Ryanair has announced the extension of its maintenance agreement with Joramco, the MRO provider based in Jordan and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE). The agreement entails undertaking ten lines of heavy maintenance for the next ten years at Joramco’s facility in Amman, Jordan.
This extension provides flexibility for Ryanair as it expands its fleet to over 800 aircraft by the end of the decade, ensuring strategic placement for upcoming winter maintenance seasons. The announcement follows Joramco’s successful completion of its 100th C-check for Ryanair. Joramco’s 110,000 m² facility will accommodate the heavy maintenance needs of Ryanair’s growing fleet, which includes the recent order of 300 Boeing 737 MAX-10 aircraft.
These new, fuel-efficient, and environmentally friendly aircraft offer 21% more seats, consume 20% less fuel and are 50% quieter than Boeing 737-NGs. Ryanair uses a mix of internal facilities and external suppliers to conduct its heavy maintenance. The carrier continues to invest in its internal heavy maintenance facilities and this agreement will complement these facilities to ensure that maintenance requirements are more than met over the coming years.
Ryanair’s Chief Operations Officer, Neal McMahon, expressed his pleasure in the extended agreement and said: “We are delighted to announce this extended agreement for ten maintenance lines with Joramco for the next ten years. Joramco have demonstrated excellent standards in their state-of-the-art facilities, and we are pleased to extend our partnership with them as we grow our fleet to over 800 aircraft. The enduring strength of this relationship is demonstrated this week as Joramco successfully completed 100 Ryanair aircraft C-checks.”
Joramco’s Chief Executive Officer, Fraser Currie, commented on the agreement: “Following the successful completion of Joramco’s 100th C-check for Ryanair, we are delighted to agree to a further ten years from 2024 for ten maintenance lines. This agreement reflects our commitment to delivering safe and reliable maintenance services to Ryanair’s fleet and this strategic move solidifies the partnership between Ryanair and Joramco and ensures efficient and timely C-checks for Ryanair’s growing fleet.”
