Premium airline contracts high quality maintenance and repair services
Kuwait, 27th September 2008: Wataniya Airways has announced the signing of a maintenance and repair contract with Sabena technics, a leading independent Maintenance and Repair Organisation (MRO), to perform global maintenance services across the Wataniya Airways' fleet of A320 aircraft.
As part of the agreement with Wataniya Airways, Sabena technics will establish a maintenance base in Kuwait to provide a range of top level maintenance services to facilitate the smooth running of the new premium airline once it commences operations in January 2009.
"We are delighted to have contracted the services of such a respected organisation for our airline," said George Cooper, Wataniya Airways Chief Executive Officer. "This is yet another key milestone in the development of Wataniya Airways and an integral component of the airline's operational planning phase."
The agreement covers Engineering and Light (base) Maintenance services that provide modern hangar facilities for regular high quality maintenance work to be carried out. The Line Maintenance will provide critical support for the running of regular and punctual airline services. Component support provides essential access to spare parts and the repair and overhaul of all aircraft components.
"Implementing a high standard of operational excellence is a key principle of Wataniya Airways' operations and stringent maintenance services are an integral part of this," commented Captain Adel Barjas, Chief Operating Officer for Wataniya Airways. "We therefore selected Sabena technics as one of the eminent international service providers in the industry to be our maintenance partners."
Wataniya Airways will start its operations in January 2009 and will operate seven A320 aircraft by the end of 2010. Any additional A320 aircraft will also be covered by the contract.
Wataniya Airways will provide first class and premium class passenger services from Kuwait to destinations South and West of the country within the Middle East. The Middle East aviation market is one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing in the world and Wataniya Airways will provide flight schedules and destinations that cater to the specific needs of Kuwaiti travellers. Wataniya Airways is one of the few short-haul premium quality airlines to have been launched world-wide in the last decade.
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About Wataniya AirwaysWataniya Airways is a new premium airline that will commence operations in 2009 offering a unique service with point to point connections from Kuwait to destinations across the Middle East and geared to the specific demands and needs of Kuwaiti nationals. It will fly modern A320 aircraft with 122 seats providing the most comfort, space and legroom of any scheduled airline using this aircraft in the world.
About Sabena technics (www.sabenatechnics.com)
A subsidiary of TAT Group founded in 1968, Sabena technics is a leading independent MRO provider of maintenance services to civil and military aircraft operators. The group operates under the brands Sabenatechnics, Sogerma services, Barfield and Sabena technics tunisie and employs 3,300persons across its 15 sites worldwide.
Press contact:
Dina Sabry
Media Manager
Hill & Knowlton Middle East
Tel: 00 965 2331 770
Email: Dina.Sabry@hillandknowlton.com
Press Contact
Cynthia Jordan
+32 (0)2 723 46 45
cynthia.jordan@sabenatechnics.com
Press Release 2008
