Airbus Canada transfers A220 material management services to Satair

Airbus Canada transfers A220 material management services to Satair
Airbus Canada transfers A220 material management services to Satair
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Written by Harry Johnson

Airbus Canada Limited Partnership has officially transferred the overall A220 material management services offer to Satair, as part of the program integration into Airbus. Since July, Satair, an Airbus services company, has taken the lead on global material support and services for A220 operators, working in close coordination with the A220 program team in Airbus Canada.

The transfer represents a key milestone for Airbus and a significant step in the overall further integration of the A220 programme. โ€œAll A220 customers will benefit from the same level of service and global network offered by Satair on all other Airbus platformsโ€, said Rob Dewar, Senior Vice President, A220 Customer Services, Customer Satisfaction and Product Policy. โ€œThis is a significant contributor to improving the overall satisfaction of our growing A220 customer base worldwide.โ€

โ€œSatairโ€™s footprint of service centers and warehouses will contribute to a greater scope of spare parts available for all A220 operators. Customers can look forward to leveraging Satair’s global presenceโ€, said Bart Reijnen, CEO of Satair. โ€œWe are very proud to be supporting the A220 aircraft with our strong Satair organization.โ€

The A220 material management services transition to Satair started officially on July 1st, 2020. Overall Satair is now in charge of a wide range of value-adding activities including planning & inventory; purchasing; quality inspection; certification; warehousing & distribution; customer order handling; 24/7 AOG handling; initial provisioning and tool lease. Over time, as the A220 fleet grows and also gains in maturity, Satair will also develop the areas of parts lease, repair and exchange for the A220. The customer order handling of the A220 program is solely managed in the Satair | OEM parts and services channel with its global group of Satair companies.

The A220 program headquarters are located in Mirabel, Canada together with main customer services functions, such as engineering expertise and 24/7/365 Customer Response Center.

Benefiting from the latest technologies, the A220 is the quietest, cleanest and most eco-friendly aircraft in its category. Featuring a 50% reduced noise footprint compared with previous generation aircraft, 25% lower fuel burn per seat and 50% lower NOx emissions than industry standards, the A220 is a great aircraft for neighborhood airports.

The A220โ€™s order book comprises 642 A220 aircraft on firm order as of end of July 2020.

As of endย  July 2020, 118 A220s have been delivered to seven operators and are being flown on routes in Asia, America, Europe and Africa, proving the great versatility of Airbusโ€™ latest family member.

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Harry Johnson has been the assignment editor for eTurboNews for mroe than 20 years. He lives in Honolulu, Hawaii, and is originally from Europe. He enjoys writing and covering the news.

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