Canadian regional carrier Jazz Aviation (Jazz) has extended its Smarts Parts agreement with Bombardier Commercial Aircraft to offer longer-term component support for its Q400 aircraft fleet until December 2025.
Under the new deal, Jazz will continue to receive complete component maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services and have access Bombardier's spare part exchange pool.
Jazz will also be able to use an on-site inventory based at its hubs in Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver and Calgary, Canada.
The deal was originally planned to end by 2020.
Jazz Aviation maintenance and Engineering Vice President Kal Rebin said: "Jazz and Bombardier Commercial Aircraft began their Smart Parts relationship in 2012, when we selected Bombardier to provide component maintenance support to our then-new fleet of 15 Q400 aircraft.
“Since then, Jazz has benefited from the ready availability of spare parts that the programme provides and our Q400 fleet has grown to 39 aircraft.
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By GlobalData“Jazz has consistently been recognised as one of the most reliable operators of Q400 aircraft in North America, and we applaud the Smart Parts programme for contributing to this success.”
The airline, which is owned by Chorus Aviation, currently flies under the Air Canada Express and Jazz brands.
Under Air Canada Express, Jazz operates a fleet of 112 Bombardier aircraft and provides service to and from lower-density markets across North America.
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft customer services vice president and general manager Todd Young said: “The Smart Parts programme provides our customers with superior part availability and cost predictability so they can focus on running their day-to-day operations with minimal related interruptions.
“Our extended agreement with Jazz was tailored to provide the airline, our largest Q400 aircraft Smart Parts customer, with an enhanced, customised package for component support.”
More than 150 Q400 and C Series aircraft customers are currently being supported by the Smart Parts programme.
Image: Bombardier Q400 aircraft in Air Canada Express’ livery. Photo: courtesy of Bombardier.
