Peruvian regional airline LC Busre has contracted Fokker services to provide component support for its Bombardier Dash 8 turboprops.
The Lima-based carrier has inked a five-year agreement for Fokker's power-by-the-hour-style Abacus programme, covering part lease, exchange, re-conditioning and reliability monitoring services for all major line replaceable units.
LC Busre operates three Dash 8 200s and six Fairchild Metroliners.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
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