TBM Staff - Mumbai Fokker Services Asia, a subsidiary of Fokker Services Group (FSG) has been appointed as an Embraer Authorized Service Center. This milestone was achieved with the signing of the final contract during the Aviation Week MRO Asia Pacific 2024 event held in Singapore.
Fokker Services Asia has now been awarded the official certification of Embraer Authorized Service Center to provide maintenance services for the E-Jets first-generation family, with a focus on E190 aircraft.
This achievement not only marks a significant step forward in enhancing FSG’s capabilities in the Asia Pacific region, but it also offers Embraer the opportunity to expand and strengthen their support network in this rapidly growing market.
Frank Stevens, Vice President of MRO Services at Embraer Services & Support, commented: “We are very happy to partner with Fokker Services Asia to offer a strategic additional location to our customers. This will potentially provide more capacity, capability and help us to keep expanding Embraer’s Authorized Service Center footprint in Asia-Pacific”.
Leon Kouters, Vice President Sales & Marketing at FSG, expressed his enthusiasm: “We are thrilled to have met all the stringent requirements set forth in the contract and to now be recognised as an Embraer Authorized Service Center”.
Thomas Kennedy, Managing Director of Fokker Services Asia, mentioned that “this Embraer certification will further enhance Fokker Services Asia by establishing a comprehensive new line of work for Embraer aircraft maintenance in the region. The presence of the first Embraer aircraft from Alliance Airlines (Australia) already in our hangar is a testament to our readiness and commitment.”
Embraer’s first-generation E-Jets fleet in Asia Pacific are operated by airlines in Australia, India, Myanmar, Japan and China.
