A group of significant players Etihad Airways Engineering, EAD Aerospace, Lufthansa Technik and Envoy Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to form the Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance, IAMA
ABU DHABI, (Pakistan Point News - 30th Jan, 2019) A group of significant players Etihad Airways Engineering, EAD Aerospace, Lufthansa Technik and Envoy Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to form the Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance, IAMA.
The alliance aims to encourage aircraft owners and operators to modify and modernise their fleets through high quality equipment and rigorous inspections, irrespective of which IAMA members provide the engineering services.
Aircraft modifications, such as the installation of new cabins, connectivity solutions or avionics systems can be approved and documented through a Supplemental Type Certificate, STC, offered by providers such as the IAMA members.
The alliance addresses customer concerns with regard to documentation, data availability and a worldwide customer support network across different regulatory systems with various national authorities.
The main objectives of the Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance are to agree to common standards for the documentation and quality of Supplemental Type Certificates, to establish an open, secure documentation platform for airline customers and aircraft owners using STCs, and to inform the relevant public and expert communities about the advantages of STC approved solutions.
Commenting on the new alliance, Bernhard Randerath, Vice President Design, Engineering and Innovation of Etihad Airways Engineering, said, "This alliance is a positive step towards addressing the challenges that customers face with STC solutions today. As the middle East’s largest MRO, we use OEM solutions, however, Etihad is renowned for innovation and applying our own STC modifications. We believe that OEMs will also benefit from becoming members of IAMA, which is open to all modification providers."
In turn, Thomas Rueckert, Head of Base Maintenance and Aircraft Modification at Lufthansa Technik, said, "We enable aircraft operators to decide objectively and independently on the best possible modification solution for their fleet – regardless of a specific provider. Safety, flexibility of solutions for implementation of customer requests, along with speed and efficiency are at the heart of our activities.
