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CEO at TS&S Aerospace. TS&S Aerospace installations performed concurrently GP7200s and Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines
at present is the only independent RR Trent ‘under one roof’. Airbus’ dedicated inventory that power Airbus A380s. The AMES mainly
700 MRO facility worldwide and works in management subsidiary – Satair Group, will provides services for Safran produced
partnership with major original equipment offer an on-site service for all necessary nacelles and thrust reversers on Rolls-
manufacturers (OEMs) including Rolls consumable and expendable parts (needed Royce Trent 700 and Trent 500 engines that
Royce, GE Aviation and International Aero for the heavy checks and upgrades service equip Airbus A330s and A340s, as well as
Engines. bulletin embodiment). Etihad Airways the A320 Family’s CFM56 powerplant. The
Engineering in 2016 had also completed capabilities also apply to Safran Nacelles’
Niche Provider ahead of schedule Etihad Airways’ first latest products, such as the nacelle system
Etihad Airways Engineering is the largest A380 heavy maintenance C-check along for Airbus’ A320neo (New Engine Option)
commercial aircraft maintenance, repair with an extensive cabin refresh. Etihad version that has now entered service, and
and overhaul (MRO) services provider in Airways Engineering is also seeking to the future introduction of the company’s
the Middle East and 2017 will see it bring to leverage its experience in undertaking major nacelle system on the A330neo.
market its MRO service solutions for A380 cabin modifications for Etihad Airways.
operators. A Memorandum of Understanding Based in Jebel Ali Free Zone,
(MOU) was inked between Etihad Airways Aerostructures Middle East Services
Engineering and Airbus in November, 2016, (AMES), is a joint-venture between Safran
where both firms agreed to jointly work Nacelles and Air France Industries KLM
on the development of a new A380 MRO Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M).
services offering. According to an Airbus Towards the end of 2016, following the grant ABOVE: Researchers in the Middle
release, “The service will also be particularly of a new Federal Aviation Administration East have developed a fast and
useful to those A380 operators who already (FAA) certificate, along with a new autoclave non-destructive way to test
have ‘in-house’ MRO capability, but whose for composites and its skilled on-site repair components made from carbon
fiber-reinforced
plastics
that
own facilities are fully booked with work and engineering team, AMES announced its are integral to large aircraft. The
therefore need to offload some heavy checks intention to cater for the growing volume of prototype solution completes the
and upgrades to a third-party facility which is nacelle MRO work. It has also been creating detection process in a few seconds,
backed by Airbus.” MRO capabilities for composite repairs while providing real-time data and
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A380 Maintenance, Engineering and on aerostructure parts such as radomes,
Upgrades capabilities will be established winglets and flight control surfaces. AMES OPPOSITE PAGE: SR Technics’
in Abu Dhabi and third-party support is also uniquely positioned to accommodate brand new and state-of-the-art
will be offered to A380 operators and the very large nacelles and thrust reversers training center in Abu Dhabi will
allow the company to attract new
the option of having their A380 fleets’ for General Electric’s GE90 engines on and existing customers within the
heavy maintenance checks and upgrade Boeing 777s, along with the Engine Alliance region and beyond
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