Old AELS News February 2008
New Q&A software |
February 28, 2008 |
In AELS' continuous search for improvement of our processes a
new step has been made. AELS has chosen the software BPM Suite by Pallas Athena to
support the quality and assurance (Q&A) department. With
this program AELS will rewrite its processes and develop an even more efficient total
end-of-life solution. A self learning environment will be
created which will improve our performances on quality, costs and environment.
MRO trends & forecasts conference |
February 13, 2008 |
AELS will be one of the speakers during the MRO trends & forecast conference. This exciting industry event, which will take place in Paris on February 27th-28th, will explore the MRO business in a focused learning environment, allowing OEMs, lessors, manufacturers, parts suppliers and airlines to share their views and experiences and hear from industry experts on key topics such as the Economic Outlook, Airline MRO Strategy Options, Changes in Supply Chain & Inventory Management, Mergers & JVs in the MRO Industry, the Rise of PMAs and much more. The conference will assist airline professionals in further understanding of the market and finding out what they need to know to do business, now and over the next 12 months.
The
aviation industry as a whole must aim to make itself more sustainable,
CO2 reduction being the primary aim. One of the areas where the MRO
business can achieve environmental improvement is end-of-life
management. AELS will go into more details on this subject. The
presentation will be about the following questions. What are the
characteristics of this market and what are the expected developments?
When and how should an aircraft be disassembled? How can MRO waste be
dealt with in an environmentally optimal way without compensating
aviation safety? What are the cost and revenue drivers in this niche
market?
End-of-life mini symposium |
February 5, 2008 |
Yesterday the Delft University of Technology organized a mini symposium
with the title: "Creating sustainability by closing the supply chain
loop in
the aviation sector." The symposium was organized in cooperation with
AELS. After a few presentations a workshop was held in which all
visitors discussed specific subjects. The discussions were on
responsibility of correct end-of-life handling, influences of corporate
social responsibility on the end-of-life decision and the effect of
end-of-life
on the sustainability of the aviation sector.
The symposium was visited by people from different countries and with different backgrounds. There were representatives from OEMs, Airlines, MRO parties, legislators and people with general interest in the subject. The presentations of the day, given by the Erasmus University (Dr. Erwin van der Laan) and given by AELS (Derk-Jan van Heerden, MSc), can be downloaded from this website.
