Japan Airlines Group has finalised a long-term agreement to purchase selected spare parts exclusively from Hamilton Sundstrand for use on the airline's airframe and engine accessories.
The two companies also agreed to work toward establishing a long-term supply chain solution, with additional features aimed at helping the airline further control its operating costs while ensuring aircraft availability.
Steps
Mike Dumais, Hamilton Sundstrand vice-president of customer service, says: "Hamilton Sundstrand and JAL have a long history of working together, and we are pleased to assist JAL with solutions that reduce its total cost of ownership."
Yukihiko Kanda, JAL vice-president of the Component Services Business Division, adds: "We view this agreement as one of the significant steps in our cost reduction journey.
"Reducing operating costs is very important to us, and we are confident in accomplishing our objectives working with a partner such as Hamilton Sundstrand."
Asia's biggest airline group, Japan Airlines is also the sixth largest airline group in the world in terms of traffic performance (revenue ton kilometers) and capacity (available ton kilometers) and ranks third in the world in terms of total sales revenues.
Domestic
Founded in 1951 for domestic operations, JAL launched international services in February 1954. Today, JAL Group airlines serve 208 airports in 35 countries and territories, including 61 airports in Japan. The group network extends over 227 international passenger routes and 36 international cargo routes. The JAL Group domestic network covers more than 150 routes.
JAL Group operates a fleet of 284 aircraft, including 78 Boeing 747s, and was the first airline in the world to take delivery of 100 Boeing 747 aircraft. The carrier recently took delivery of its 150th widebodied Boeing jet.
Source: Flight Daily News
