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Airline Services Components Ltd wins new business from Avianova of Russia

24.08.09

Airline Services Components Ltd (ASC), part of the UK-based Airline Services Group, announced today an agreement with new low-fare Russian carrier Avianova, ahead of the company’s scheduled flying debut later this month.  ASC will provide wheels and brakes support to the new Airbus A320 operator – which is initially starting out with two pre-owned 180-seat jets fitted with Goodrich wheels and brakes, building up to six aircraft in 2010 with a mix of Goodrich and Messier Bugatti equipment.  London Gatwick-based ASC won the work in the face of stiff competition from several other providers.

ASC will support Avianova’s wheels and brakes under a CPAL (Cost Per Aircraft Landing) pricing agreement.  “Airlines, especially start-ups such as Avianova, are increasingly looking for suppliers who can provide CPAL deals because it reduces their initial investment, removes risk and enables them to budget and plan accordingly,” said ASC Managing Director Chris Hooley.

ASC provides a range of component support services to a number of airlines from its headquarters at London-Gatwick, drawing on a substantial stockholding of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 Series rotable components which includes wheels and brake assemblies.  The company is currently looking to expand its warehousing capacity and hopes to secure additional premises before the end of 2009 which will help it to meet growing demand for its services.

Avianova, privately owned by the Alfa Group and Indigo Partners, a U.S. investment firm, in association with Russian company Luch, plans to commence scheduled services at the end of this month  out of its Moscow Vnukovo Airport hub to six domestic destinations - Sochi, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, Astrakhan, Samara and Naberezhnye Chelny. 

It is aiming to carry up to half a million passengers in its first year and is enticing travellers to fly with them with the offer of extremely competitive air fares on all its six initial destinations.  Roundtrip fares will average around US$30 to US$35 round trip.

ASC works with a number of OEM’s and high quality repair organisations in order to assist in the provision of nose to tail component services for its customers.  The senior management team at ASC has amassed significant experience in the aerospace industry covering a range of disciplines from commercial and supply chain management within the airlines through to MRO and power-by-the-hour (PBH) management with major stockists and parts suppliers. ASC has built up a solid reputation for speed, flexibility and reliability in the supply and management of rotable parts on the basis of, exchange, loan, lease, sale or PBH/CPAL agreements. 

ASC supports an under-served area of the market through its expertise in the management of wheel and brake programmes, already providing  support on a CPAL basis for a number of operators in Central and Eastern Europe for a range of aircraft types. 

Editor’s notes

Airline Services Components is part of the independently owned Airline Services Group which has been trading for over 20 years.  The organisation has five main divisions – Ramp Operations (de-icing, interior and exterior cleaning, carpet fitting, presentation and laundry at nine UK airports); Engineering and Workshop activities (Part 21 J and G Design and Manufacture, Part 145 EASA repair and overhaul of

avionic, galley and IFE equipment) and IFE products and systems plus IFE On-Wing Support.  Principal activity is London Gatwick, Manchester and London Heathrow Airports, plus several other airports around the world.

Its Aviation Textiles division covers the design, manufacture, supply and fit of seat covers, curtains, and related accessories.    Rotable Component Support – through Airline Services Components, based at  London-Gatwick specialises in the supply and management of rotable components including Wheels and Brakes on the basis of power by hour, exchange, loan, lease or sale agreements, as well as repair management.