Avocet Aviation Signs Agreement With SMBC Aviation Capital and Expands Operational Capacities

NEW YORK, N.Y. – April 25, 2017 – Today, during MRO Americas, Avocet Aviation Services announced a working partnership agreement with SMBC Aviation Capital, a leading global aircraft leasing company based in Dublin, Ireland. Avocet is only one of two MROs in the United States, and the only one on the East Coast, to establish an agreement with the company.  Avocet will service several aircraft and will provide support as necessary for their fleet of leased aircraft.  Avocet is nimble and entirely focused on quality, support and solutions therefore having the ability to also service aircraft leasing companies and asset managers who need to lease, transition or disassemble aircraft without compromising asset value or turn-around time. Avocet’s team of highly experienced technicians has serviced its first aircraft, Airbus 319, earlier this month.

Commenting on the partnership, Diarmuid Healy, Head of Technical Asset Management, SMBC Aviation Capital said, “We are very pleased to partner with Avocet Aviation Services for our MRO requirements in the Americas.  This feeds into our objective of ensuring that our airline customers across the world have access to quality support services which will facilitate efficient turnaround times for aircraft maintenance and transition.”

New Services

Most recently Avocet received FAA approval to offer service to the Douglas/Boeing DC-9 series including Aircraft Line Maintenance, Aircraft Storage and Preservation, Engine changes, Aircraft A, B, and C checks, APU removal and installations.  They also have added A, B, and segmented C checks to its capabilities for Airbus 330-200 series. In addition to current services, they have added Aircraft A, B, and C checks, Aircraft Storage and Preservation, and Composite Repairs to the Airbus 340-300 series.

Avocet’s unique transition services represent an area of industry specialization and need that the bigger MROs are less equipped to handle because they are unable to be cost efficient given their size. In its consistent delivery of quality and on-budget service throughout its 25+ year history, together with its dutiful commitment to serving the needs of the community and the environment, Avocet Aviation has earned a reputation in the aircraft maintenance services industry as a true leader and innovator.

About Avocet Aviation

Avocet Aviation Services, LLC is an Orlando-based aircraft maintenance services provider specializing in line and heavy maintenance, aircraft modification services, engine services, engine disassembly, aircraft spares and parts distribution, and aircraft end-of-life transition services. Our team has served the aviation industry since 1989 providing services to a wide range of commercial aircraft including Airbus, Boeing and more.  Avocet’s unique offerings, services, recent certifications allows it to offer cost efficiency, safety, high standards, and superior service to its clients.  Avocet’s 55,000 sq. foot hangar is based at the Orlando-Sanford International Airport. For more information, please visit www.avocet.aero.com.

About SMBC Aviation Capital

SMBC Aviation Capital is one of the world’s leading aircraft lessors, with over 100 airline customers in 44 countries.  As of 30 September 2016, the company owns, manages and is committed to purchase 669 aircraft.  Established in 2001, the company rebranded to SMBC Aviation Capital in 2012 following its acquisition by a consortium comprising two of Japan’s biggest companies SMFG and Sumitomo Corporation.