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New CEO takes over at Etihad
Airways Engineering
Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has confirmed
the appointment of Abdul Khaliq Saeed as
the new Etihad Airways Engineering CEO. Predictive Maintenance for APUs Launched by AFI KLM E&M
He will replace Jeff Wilkinson, who leaves AFI KLM E&M has announced the addition the real needs of our clients. With PROGNOS
the post after 11 years with the company. of a new offering to its range of predictive for APU, EPCOR is pitching a competitively
“We are delighted to have Abdul Khaliq as maintenance solutions, in the shape of differentiating, high value-added solution
CEO of Etihad Airways Engineering. The PROGNOS for APU. The new offering has to the APU maintenance market, to help
organisation has become a critical enabler been designed, built and marketed by EPCOR, airlines maintain maximum control over
for UAE commercial aviation and Abu the Group subsidiary specialising in MRO their APU assets and keep them operating
Dhabi’s role as a global aviation hub over services for Auxiliary Power Units (APUs). for as long as possible for minimum effort,”
the past 25 years. Under his leadership, we The new offering was officially launched at says Dennis Wetjens, EPCOR Managing
will maintain our focus on innovation and the beginning of September and adds to Director. EPCOR has developed a portfolio
business performance,” said Mohamed PROGNOS for engines and PROGNOS for of tailored support services designed to
Mubarak Fadhel Al Mazrouei, Chairman of aircraft. PROGNOS for APU uses ‘Big Data’ maximize the availability of these vital
the Board of Etihad Aviation Group. Saeed technologies to monitor the performance systems called EPCOR Trend Monitoring.
brings joins Etihad Airways Engineering of APUs and predict faults, providing a major EPCOR’s PROGNOS for APU is a real-time
from Abu Dhabi based, Turbine Services & competitive advantage by ultimately helping APU performance monitoring and analysis
Solutions (TS&S), where he was CEO since to rationalise maintenance work, avoid shop solution that can identify weak signals and
2014. Etihad Airways Engineering is now the visits and excess costs for client airlines. “The predict potential failures and hence will
largest airline MRO provider in the region innovation capabilities implemented in the allow scheduling of APU maintenance work
and the first with European Aviation Safety AFI KLM E&M network, including at EPCOR, around airlines’ operational requirements
Agency (EASA) approval to manufacture are based on our profile as an airline MRO, so in order to forestall possible breakdowns,
3D-printed aircraft cabin parts. that we can adapt as closely as possible to which can mean a grounded aircraft.

services from its facility at Rajiv Gandhi and South-East Asia. GMR Aero Technic
International Airport (RGIA), located in India’s is equipped with one wide body hangar,
Southern city of Hyderabad is seeking to one narrow body hangar and a dedicated
substantially grow its market share. “Indian paint hangar to provide base maintenance
MROs have developed capabilities and services, for Airbus A320 Family, ATR
infrastructure to provide rising demand of 42/72 Family, Boeing 737-NG Family and
MRO services globally,” says SGK Kishore, Bombardier Q400. GAT can perform
CEO, GHIAL, while adding, that the ‘Make in maintenance checks on five narrow body
India’ initiative of the Government of India has aircraft and one turboprop simultaneously.
Redefining MRO Services given a strong push to Indian MRO business. GMR Aero Technic’s customer base
GMR Aero Technic Ltd (GAT), a 100 percent GMR Aero Technic has its facilities spread includes major commercial airlines in the
subsidiary of GMR Hyderabad International over an area of 28 acres at Hyderabad airport Indian sub-continent viz. Indigo, Jet airways,
Airport Ltd. (GHIAL), which offers world which is a mere 2 hours flying time away Go Air, SpiceJet, AirAsia India, Vistara,
class third party independent airframe from major Indian cities and only 3-5 hours TruJet and International Airlines viz. Oman
Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) away from major cities in the Middle East Air, Flynas and Golden Myanmar Airlines.

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