Airbus, the Flight Hour Services at the service of Finnair

For years now, Airbus has been at the heart of the aeronautics market in France and around the world. In particular, Flight Hour Services helps airlines maintain their entire fleet, with aircraft of different sizes. This service appeals to companies determined to keep their fleet for a longer term. This solution, already adopted in other parts of the world, is making its arrival in the first air fleets in Europe. For this reason, Finland is the first European customer of Flight Hour Services, on behalf of its national airline, Finnair.

A Flight Hour Services dedicated to single-aisled aircraft

Airbus offers its customers to take care of the maintenance of the aircraft of the airlines that use its services. After contracts in Asia Pacific and the Middle East, Airbus received an order in Europe. Finnair has just requested Flight Hour Services for its A320s, 35 single-aisled aircraft in service.

This expertise in the service of the care and maintenance of the aircraft makes it possible to achieve significant savings for the airlines. Indeed, the slightest consequent repair is particularly expensive. After an episode like the Covid-19 pandemic, which grounded planes for many months, without allowing them to fly. This long-term parking contributes to damaging the appliances on the ground. Especially since the latter do not bring profits to the company, not being able to carry passengers. This is therefore a delicate period for all aviation professionals.

To this end, Airbus has developed Flight Hour Services. A service that allows you to ensure permanent maintenance and on request. Faced with a situation such as that encountered during the pandemic, airlines are placing a growing trust in maintenance services such as that offered by Airbus.

Aircraft mechanic repair
Aircraft will be picked up anywhere with Flight Hour Services.

Multiple benefits for devices

Finnair therefore benefits from the Flight Hour Services service offered by Airbus. The company will therefore have integrated material services within its fleet. It will then have stocks of equipment on site, particularly at its main base in Helsinki. By entering into this Flight Hour Services partnership, Finnair will have access to spare parts pools. It will not have to wait to receive the parts, and will be able to carry out the repair much faster.

In addition, it benefits from the services of many engineers for the repair of components… And this, all over the world. This allows it to carry out these services no matter where it is. This makes it possible to bring more flexibility to the airlines’ fleet… But also, thanks to Flight Hour Services, to significantly reduce the costs related to aircraft maintenance. It also affects operational maintenance, to ensure crews and passengers continue to fly safely.

Airbus is developing its market on a global scale, aware of the new needs expressed by airlines. Ambitious goals, in the era of time.

Sources:

Airbus receives first A320 Flight Hour Services maintenance contract in Europe to support Finnair’s entire single aisle fleet Airbus, press release published on 20 October 2021

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