Frontier Airlines 2006 Annual Report Download - page 153

ATTACHMENT "F" - SCHEDULE RELIABILITY GUARANTEE
- Operation interruptions or Maintenance Interruptions, which occurred due to items, related in the Minimum Equipment
List (“MEL”) issued and/or approved by the local regulatory authority was followed
- If the Aviation Authority grounds Buyer's fleet, or one of Buyer’s Aircraft
- Maintenance problems caused by Buyer’s negligence or misuse of parts or Buyer’s failure to take all maintenance actions
on the Aircraft as recommended in all applicable maintenance manuals
- Maintenance problems involving Aircraft or parts that has/have been involved in an accident, or when parts either
defective or not complying to manufacturer’s design or specification have been used.
- Maintenance problems involving parts that have had their identification marks, designation, seal or serial number altered
or removed
- Maintenance problem resulting from inadequate packing for shipment and storage
- A flight interruption shall not be considered as a Maintenance Interruption if, at the time of the interruption, Buyer has a
spare aircraft in its fleet, even though for a different model, that could commercially reasonable be used to avoid
such interruption and is not otherwise deployed in service
- Regulatory changes compliance
- Cancellations or delays caused by components repaired in non-approved local airworthiness authority shop
- Flight cancellation or delay occurred due to one same problem on the same Aircraft within fourteen (14) consecutive days
period.
III. The foregoing dispatch reliability guarantee is provided subject to Buyer's adherence in all material respects to the following
general conditions:
a. Airplane Operation: Aircraft shall be operated in airline service in accordance with the Aviation Authority regulations and as
recommended by Embraer through the official and most updated Operations and Airplane Flight Manual. Buyer shall have
available one spare Aircraft for each twenty Aircraft at all times.
b. Inspection Program: The Aircraft shall be maintained in accordance with the most current MRB document. Buyer’s program
must have provisions for escalating the checks intervals as soon as the Aviation Authority allows. Buyer’s program should
also include the use of task cards to assist the maintenance personnel in performing inspection tasks.
c. Aircraft Manuals: Buyer shall keep a complete set of Embraer recommended manuals up-to-date and available to airline
personnel for assisting them with the maintenance and operation of the Aircraft. A set of recommended manuals should be
available at all maintenance bases (line or heavy) and shall be maintained with the latest revisions at all times.
d. MEL: Buyer shall keep its MEL up to date, with the most current issue.
e. Stocking Levels: Buyer shall be responsible to stock and maintain the recommended spare parts list (RSPL) in inventory,
throughout the guarantee period. There shall be a minimum inventory level at each line maintenance base along with the
major parts being stored at the heavy maintenance facility. In the event during the ADR meetings, the Aircraft does not
Source: REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS INC, 10-K, March 15, 2007 Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠