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FAI Aviation Group marks
30 years in the industry
DUBAI: FAI Aviation Group is
celebrating its 30 years in the industry
with resolve to further grow its
presence in the Middle East and
elsewhere in the world.
The Nuremberg-based FAI,
Germany's leading global provider of
mission-critical aviation services,
offering fixed-wing air ambulance,
special missions, charter and aircraft
management, as well as full MRO
services, has grown its fixed wing fleet
from a single Citation 500 and two
rescue helicopters (Eurocopter AS
350 and Airbus BK 117) to become
Germany's largest business jet
operator with 25 jets and over 13,500
hours logged in 2018.
FAI's air ambulance business has
grown too and today FAI is a global
market leader in air ambulance
patient transport by jet aircraft,
having logged more than 200,000
total hours of ambulance missions
inside 30 years.
“Reaching 30 years is a great
achievement for our company and I
am very proud of how far we have
come. The company's growth and
s u c c e s s i s t e s t a m e n t t o o u r
commitment to safety, service and
continued investment. It also
highlights the importance of our
tremendous team of people, now
200-strong, who have made our
business what it is today. I look
forward to continuing to grow our
business to meet the needs of our
customers,” said Siegfried Axtmann,
FAI Aviation Group Founder and
Chairman.
FAI has grown significantly since its
inception in 1989 through the
acquisition of a small repatriation
business, focusing on the air
ambulance market. That same year,
FAI purchased a Cessna Citation 500
which was followed by the purchase
of two Falcon 20´s two years later.
Going from strength to strength in
2004, the company expanded into
special mission services in hostile
areas for the world´s largest NGO.
In 2011, with revenues in excess of
€50m for the first time, the company
inaugurated its new headquarters at
Albrecht Dürer Airport in Nuremberg.
It expanded again in 2012 with the
launch of its dedicated MRO division,
FAI Technik.
With current revenues in excess of
€80m, it has expanded globally. It has
offices in Dubai and Miami, FL and is a
market leader in fixed wing air
ambulance operations.
L a s t y e a r , FA I w a s f u r t h e r
strengthened by a significant
minority stake investment by Bahrain
Mumtalakat Holding Company
(Mumtalakat), the sovereign wealth
fund of the Kingdom of Bahrain,
further opening up the Middle East
market.
Air Arabia picks
Honeywell for
maintenance services
and power units supply
DUBAI: Honeywell (NYSE:
HON) has been selected by Air
Arabia to extend maintenance
services and supply auxiliary
power units (APUs) for the
airline's fleet of Airbus
A320ceo aircraft.
The selection will see the
two companies extend their
decade long working
relationship, and includes an
agreement for Honeywell to
continue to supply repair
services to the airline.
“Three out of four A320
aircraft are fitted with our
APUs, which is testament to
the performance and
reliability our products
provide,” said David Shilliday,
vice president - Airlines,
EMEAI, Honeywell Aerospace.
“The efficiencies that can be
driven in fuel and
maintenance speak for
themselves, and our
longstanding relationship with
Air Arabia demonstrates our
commitment to customer
support and product
knowledge.”
The Honeywell 131-9A APU
supplies compressed air to
start the main engine, as well
as air conditioning and
electrical power on the ground
and in flight. It is known for
its reliability and lower
maintenance costs over the
course of the entire life cycle,
resulting in significant fuel
savings. The APUs are also
fitted with the Predictive
Trend Monitoring and
Diagnostics Program, which
reduces unscheduled removals
due to unforeseen faults.
Honeywell was the first
company to produce a gas
turbine aviation APU in 1948
and continues its long history
in APU production with the
family of 131-series APUs,
which have been in service for
100 million service hours.