Direct Maintenance commences Air Arabia A320 support at Nairobi

16 June 2013: Direct Maintenance has started today with providing dedicated line maintenance services to Air Arabia in support of its busy A320 operation at Nairobi (NBO) in Kenya.

Air Arabia is the leading low-cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa. Air Arabia commenced operations in nearly 10 years ago in October 2003 and currently operates from Sharjah International Airport to 83 destinations spreading across the Middle East, Africa, Indian Subcontinent and Europe. The fleet size currently stands at 32 modern A320 aircraft, with another 27 aircraft on order from the factory.

Roger Meels, Technical Director with Direct Maintenance comments on this occasion: “Air Arabia is an award-winning airline that focuses on offering comfort, reliability and value-for-money air travel. We as Direct Maintenance are really proud have been selected for supporting the Air Arabia A320 flights at Nairobi. With the support of our highly dedicated and devoted team at Nairobi we will for sure add value to Air Arabia’s operation in Kenya. We like to thank Air Arabia for the confidence in us and we look very much forward to a long lasting business relationship.”

To accomodate this new customer, Direct Maintenance was required to further expanded its UAE GCAA CAR-145 approval, which now covers the following range of aircraft:

A320 (NEW)
A330
A340-300
A340-500
A380
B777-200
B777-200LR
B777-300
B777-300ER
B777-200LRF
Activities under its UAE GCAA CAR-145 approval can now be made available at the following locations:

Addis Ababa (ADD), Ethiopia
Amsterdam (AMS), The Netherlands
Entebbe (EBB), Uganda
Harare (HRE), Zimbabwe
Lusaka (LUN), Zambia
Nairobi (NBO), Kenya (NEW)