Sama signs an agreement with GE for $51m

The agreement is valued at more than $51m over the life of the contract.

"Sama is continuing its strategic plan to expand the world leading partners, to provide high quality of services and support Sama fleet that enables operating efficiently at lower cost. This agreement with GE is important to Sama, to improve and upgrade its operations and engine maintenance levels for the next 10 years'' Said Andrew Cowen, CEO for Sama.

"This agreement with Sama will ensure the airline receives the highest quality service offerings as well as OEM material to help keep the engine on wing longer with the best fuel efficiency," said Muhammad Al-Lamadani, Sales General Manager for GE Aviation.

Sama had its inaugural flight On March 2007, and now operates 6 aircraft covers 12 domestic destinations across Saudi Arabia, And has plans to expand fleet to 35 aircraft at 2010

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