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Contracts To Grow Embraer's Macon Mx Facility
By: Jerry Siebenmark
Caption: Two contracts with Envoy Air and JSX call for the addition of three heavy maintenance lines at Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services in Macon, Georgia.
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Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services (EAMS) has secured two maintenance contracts with American Airlines subsidiary Envoy Air and public charter operator JSX worth $72 million. Under the contracts, Macon, Georgia-based EAMS will provide airframe maintenance and repair services.
Envoy has been an EAMS customer since 2002 and has outsourced maintenance lines to EAMS off and on since 2011. This contract with Envoy provides one nose-to-tail heavy maintenance line. Under the JSX contract, EAMS will provide two nose-to-tail heavy maintenance lines.
“We welcome Envoy back to EAMS as a recurring customer of heavy maintenance and look forward to the start of new partnerships with JSX for our support,” said Frank Stevens, Embraer Services & Support v-p of global MRO centers. “Macon continues to expand, and these new lines will promote growth within the area and open job positions for qualified talent. Overall, these contracts are mutually beneficial for our partners as we can provide exceptional service while expanding our operations.”