JetBlue and Premier Aviation Sign a 5 Year Heavy Maintenance and Paint Agreement
January 04 2017 - 11:40AM
Business Wire
Premier Aviation (Premier) and JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) together
announce the signing of a five-year Embraer 190 heavy maintenance
and paint agreement. Under the terms of the agreement the aircraft
maintenance of 2 lines of E-190 aircraft begin in Rome, New York
today, and will grow to support the painting of two lines of
aircraft, which will initially be supported at Premier’s
Trois-Rivieres, Quebec facility in 2017.
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JetBlue Embraer 190 arrives at Premier
Aviation's Rome, NY facility. (Photo: Business Wire)
This agreement confirms JetBlue’s confidence in Premier
Aviation, and long history of supporting the region. The
maintenance and paint lines are expected to add skilled jobs to the
Oneida area and recruitment for the Rome, NY facility is
ongoing.
“From our very first flight from JFK to Buffalo, we’ve been
committed not only to providing a safe, comfortable, and reliable
service for our customers, but supporting and promoting the state
we call home. With a strong presence in the northeast, including
eight airports across New York served by our E-190s, we’re excited
to have a local partner like Premier with a similar commitment to
excellence, while supporting jobs in the region.” Says Jeffrey
Martin, Executive Vice President Operations for JetBlue.
“We are pleased to welcome JetBlue to Premier. It is gratifying
that our significant success in the E-175/190 fleet has led to the
winning of this contract. We have become the leading choice for
many aircraft fleets in North America. Attracting highly regarded
customers such as JetBlue confirms the benefits of working with an
experienced MRO and further solidifies our strong position within
the industry.” Says Ronnie Di Bartolo Chief Executive Officer for
Premier Aviation.
Premier Aviation maintains an exemplary performance record on
the Embraer aircraft and a long-standing reputation for excellence
on Regional, Narrow-body and Wide-body aircraft. With four
facilities located in the U.S. and Canada the company is
increasingly expanding its footprint within the MRO industry.
Premier has completed over 250 events on the Embraer platform to
date and currently has multiple lines of E-175/190s in their Rome,
New York and Trois-Rivières, Quebec facilities.
About Premier Aviation
Premier Aviation is the largest Canadian-owned aircraft
Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul and painting (MRO) aircraft company
in North America, with facilities in Rome, New York, United States,
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada, Windsor, Ontario, Canada and Quebec
City, Quebec, Canada . Since its inception in 2002, the company has
maintained a steady growth of clients and services. For more
information on Premier Aviation, visit www.premieraviation.com
About JetBlue
JetBlue is New York's Hometown Airline®, and a
leading carrier in Boston, Fort
Lauderdale-Hollywood, Los Angeles (Long Beach), Orlando,
and San Juan. JetBlue carries more than 35 million customers a year
to 100 cities in the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin
America with an average of 925 daily flights. For more
information please visit jetblue.com.
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