Jet Airways today awarded a $750-million (Rs 3,371 crore) contract to a leading Singaporean firm for maintenance support to engines of its 67-strong Boeing-737 fleet over the next 10 years.

Jet and its all-economy subsidiary JetLite awarded the maintenance-by-the-hour contract to ST Aerospace for the CFM56-7B engines which power the next generation aircraft, statements issued by the premier private carrier and the Singaporean firm said here.

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Under the contract, which commences with immediate effect, the ST Aerospace Engines would provide comprehensive engine maintenance and engineering support over 10 years.

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