Building on its established track record of providing comprehensive rate-per-flying-hour programmes for its aircraft, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft announced an extension to the BAe 146/Avro RJ components covered with two new contracts secured with leading European airlines. BAE Systems has reached agreement with Swedish carrier Malmö Aviation to provide rate-per-flying-hour coverage for the Honeywell GTCP36-150M Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) that is fitted to its fleet of nine Avro RJ100s. Working with an established overhaul supplier, Regional Aircraft will provide Malmö with a guaranteed service level on the APUs for a fixed monthly cost over a three-year period. Building on this initial contract BAE Systems will seek to capture further APU rate-per-flying-hour business from other operators that use the Honeywell APU on their BAe 146/Avro RJ fleets.
In a separate development BAE Systems has also signed a contract with freight carrier TNT Airways S.A of Belgium for a rate-per-flying-hour agreement covering the flight deck windscreens on its fleet of 16 BAe 146QT (Quiet Trader) freighters.
