Iberia Signs Maintenance Contracts with Uruguay’s Pluna

Iberia has signed an exclusive contract with the Pluna company under which it will carry out A-type inspections of a Boeing B-767 flown by the Uruguayan carrier at its Madrid maintenance shops. The contract has a one-year duration.

The A-type inspection, normally carried out after every 500 flying hours, is a general inspection of all aircraft systems, components, and structures, both interior and exterior, to verify their integrity.

Under a separate agreement, Iberia’s maintenance division will maintain and overhaul the Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 engines on one of Pluna’s Boeing B-757s. Iberia is the sole European company qualified to inspect and repair this type of engine.

Founded in 1936, Pluna is Uruguay’s airline, and flies to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Spain, Paraguay, and domestic destinations. In recent years it has been streamlining and expanding its fleet, which now consists of half a dozen aircraft.