expected soon and manufacturer to closely support
As a major step forward of the covering a large portfolio of ATR operators its operators on the region on a
development of its customer support over the African continent,” he informs. daily basis
policy, ATR has progressively set up With a strong demand for regional BELOW: ATR 72-600 in the new
an “MRO Network” of recommended aircraft market in recent years, turboprops ATR corporate colours

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