3 76's grounded. lease in's to cover shortfall. Thank GAMCO maintainance!
to your response
There are some facts which should be known with regards to GF fleet maintenance arrangement with GAMCO. GAMCO are no longer responsible for the GF fleet maintenance, SRT Switzerland are.This arrangement has taken place since the contract was signed on the 23rd of March or shortly thereafter (see write-up below from SRT Archive News). GF representative ruled Gamco with an iron fist, everything done or not at Gamco was under the specific instruction of GF. Interestingly, now the GF rep in Bahrain will not be allowed to enter the SRT office unless he knocks on the door! Well, what goes around comes around. I can tell you, when the confirmation of the GF/SRT deal surfaced there was a celebration and relief not only among the management of Gamco and the hangar staff but especially on the line. Believe me, I was there. Soon after the signing celebration party was over and everyone was sober, the Swiss saw the status of some of the GF aircraft - only then they realised what kind of deal they got themselves into!!.I will not write what the Swiss impressions were.
Having said all that, I can tell you for a fact that since the Swiss took over the maintenance contract the GF fleet is now how it should be.
Zurich/London-Stansted/Dublin, March 23, 2006
SR Technics Holding (“SR Technics”) has signed a Memorandum Of
Understanding (MOU) with Gulf Air, which will see SR Technics
assume total technical management for Gulf Air’s entire fleet of 34
aircraft and the phase-in of new aircraft types in a contract valued at
USD750 million over five years. In addition, the parties intend to
establish an aircraft maintenance and technical training joint venture
based in the Sultanate of Oman.