Avianor and Gulf Air sign contract for Cabin Interior Upgrade of 4 Airbus A330 aircraft

Sakhir Airbase, Bahrain International Airshow, Kingdom of Bahrain 16 January 2014: – Avianor Inc. announced today that it has signed a “Turn Key” agreement with Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, to assist in the upgrade of 4 of its A330‐200 aircraft. This project will introduce all new cabin seating, a refreshed interior as well as a “State of the Art” IFE system to the Gulf Air Long haul fleet.

Avianor is acting as the “Turn‐key provider” managing the program and responsible for the Engineering, Certification and Installation of this extensive upgrade. The work will be performed at Avianor’s MRO facility located in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada starting spring 2014.

“Avianor has worked very closely with Gulf Air over the past year in helping define this project and we are very proud to have been selected to lead and implement this very important upgrade. Avianor’s strong team of 300 employees are committed 100% towards the success of this retrofit and to ensuing the project meets its completion deadline ‐ the last quarter of 2014, ” said Earl Diamond, CEO of Avianor Inc.

Gulf Air’s Acting Chief Executive Officer Mr. Maher Salman Al Musallam commented, “At Gulf Air we strive to ensure we meet the needs and wants of our passengers which is why we are embarking on an complete retrofit of our long‐haul fleet. Equally important to us is ensuring we select the best industry partners to support us with the successful execution of this project, and we believe Avianor in its capacity as “Turn‐key provider” will do just that.”