Bombardier appoints Netherland’s SAMCO Aircraft Maintenance as C Series aircraft Authorized Service Facility

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has appointed SAMCO Aircraft Maintenance B.V. of the Netherlands as its first Authorized Service Facility (ASF) for the all-new C Series family of airliners. Under the ASF agreement, which takes effect immediately, SAMCO will offer C Series aircraft operators with maintenance services that include: start-up support, line maintenance, base maintenance and continued airworthiness management, from its facilities located at the Maastricht Airport in Beek, Netherlands. To accommodate the C Series aircraft, SAMCO will begin an expansion project this year that will see its current 5,300 m² hangar capacity almost double to a total of approximately 10,000 m².