Air Nostrum inks first

Spanish carrier Air Nostrum and ATR announced the signature of a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA), valued at some $ 25 million, for the supply of spare parts and maintenance services for the brand new fleet of 10 ATR 72-600 that the airline will introduce in 2011. Under this 10-year contract ATR will handle the complete management of the equipment, including the repair of line replaceable units (LRUs) and the maintenance and availability of propellers. ATR will also handle the management of the advanced exchange pool services, plus an inventory of spare parts on lease at Air Nostrum