Fokker moves
to other aircraft
Component repair will be a
big part of the company’s
future
By Ian Parker
Fokkers will be phased out of use but the manufacturer has big plans in maintaining types from other manufacturers.
A
t last November’s Dubai Airshow, Goedhart, vice president marketing & Portugalia and Austrian Airlines. Major
Fokker Services introduced its sales. “Now, with FLYFokker, we put in vendors participating, are companies
new innovative life cycle sup- the extra mile to combine existing ser- such as Messier Dowty, Goodrich, C&D
port program for the Fokker fleet. The vices with latest innovations developed Zodiac, Eaton Aerospace, Piedmont
program, called FLYFokker, consists of with our strategic partners.” Aviation Component Services, and
cost-effective aircraft and service solu- The FLYFokker program comprises engine OEMs such as Rolls-Royce and
tions for start up, mature and phase-out a package of four solutions: Take Off, Pratt & Whitney Canada. For ACMI
operators. It includes a complete range Take Care, Take Over and Take Next. (Aircraft, Maintenance, Crew and
of maintenance, repair and overhaul ser- Start up operators can Take Off with Insurance) start-up solutions the strate-
vices. Aircraft types other than Fokker their operation in six weeks instead of gic partner is Denim Air, while Fokker
that make use of this program, are the typically six months. For mature Fokker Aircraft Services is responsible for air-
Bombardier Dash 8 series, NH90 heli- operators Take Care is a comprehen- craft conversion programs.”
copters and Boeing airliners. sive and cohesive solution to increase
“At Fokker Services we are dedicated technical dispatch reliability (TDR), Component Repair
to keeping Fokker aircraft in contin- reduce direct operating cost (DOC) and A great asset of the FLYFokker program
ued competitive operation”, says Erik improve passenger comfort. Operators is Fokker Services component repair
moving to other aircraft types are sup- shop at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.
ported in the Take Over of the opera- The facility has three specialist activi-
tion of their Fokker fleet. The fourth ties – an avionics, hydraulics and IDG
solution, entitled Take Next, is a pack- (integrated drive generator) shop. Last
age for a mean and lean transfer of September Fokker Services was offi-
aircraft to the next operator. cially named as an Authorized Boeing
Erik Goedhart says “We developed Repair Station. “Boeing was looking
FLYFokker with key customers and stra- for a partner in repair & overhaul and
tegic partners. Among the key custom- approached Fokker Services because of
Fokker has a highly trained and highly skilled workforce
ers are the operators KLM Cityhopper, its extensive experience with compo-
18 Aviation Maintenance |
avmain-mag.com | December 2009/January 2010
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