Germania Signs-up Support Agreement with Fokker Services
6 February 2003
Fokker Services signs agreement with Germania for support activities to 17 Fokker 100 aircraft
Germania and Fokker Services have signed an agreement for all "return to service work" to be carried out on the 17 ex-USAirways Fokker 100 aircraft which the German airline has acquired in December 2002.
Fokker Services will carry out an extensive maintenance and reconfiguration package to a tight schedule during 2003. This project will mean a turnover of approximately EUR 17 million. A Total Care Program for the in-operation support is under discussion.
On 6 February 2003, Fokker Services launched the FUTURE100 program, aimed at re-marketing the Fokker 100s which are currently available for lease or sale. With airline operators looking to rationalize costs, the economic arguments for adding Fokker 100s to a fleet or keeping these in service for a prolonged period are very strong. Erik Goedhart, Vice President Marketing & Sales Fokker Services said: "Acquisition costs are low and operational costs are very competitive with comparable aircraft".
Fokker Services supplies integrated maintenance and modification services to aircraft operators and owners. Fokker Services is part of the Stork Aerospace Group. The group has 3,335 employees and achieved a turnover of EURO 421 million in 2001, out of the total Stork turnover of EURO 2.2 billion.
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