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Moog to Support Singapore
Airlines
Moog Inc. and Singapore Airlines, have
signed a 12-year exclusive contract for
comprehensive support of the Moog Flight
Control Products on Singapore Airlines’
fleet of A350 aircraft. The program will
include maintenance and inventory
support via Moog’s strategically selected
worldwide stocking locations, giving
Singapore Airlines 24/7 access to spares
no matter where their aircraft are located.
Moog, the OEM provider of the primary and
high lift flight controls on the A350, offers
a comprehensive suite of aftermarket
support solutions for A350 customers. The
Moog Total Support program is aimed at
providing airlines with a comprehensive
range of services for Moog products,
AFI KLM E&M Unveils New Innovation Centre in Singapore including inventory and maintenance
AFI KLM E&M’s new innovation centre, The “We are proud to extend our R&D support. “We are delighted that Singapore
MRO Lab Singapore, is now operational. capability and anchor it in the heart of Airlines selected the Moog Total
Staffed by locally-recruited experts, the Singapore, one of the world’s greatest Support program for long term logistics
R&D centre, which is located in the centre innovation platforms. In being able to and maintenance of our products on
of Singapore has been set up in conjunction benefit from the combined expertise of their fleet of A350’s,” said Mark Brooks,
with Ramco Systems and is supported by two acknowledged MRO sector players, Moog’s General Manager for Commercial
Singapore’s Economic Development Board the MRO Lab Singapore will be able Aircraft. Services. Singapore Airlines is the
(EDB). The Lab will focus on strategic areas to offer in very short order innovative flag carrier of Singapore and flies to 60
of the MRO sector, ranging from technician solutions that are likely to deliver real destinations in over 30 countries around
mobility to customer experience, internet benefits to our clients.” Said Franck Terner, the world. Singapore Airlines has 67 A350
of things, Big Data applications, predictive EVP AIR FRANCE KLM Engineering & on order and will take delivery of its first
maintenance, to artificial intelligence. Maintenance. A350-900 in early 2016.

ATI Business Group and Garuda Announce New Partnership
Indonesian flag carrier Garuda has achieve further efficiencies and enhance to scale operations and focus on their
announced a new partnership with the ATI our value proposition in the midst of ever core competencies….,” said Brad
Business Group to the The Airline Tariff increasing global competition,” said Mrs. Holman, Director of ATI Business Group.
Publishing Company (ATPCO) system. The Handayani, Director of Commercial of PT The 15-year-old ATI Business Group is
new system will help Garuda Indonesia Garuda Indonesia. based out of Jakarta, Indonesia and
in improving efficiency, and help further “Fare filing processes are an integral now offers full financial and accounting
enhance growth and competitiveness of part of any airline operations, whereby support services, ticketing and refund
the airline. “The partnership is amongst the accurate and quality fare filing process operations, land travel distribution and
many concrete steps that we have taken to management will help Garuda Indonesia back-office IT developments.

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