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News release

COMAIR limited signs $160 million CFM56-7B RPFH agreement

Long-term support for Next-Generation 737 aircraft fleet

FARNBOROUGH, England — 17 July 2018 — South Africa’s private domestic airline operator, JSE-listed Comair Limited, has signed an eight-year Rate Per Flight Hour (RPFH) agreement to support is fleet of 16 CFM56-7B engines.  The agreement is valued at $160 million U.S. at list price.



RPFH agreements are part of CFM Services flexible support offering.  Under the terms of the agreement, CFM will support the fleet on a dollar per flight hour basis.

“This is the first time we have signed a long-term support agreement with CFM for any of our engines,” said Erik Venter, CEO of Comair. “Our decision to make this commitment was based on our trust in CFM quality and to help us manage our fleet by making our costs more predictable.”

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Jamie Jewell /  [email protected] / +1 513-885-2282
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Charles Soret /  [email protected] / +33 6 31 60 96 79
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Rick Kennedy /  [email protected] / +1 513-607-0609
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