AIME/MRO: AMES aims to add B737 nacelles to its services

Dubai-based Aerostructures Middle East Services (AMES) is to further expand its jet engine nacelle repair capabilities, the company said at the MRO Middle East show today.
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 The joint venture of Safran’s Aircelle and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance plans the expansion on the back of two successful years of operation from its technical base in the UAE

AMES can accommodate the region’s very large nacelles and thrust reversers for Engine Alliance GP7200s that power Airbus A380s, and General Electric’s GE90 engines used on Boeing 777s.. It also offers nacelle and thrust reverser services for Rolls-Royce Trent 700 and 500 engines that equip Airbus A330s and A340s, as well as well as for the A340 and A320 family’s CFM International CFM56 powerplants.
AMES has also successfully developed on-wing support activities that involve the deployment of teams into the field.
“As a next step, the company is preparing to implement service capabilities for CFM56 nacelles on Boeing 737s, along with a broadening of its on-wing support for various engine nacelle types,” a statement from the company said.
“We forecast double-digit expansion of our business in the coming years as AMES builds its services and responds to Middle East airline growth,” said general manager François Vitti,
 
 
Pictured Right: general manager François Vitti

 

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