Airline Outsourcing Maintenance To Manufacturer For Entire Fleet

Philippine Airlines has extended its maintenance outsourcing agreement with Airbus to cover its entire fleet of 63 European-built aircraft. The deal, which includes A350-1000, A330, and A320 family aircraft, brings the airline’s fleet under Airbus’s ‘Power-by-the-Hour’ maintenance model. Under the arrangement, Airbus will handle component repairs, provide engineering services, and maintain a permanent inventory of spare parts at PAL’s Manila hub. This move reflects a broader industry shift towards manufacturer-provided maintenance services, and was first reported by AeroTime.