Paris, Amstelveen, Air Corsica and Air France Industries and KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) have signed a contract covering phase out and C checks on its two A319s as the carrier prepares to replace its two A319s with two A320s.
The C-checks will be carried out in April at AFI KLM E&M's Toulouse-Blagnac facility. When an aircraft lease expires, the leasing airline has to conduct a series of checks on every area of the aircraft and replace any defective parts before the aircraft can be returned to its lessor. "Our role is to restore the aircraft to the lessor's standards, as it was at the start of the leasing contract," explains Michel Auffret, AFI KLM E&M Sales Manager for Southern Europe. "That can involve anything from re-painting to cabin refurbishment. We make sure that the airline can return the aircraft in perfect condition.
Sylvain Rigaux from Air Corsica added: "Satisfied as always with the services rendered, we had no hesitation in asking AFI KLM E&M to repeat the performance on our two A319s." As Michel Auffret says, "The Toulouse maintenance facility, dedicated to narrowbody aircraft, is ideal for this type of contracts as it has all the necessary facilities and qualified, experienced personnel."
Source: Air France Industries and KLM Engineering & Maintenance
About Air Corsica
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| IATA | ICAO | Callsign |
| XK | CCM | CORSICA |
Founded: 2000
Hubs: Ajaccio – Campo dell'Oro Airport
Secondary hubs: Bastia – Poretta Airport, Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport, Figari Sud-Corse Airport
Parent company: Collectivité Territoriale de Corse
HeadquartersAjaccio, Corsica, France
Air Corsica is Corsica's leading airline carrying over 1.5 million passengers annually between its four Corsican airports (Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi and Figari) and Marseille, Nice, Lyon and Paris-Orly. Air Corsica also operates daily Nice-Toulouse, and Marseille-Rome flights on behalf of Air France, as well as charter flights on request.
On 14 June 2005 the airline agreed the purchase of 6 new ATR 72-500 aircraft to replace its existing older model ATR 72-200 aircraft, in a contract worth over $100 million. Deliveries took place between late 2005 and mid 2007, with the aircraft being operated under an Air France-KLM contract on services from the four Corsican airports to Lyon, Marseille and Nice.
Air Corsica Fleet
|
Aircraft |
Total |
Orders |
Passengers |
Routes |
|
Airbus A319-100 |
2 |
0 |
145 |
Corse and Marseille routes |
|
Airbus A320-200 |
3 |
0 |
180 |
Paris and seasonal routes |
|
ATR 72-500 |
6 |
0 |
70 |
Ajaccio, Bastia to Marseille or Nice |
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Official website: aircorsica.com
