Finnair Signs Airbus' First European Contract for A320 Flight Hour Services

Finnair has become Airbus’ first European Flight Hour Services (FHS) customer for an A320 fleet.

The airline has chosen FHS to support its entire A320 Family fleet of 35 aircraft.

Finnair will benefit from integrated material services including on-site-stock at its main base in Helsinki, access to Airbus’ mutualised spares pools and components engineering and repair services around the world.

The FHS contract covers ‘nose to tail’ material services including engine components.

Airbus will guarantee spare parts availability, generating value through increased fleet availability and operating maintenance costs savings.

Juha Ojala, Vice President Technical Operations at Finnair, said, “We continuously seek to create more value in our supply chain. This collaboration ensures an enhanced and innovative service for component reliability and availability while supporting fleet flexibility. We are sincerely pleased to strengthen the relationship between Finnair and Airbus.”

The global Airbus fleet covered by FHS has increased by more than 25% over the past two years.

“We are very happy to see our Flight Hour Services recognised as an efficient means to accompany the progressive ramp-up of airlines’ operations in Europe, and we thank Finnair for their trust,” said Bart Reijnen, Head of Airbus Material Services. “For more than a year, we have worked hard to adapt our maintenance services and be able to provide more flexibility and reactivity to our airline customers. This service quality improvement is an additional way for Airbus to support the aviation sector’s recovery.”

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