Saudi Arabian Airlines can carry out 90 percent of its own engine maintenance work and will soon be able to offer overhaul services to foreign airlines, according to a senior airline official. Abdulahad S. Al-Turkistany, vice president for power plant maintenance, said that his department would be moving to a new state-of-the-art facility at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah in the near future. Saudia’s existing maintenance center at the Old Jeddah Airport, north of Mahmoud Saeed Mall, is already a high-tech facility where repairs of all the airline’s different aircraft engines are done, saving about 30 per cent in maintenance costs. “So far, we have the capability to perform complete engine maintenance for the B747 classic fleet and the MD90 fleet. We are now developing the capability for the maintenance of Airbus 320 fleet engines and APUs (auxiliary power units),” Al-Turkistany said.
SAUDIA ACHIEVES 90% SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN ENGINE MAINTENANCE
Saudi Arabian Airlines can carry out 90 percent of its own engine maintenance work and will soon be able to offer overhaul services to foreign airlines, according to a senior airline official. Abdulahad S.
