Dubai 2011: Honeywell signs maintenance contract with flydubai

The contract will provide maintenance support for the carrier’s auxiliary power units (APUs) installed on flydubai’s growing fleet of Boeing 737-800NGs.

It will extend the operational availability of the fleet, which currently stands at 20 aircraft, with another 30 Boeing 737-800NG aircraft on order.

Honeywell’s 131-9B APU supplies auxiliary power to each of flydubai’s Boeing 737-800NG aircraft for engine start, as well as power for on-board air conditioning and pre-engine start-up power supply.

In addition to Honeywell’s standard APU product warranty, the maintenance cost agreement will provide flydubai with on-demand technical expertise from Honeywell’s regional engineers.

Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of flydubai, said: “With one of the highest fleet utilisation rates in the industry, we need to ensure that our aircraft fully support the operations schedule and Honeywell’s timely responses will safeguard this.

This contract will also help flydubai maximise its operational efficiency to maintain our excellent performance record, while providing cost savings that we can pass on to passengers by way of lower fares.”