AFI (Air France Industries)

Les temps sont durs ! C'est la crise ! AFI vend sa base MRO en CHINE

Lien :
http://www.atwonline.com/news/other.html?issueDate=2%2F23%2F2009

Air France Industries sold its stake in Hangxin Aviation Engineering Group to senior management and "cadre employees" at the Chinese component MRO organization. The share transfer agreement was initialed in December and signed on Feb. 19. In a joint statement, AFI said the decision to sell its ownership was made "within the context of the ongoing economic crisis."

Un peu plus de réalisme, ces jours-ci !
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AFI / KLM E & M essaie de maintenir le cap par de nouvelles alliances.

L'activité de l'ensemble du secteur serait en déclin sauf en Chine et au Moyen-Orient
Axes A 330 et 777 les plus porteurs. Et A320, 737NG.

Les déclarations de l' EVP de KLM E&M sur Aviation Week :

With three projects in emerging markets and airframe maintenance for new platforms in the works, Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance aims to maintain its
2008-2009 business levels even in the current economy, says AFI President Alain
Bassail. The maintenance, repair and overhaul organization saw its income double last year, and pulled in sales of EUR2.89 billion.

Aircraft maintenance activity is declining globally, but Peter de Swert, EVP of KLM E&M says that opportunities exist:
in-service aircraft are flying more hours, and growth remains strong in regions like China
and the Middle East--7-8%, "even when living in a crisis," he says.

Since airlines have parked many older aircraft to make operations more efficient, AFI KLM E&M has "chosen to develop [its] activities in the future by choosing the right airframe types," says de Swert. Narrowbodies comprise the A320 family, 737NG and Embraer ERJ170/190; the MRO sees opportunities for widebody maintenance growth in the A330 and A340 families and the 777.

AFI KLM E&M sees partnerships in emerging markets as another way to grow its business. Already operational is TSI in Blytheville, Arkansas, a joint venture with U.S. company ART that gives the MRO internal engine teardown capabilities. This helps to "achieve savings in materials linked to shop visits," says Bruno Delile, SVP business development and commercial coordination. He adds that AFI KLM E&M previously spent up to $20 million a year on repaired or reconditioned engine parts and components, before it brought the work into its network.

A joint venture with Safran company Aircelle in Dubai was finalized here yesterday. Called AMES, the JV will provide nacelle maintenance for the local market of new aircraft types AFI KLM E&M is focusing on, says Delile. The capability is critical in the Middle
East for new Airbus and Boeing fleets, he adds. It's set to begin operations by the end of the year.

And in Casablanca, AFI KLM E&M has formed an agreement to set up a joint venture with Royal Air Maroc. The two companies will invest in a purpose-built, two-bay hangar, and expect to induct the first A320 aircraft for D checks next year. This venture, Delile says, will allow AFI/KLM E&M to "develop narrowbody work in a more competitive environment than Europe."
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Bien, Air France montreses muscles, pour l'entretien moteurs !
Et n'oublie pas de mentionner RR, just in case !



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by Elyse Moody at
6/22/2011 4:06 AM CDT

Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance broke ground on a
5,000-sq.-meter test cell facility for what it dubs Very Big Engines, or
VBE, at Paris-Charles de Gaulle in April. The site still is being
excavated, but here's how AFIKLM E&M plans for it to look.








[All photos: AFIKLM E&M]

The test cell, supplied by MDS of Canada, will accommodate GE90-94/115,
CFM56-5C and GP7200 engines. But Anne Brachet, senior VP of engine
overhaul for the company, tells me today that it also will induct
future engines -- potentially the Trent XWB and GEnx. The MRO's next
move depends on what Air France/KLM decides to do, she says. But
undoubtedly, she's planning to do new engines -- both testing and
overhaul -- either at Orly, the Constellation site at CDG or in
Amsterdam.

The test cell underway now is designed to high
environmental quality certification standards, with 1-meter thick walls
for good sound insulation, ergonomic work stations and a rainwater
recovery system, AFIKLM E&M says. It has invested nearly 43 million
euros in the project.

The MRO plans for the test cell to process
110 VBE engines per year. It is scheduled to open in April 2012, and
Brachet says they should begin inducting production engines in June
2012.


JPRS

AF/KLM !

Vous m'en remettrez juste une petite couche (Electrostatique ) chez KLM !
5 minutes de video pour peindre un freighter 747 ! QQ jours quand même vu le défilement des ombres !

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c'est AFI KLM E&M qui prendra soin des 6 787 de Xiamen Airlines. C'est le 7e opérateur de 787 à choisir AFI KLM E&M. Vous croyez qu'AF regrette d'avoir commandé le 787 ?

http://www.afiklmem.com/AFIKLMEM/en/g_page_news/041114XIAMEN.html

787 et A350 sont, je pense des avions complémentaires

Et pour le 777X ... il n'y auras plus l'effet famille avec le -200ER qui n'avait pas de concurrence réelle en Twin longue distance et qui était supérieur à l'A340-300 dès qu'on passait à 10 de front en éco... puis la seconde lame -300ER
Le 777-9X sera tout seul...

Premier contrat externe pour l'entretien de moteurs GEnx pour Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance. KLM fera la maintenance des GEnx de Xiamen Airlines.

http://news.klm.com/xiamen-airlines-and-klm-royal-dutch-airlines-intensify-partnership-with-long-term-maintenance-agreement-and-more-code-shares/