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Felix Airways from the Republic of Yemen has signed contracts regarding Total Component Support (TCSO) and CF34 engine services for the regional start-up carrier’s Bombarxiier CRJ fleet .
Felix Airways - founded in 2008 and based in the Yemeni capital Sana’a - operates a fleet of presently two Bombardier CRJ200 and two CRJ700 jets . Additional four CRJ900s will be phased-in starting by 2010 . Under the Total Technical Support product , Lufthansa Technik’s experts will take care of all aspects of supplying Felix Airways’fleet with components from writing the specifications , initial provisioning studies , home base allocation to repair and overhaul , troubleshooting , documentation and engineering services . And all at the highest quality level with the cumulative professionalism gained from 40 years of hands-on experience .
For the maintenance , overhaul and lease engine support of its CF34-3B /- 8C engines, Felix Airways also signed a new contract with Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey , the regional aircraft engine specialist in the Lufthansa Technik Group . “ Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey convinced us , that even a large MRO provider could customize its services to the individual needs of a growing carrier who is building a high-frequency operation that requires a perfect reliability ,” said Mohammed A . AI-Arrasha , CEO of Felix Airways .
” This new contract is an important milestone to expand our engine MRO business in the Middle East MRO market . Felix Airways will fully benefit from our continuous effort to deliver the most competitive support packages and take advantage of our more then 19 years experience in regional aircraft operation and engine maintenance ,” said Joerg Femerling , Vice President Marketing and Sales of Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey .
With the new contracts , Lufthansa Technik is even further expanding its customer base in the regional jet market . Its expertise in this sector covers a wide spectrum of MRO and support services for regional jets of numerous aircraft types including the Bombardier CRJ100/200/700/900-family , the AVRO RJ85 and BAe 146 as well as the Embraer ERJ-135/140/145 and 170/175/190/195 families . Additionally , Lufthansa Technik’s AERO Alzey facility is the leading independent service provider for the regional aircraft engine types PW100 , PW150 and CF34-3 ,- 8 and - 10 .