Garuda, Mandala sign maintenance agreement

Garuda, Mandala sign maintenance agreement

JAKARTA (JP): The national air carrier Garuda Indonesia has
signed an agreement with Mandala Airlines, a private scheduled
airline, on aircraft maintenance.

Under the agreement, signed Wednesday by Garuda's president
Soepandi and Mandala's president Subagio, the two airlines will
also cooperate in computerized reservation and personnel
trainings.

Soepandi said that the agreement will hopefully improve the
profitability of the Garuda Maintenance Facility, the maintenance
division of Garuda.

Garuda Maintenance Facility has so far been providing aircraft
maintenance services to World Airways, Air Liberte Latur, Air
Lebanon, Kuwait Air and Middle East Airways as well as domestic
airlines -- Pelita Air Service, Indonesia Air Transport, Bouraq
Indonesia, Sempati and Merpati Nusantara,

Garuda Maintenance Facility has been recognized by the Federal
Air Aviation of the United States and the Civil Air Aviation of
Singapore.

Some of Garuda Maintenance Facility's standardized activities
include radio aviation repairing, the modifying and testing of
General Electric, Rolls Royce and Pratt & Whitney engines, and
the overhauling of General Electric's CFM56-3 engines. (icn)