On the occasion of the Singapore Airshow, the European turboprop manufacturer ATR and Fokker Services Asia today announced the signature of an agreement covering airframe maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services of ATR aircraft operating in South East Asia at the Fokker Services Asia facilities in Singapore.

Commenting on this agreement, Lilian Braylé, Senior Vice-president of Product Support and Services of ATR, declares: “Through the ATR MRO network, we are further expanding the range of solutions offered to ATR operators, relying on highly skilled MRO providers particularly selected for their knowledge and experience on maintenance activities. In addition, our partnership with some key MRO providers will enable us to extend our Global Maintenance Agreement offer to airframe base maintenance”.

 Peter Somers, President of Fokker Services declares: “We are very proud to become member of the ATR MRO Network.  It represents the next phase of an already longstanding relationship between Fokker Services Asia and ATR which started in 2001 when we got EASA approval for working on  ATR aircraft.  Our focus has always been the regional aircraft market and this fits in perfectly with that strategy.  Having just opened a new state-of-the-art facility in Singapore we are in a strong position to support existing and new operators of ATR aircraft with their maintenance needs.”

There are 250 ATR aircraft in operation and some other 80 on order in the Asia-Pacific region. ATR has a customer support center Singapore. In addition to spare parts warehouse in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Auckland and a training facilities in Bangkok.

Source: ATR