Story ID: 362
Flydubai Renews Cost-per-hour Contract with AAR
By: Kerry Lynch
Caption: A five-year agreement extends AAR's rotable component services for Flydubai, which began in 2016.
Word Count: 195
AAR received a contract renewal to provide cost-per-hour component pool and repair support for Flydubai’s Boeing 737NG fleet. The five-year contract extends an original deal in 2016 for the global MRO to provide rotable component services for flydubai’s 737NGs.

Launched in 2009, Flydubai operates a fleet of 54 aircraft that includes thirty-six 737-800NGs, along with fifteen Max 8s and three Max 9s. The airline now operates a network of more than 95 destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

“AAR has been a key partner,” said Mick Hills, Flydubai senior v-p of engineering and maintenance, calling the work an important part of the airline’s engineering and maintenance program. “We look forward to growing our partnership as it continues to expand its service in the years ahead,” added Nicholas Gross, senior v-p of integrated services of Chicago-based AAR.

AAR provides a range of integrated support in the Middle East, ranging from total fleet, flight-hour, consumables and expendables, and contractor logistics. It also hosts warehouse and sales support in Dubai, alongside its component repair shop in Amsterdam and EMEA warehouse network that also includes Brussels and Hannover.