Satair Group and Flybe sign five-year battery contract

Satair Group UK and Flybe have signed a five-year contract under which Satair Group will assume responsibility for the supply of aircraft battery servicing and associated battery supply to the airline. The contract, which will be carried out at Satair Group’s UK battery facility near London Heathrow Airport, will support Flybe’s mixed fleet of Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 turboprops and Embraer E175/195 regional jetliners, along with other aircraft types operated by Flybe under wet-lease arrangements across mainland Europe. Some 2,000 battery services a year are expected as a result of this contract, ensuring that Satair UK remains the world’s largest commercial aircraft battery servicing operation.