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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
Brent Webb, CAVU Aerospace
Mike Corne, eCube Solutions
Jason Reed, GA Telesis LLC
Gary Spoors, GJD Services Ltd.
Nigel Marsh, Rolls-Royce plc
Pierre Bonnichon, Tarmac Aerosave SAS
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Hans Craen
Executive Director
Laura Dwulet
General Manager
David Bernstein
Industry Affairs Coordinator
Gabriella Kemendi
Government Affairs Coordinator
Sam Nysetvold
Staff Associate
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"With only 400 to 500 aircraft being town down each recent year, used parts have been relatively scarce and valuable. When might the parts drought end?"
- MRO Network
"The prime selfie spot for residents of [Kishangarh, India] isn't its decaying 16th -century royal fort or its world-famous marble market. It's the terminal at Kishangarh Airport - a small, low-slung building that offers a new gateway to the world."
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"When the C919, China's indigenous long-haul airliner, successfully completed its maiden flight in May 2017, officials were quick to announce that the country was edging closer to clinching the "crown jewels" of the modern manufacturing industry: aircraft."
- South China Morning Post
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Please email
AFRA staff
to get involved in AFRA's committees:
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Save The Date!
January 16-17, 2019
Cancun, Mexico
February 11-12, 2019
Dubai, UAE
March 10-12, 2019
Orlando, FL, USA
July 14-16, 2019
Montreal, Canada
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AFRA Advertising Opportunity
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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. Advertisement details can be found on the AFRA website.
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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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AFRA Members Only Website Resources
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Don't forget to visit the AFRA Website to view the Members Only section, where you can find additional resources and updates offered only to members! Please contact staff with any questions regarding access or content.
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Association Update
From Nigel Marsh, Rolls-Royce plc
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Dear AFRA Members,
As I'm leaving Rolls-Royce at the end of the year, this is unfortunately my last newsletter and official role as a Director of AFRA. So I must start by saying what a privilege it's been to be a part of the association and thank you all for improving my knowledge of this part of the aviation value chain. I've really enjoyed being a part of an association that adds such tremendous value to the life cycle management of an aircraft.
I'm a great supporter of sustainability and the need for product whole life thinking and so it's been really satisfying to be a part of AFRA and to learn more about our members. What you all do is so important in supporting sustainable aviation. Getting the most value from aircraft and their parts and minimising our reliance on finite resources has to be a great endeavour. Our work plays well to the modern concept of circularity. It's not that we're doing anything particularly radical, but we are a part of a meeting of minds and a growing approach to materials management across the industry, and leading rather than following. So there is much to build on and our strength is in doing this together and encouraging others through sharing best practices. We need to shout more about the positive value that we create and build a wider membership to maximise the opportunities. After all, it's an industry that will grow significantly over the coming years.
During my short tenure as a Director I've seen some great progress in the governance of the association and we're much stronger, both as a result of a dedicated Board of Directors and the support of Kellen.
I would like to wish you all the very best in your businesses and hopefully our paths will cross again someday - that would be rather nice.
Best regards,
Nigel Marsh
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2019 Membership Dues
AFRA staff will be distributing invoices for 2019 membership dues shortly, so keep an eye out to be sure you remain an active member!
New AFRA Members
Welcome
ACTC
and
Spire Flight Solutions as new members to AFRA! We are thrilled to have them join and we are always looking to increase our membership to help promote sustainability in the aircraft end-of-service industry! Please
contact staff if you are interested in joining AFRA.
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Government Affairs Committee
AFRA's Government Affairs Committee recently collaborated with Business Europe to share how AFRA contributes to a circular economy. For more information and/or to participate in this committee, please email AFRA staff.
For a more detailed report on the committee's activities and recent policy & regulatory updates, please click
here.
AFRA BMP Development Committee
The proposed BMP version 4.0 is in the final stage of legal review and we will plan to hold a Committee teleconference in the coming month. To get involved with this Committee, please
contact staff.
AFRA Communications Committee
AFRA is also working on a partnership with Airfinance Journal that would benefit the work and awareness of both parties. The Committee also recently contributed content to a CNBC story on aircraft recycling - stay tuned for seeing that in print! If you are interested in getting involved, please
contact staff
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The committee is collecting some final details about the proposed research projects in order to make a recommendation to the Board of Directors as to which research to pursue. To get involved with the R&D Committee, please email AFRA staff.
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ASA-AFRA 2019 Annual Meeting
Mark your calendars for the
ASA-AFRA 2019 Annual
Meeting!
July 14-16, 2019
Montreal, Canada
Hotel OMNI Mont-Royal
Hotel and
registration information is now available on
ASA's website. More details will be coming soon, but please contact
AFRA staff if you are interested in sponsorship opportunities for the 2019 Annual Meeting.
UN Environment Programme Report
The United Nations Environment Programme recently released a report entitled
Re-defining Value - The Manufacturing Revolution, Remanufacturing, Refurbishment, Repair and Direct Reuse in the Circular Economy. The full report, press release, factsheet, and summary can all be downloaded and more information is available on the UN Environment website.
Brexit Update
AFRA Staff is monitoring the impact Brexit may have on the industry and will provide updates for members as the discussions continue. If you are interested in learning more, please see below for links to relevant articles.
-The Guardian
, 12 November 2018
-Forbes, 31 October 2018
-IATA, 30 October 2018
-The Guardian, 29 October 2018
-Independent, 24 October 2018
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