Czech flag carrier Czech Airlines and ATR today announced the signature of a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA), valued at over US $ 14 million. The contract, for a period of 7 years, covers the repair of the Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) of the 12 ATR aircraft of the airline.
Through the signature of this contract, Czech Airlines becomes the launch customer of the recently developed ATR ‘Door-2-Door’ service. According to this new customer support option, ATR takes full responsibility of the entire supply chain management process, including the complete hand-over delivery process. This will allow the ATR customers to benefit from an easier administration, a considerably minimised workload requirement and more competitive freight rates.
Commenting on the signature of the agreement, Roman PlaniÄka, Vice-President Technical of Czech Airlines, declared:
“The signature of this GMA shows our commitment to ensure an optimal maintenance of our ATR aircraft fleet. We have chosen ATR because it has a full understanding of our needs and has proven to have the highest flexibility to provide us with the most adapted services to match our operational requirements.”
He also commented:
“ATR has the added value of being the manufacturer of the aircraft and benefiting of a 25-year-long tradition of high-quality customer support.”
