Our parent companies Air France and KLM operate a combined fleet of 26 A330s and 19 A340s. For that reason AFI KLM E&M is a worldwide leader in A340 components support, providing such services to a total of more than 150 airplanes around the world.
The A330 and A340 families share the same design. Based on its extensive experience as operator AFI KLM E&M has led in stretching the maintenance intervals between checks, thus helping our customers to lower their maintenance costs through our full engineering support.
AFI KLM E&M maintains A330s and A340s at three facilities. Heavy maintenance for long-haul aircraft takes place at Orly, and on-line as well as light maintenance at Amsterdam, CDG and Orly. In 2008, we used our experience to carry out four 4C5Y checks and eleven C checks on these two aircraft types.
We also maintain privileged relations with Airbus and related OEMs.
The A330 and A340 families share the same design. Based on its extensive experience as operator AFI KLM E&M has led in stretching the maintenance intervals between checks, thus helping our customers to lower their maintenance costs through our full engineering support.
The latest arrival in General Electric's CF6 family, the CF6-80E1 equips A330s. AFIKLM E&M has build up this capability in 2005 becoming the only MRO provider in Europe to provide both comprehensive maintenance and test runs for the CF6-80E1. AFIKLM E&M is now responsible for maintaining 30% of the worldwide fleet powered by the CF6-80E1.
The engine design is very similar to the CF6-80C2 engine model, with which it shares 60% of the parts. Our experience of more than 2,100 shop visits performed on the CF6-80C2 is the strong basis for our CF6-80E1 maintenance support.
With the introduction of this new engine type the availability of used materials and repairs are limited, but our organization is focused on developing new repairs standalone or together with the OEM. In combination with other material cost saving measures, we are able to reduce the overall maintenance cost of your engine.
> 30% of worldwide CF6-80E1 fleet maintained by AFI KLM E&M
> 2001: year of the introduction of the CF6-80E1 into the fleet
> 2005: year of the first shop visit carried out in our engine shop
Our Group has been the launch airline for CFM56-5 engines, as Air France was the very first company to operate A320 aircraft in 1988. Since then, the group's fleet has kept growing, first operating first CFM56-5A engines, then CFM56-5C engines in 1993, when the A340 entered into service, and finally CFM56-5B in 1994 when CFM enhanced the A320 engine.
Being the very first CFM56-5 shop, AFI KLM E&M has gained a deep experience as airline-MRO, that it shares today with numerous customers: AFI KLM E&M supports today the largest CFM56-5 fleet in the world, with around 400 engines operated by a broad range of airlines.
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 On Site Support: benefit from our large airline-MRO experience at your own mainbase or outstation - on-wing inspections, engine change, Booster Life limited Parts replacement, VSV Bushings replacements, HPC Top Case repairs... |
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Hospital Chain: we have established a hospital chain at our engine shop, allowing us to perform CFM56-5A HPT blade modification campaigns and HPT disks replacements, as well as VSV Bushings replacements with optimized TAT and costs. |
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Engine Availability: a large pool of CFM56-5 engines allow us to offer you a flexible operational support, from short, mid or long-term leasing solutions, to an integrated availability program combining engine MRO with spare engine support. |
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Total maintenance cost optimization: based on its engineering expertise and its broad range of parts sources, AFI KLM E&M offers customized material solutions aiming at optimizing the total maintenance cost of engines, just as it has been doing on Air France and KLM fleets for more than 75 years. DER or DOA repairs based on our own approvals used serviceable parts from our brand new engine teardown subsidiary TSI, new parts installation from OEM or alternative sources, etc.: all available solutions are studied to match your reliability and costs reduction expectations. |
> 1,500 shop visits already carried out
> 180 CFM56-5 shop visits annual capacity
> 50% of shop visits in 2008 carried out on customers engine
