Cairns, August 30, 2019 - Hawker Pacific and Alliance Airlines announce heavy maintenance for a permanent line of Fokker aircraft is to be supported through Hawker Pacific’s newly extended Cairns facility. Alliance Airlines is the largest operator of Fokker aircraft in the world. Hawker Pacific’s facility in Cairns was expanded in 2018 to meet growing demand for MRO services in Asia Pacific.
Hawker Pacific together with Alliance Airlines will bring a line of Fokker heavy maintenance to Cairns. This announcement comes as aviation industry representatives met recently at a Queensland Government roundtable to explore growth opportunities for Queensland to capture a slice of the significant forecasted growth in the demand for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service in the Asia Pacific region.
In 2018, with the support of the Queensland Government’s Jobs and Regional Growth Fund, Hawker Pacific expanded its Cairns facility by 50% to enable local maintenance opportunities for operators of turboprop and jet powered commercial aircraft within the Asia Pacific region.