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ATTACHMENT "F" SCHEDULE RELIABILITY GUARANTEE
g. Staff Levels: Buyer shall have available reasonable staff to properly maintain the Aircraft during scheduled and unscheduled
maintenance. This shall include, but not be limited to, mechanics, electricians, avionics specialists, inspectors, cleaners,
ground personnel and flight crews licensed or certified by the Aviation Authority as required by Aviation Authority
regulations.
h. Training: Buyer is required to put in place a training program approved by the Aviation Authority, which, at a minimum,
shall include the following items:
1. Initial and recurrent training for pilots in the Aircraft;
2. Initial and recurrent training for flight attendants in the Aircraft; and
3. Initial and recurrent training for the maintenance staff (airframe, power plant, electric avionics specialists) in the
Aircraft.
Any maintenance specialist (engine, APU, avionics) will require suppliers' training.
Buyer is required to train to the above standards any new hired employee who will work in or on the Aircraft.
i. Aircraft Cleaning: Buyer shall keep the Aircraft reasonably clean, inside and out, by commercial airline standards at all times.
This includes without limitation, the engines, wheel wells, nacelles, landing gear and flight control areas.
j. Service Bulletins: When Embraer recommends that Buyer implement a service bulletin which improves performance or
dispatch reliability, enhances flight operations or decreases maintenance costs, ***, and Buyer concludes by a cost benefit
analysis that the SB is commercially reasonable, Embraer Customer Support Department shall contact Buyer's Vice
President of Maintenance, in writing, with recommendations that the service bulletin be complied with. Buyer will
schedule the Aircraft for incorporation of such service bulletin ***, but, subject to Embraer agreement which shall not be
unreasonably withheld, Buyer may schedule it for incorporation during a maintenance check, so as to minimize
interruption to scheduled service.
k. Ground Support Equipment: Embraer shall provide Buyer two lists of tooling and ground support equipment required to
maintain the Aircraft, which lists shall be subject to Buyer's reasonable approval. One list will cover line maintenance
bases while the other will apply to heavy maintenance facilities. Buyer will be required to maintain these levels of required
tooling and ground support equipment in good working order at all times.
l. Reliability Reporting: Buyer shall monthly provide to Embraer, in electronic format, a reliability and maintenance cost report
in accordance with the latest revision of the Embraer’s Service News Letter for data exchange.
m. Rejection: Buyer shall not unreasonably reject Embraer's recommendations / changes / solutions which in Embraer's
opinion, would result in an improvement in Buyer's dispatch reliability. Any such rejection shall be cause for re-evaluation
and/or adjustment of this guarantee. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, Buyer shall not be
required to comply with or implement, and the benefits and rights provided Buyer hereunder will not be adversely affected
by, Buyer’s not complying with or implementing any Embraer recommendation / changes / solutions (including without
limitation, recommended service bulletins) or any provision of applicable product literature for which compliance is not
mandated by the local airworthiness authority rules and regulations if Buyer has determined in good faith that such
recommendation / change / solution or provision of such product literature is not reasonably expected to result in a net
economic benefit to Buyer in light of all applicable facts and circumstances, including, without limitation, the number of
man-hours reasonably estimated by Embraer to be required to accomplish such recommendation / change / solution, the
labor cost to be incurred, the potential reduction in maintenance costs to be realized, the time value of money and the
Source: REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS INC, 10-K, March 15, 2007 Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠