MRO News Focus - January 2012

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Lufthansa Technik

January 2012

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LIBYAN OPERATORS GET MRO HELP TO RECOVER

AFI KLM E&M and Egyptair Maintenance & Engineering have won contracts with Libyan operators trying to get back to normal after the revolution.
AFI KLM E&M and Libyan Airlines have signed a long-term contract covering component support (pool access and repairs) and maintenance checks for the carrier’s seven A320-200s (three on order) and two ATR 42-500s A320 and ATR 42-500 fleets. Following the recent fighting in Libya, AFI KLM E&M and Air France Consulting have provided expertise and assistance to return damaged Libyan Airlines aircraft to service. The arrival of two aircraft in Toulouse is an important step towards the operational implementation of this contract, which received the support of the French government.

ETHIOPIAN MRO GETS EASA APPROVAL

Ethiopian MRO, the maintenance division of Ethiopian Airlines, has received EASA Part 145 Approval.
The Approval Certificate was issued on 21 November 2011. This Approval authorises Ethiopian MRO to repair aircraft and components of airlines registered under any European Union member country, and issue EASA Airworthiness Certificates. The Boeing 767 and 757 fleet line maintenance, base airframe maintenance and component maintenance are included within the scope of the approval.

FedEx PICKS 767 AS MD-10 REPLACEMENT

FedEx Express has signed an agreement with Boeing to purchase 27 new 767-300F aircraft, with three arriving in fiscal 2014 and six per year in fiscal 2015-2018.
The 767s were selected as the best choice to begin replacing FedEx Express’s McDonnell Douglas MD-10 aircraft, some of which are more than 40 years old. The 767s will provide similar capacity as the MD10s, with improved reliability, an approximate 30% increase in fuel efficiency and a minimum of a 20% reduction in unit operating costs.

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