De Havilland Aircraft of Canada has entered into an agreement with Mediterranean Aviation Company (Medavia).

Under the agreement, Medavia will become a De Havilland Canada Authorised Service Facility (ASF) offering heavy check maintenance services from its facilities located in Malta.

Mohamed Dau, managing director, Medavia, commented: “As the fleet of commercial aircraft continues to grow in the Middle East and Africa, we are pleased to be working with De Havilland Canada to extend our MRO activities to cover the Dash 8 Series turboprops.

“Dash 8 turboprops have proven to be rugged and reliable aircraft and perform admirably at the most challenging airports in the Middle East and Africa, so we look forward to adding them to our maintenance portfolio and increasing our support to operators in the region.”

De Havilland Canada’s global network of authorised service facilities for the Dash 8 Series aircraft includes Canada’s Jazz Technical Services, United Kingdom’s Flybe, Holland’s SAMCO and UAE’s Falcon Aviation Services; among others.