Finland’s flag air carrier has hired Sweden’s Volvo Aero Corp., with manufacturing in Newington, to maintain its fleet of Pratt & Whitney Co. turboprop engines.
The four-year agreement announced at the Pair Air Show covers on-site engine inspections and maintenance work on the PW100 and PW127E/M motors at Finncomm’s Helsinki air hub. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Volvo Aero Sales and Marketing Director Klas Torssander said Tuesday the pact took 18 months to hammer out. Volvo Aero is based in Trollhattan, Sweden, and is not affiliated with the car- and truck-maker of the same name.
The Volvo Aero Connecticut facility in Newington, formerly Aero-Craft, manufactures civilian aircraft components.
Finncomm’s fleet consists currently of 13 ATR-42 and ATR-72 turboprop aircraft. The average age of the modern fleet is only about five years. Three more aircraft will be taken into service during 2011.
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Finncomm carries yearly about 900.000 passengers to 16 destinations in Finland and five more in Europe.
