airblue Renews Contract With SR Technics for Engines Maintenance

[Abbas Ali]

Pakistan’s airblue renews its contract on engine maintenance with SR Technics

April 19, 2016 – Zurich, Switzerland: SR Technics, one of the world’s leading providers of technical solutions to airlines, is pleased to announce that it has signed an engine maintenance contract with Pakistan's second largest airline, Airblue Limited. Worth over USD 30 million, the agreement runs until 2022 and covers the maintenance and overhaul of the CFM56-5B engines used on Airblue’s Airbus A320 fleet.

This new agreement builds on the success of a seven-year contract between the two companies for the same services.

Commenting on the latest success, SR Technics CEO Jeremy Remacha said: “We are proud to be prolonging our relationship with Airblue. This highlights our commitment to invest in longterm partnerships providing high quality and cost-effective services to our customers.”

Speaking on behalf of Airblue, Sadia Mohammad, Deputy Managing Director for Operations, affirmed: “Extending our existing contract by another seven years was the obvious thing to do".

SR Technics has a proven track record when it comes to servicing Airblue’s CFM engines. It is a record which clearly demonstrates that SR Technics provides the Swiss quality levels and safety stamp at the competitive rates that Airblue and its customers prize greatly.”

Source: srtechnics.com

[arshad.altaf]

Just curious, who does engine maintenance for PIA planes? PIA it self?

Arshad

[Abbas Ali]

PIA Boeing 777 fleet General Electric (GE) engines are overhauled at GE aviation facility in Cardiff.

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PIA Engineering engine repair/overhaul capabilities:

http://www.piac.aero/PIA_Engineering/pi ... erhaul.asp

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

airblue Airbus A320-214 registration AP-EDA arriving at Zurich Airport on June 23, 2016, to undergo maintenance checks at SR Technics.


Air Blue - Airbus 320 - AP-EDA by David B, on Flickr

AP-EDA was ferried from Karachi to Zurich via Ankara's Esenboga International Airport as flight PA-9001.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-eda

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Apparently was a short visit to Zurich by AP-EDA. Probably underwent engine(s) maintenance in Zurich?

The A320 returned to Karachi as non-stop flight PA-9002 from Zurich and on June 25 performed airblue scheduled passenger flight PA-204 from Karachi to Islamabad.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-eda

AP-EDA was also seen in Zurich on April 6, 2016.


AP-EDA ZRH 06.04.2016 by Benjamin Schudel, on Flickr

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

AP-EDA photographed departing from Zurich on June 24.


airblue - Airbus A320-200 - EP-EDA - ZRH by Mike Wyss, on Flickr

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

airblue Airbus A320-200 registration AP-EDA photographed at Zurich Airport on April 29, 2017. Most likely she visited Switzerland to undergo maintenance checks by SR Technics.

Maybe got its engine(s) due for maintenance checks/overhaul replaced by overhauled engine(s) at Zurich.


AirBlue / AP-EDA / Airbus A320-214 by Julian K., on Flickr

The A320 departed from Karachi on April 27 as ferry flight PA-9001 to Zurich via Ankara. On April 29, the aircraft departed from Zurich as non-stop ferry flight PA-9002 to Karachi to resume performing commercial flights for airblue.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-eda

Abbas

[AP-BGL]

Just curious, what makes Airblue Pakistan second largest airline?

[Abbas Ali]

airblue Airbus A320 registration AP-EDG photographed in Zurich on May 9, 2018.


AirBlue - Airbus A320-200SL - AP-EDG - Zurich Airport by Mike Wyss, on Flickr

airblue Airbus A320 registration AP-EDG arriving in Geneva on May 10, 2018, for maintenance checks most likely performed by SR Technics.


A320-214 (cn: 5891) - AirBlue - AP-EDG - Geneva (GVA/LSGG) 10.05.2018 by Remo Garone, on Flickr

airblue Airbus A320 registration AP-EDG departing from Geneva on May 25, 2018, after undergoing maintenance checks.



Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

airblue Airbus A321 (AP-BMO) departing from Zurich on May 17 as ferry flight PA-9002 to Karachi apparently after undergoing maintenance checks.

Photo link: https://flic.kr/p/25joJcv

The A321 had arrived Zurich on May 14 as ferry flight PA-9001 from Karachi via Ankara.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bmo

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

On December 20, airblue Airbus A321-200 registration AP-BMW arrived in Zurich as ferry flight PA9004 from Islamabad via Sharjah.

Probably for engines' maintenance in Zurich.


Source: flightradar24.com

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Today, airblue Airbus A321-200 registration AP-BMW arrived in Islamabad at 9:00 AM as ferry flight PA9003 from Zurich via Sharjah.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bmw

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

December 22, 2020, photo of airblue Airbus A321-200 registration AP-BMW departing from Zurich where it underwent engines' maintenance work performed by SR Technics.

Photo link: https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9994539

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

On April 7, airblue Airbus A321-200 registration AP-BMW was ferried from Islamabad to Zurich via Sharjah as flight PA9002.

Islamabad to Sharjah


Source: flightradar24.com

Sharjah to Zurich


Source: flightradar24.com

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Today, airblue Airbus A321-200 registration AP-BMW arrived in Islamabad at 10:24 AM as ferry flight PA9001 from Zurich via Sharjah.

Zurich to Sharjah


Source: flightradar24.com

Sharjah to Islamabad


Source: flightradar24.com

Abbas