MAEL: Line Maintenance for Norwegian

Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), the engineering division of The Monarch Group, has signed a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Norwegian.

The agreement, which commenced on 11th January 2016 will see MAEL’s highly experienced engineering team provide a full suite of line maintenance services for the low-cost airline’s Boeing 737NG operation. The ongoing contract will support up to nine aircraft at London Gatwick where Norwegian is now the airport’s third largest airline.

Dave Norton, Head of Sales at Monarch Aircraft Engineering, said: “We are delighted to grow our relationship with Norwegian, supporting their significant operation at Gatwick. Being awarded this contract is important to us and further demonstrates our commitment to maintaining new generation aircraft.”

Terje Kleppan, Contract Manager at Norwegian, said: “We have grown to become the third largest airline at London Gatwick so high levels of efficiency and service are key to our operation. This strategic partnership with Monarch Aircraft Engineering is critical to our business.”