Pemco Targets Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Site for New Regional Aircraft MRO Operation

Dothan, Alabama (Business Wire) – Pemco World Air Services (”Pemco”) today announced that it signed an agreement with JetBlue Airways to upgrade airline seats for JetBlue’s 110-strong A320 Airbus passenger fleet. In addition, the company announced that JetBlue Airways extended its existing contract with Pemco to provide airframe heavy maintenance for JetBlue’s Airbus A320 passenger fleet.

All work is taking place at Pemco’s 150,000 square foot full service Class IV FAA/JAA/EASapproved facility in Tampa, Florida. Pemco specializes in all levels of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, including “A” through “D” checks, interior, avionics and structural modifications. The company’s structures capability includes extensive experience in durability and damage tolerance analysis, stress analysis, structural repair development, corrosion repair and fatigue analysis.

“We are excited about the opportunity to expand our partnership with JetBlue Airways and to contribute to their success as a major U.S. airline,” said Pemco CEO Wake Smith. President Kevin Casey added “JetBlue and Pemco’s Tampa base are a particularly good fit and we are delighted by JetBlue’s confidence in and commitment to Pemco. Our Operations people work diligently to achieve superlative performance, and JetBlue’s endorsement as their top-tier supplier for 2010 heavy maintenance is gratifying.”

Pemco is a leading aircraft MRO services provider for a wide variety of aircraft types with maintenance bases in Dothan, Alabama and Tampa, Florida as well as through partner companies in Southeast Asia. Pemco is also the world’s leading narrow body aircraft cargo conversion provider with over 300 cargo conversions. Its new 757 Freighter and Combi programs represent its 26th different cargo platform brought to market over the past 4 decades.