Thu, Oct 23, 2008
Will Provide Maintenance For Deer Valley Training Facility
Cutter Aviation announced this week a partnership with TransPac
Aviation Academy -- formerly Pan Am International Flight Academy --
at Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT). The contract calls for Cutter
to provide maintenance and inspection service for academy
aircraft.
Representatives with the company state favorable economic
conditions and air carrier growth in overseas markets have created
a significant demand for foreign pilot training in the Phoenix
area. As a result, TransPac found itself challenged to keep the
supply of aircraft "on the line" in balance with the daily student
training demand while enforcing high safety standards.
Aircraft grounded for minor squawks or inspections burdened
in-house maintenance technicians while decreasing academy dispatch
rates.
Seeking a solution to the problem, TransPac managers turned to
Cutter Aviation for assistance. Already the sole fuel provider for
the academy, Cutter proposed to TransPac a plan to utilize the
existing service facilities and technical staff at Cutter Aviation
DVT to perform maintenance and inspections on academy aircraft in
tandem with in-house technicians to eliminate the backlog and ease
future bottlenecks.
"To provide the best service to our students, we need to have
the majority of our fleet ready for their use... not sitting on the
ground waiting for service," said Jim DeLong, President of TransPac
Aviation Academy. "Having this kind of top-notch service right next
door at Cutter greatly assists us in keeping the fleet in the air
without increasing our overhead in these tight financial
times."
Under the terms of the partnership, Cutter Aviation receives
each aircraft for service as a kit -- with all parts and equipment
needed for the service to be performed readily available. As
TransPac primarily operates Piper products and Cutter Aviation is
an Authorized Piper Service Center, aircraft familiarity and
experience in type isn’t an issue.
The partnership with Cutter Aviation offers unparalleled
flexibility for TransPac as well. "If demand increases for a
certain time period, Cutter Aviation has the ability to bring
technicians in from our headquarters location at Phoenix Sky
Harbor" said Brad Kathrins, Cutter Aviation General Manager. "We
are uniquely suited to adapt to the maintenance needs of the
academy with very little effort from either company."
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