South Korean low-cost carrier Jeju Air has expanded its partnership with AFI KLM E&M by increasing the scope of its existing engine support contract to include a further ten shop visits. The initial agreement covered an array of maintenance and repair services for the CFM56-7B powerplants equipping Jeju Air’s fleet of Boeing 737-800s. Through this contract extension, AFI KLM E&M has become a strong MRO partner for Jeju Air, and is actively assisting the South Korean carrier to expand its operations. As the largest LCC in North East Asia (excluding China) Jeju Air will ultimately operate a fleet of 50 737-800s until 2020, some 30 of which are already in service.
Furthermore AFI KLM E&M reported that Aeromexico has decided to entrust maintenance of the APS5000 APUs equipping its fleet of Boeing 787s to AFI KLM E&M via EPCOR, the MRO’s subsidiary specializing in APU support solutions. The services include APU repairs plus access to a dedicated spares pool and the sale of a spare APU at preferential conditions.
