Michelin Partners with Hope Aero to Land New Flair Airlines Contract

Michelin North America, Inc., in partnership with Hope Aero, has secured a new agreement for Canadian air carrier Flair Airlines. Hope Aero will provide brake and wheel service and Michelin will provide tires for the entire Flair Airlines fleet of Boeing 737

In order to provide a simplified wheel and brake maintenance, repair, and operations package to Flair Airlines, Hope Aero — with locations in Mississauga, Ontario, and Winnipeg, Manitoba — worked with Michelin to provide the comprehensive solutions package. Hope Aero will provide brake and wheel service and Michelin will provide tires for the entire Flair Airlines fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft.

“Our strategic partnership with Hope Aero allows us to deliver the best solution for tires and services, custom designed for Flair Airlines, through Hope Aero’s complete wheel maintenance service package,” said John Thomas, account manager for Michelin. “The Flair Airlines B737 aircraft will be supplied with Michelin aircraft tires, featuring Michelin’s exclusive NZG technology that extends the time between tire changes and reduces foreign object damage, bringing value to the customer.”

“With aircraft safety as a top priority for Hope Aero and Michelin, this contract will provide a wheel, brake and tire package for the extreme conditions for load and speed in which airline landings endure,” said Joel Chlan of Hope Aero.

Flair Airlines, based in Edmonton, Alberta, is Canada’s only independent Ultra Low-Cost Carrier and is growing to serve 20 cities across Canada and five cities in the United States. Hope Aero, Canada’s leading aircraft component maintenance specialist, focuses on propellers, wheels and brakes repair and overhaul, dynamic balancing and non-destructive testing.

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.