Story ID: 637
JSSI Celebrates First Regional Airline Customer Anniversary
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: The fixed-cost maintenance program provider cares for the engines on Sun-Air's fleet of Dornier 328s.
Word Count: 207
Jet Support Services (JSSI) and Danish regional airline Sun-Air are celebrating the first anniversary of the long-term maintenance agreement between the two companies. Last year JSSI (Booth A74) enrolled Sun-Air as its first regional airline customer and now provides engine maintenance care for the carrier's fleet of 17 Dornier 328’s.

“It has been an honor providing service to Sun-Air over the past year,” said Neil Book, president and CEO of Chicago-based JSSI. “Our move into the commercial market was a natural progression for us to bring value to regional airlines looking for more attentive service, cost savings, and support.”

Sun-Air was searching for long-term engine care, tailored to stabilize maintenance costs for its unique operation. Another factor was the minimization of AOG-related downtime.

“We are incredibly happy with the JSSI engine program as it is exactly what we were looking for in a maintenance program,” said Kristoffer Sundberg, the airline’s owner and CEO. “We now have a fixed hourly rate per engine, across our entire fleet, for a 10-year period. This support offers us fixed costs for the foreseeable future, with no annual escalations, and with the added value of the unrivalled support structure that JSSI is world-renowned for.”