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Etihad receives European certification for its MRO capabilities
Carrier could handle maintenance work on foreign airlines, official says
- Staff Report
- Published: 00:00 December 17, 2009
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- Etihad Airways' technical division is now fully accredited to provide line maintenance services on a range of aircraft.
Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways could soon be carrying out aircraft line maintenance on behalf of major European airlines following a successful recent audit of its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities.
The national airline of the UAE has been awarded EASA Part 145 certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency following a comprehensive audit by the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA).
The approval effectively means that Etihad Airways' technical division is now fully accredited to provide line maintenance services on Airbus A319, A320, A330, A340 and Boeing B777 aircraft types for all European carriers.
Werner Rothenbaecher, Etihad Airways executive vice-president technical, said: "This is an important step forward in the airline's MRO capabilities and represents the culmination of a lot of hard work by the airline's Technical and Quality Assurance teams.
"Receiving this important certificate effectively validates our technical capabilities and means we can expand our MRO services to handle major European carriers, both at our Abu Dhabi hub and also at our satellite bases overseas."
To obtain the certification, Etihad had to submit a Maintenance Organisation Exposition (MOE), supported by a fully documented set of processes and procedures.
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