nance facility is a dedicated component
maintenance unit, founded some 25
years ago as support for the Fokker
assembly lines. Besides providing com-
ponent maintenance and support to
the worldwide Fokker operators (about
700 aircraft), it also has extensive com-
ponent repair capabilities for various
other aircraft types.
The infrastructure and broad in-house
capability enables the company to pro-
vide the dedicated attention that the
customers need whether it is just a sin-
One of Fokker’s workshops specializes in avionics
gle stand-alone repair or complete com-
Another is expert in hydraulics
nent maintenance and support of out- ponent maintenance support with a sin- adjacent to Amsterdam Schiphol
of-production aircraft”, says Maarten gle point-of-contact. Maarten van Marle Airport. The company is part of Fokker
van Marle, Fokker Services managing says “This support can be extended/ Aerospace Group which develops and
director at Schiphol. ”We are very integrated with the other capabilities of produces advanced components and
happy with this new collaboration. Fokker Services. For example the Fokker systems for the aerospace industry, and
“We consider Boeing a valuable Services ABACUS program provides supplies integrated maintenance servic-
partner for Fokker Services. The new a logistic solution combining rotables es and products to aircraft owners and
cooperation is a great milestone when availability and component maintenance operators. In 2008 the group achieved
it comes to expanding our horizon. in one concept.” a turnover of € 597 million with 3,700
Besides Fokker, work on other plat- employees. Daughter companies of
forms is an essential step for us for Component exchange pool Fokker Services are Fokker Services
the future.” According to Van Marle, With ABACUS, the operator keeps a lim- Asia in Singapore, Fokker Airinc in
a multiple Boeing quality system audit ited inventory of essential items on site Fairkope (Alabama, USA) and Fokker
showed that Fokker Services has the in a consignment lease stock and has Aerotron in La Grange (Georgia, USA).
experience, procedures, facilities full access to Fokker’s extensive com- As an independent MRO provider,
and equipment to perform repair & ponent exchange pool. The operator Fokker Aerotron offers a high capability
overhaul services for Boeing Airplane does not have to hold expensive stock covering the latest in component tech-
Services (BAS). “We will start with pro- freeing up cash. nologies, proprietary computerized test
viding repair services for the IDG of the According to Maarten van Marle equipment, MRO services, and a strong
Boeing 717, but also offers repair capa- ABACUS consists of three services. support inventory. Fokker Airinc is a
bilities on other components installed “First there is Forward Exchange state-of-the-art FAA 145 repair station
on various Boeing types.” Service for immediate and guaranteed that specializes in hydraulic, pneumatic
availability of components in the cus- and avionic components installed on a
Integrated drive generators tomer’s configuration from Fokker’s wide variety of aircraft, including Airbus
One of Fokker’s specialist activities extensive exchange pool. Lease Service and Boeing types. Fokker Services Asia
is servicing integrated drive genera- avoids downtime by keeping a selec- in Singapore delivers maintenance, repair
tors (IDGs). All electrical power on an tion of critical components at the cus- and overhaul of aircraft including Fokkers,
aircraft is produced either by a genera- tomer’s facility. This will reduce opera- the Boeing 737, A320 and ATRs.
tor with a constant speed drive or an tional risk. With Reconditioning Service
IDG. Maarten van Marle tells Aviation unserviceable parts are returned to
MyFokkerFleet.com
Maintenance “Fokker is fully equipped Fokker for repair and/or overhaul, most
MyFokkerFleet.com is a Fokker com-
to test and maintain generators and of which will be performed in Fokker’s munity focused internet e-commu-
IDGs including lapping and honing of own shops. This service is available on a nication web center developed by
parts to keep costs down. With our in- flight hour basis. Fokker Services. This web center is
house engineering capabilities Fokker “Summing up, with ABACUS we give available to Fokker aircraft owners
can develop its own PMA, CPAR and operators peace of mind and complete- and operators as well as aviation
APAR. It is up to the customer whether ly transparent expenses for as long as authorities. Registered customers will
PMAs are allowed to be used in their they are registered with the program. currently find access to the Fokker
IDGs. We can maintain generators from Unexpected peaks in repair payments Spares Center, Component Repair &
business jets up those from airliners such or sudden additional parts purchases Overhaul Center, Aircraft Modification
as Boeing types. We have lots of experi- are history, initial investment is low.” Center, Aircraft MRO Center,
ence on the Fokker 50, 70 and 100 – we Knowledge Center, Documentation
can be very competitive on IDGs.” Fokker Aerospace Group Center, and Communication Center
Fokker Services component mainte- Fokker Services is in Nieuw-Vennep, after login.
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