SATENA and Barfield extend their ATR support agreement

SATENA, Servicio Aéreo a Territorios Nacionales, has extended its collaboration with Barfield, a Sabena technics company, for the full support of three additional ATR42-500.

Barfield, a Sabena technics company, started supporting the SATENA ATR fleet in December 2010 through its Airline programs business unit, dedicated to full support contracts. The services provided to the Colombian airline include component and engineering support, pool access and Main Base inventory for a total fleet of 10 aircraft supported by Barfield.

Within the scope of this extension, Barfield will increase the Main Base for components in order to fit SATENA’s requirements for its fleet expansion.

“I am proud that SATENA renewed its trust in Barfield and chose us as its privileged partner during the process of modernizing its fleet. I sincerely hope that our partnership will continue to grow and that our expertise on regional aircraft will keep bringing them success,” said Frederic Denise, Barfield’s Chief Executive Officer.

For the past few years, SATENA, owned by the Colombian government, has been undergoing strong fleet modernization, integrating aircraft types such as ATR42-500 and ATR72-500, and ranked itself as a leader by developing routes operated in regions of strong topography where no commercial airlines are currently flying.