AFI KLM E&M Includes 787 Nacelles in Maintenance Offering

Air France and UTC Aerospace Systems have signed a long-term agreement to maintain the two types of nacelle systems on both General Electric and Rolls-Royce engines equipping the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The agreement negotiated with UTAS paves the way for AFI KLM E&M to implement MRO services for these products based on optimized processes, complex repairs and specific tooling. As a result, AFI KLM E&M is developing capabilities to handle shop or on-wing repairs to the component parts of the engine nacelles comprised of the thrust reversers, air intakes, fan cowls, exhausts, centre bodies of both Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 and