Airbus Celebrates 1000th Aircraft Covered By Flight Hour Service Program

Airbus’s Flight Hour Services program provides comprehensive material & maintenance services to customers.

Services by the program include component supply, engineering, and repair to fleet technical management and full airframe maintenance.

Yesterday, Jeddah-based low-cost carrier flyadeal signed a long-term Flight Hour Services (FHS) agreement to support its A320 fleet which included the 1,000th aircraft supported by the Airbus Flight Hour Services.

“Signing this agreement with flyadeal is an important milestone; it is the 1st FHS contract in Saudi Arabia and the biggest Airbus aircraft fleet to be covered by FHS”- Mikail Houari, President of Airbus Africa & Middle East.

Through FHS Airbus will provide integrated material services including spare pool access, on-site-stock at the main base, and components engineering repairs and Airbus will guarantee spare parts availability.

“We are proud of our partnership with flyadeal and look forward to continuing working together. This agreement reaffirms our commitment to supporting Saudi Arabia’s aviation sector”, - Mikail Houari, President of Airbus Africa & Middle East’s

Airbus has finalized 11 Flight Hour Services contracts with operators worldwide over the last six months alone.