Sabena technics and Thomas Cook Airlines renew their long-term partnership for 5 years

Sabena technics, long-term partner of the Belgian tour operator Thomas Cook, has renewed its maintenance contract for the line and light maintenance of its fleet of seven A320s as well as for its component support needs.

This contract requiring an outstanding level of service and dispatch reliability was granted to Sabena technics for a five year period starting January 2011.

More specifically, this agreement consists of:
· line and light maintenance of the fleet in Brussels (main base support)

· component repair & overhaul

· and pool access.

This contract is managed from the group’s Brussels site by its Integrated services division, in charge of full support contracts.

« Our partnership with Thomas Cook goes back to 2004. We have seen the airline grow. Such a renewal honors Sabena technics’ efforts and encourages us to continue developing MRO solutions for operators requiring high dispatch reliabilities, like Thomas Cook, given the sector in which they operate, » said Christophe Bernardini, Chief Executive Officer of Sabena technics.

« Thomas Cook Airlines’ call sign is FQ, which stands for « Fly Quality ». With the decision to renew the contract we confirm our trust in Sabena technics as a reliable and flexible partner, working with us in a very cooperative, customer focused manner since many years and supporting us to « Fly Quality » », adds Lode Ketele, General Manager of Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium.
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About Sabena technics (www.sabenatechnics.com)
Sabena technics is a leading independent MRO (maintenance, repair & overhaul) provider of maintenance services to civil and military aircraft operators. The group operates under the brands Sabena technics, Sabena technics training, Barfield and equally benefits from a joint venture specialized in hydraulic repair named Hydrep. Our group employs over 3,000 persons across more than 15 sites worldwide. Our services are organized into five major activities: Airframe services (which includes the activity Business aviation, by Sabena technics), Component services, Integrated services, Military services and Training services, based on the basic principle of meeting our customers’ requirements.