Alliance Airlines joins FLYFokker as Take Off partner

Today Fokker Services and Alliance Airlines Australia signed an agreement to team up for the FLYFokker Take Off program in Asia. Under this agreement, Alliance will provide ACMI services (Aircraft, Maintenance, Crew and Insurance), while Fokker Services will provide a full suite of logistics and technical support. This agreement offers new Fokker operators in the Asia region the possibility of starting operations with state-of-the-art Fokker 100 twin-jets within six weeks of a go-ahead.

This teaming agreement marks another significant step in regionalizing and expanding the FLYFokker program as launched during the Dubai Air Show in late 2009.
Operators requiring regional aircraft for short-to-medium range operations in Asia can now be first-to-market with modern and comfortable Fokker 100’s, while preparing their own organization for a long term solution with their own aircraft. Under this Agreement, whilst Alliance provides the aircraft and operational support, Fokker Services will deliver comprehensive logistic and technical support to ensure a high level of operational reliability against competitive cost. This support includes rotable management programs, such as Abacus, on-site expendable consignment packages, as well as engineering and documentation support. This builds on Fokker Services’ success in executing such integrated programs for Fokker as well as Dash 8 aircraft.

Erik Goedhart, Vice President Marketing & Sales of Fokker Services: “This partnership between Alliance and Fokker Services is a perfect match addressing today’s Asian market needs. It will enable start-up operators to focus on their customers and thereby start making revenue shortly after deciding on the aircraft. This will also mean competitive and predictable costs for the airline during the challenging start-up period. This cooperation is the next step in regionalizing our FLYFokker programs with local partnerships in growing regions.”

Scott McMillan, Managing Director of Alliance: “Alliance offers flexible transport solutions for the regional aircraft operations market. This ’Take Off’’ teaming with Fokker Services provides us with a stronger proposition in the market outside Australia and will mean a significant value-add for potential Fokker operators. It is the strength and flexibility of the two parties opening new market windows.”

About Alliance
Alliance Airlines is a Fly-in-Fly-out aircraft charter operator in Australia specializing in operations on behalf of the Resource industry. The headquarters and maintenance hangar are located in Brisbane International Airport in Queensland (Australia) with major bases in Townsville, Perth and Adelaide. Alliance uses the Fokker 100 twinjet in a 100 seat all economy class configuration and Fokker 50 turboprop aircraft in a 52, all economy configuration. Both aircraft types are in harsh conditions, are modern, quiet and ideally suited for the Asia Pacifc operations.

About Fokker Services
At present there are more than 600 Fokker aircraft operational across the world. The Fokker aircraft has earned a reputation for advanced technologies, comfort, operational reliability, low noise level and durability. Many consider the Fokker among the best mid-size aircraft ever built. Besides the Fokker aircraft, Fokker Services is serving operators with the Bombardier Dash 8 and other out of production aircraft, with its logistic flight hour program ABACUS.
Fokker Services is part of Fokker Technologies, which develops and produces advanced components and systems for the aerospace industry, and supplies integrated maintenance services and products to aircraft owners and operators. In 2009 the group achieved a turnover of € 602 million with 3,500 employees.