Budget carrier Cebu Pacific has selected Airbus’s Flight Hour Services (FHS) materials management to provide the component support for wide-body jets.
According to Airbus, FHS is a comprehensive material and maintenance service based on a contractual fixed hourly-rate payment. Services include arts pooling, on-site stock at the airline’s main base in Manila, components repairs, component engineering services, as well as end-of-lease condition support.
Furthermore, Airbus will guarantee spare parts availability, contributing to securing aircraft technical performance.
“We are extremely pleased to partner with Cebu Pacific in its A330neo lifecycle journey. Recognizing the need to support airlines in their recovery, Airbus offers flexibility with its innovative Flight Hour Services which allows them to minimize maintenance costs whilst maximizing aircraft availability and securing operational performance simultaneously,” Airbus Asia Pacific President Anand Stanley.
Airbus will offer FHS to Cebu Pacific for its 16 Airbus A330neos.
“This collaboration reinforces Cebu Pacific Air’s position as an industry leading Airbus operator. It ensures that we are able to meet our operational and reliability targets, while we remain prudent with our expenditure,” Cebu Pacific Chief Executive Adviser Michael Szucs said.
The airline said in December that it has set its sights on increasing its network capacity, as it expects domestic and international operations to rise to 84 percent and 39 percent of their pre-Covid levels, respectively.
Alex Reyes, the company’s head of strategy, said Cebu Pacific expects demand for travel will remain on a growth path if 2021 was any indication. From operating at only 19 percent of its original capacity, Cebu Pacific has restored 60 percent of its pre-Covid capacity in December.
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