Airbus has extended its flight-hour services (FHS) component support provision for two Asian operators.
Revealed at the Singapore air show, the agreements cover new wide- and narrowbody jets operated by Thai Airways International and Philippine Airlines (PAL).
With Thai, Airbus will extend its component support services to the carrier’s incoming A321neo fleet, the carrier in late-December having received its first of 32 jets.
The long-term agreement is for component services in Bangkok, such as pool access and component repair services.
Thai’s first component support services contract with Airbus dates back to 2012, covering A320s operated by now-shuttered subsidiary Thai Smile.
Separately, PAL has extended its FHS contract with Airbus, covering additional single- and twin-aisle aircraft.
The extended contract includes nine A350-1000s, 11 A330 and 43 A320-family jets. PAL recently took delivery of its first A350-1000.
Airbus and PAL first entered into a component support partnership in 2018, for the carrier’s A350-900s, a deal extended in 2022 to also incorporate A320 and A330 fleets.
Under the latest agreement, Airbus will provide component support through standard exchange, component repairs, component reliability and engineering services, as well as the provision of on-site stock at PAL’s Manila hub.
