Flybe’s aviation services arm has clinched an eight-and-a-half year contract to maintain, repair and overhaul new Airbus military aircraft flown by the RAF.
The deal with Airbus for the fleet of A400M Atlas airlifters at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire followed a “rigorous competitive process” based on a range of commercial, technical and quality requirement criteria, Flybe said today.
An announcement confirming Flybe’s selection as preferred bidder was made in July. The value of the deal was not dislcised.
Flybe will primarily undertake base maintenance in support of Airbus’s own line maintenance, fleet management support activities at the A400M’s main operating base.
The Ministry of Defence has placed an order for 22 A400Ms as a reinforcement of its airlift capacity with the first aircraft delivered last month.
Flybe CEO Saad Hammad said: “We are delighted to have reached agreement on this significant contract with Airbus Defence and Space.
“This is a landmark agreement for Flybe Aviation Services and demonstrates the ongoing benefits of our reorganisation and turnaround plan.”