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Following a successful 6 year PEP service agreement, Saab 340 operator
Loganair has chosen to continue with the program and recently signed a new
agreement with Saab Aircraft for an additional 3 year period. The new contract is
valued at over 6 million dollars (estimated) in revenue for Saab over the period of
the agreement.
Jim Cameron, Loganair Chief Executive comments, "We are pleased to be
continuing our close working relationship with Saab Aircraft as a member of
PEP. PEP membership was invaluable when the airline took on the first two
Saab 340B aircraft and is just as important today with the fleet increased to 13
aircraft".
Saab Aircraft AB President, Michael Andersson, adds, “Saab Aircraft is
delighted to have Scotland’s Airline, Loganair, continue in Saab Aircrafts Parts
Exchange Program. Loganair has been in PEP since the start of their Saab 340
operations in 1999 and the fact that they now choose to extend the relationship
for an additional period, and increase their Saab 340 fleet as well, is a clear
recognition of the quality support services provided by Saab. We look forward to
helping Loganair further evolve their already successful operation.”
Loganair Ltd is synonymous with aviation in Scotland, and since 1962 it has
provided air travel to the communities of its home market to proudly earn the title
of Scotland’s Airline. As well as providing life-line services to remote island
communities, it serves the needs of the business traveler with frequent flights
between Scotland’s cities and towns. Loganair also has a significant presence in
Ireland with flights between Glasgow and Dublin, Cork, City of Derry and also
Dublin to Knock.
Through Loganair’s franchise partnership with British Airways, the network of
flights on offer extends far beyond Loganair’s local markets. Scheduled
connections over Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness onto the British
Airways network ensure business and leisure travelers can enjoy high standards
of customer service quality and hospitality with Loganair and British Airways.
As an affiliated member of oneworld, Loganair’s reach becomes truly global. An
alliance of the world’s leading airlines, including American Airlines, British
Airways, Cathay Pacific and Qantas, oneworld and Loganair offer the global
traveler a world-wide network of over 550 destinations around the world.
Saab Aircraft AB, with offices in Linköping Sweden and Sterling, Virginia in the
U.S. supports and maintains the combined Saab 340 and Saab 2000 fleet of
over 500 aircraft in service with operators around the world. Saab Aircraft AB is
part of the Saab Aviation Services Business Unit of Saab AB.
Saab is one of the world’s leading high-technology companies, with its main operations focusing on defense, aviation and space. The group covers a broad spectrum of competence and capabilities in systems integration.
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