Company
History
Regional Jet Center Ltd (RJC) came into existence in 2015. However, the company’s history goes back to 1958, when Martinair – Regional Jet Center’s predecessor – was founded. The Dutch airline, which focused on both the passenger and cargo markets, went through several transformations during its existence. One of these was joining the KLM Group: in December 2008, Martinair became part of Air France-KLM as a subsidiary, after which the maintenance tasks and responsibilities that Martinair Maintenance & Engineering performed on Martinair aircraft were gradually transferred to KLM Engineering & Maintenance. A move to Hangar 73, the former Fokker factory at Schiphol-East, followed in April 2013. Martinair Maintenance & Engineering was then transformed into Regional Jet Center Martinair. Since 2015, Regional Jet Center has been its own Private Company, and thus an operationally independent Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul Organization (MRO) at Schiphol.
Within Air France-KLM, RJC is responsible for the maintenance of the KLM Cityhopper Embraer fleet at Schiphol. In addition to maintenance for this fleet, RJC handles Embraer maintenance for several other regional airlines. Meanwhile, RJC has grown into one of the most innovative aircraft maintenance companies in Europe. The strong focus on innovation ensures that RJC is a pioneer in several areas. From inspections with drones to the use of augmented reality to determine the location of damage, RJC is at the forefront of applying new technology and is therefore internationally known as a leading MRO with enormous clout.
