SmartLynx selects NYCO’s turbine oil for its fleet of Airbus A320
NYCO announces that SmartLynx Airlines, based in Riga, Latvia, recently selected Turbonycoil® 600, a synthetic standard turbine oil, for use on its fleet of Airbus A320 powered by CFM56-5B and V2500.
The ACMI provider and charter company, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2017, is in full growth with annual passengers carried increasing from 1.6 million in 2015 to 2.5 million in 2017. SmartLynx provides ACMI operations to its customers in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia and plans to start holiday charter operations in the Russian market from Q2 2019 with its sister company trading as WeGo Air.
“SmartLynx is very pleased to make the switch to the NYCO Engine oil, an oil that has been proven to stand up to the rigors of modern jet engines at a very competitive price. We expect to give added value to our ACMI Customers by passing on a significant saving in Engine Oil direct operating costs.” said John Brady, VP Technical at SmartLynx.
“We are excited to add SmartLynx to our partners. We would like to thank John Brady and Malcom Fitzsimons for their professionalism and trust. Once again, NYCO strengthens its position on the European market, particularly with operators flying with the A320 fleet powered by CFM56 and V2500.” said Hélène Prinet, NYCO Sales & Marketing Manager – Aeronautics.
Approved against demanding specifications, including SAE AS 5780 SPC Class and MIL-PRF-23699 STD Class, Turbonycoil® 600 has received certification for use by all major engine manufacturers. It has logged more than 30 years of experience in jet engines of military and commercial aircraft.
