17 Jul 2001
BAE Systems Aviation Services, part of the Aircraft Services Group, Filton, Bristol, UK, has signed a base maintenance agreement with TNT Airways of Liege, Belgium, and with Pan Air, based in Madrid.
Through this contract, worth $18 million, BAE Systems Aviation Services will undertake required heavy maintenance checks for the next three-years. The agreement has been specifically designed to support the five BAE Systems Airbus A300B4 passenger-to-freighter conversions currently in service.
TNT Airways and Pan Air will operate the five BAE Systems Airbus A300B4 freighters on the European network. The conversion included a full heavy maintenance check, strip and repaint in parallel with the conversion reducing downtime and optimising costs.
The agreement provides full base maintenance specifically tailored to meet TNT Airways' operational requirements.
BAE Systems Aviation Services will carry out the scheduled heavy maintenance at Filton utilising the eight widebody bay hangars, which include complete paint plus airfield facilities. BAE Systems Aviation Services extensive experience in maintaining the range of Airbus aircraft, including the A300, A310 and the A320 family, on light and heavy maintenance checks is continuing to provide full maintenance packages to support customers in operation.
