Old AELS News June 2008
Two new customers |
June 25, 2008 |
AELS is proud to announce two new customers, Fokker Services B.V. and the Dutch
Ministry of Defense. AELS has been rewarded a contract by Fokker Services for
the dismantling of a Fokker F27 aircraft at Woensdrecht
Airport the Netherlands. This contract has been
rewarded to AELS because of the creative solution that has been developed. The
solution that AELS is providing has been made possible due to a co-operation
between AELS and the Dutch Ministry of Defense.
The aircraft is an almost 40 year old Fokker F27 aircraft. In itself the aircraft only
represent the value of materials that can be re-used, such as aluminum. This
value is, however, not sufficient to compensate for the cost associated with
the removal of the aircraft from its current position. By working together with
the Dutch Ministry of Defense an alternative solution has been found that
lowers the cost dramatically. AELS has created a triple win situation for all
three parties, Fokker Services, the Dutch Ministry of Defense and AELS. The
aircraft will be used for tests with all kinds of equipment. This is equipment
that can for example be used during fire emergencies. After these tests the aircraft
will be dismantled and recycled. For some sections there will also be an
alternative end-of-life as an exhibition or training item.
Lufthansa Training Aircraft |
June 1, 2008 |
At the end-of-life of an aircraft it is not always recycled into aluminum cans. In some cases they have a second life, for example as a training aircraft for technical personnel. Last few months AELS assisted Lufthansa Technical Training (LTT) in finding a suitable aircraft for this function. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-200 aircraft, was formally operated by Aerolineas Argentinas. The more than 30 year old aircraft landed at Erfurt Airport in the East of Germany on May 28 after being flown over from Argentina. In Erfurt LTT will set up a new training facility that will help the aviation sector in their demand for more highly trained aircraft engineers.
Lufthansa Technical Training manager, Oliver
Pape: "We are very pleased with the result of this project and the cooperation
with AELS. We now have an aircraft that is perfect for us. AELS was capable of
finding an aircraft for us that fit our budgetary constraints and our technical
demands. As well AELS was an all-time reliable and supportive partner in
administration and organization of the contractual arrangements with other
parties involved."
