JorAMCo wins a tender of three C-checks for Thomas Cook A330 aircraft
- Jordan: Saturday, November 21 - 2009 at 09:36
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JorAMCo has signed a maintenance agreement with the British carrier Thomas Cook, the agreement covers performing C check on three Airbus A330, the work on the first aircraft has just been accomplished successfully at JorAMCo's facilities .The deal with Thomas Cook was the first acquisition for JorAMCo in the British aviation market and part of JorAMCo's expansion plans in the European market.
Thomas Cook is major charter airline operating inclusive tour flights from several UK airports to over sixty holiday destinations within Europe and the Mediterranean basin as well as long haul services to points on six continents. Thomas Cook operates a fleet of some A320s, A321s, A330s in addition to B757s and B767s.
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JorAMCo started operations as Royal Jordanian's Maintenance and Engineering Department in 1963. Following the government's decision in October 2000 to privatize and restructure the airline, JorAMCo was officially launched as an independent MRO service provider, offering then a range of airframe maintenance services to Airbus, Boeing and Lockheed aircraft fleets.
JorAMCo was successful later in securing a number of contracts with airline operators around the region, and in 2005 through international bidding process Abraaj Capital, a private equity Investment company based in Dubai, managed to purchase 80% of the JorAMCo's shares, the balance were retained by the Jordanian Government through Royal Jordanian.
Since then, JorAMCo started an aggressive growth and expansion plan to strengthen its customer base and customer support capability, JorAMCo completed a hangar space expansion which brought the total available hangar space to 30,000 square meters, engaged the services of additional technical staff and certified technicians, increased the range of backshops capacities by setting up partnerships with OEMs and manufacturers , and lunched a modern academy to insure a steady supply and enrolment of fresh and qualified technicians and engineers of the right caliber . JorAMCo went on to win regional maintenance awards; ITP's "MRO company of the year" for two consecutive years, 2007 and 2008 and AVEX's MENA MRO of the Year 2008.
JorAMCo is certified by the Jordanian Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission "JCARC" and by a number of regional and international Aviation Authorities including US FAA and European EASA - Part 145.
JorAMCo's airframe maintenance capability cover the Airbus types A300-600, A310-200/300, A319/320/321, A330, A340, Boeing types 727 and 737 (Classic and NG), Lockheed L-1011 Tri-Star and Embraer 170,190 & 195. Capabilities include heavy maintenance up to and including all letter checks up to12Y/D checks, in addition to structural repairs, ageing aircraft inspection and modification, corrosion prevention and control program, avionics modifications (EGPWS, ELT, TCAS, etc.) and cabin refurbishment. JorAMCo offers additional engineering and Technical services designed to provide the most essential services for its customers.
For further information, please contact:
Hussein Tarawneh
Marketing Director
Jordan Aircraft Maintenance Limited - JorAMCo
Queen Alia International Airport
P.O. Box 39328 Amman 11104, Jordan
Tel: +962 6 4451445 Ext. 433
Fax: +962 6 4451186
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