AFRA President
Derk-Jan van Heerden,
AELS BV
AFRA Vice President
Amy Bann,
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
AFRA Treasurer
Marco Gehr,
ELG Haniel Group
AFRA Secretary
Kahina Oudjehani, Bombardier
James Cobbold, Air Salvage International
Mike Corne, eCube Solutions
Jason Reed, GA Telesis LLC
Gary Spoors, GJD Services Ltd.
Nigel Marsh, Rolls-Royce plc
Philippe Fournadet,
Tarmac Aerosave SAS
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Hans Craen
Executive Director
Laura Dwulet
General Manager
David Bernstein
Industry Affairs Coordinator
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"Though end-of-life is now part of the design process, there are still issues for the industry to resolve, including breaking down composite material and the need-or not-for regulation..."
- Airlines International
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"As data becomes more prevalent in aircraft operations and maintenance, industry is moving quickly to put in place processes and procedures to collect, analyze, and take action on what is being learned..."
- Aviation Week
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"The question, will digital twinning play a more important role in aircraft health monitoring? has been asked with increasing regularity in the MRO industry in the past few years..."
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Please email
AFRA staff
to get involved in AFRA's committees:
*AFRA BMP Development Committee
*AFRA Communications
Committee
*AFRA Government Affairs Committee
*AFRA R&D Committee
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Save The Date!
January 31 -
February 1, 2018
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
February 14-15, 2018
Panama City, Panama
April 10-12, 2018
Orlando, FL, USA
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Growing Our Social Media Footprint
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Please
let us know about your company's Facebook, LinkedIn and/or Twitter profile. Follow AFRA and share our news that you think might be interesting for your followers - we will of course do the same with your messages!
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Association Update
From Hans Craen, AFRA Executive Director
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Dear All,
 On behalf of the AFRA secretariat, I want to wish you all a healthy and prosperous 2018! 2017 has been a very interesting year for AFRA and we will continue on the same path for the year ahead of us. This newsletter will be one of the ways to keep you informed on the activities of AFRA as well as providing updates on topics of general interest to our industry.
In particular, we will use this newsletter to inform you on the current discussions in the European Union on circular economy and waste management which will give AFRA the opportunity to position itself in a proactive and constructive way. In parallel, we will continue to work on the BMP and the accreditation programme which are our flagships in showcasing an industry that is taking up its responsibility to continuously improve end-of-life management of aircraft.
On behalf of the secretariat, we are looking forward to continued collaboration with AFRA members in 2018 as well with the wider network of stakeholders to further promote the interests of the industry.
Best regards,
Hans Craen
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Last Chance to Fill Out
AFRA's Government Affairs Survey!
AFRA is regularly involved in monitoring government and regulatory activities to best support AFRA and its membership, and to strengthen AFRA's position as an industry leader.
We need your feedback! We take our responsibility seriously and are committed to drive results that provide a positive outcome for you and your company. We look forward to hearing from you and appreciate you taking the time to take this quick survey:
Government Affairs Program
The Committee is in the process of finalizing a policy position statement on the Circular Economy and is also working on putting together a strategic roadmap for 2018.
For a report on recent policy & regulatory updates, please click
here.
AFRA BMP Development Committee
The BMP Guide 3.3 was recently fully implemented into the accreditation program.
If you'd like to get involved in the Committee and be added to the participant list, please contact staff.
AFRA Communications Committee
The Communications Committee recently contributed content to the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) publication,
Airlines International, on an article concerning aircraft recycling. The Committee will be holding its next teleconference on Thursday, January 18 at 10:30am ET. If you are interested in participating,
please
contact staff.
The R&D Committee holds monthly teleconferences as we work toward our research initiatives.
To learn more about AFRA R&D and to join the committee visit
the R&D page
of the website or
contact staff
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Save the Date for ASA AFRA Annual Conference
If you have ideas for topics/speakers to include on this year's agenda, or if you are interesting in participating as part of the planning committee, please contact David Bernstein.
AFRA Advertising Opportunity
AFRA is currently offering advertisement space on its website to promote companies and services relevant to the aircraft end-of-life management industry. If your company is interested in purchasing ad space, please contact
AFRA staff.
This is an opportunity to show support for the Aircraft Fleet Recycling industry and Association while also gaining valuable exposure for your company, promoting new and upcoming product offerings, or announcing relevant company news and information.
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