September News Round Up
New Frontiers
Inside AAG this week we launched our 2030 Growth Strategy under the theme of ‘New Frontiers’.
New Frontiers’ represents a future-focused outlook for AAG, drawing on decades of aerospace knowledge and expertise. The strategy sets direction for our teams and is underpinned by five pillars, representing key areas for focus and investment for AAG in the coming years. (1) People & Culture; (2) Customer Service Delivery; (3) Digital, Business Excellence & Innovation; (4) Environment, Social and Governance; and (5) Strategic Business Growth. These pillars are supported by a recalibrated company purpose, vision, and values which brings together a unified vision for the group.
What ‘New Frontiers’ means for customers is a commitment by all business units to increase our focus on excellence in customer service delivery and continue to develop our people and a company culture that will lead to positive outcomes for all stakeholders. It means we will lead on the ESG agenda in our sector which will support the ESG objectives of customers in terms of sustainable supply chain performance. At a grass-roots level, you will see an increased focus on TAT delivery across our Shannon-based facilities alongside a greater focus on consistency and transparency of data throughout all aspects of our service delivery.
We thank our existing customers for your continued business and forward to welcoming you back to Shannon during the 2023-2024 maintenance season. We invite prospective customers to contact us if you would like to arrange a visit to our Shannon facilities. Our team will be happy to showcase our capabilities and discuss the aerospace services and solutions we can offer to support your fleet.
Susan Keating, Chief Commercial Officer
MRO
The AAG team is delighted to be attending MRO Europe 2023 in Amsterdam from 17-19 October. This is a key event in the AAG calendar every year and a welcome opportunity to meet with existing and prospective customers in person to discuss outsourced maintenance solutions and ancillary support services for A320 (CEO/NEO), B737, B757, B767 and B787 aircraft types.
If you would like to meet with a member of the AAG team at MRO Europe to discuss outsourced maintenance and/or related requirements for your operation, please get in touch via email to sales@atlanticaviation.ie.
In the previous quarter, Atlantic Aviation Group was delighted to sign outsourced maintenance agreements with several major growth airlines in Europe and North America. Preparations are underway in both our Shannon Hangars for the upcoming winter programme with 8 x lines of heavy maintenance now fully sold from November 2023 through to April 2024.
We are already engaging with customers for the 2024-2025 maintenance season so if you have requirements for heavy maintenance, transition, EOL, modifications, parking and storage, and/or project needs during this period please get in touch with a member of our team
Finally, we have some slot availability during October 2023 in advance of commencement of the heavy maintenance winter programmes so if you have any base maintenance requirements for B737/B757/B767/B787 or A320 aircraft that could be fulfilled during October 2023 please get in touch with our team to discuss.
Tooling Loans – Aircraft Tooling, Equipment & Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Loans
AAG is delighted to add Aircraft Tooling and Equipment Loans to its portfolio of aviation solutions. We stock a wide range of Tooling and Equipment for Boeing 737/757/767/787 and Airbus A320/321 aircraft types and offer customers tooling and equipment on a short or long-term loan basis. To discuss any aircraft tooling and equipment needs, please contact the AAG tooling team at toolingloans@atlanticaviation.ie
CAMO & Technical Services
This summer, the team relocated from the Shannon Industrial Estate to Hangar 1 on the periphery of Shannon Airport. This has facilitated the extension of the secure aircraft records storage area. The team secured new business through additional aircraft types added to our scope of approval including the A320-NEO, B737-MAX, A330-CEO and B777. The team successfully conducted several unscheduled ARCs over the summer for a busy airline which necessitated close coordination with the regulator to secure in a timely manner.
We also welcomed Siti, a new Graduate CAMO Engineer to the team from the Institute of Technology in Carlow. She holds an Honours Degree in Aerospace Engineering and a Diploma of Technology in Avionics Maintenance from the University of Kuala Lumpur. We look forward to supporting Siti in her new role. As we enter Q4, we look forward to engaging with our globally based customers and suppliers for what promises to be a busy season with aircraft transitions. Additionally, we look forward to catching up with you at several aviation events in Q4.
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For CAMO and Technical Services queries, please contact aviationservices@atlanticaviation.ie
Design Services
In addition to Anthony Attoumani’s appointment as Head of Design Organisation in Q2, Q3 saw the appointment of Jeremy Kemp as the Head of Airworthiness at AAG. Anthony and Jeremy have combined expertise in building and developing teams through a structured and multi-disciplinary, integrated approach for minor to major, and simple to complex modifications and repair together with relevant kits and materials . Through the DOA active Graduate Programme for succession planning and future-proofing the team, we welcomed two Postgraduate Engineers with industry experience to the team in recent weeks. They are currently involved in minor modifications under the supervision of senior engineers.
Continuing with the performance theme, there is an acceleration of our internal process integration and improvement activities, co-located with our CAMO, material buyers, Training Academy and MRO partners, we continue to strengthen our internal relationships to provide a unique service leveraging our respective competencies to manage industry requirements efficiently. Finally, early this summer, the team successfully completed a project for a key lessor involving the Installation of a Boeing 737-800 G7 Closet developed in collaboration with Imagin’Air, France.
What our Design team do: Design, Engineering, Testing, Qualification, Certification and airworthiness
Modification types: Minor + Changes and Repairs for; Avionics, Cabin, Electrical Systems
Major Changes (STC) for; Cabin, Wireless Transmission Systems
Our Part21J Design Organisation Approval (DOA) EASA.21J.540
For Part 21 Design queries, please contact aviationservices@atlanticaviation.ie
Part 147 Training
The Training Academy were thrilled to secure a contract to support SOLAS this quarter. This prestigious contract involved the delivery of an EASA B1 to B2 conversion Programme for apprentices hailing from companies like Ryanair, Aer Lingus, Dublin Aerospace, and Atlantic Aviation Group. Our latest EASA Cat A1 course also commenced this, Summer, with two additional courses scheduled for Q4, ensuring a steady stream of qualified aviation professionals into the industry. This quarter also seen the successful completion of our inaugural Aircraft Landing Gear Technician course, conducted in collaboration with Dublin Aerospace Landing Gear Services and the City of Dublin Education & Training Board. We are also pleased to share that recruitment is almost finalised for our next intake into the BSc in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Programme, in partnership with the Technological University of Shannon (TUS).
The Training Academy has been diligently working this quarter to cater to a wide range of aircraft type training needs for both national and international participants. July saw our dedicated instructors travel to Cape Verde to deliver MAX Differences training as an extension of our NG Type Training Programme. Our online 767 Differences from 757 Type Training sessions were also conducted in July for attendees based in Kenya, reflecting our adaptability in delivering quality training in diverse formats. In August, we were delighted to host new and returning customers for a 767 General Familiarization course. August also saw the launch of our specially designed 5-day Introductory course to the NG and MAX aircraft.
For Training queries, please contact 147training@atlanticaviation.ie