AMES succeeds with first Gulf Air contract award

The joint venture between Aircelle (Safran group) and Air France Industries KLM E&M was announced at the MRO Middle East show earlier this year

AMES was set up to provide Middle East customers with local support for the maintenance of their fleets of commercial aircraft including Airbus A320s, A330s, A340-500/-600s, A380s, Boeing 777s and Embraer ERJ170s.

Having only very recently been EASA Part 145 certified, AMES has already received its first order for repairing a complete thrust reverser.

Gulf Air Director of Engineering and Airworthiness Mr. Jamal Hashim said, "We chose AMES because besides being an EASA Part 145 approved organisation, it has the required expertise to meet our requirements and has combined the reputation and know-how of a recognised MRO in AFI KLM E&M, and the technological expertise of an OEM, in Aircelle”.

AMES General Manager Antoine Succar said "AMES' teams are very proud of the confidence placed in them by Gulf Air.”