Braathens Regional Airlines recently re-focused its activity by becoming a capacity airline for Scandinavian Airlines. To support this activity, they have renewed their Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) with ATR Aircraft for five years.
The GMA renewal ensures ongoing support for Braathens’ ATR fleet, including access to a large pool of Line Replaceable Units (LRUs), repair and landing gears overhaul services.
Beyond maintenance services, ATR is also providing tailored training solutions for Braathens flight crews by connecting flight schools’ students with operators looking for motivated young pilots. After a thorough selection, the cadets are now entering a type rating course with the ATR Training Centre before joining Braathens as junior first officers. To support the cadets’ induction, ATR Flight Instructors will provide line training assistance. This collaboration will help Braathens fulfil its need for regional pilots while maintaining high safety and efficiency standards.
Braathens, which previously offered scheduled and charter services alongside wet leasing, has changed its corporate strategy to focus solely on providing flight capacity to other airlines, like SAS and Austrian Airlines, operating flights on their behalf.
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Jimmie Bergqvist, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Braathens, said
“In further strengthening our partnership with ATR, we are reaffirming our confidence in their ability to deliver the consistent, high-quality support our wet-lease operations require,”
“This agreement is not just about parts, logistics and training—it’s about a shared commitment to reliability, safety, and sustainability in regional air transport.”
Stefano Marazzani, ATR’s SVP Customer Support and Services, commented:
“Our continued collaboration with Braathens is a testament to the strength of our support and services offering and the confidence our customers place in us. With personalised care, we are able to support our clients’ interests, tailoring our solutions to the needs of their operational environments and business models, beyond typical OEM offers and responsibilities. We are proud to support Braathens in providing essential connectivity for major airlines across Europe, complementing their capacity efficiently and sustainably. We will continue standing by their side, through successes and challenges.”
Fleet Expansion
Braathens is continuing to evolve its fleet, with the airline increasing its ATR fleet will also go from 14 to 17 aircraft by the end of the year, with one of the three ATR 72-600 to be delivered brand new from the ATR final assembly line.
Its sister airline, Braathens International Airways (which operates charter services), operates three Airbus A319 and three Airbus A320s.
With Braathens Regional Airways going “all-in” with it, providing capacity to Scandiavan Airlines, ensuring they have timely access to parts to fix aircraft (be it in the line or during maintenance activities) is important, as they’ll get paid when those aircraft are flying for SAS.
By securing the agreement, as well as access to pilots and training, the airline to stand the weather of the next few years.
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