Boeing is expanding its services capability in Latin America with recent agreements with GOL Airlines and Aeromexico.
According to Boeing’s 2017 Services Market Outlook, the Latin American commercial aviation services market is currently growing at 5% per year. Boeing expects the total aviation support and services market in the region to be worth $530 billion by 2036.
“Airline efficiencies are changing the game and today’s orders demonstrate how Latin American carriers are finding ways to be nimble and flexible,” said Gardiner Porter, regional managing director for the Americas with Boeing Global Services. “Our state-of-the-art analytics tools and exchange programmes are all about keeping customer fleets operating and ready for use in an age of rapid technological advancement.”
The Brazilian domestic carrier, GOL Linhas Aereas, signed an agreement to add Airplane Health Management to its B737 MAX fleet to enable predictive maintenance actions, which Boeing says improve efficiency and lower operating costs.
GOL will take delivery of its first new MAX 8 this year. Boeing says the health management solution will help it to improve MAX fleet management, particularly on its international expansion.
Meanwhile Aeromexico, the leading regional operator of the B787 Dreamliner, will use Boeing’s Landing Gear Overhaul and Exchange Programme for 17 aircraft in its B787 fleet, as well as AOG access. Through the programme, operators receive an overhauled and recertified landing gear from an exchange pool maintained by Boeing, with stocked components and supporting parts shipping within 24 hours.
Aeromexico will also start using AerData’s Engine Fleet Planning and Costing tool for its Boeing fleet.
