Belle Air Chooses A J Walter Aviation for Power-By-The-Hour Support

Sept. 16, 2010
This long-term deal initially for four aircraft will increase to a fleet of at least eight aircraft as Belle Air extends its services over the next two years.

Albanian carrier Belle Air has selected A J Walter Aviation, the leading independent complete aircraft spares support specialist, to provide power-by-the-hour support for its growing fleet of A319/320 aircraft. This long-term deal initially for four aircraft will increase to a fleet of at least eight aircraft as Belle Air extends its services over the next two years.

Belle Air has been flying between Albania and Italy since 2005 and is Albania’s first low-cost airline. Based in Tirana the airline also flies out of Pristina and currently operates daily flights to many destinations in Italy. Its mission is to increase passenger traffic and routes between North West Europe and the South and South-East of the Balkans, with destinations in Albania and Kosovo.

This new contract once again underlines the outstanding value for money and excellent customer service embodied within AJW PBH arrangements. AJW offers wide and flexible component coverage, expert advice and recommendations on minimising home base stock requirements and world class logistics, based on its highly regarded 24/7 AOG service. AJW provides the very best tracking with its partners DHL, FEDEX and B&H and it is also now able to provide customers with complete transactional access and visibility through its new web portal facility.

AJW is currently growing its total repair management and consignment component services and it is also now able to provide line maintenance consumable consignment and replenishment services. Across all these services, AJW is able to guarantee availability to match dispatch reliability requirements. Serving a global customer base of more than 700 airlines with over 350 aircraft under contract, AJW is the ideal partner for airlines seeking to achieve competitive advantage.