Monarch Aircraft Engineering Ltd (MAEL), the engineering division of The Monarch Group, has been contracted to provide line maintenance technical handling to American Airlines.

The contract, which commences in May, will see Monarch’s highly experienced engineering team support American Airlines Boeing 757-200 aircraft at Birmingham Airport in the UK.

The American carrier, which is a new customer for MAEL, will be operating the Boeing 757-200 on its new daily route from JFK Airport into Birmingham.

Commenting on this contract win, Dave Norton, Head of Sales for Monarch Aircraft Engineering said: “Our rapidly expanding customer base at Birmingham is testament to our efficient, reliable and high quality line maintenance teams and we are delighted to be American Airlines partner of choice.”

Oliver Barnes, Regional Manager Line Maintenance for American Airlines comments: “We look forward to excellent service from Monarch in Birmingham with safe, on-time performance for our customers.”