Paris, Amstelveen, despite an uncertain business climate, Yemen Airways - Yemenia has extended the component support contract originally signed in 2005 with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M).

The contract was due to expire during 2013, the economic uncertainty which has severely affected Yemen since early 2011, led Yemenia Airways to review all its MRO contracts.

The terms of the extended contract are the same as those of the original provisions, covering component support with pool access and repairs for two Airbus A330s.

Fabrice Defrance, Senior Vice President Commercial AFI KLM E&M said: "We have several advantages over our competitors, namely our good relations with Yemenia Airways, our in-depth knowledge of the customer and, most importantly, our ability to adjust our offering and pricing to satisfy the customer’s needs as closely as possible".

Hassan Al-Huthi, Director Maintenance & Engineering Yemenia Airways commented, "the excellent service quality delivered by AFI KLM E&M" which prompted the airline to renew its contract with tjhe AFI KLM E&M

Source: Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M)