SIA Engineering said it has signed a long-term contract to provide maintenance and fleet management services to Gulf Air.

SIA Engineering, a unit of Singapore Airlines, said the contract will begin in June, but did not give any financial details.

The deal will cover Gulf Air's current fleet of 29 Airbus aircraft and another 35 Airbus planes that will be delivered in the future.

The contract complements a three-year heavy maintenance contract signed between the two companies in February 2008.

The total value of the contracts that SIA Engineering has with Gulf Air is more than US$100 million.