Air Deccan announces partnership with GAMCO

Air Deccan has announced plans to contract all its A320 checks to GAMCO, Gulf Aircraft Maintenance Company. The Middle East based leading aircraft, engines and components maintenance, repair, overhaul and technical support services provider recently completed “C” Check maintenance and modification work on two A320 Airbus aircraft operated by Air Deccan, India’s first low cost carrier. “GAMCO team has delivered an exceptional job and we are pleased with the quality, workmanship, and efforts put towards this input,” said Air Deccan’s technical representative who accompanied the aircraft. “All maintenance and support departments involved, have proved to us that GAMCO were the right maintenance partner for Air Deccan.” GAMCO general manager Saif Al Mughairy said: “We are very happy to welcome another Indian operator to our facility. “We greatly appreciate the trust Air Deccan is placing in us; and will continue to work with them to ensure that they get the service levels needed to support their operation.

“India shows one of the most ambitious patterns of growth and we are keen to even further support this market with our proven record of professional aircraft maintenance services.” Senior management in Air Deccan were extremely pleased with GAMCO services and have expressed their desire to contract all their A320 checks to GAMCO. Air Deccan is India’s fastest growing airline and the second largest airline in the country, formed in 1995 with a market share of 21.2 per cent (June 2006). Air Deccan has the largest network in India today covering 55 airports, flying 270 flights a day. The airline currently operates a brand new fleet of 14 Airbus A 320 aircraft, with an average age of 1.5 years and 21 ATR turboprop aircraft. Since its inception in August 2003, Air Deccan has carried over 6.6 million passengers and the numbers and growing everyday. The airline has recorded an on time performance (within 1 hour) of 98.33 for August 2006.

Gulf Aircraft Maintenance Company (GAMCO) is an established MRO provider strategically positioned adjacent to Abu Dhabi International Airport to serve world-leading airlines. GAMCO provide complete technical support to more than 150 commercial and military clients from the entire world, and has full overhaul capabilities on Boeing families (except 747-400), Airbus families and the Lockheed L1011/C130 aircraft. Its workshops overhaul the GE CF6-80C2, CFMI CFM56-5A, and Rolls Royce Trent 700, PT6 engines, the GTCP-331 APUs and most of the Components installed on these aircraft / engine types.

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