Fokker Services Group & De Havilland Canada announce strategic partnership
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited has entered into a new agreement with Fokker Services Group.
The agreement extends the current De Havilland Component Solutions arrangement for additional five years through December 2027 and Fokker Services will continue to offer their expertise and services during this extended period.
Fokker Services is providing third party logistical (3PL) services to support De Havilland Canada’s aftermarket business, including a 2,550 square-metre warehouse in Amsterdam and 3PL operations to support De Havilland Canada’s hub and spoke parts distribution model. The warehousing services provided by Fokker Services include Inbound Receiving, Put Away, Picking, Packaging and Shipping and Quality Control.
Leighton Storsley, Vice President, Aftermarket and Business Development at De Havilland Canada commented: “This agreement with Fokker Services further demonstrates De Havilland Canada’s commitment to bring distribution network solutions close to our customers to achieve better lead times and reduced freight costs.
“While some of our peers are pulling back from their global distribution network, De Havilland Canada is showing additional commitment to ours.”
Menzo van der Beek, CEO, Fokker Services noted: “Fokker Services has supported the De Havilland Canada’s Dash 8 Component Solutions programme and its customers around the world for many years, so we’re delighted to not only continue this support agreement but also becoming De Havilland Canada’s partner of choice for their spares distribution warehouse in EMEA.
“Thanks to our global presence, the engineering skills of our employees, and a vast array of inhouse capabilities, we’re uniquely positioned to face any component repair challenge, shortening turnaround times, and guaranteeing De Havilland Canada’s stringent standards of quality.”
“We are encouraged to see De Havilland Canada’s ongoing support to their European operations. We look forward to ongoing and solid service to our fleet in the years to come,” said Morten Skoglund, COO/SVP/Accountable Manager, Widerøes Flyveselskap AS.