Series of Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircrafts are now
headed to West Africa for maintenance services, courtesy European AviationSafety Agency (EASA) certification to the Bamako-based Airport Assistance Company of Mali (ASAM
S.A.), reports ITRealms.
The certification comes in the heels of Approved Maintenance
Organization with the ability to offer line maintenance services in West Africa
for Boeing 737 (300/400/500 - 600/700/
800) and Airbus A320 (A318 to A321) aircrafts at the Modibo Keita-Sénou international
airport in Bamako, Mali.
The Chief Executive Officer of ASAM S.A., Dominique Dreuil, expressed delight to a partnership with AMC
Aviation, a French company which has been approved as a maintenance
organisation by the European Aviation Safety Agency, the Bamako (Mali) station
was approved and added to the list of line maintenance sites with Part 145 approval:
FR.145.0674 – Regulation (EU) 1321/2014, on the 12th of December 2017.
Dreuil explained that this certification allows ASAM S.A.,
under the ASAM Technics label, to perform maintenance on airplanes and issue a
Certificate of Release to Service (CRS) for an aircraft registered in any
member country of the European Union or registered with the European Aviation
Safety Agency (EASA), which makes ASAM S.A. one of the first Approved
Maintenance Organizations of this kind (non-airline) in West Africa.
The first maintenance was completed by ASAM Technics’
technicians on December 13, 2017 on an Aigle Azur A 320 from Bamako to
Paris/Orly.
“African companies are in a constant and urgent search for
cost saving solutions, particularly in terms of aeronautical maintenance and
Mali’s strong geo-strategic location allows it to deliver aeronautical services
to the entire sub-region. A new terminal has just been completed at the Bamako
airport and the establishment of a rigorous environment with international
standards will only further increase the attractiveness of this hub”, he said.
According to the ICF International 2015 Market Study; 17 per
cent of maintenance expenses of African companies are spent on line
maintenance. And while the air transport market is expanding in Africa, margins
remain among the lowest in the world making it ever more important to focus on
reducing costs. According to a recent IATA report, margins will go down from
3.4% to 0.6% between 2017 and 2018.
ASAM Technics is now equipped with modern facilities, all
the necessary tools and has met the stringent standards required to deliver
line maintenance services at the Bamako airport.
Nonye Dom/GEE\
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