Embraer has announced a new maintenance contract with CommuteAir for its newly established facilities at the Perot Field Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas. The agreement will enable Embraer to provide maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for the Embraer aircraft in CommuteAir’s fleet.
“CommuteAir is pleased to strengthen its partnership with Embraer by commencing heavy airframe maintenance at its new facility in Fort Worth,” stated Lon Ziegler, CommuteAir’s Vice President of Technical Operations. “By working with our aircraft OEM, we will support our goals of ensuring the highest reliability for our ERJ145 fleet.”
Frank Stevens, Vice President MRO Services at Embraer Services & Support, remarked on the significance of the contract: “This contract with CommuteAir is an important milestone for Embraer. We will provide best-in-class support for CommuteAir and reduce downtime. We have a long-term relationship with CommuteAir, and today we are starting a new chapter with this new facility. We are excited to welcome CommuteAir here at the Perot Field Alliance Airport.”
In collaboration with the City of Fort Worth and the State of Texas, Embraer has begun operations in an existing hangar while constructing a second one expected to be completed by 2027. The new facilities are projected to enhance Embraer’s capacity to serve customers in the United States significantly.
CommuteAir operates over 200 daily flights using 59 Embraer ERJ145s as a United Express partner and offers charter services under its own brand. The company is headquartered near Cleveland and has major hubs at Houston Intercontinental and Washington Dulles airports.
Embraer, headquartered in Brazil, is a global aerospace company involved in commercial and executive aviation, defense & security, and agricultural aviation sectors. Since its founding in 1969, it has delivered over 9,000 aircraft worldwide.
