MRO Magazine March 2012 - Line Maintenance growth and preparing for the future

7/28/2019 MRO Magazine March 2012 - Line Maintenance growth and preparing for the future

1/8

WWW.MROMANAGEMENT.COM

PW100family

No end to turboprops

Line maintenanceRamping up

Boeing 737NGHeading for growth

Composite repairsSurprises in store?

MARCH 2012|VOLUME 14 ISSUE 1


2/8

www.mromanagement.comMarch 201230 MRO Management

Line maintenance

Ramping upLine maintenance seems to have been a growth sector of the MRO marketin the last year. Ian Harbison asked a number of specialists for their view of

why the situation has changed

EWFOJOEJDVMUFDPOPNJDUJNFTPS

QFSIBQTCFDBVTFPGUIFNBJSMJOFTIBWFDMFBSMZCFFODBMMJOHPONPSF

PVUTJEFIFMQUPMPPLBGUFSUIFJSBJSDSBGUEVSJOH

PQFSBUJPOT8FBTLFEGPSFYQFSUBEWJDFGSPN

3PHFS.FFMT5FDIOJDBM%JSFDUPS%JSFDU.BJOUFOBODF"MUGSJFE/FTTFM$IJFG

$PNNFSDJBM0DFS-VGUIBOTB5FDIOJL

.BJOUFOBODF*OUFSOBUJPOBM*BO#BSUIPMPNFX

4BMFT.BSLFUJOH%JSFDUPSPG.POBSDI"JSDSBGU

&OHJOFFSJOHBOE1BUSJDL.PSDVT.BOBHJOH

%JSFDUPS/BZBL"JSDSBGU4FSWJDF/FUIFSMBOET

There seems to have been a signicant

increase in the number of third-party line

maintenance contracts being awarded.

What are the reasons behind this?

RM:8FMMGSPNUIFTUBUJTUJDTSFMFBTFECZCPUI"JSCVTBOE#PFJOHXFDBOTFFUIBUUIF

DPNNFSDJBMBWJBUJPOTFDUPSPGXFTUFSOCVJME

BJSDSBGUJTTFUUPEPVCMFJOUIFOFYUZFBST

*SSFTQFDUJWFPGXIBUUIF0&.TXJMMTBZBMM

UIFTFBJSDSBGUXJMMSFRVJSFMJOFNBJOUFOBODFBTXFMMBTCBTFNBJOUFOBODFFOHJOFTBOE

DPNQPOFOUT*EPOPUCFMJFWFUIJTJTDPOOFDUFEUPUIFDSJTJT:FTPGDPVSTFBJSMJOFT

BSFAFYUSBDPTUDPOTDJPVTJOUJNFTPGDSJTJTCVU *EPOPUTFFNBOZBJSMJOFTQVMMJOHCBDLGSPN

UIFJSTUSBUFHZBOEQVMMJOHCBDLGSPNMJOF

NBJOUFOBODFJOGBWPVSPGPVUTPVSDJOH8FIBWFTFFOBOJODSFBTFJOPVSCVTJOFTT

TJODFBTBJSMJOFTBSFNPSFGPDVTTFEPO

TVQQMJFSTUIBUDBOPFSSFBMWBMVFGPSNPOFZ

%JSFDU.BJOUFOBODFCFJOHBTNBMMFSBOE

JOEFQFOEFOUQSPWJEFSXBTBMPHJDBMDIPJDFJO

TVDIDBTFTBOEXFIBWFNBOBHFEUPDBQJUBMJTF

POUIBUUPTFFEPVCMFEJHJUHSPXUIGPSUIFQBTUZFBSTXIJMFPUIFSTBSFTUSVHHMJOH

AN: *ODSFBTJOHDPTUQSFTTVSF*UJTPGUFOOPU

DPTUFFDUJWFGPSBOBJSMJOFUPQFSGPSNMJOF

NBJOUFOBODFPOPVUTUBUJPOTKVTUGPSUIFJS

PXOBJSDSBGU"UNBOZIVCTUIFSFBSF

TQFDJBMJTFE.30DPNQBOJFTMJLF-5.*JO

'SBOLGVSUXIJDIDBOPFSMPXFSDPTUTEVFUPTZOFSHJFTGSPNTFSWJOHNBOZPUIFS

DVTUPNFSTCVUBMTPPOPVUTUBUJPOTUIFSFJT

BOJODSFBTJOHOVNCFSPG.30TTQFDJBMJTJOH

JOMJOFNBJOUFOBODF*OBEEJUJPOUIFSFJTBMTP

BOJODSFBTJOHUSFOEPGBJSMJOFTPVUTPVSDJOH

UIFDPNQMFUF.30CVTJOFTTJODMVEJOHMJOF

NBJOUFOBODFBUUIFJSIPNFCBTF5PBOTXFS

UIFUSFOEOPUPOMZ0&.TPFSTFSWJDFTMJLF

(PME$BSF#PFJOHPS')4"JSCVTCVUBMTP

.30TMJLF-5.*XJUI5PUBM5FDIOJDBM4VQQPSU

JODMVEJOH5FDIOJDBM0QFSBUJPOT.BOBHFNFOU

50.5IJTJTBPOFTUPQTIPQUPUBMDBSFQBDLBHFXIJDI-5.*PFSTGPSOFBSMZBMM


3/8MRO Management 31March 2012www.mromanagement.com

Line maintenance

"JSCVTBOE#PFJOHNPEFMTJODMVEJOHUIFOFXFTUPOFUIF

PM:"MUIPVHIXFTFFUIBUBJSMJOFTHFOFSBMMZ

BJNUPPVUTPVSDFBTNBOZUBTLTBTQPTTJCMF

UIFZTFFNUPIBWFCFFOMFTTBCMFUPPVUTPVSDF

UIFEFTJSFEBNPVOUPGXPSLEVFUPPQQPTJUJPO

GSPNVOJPOTPOUIFSFEVDUJPOPGUFDIOJDBM

TUBBTXFMMBTQPMJUJDBMQSFTTVSFPOTFDVSJOH

KPCT"TUIFFDPOPNJDDSJTJTFOEVSFTUIFZBSF

OPXNPSFFRVJQQFEXJUIBOBEEJUJPOBMTFUPG

BSHVNFOUTUPPVUTPVSDFBDUJWJUJFT

5IFJODSFBTFJOUIJSEQBSUZMJOFNBJOUFOBODFDPOUSBDUTTQSFBETBDSPTTBHDBSSJFSTBTXFMMBT

DBSHPBJSMJOFTBOEMPXDPTUDBSSJFST5IFSFBTPOT

UPPVUTPVSDFEJFSGSPNPOFBJSMJOFBOENBSLFU

TFHNFOUUPUIFOFYUIPXFWFSBTBSFTVMUPG

EJFSFOUNBSLFUEZOBNJDT8JUIJOPVS

PSHBOJTBUJPOXFSFOPUJDJOHJODSFBTFEEFNBOE

GPSPVUTPVSDFEMJOFNBJOUFOBODFQSJNBSJMZGSPN

BHDBSSJFSTBOEMPXDPTUBJSMJOFT$BSHP

PQFSBUPSTBSFOPUPVUTPVSDJOHNPSFPSMFTT

UIBOCFGPSF.PTUIBWFBCVTJOFTTNPEFMJO

XIJDIUIFZBSSBOHFUIFJSTVQQPSUUISPVHIB

NJYPGJOIPVTFBOEUIJSEQBSUZNBJOUFOBODF-PXDPTUDBSSJFSTIBWFOPUSFBMMZDIBOHFEUIFJS

NBJOUFOBODFUBDUJDTJOUIFQBTUZFBST5IFZIBWFBMXBZTPVUTPVSDFEBMBSHFRVBOUJUZPGMJOF

NBJOUFOBODFXJUIUIFJSJODSFBTFEFFUTJ[F

BOEOVNCFSPGEFTUJOBUJPOTUIFJSEFNBOEGPS

PVUTPVSDFEMJOFNBJOUFOBODFBMTPJODSFBTFE

Do you expect this trend to continue?

RM::FT*CFMJFWFBJSMJOFTXJMMCFMPPLJOHNPSF

BOENPSFBUBMUFSOBUJWFTSBUIFSUIBOEPJOH

FWFSZUIJOHCZUIFNTFMWFTQFSTF7BMVFGPS

NPOFZJTLFZTPJTDBTI

AN::FT"JSMJOFTXJMMUFOEUPDPODFOUSBUFPO

UIFDPSFCVTJOFTT5IFZIBWFUPCFWFSZ

FYJCMFJOJODSFBTJOHEFDSFBTJOHPQFOJOH

DMPTJOHEFTUJOBUJPOTBOEDIBOHJOHBJSDSBGU

GSPNPOF"0$UPBOPUIFS5IFSFGPSFBO

JOIPVTFNBJOUFOBODFPSHBOJTBUJPO

DPNQMJDBUFTUIFEFDJTJPOQSPDFTT

PM:5IFUSFOETXFJEFOUJFEIBWFWBSZJOH

ESJWFSTJODMVEJOHNPSFFYJCJMJUZBHBJOTUMPXFS

DPTUTXJUIJODSFBTFEQFSGPSNBODFXJUI

NFBTVSBCMFUBSHFUTDIBOHFPGPXOTVQQPSU

OFUXPSLBOEUJHIUFSSFHVMBUJPOT5IFTFBSFEFQFOEFOUPOBJSMJOFNBOBHFNFOUOBODJBM

BOEPQFSBUJPOBMQFSGPSNBODF5IFBHDBSSJFSTXJMMDPOUJOVFUPCFSFTJTUBOUUPPVUTPVSDJOHMJOF

NBJOUFOBODFXIFOBJSMJOFNBOBHFNFOU

MFBWFTUIFEFDJTJPONBLJOHUPUIFMJOF

NBJOUFOBODFPSUFDIOJDBMEJSFDUPS5IFZXJMM

DPOUJOVFUPLFFQUIFJSNBJOUFOBODFJOIPVTF

BTUIFZQFSDFJWFUIJTQSPWJEFTUIFNXJUI

JODSFBTFEDPOUSPM$PTUTBSFTUJMMOPUUPQQSJPSJUZ

JOUIFEFDJTJPONBLJOHQSPDFTTDPODFSOJOH

MJOFNBJOUFOBODF*GBJSMJOFNBOBHFNFOUJT

PQFOGPSJOOPWBUJWFTPMVUJPOTUIFZXJMMTUBSUUP

PVUTPVSDF.ZFYQFDUBUJPOJTUIBUBHDBSSJFST

XJMMMJNJUUIFPVUTPVSDJOHPGMJOFNBJOUFOBODFJOUIFDPNJOHZFBST*FYQFDUMPXDPTUDBSSJFST

XJMMDPOUJOVFPVUTPVSDJOHXJUITUSBUFHJD

QBSUOFSTJOMJOFNBJOUFOBODFBOEDBSHPXJMM

DPOUJOVFJUTDVSSFOUTUSBUFHZ

Are there more contracts at hub airports

or at outstations?

RM:/P*EPOPUCFMJFWFTP8JUIUIFDSJTJT

BJSMJOFTIBWFUPCFDPNFNPSFFYJCMFBOE

Direct sees costs as a concern to many airlines, whichmay lead to them opting not to make local arrangements

with a line maintenance provider at destinations, evenfor widebody aircraft (photo: Direct Maintenance)


4/8


Line maintenance

TFBSDIIBSEFSGPSOFXDPNNFSDJBMEFTUJOBUJPOT

TPNFPGXIJDIUIFZXPVMEOPUZUPCFGPSF "TBSFTVMUUIFSFBSFNPSFQPJOUUPQPJOUSPVUFT

BUEFTUJOBUJPOTXJUIMJNJUFETVQQMJFSBWBJMBCJMJUZ

PSXJUIMBDLPGUIFSJHIURVBMJDBUJPOT

PM:8IFOMPPLJOHBUSFWFOVFPXTXFDBO

TFFUIBUUIFSFBSFNPSFPVUTPVSDJOHDPOUSBDUT

BUPVUTUBUJPOTIPXFWFSUIFWPMVNFTPG

DPOUSBDUTBUIVCBJSQPSUTBSFMBSHFS

What are the factors that aect this?

AN:/FXFSBJSDSBGUUZQFTOFFEMFTTBOEMFTT

SPVUJOFNBJOUFOBODF.BOZTIPSUSBOHF

BJSDSBGUBMSFBEZZXJUIBOPONBJOUFOBODF

DPODFQUPOPVUTJEFTUBUJPOTOPBJSDSBGU

NFDIBOJDBWBJMBCMFEVSJOHUSBOTJUCVUBJSMJOFT

XBOUUPFOTVSFUIBUUIFSFJTTVQQPSUJODBTF

TPNFUIJOHHPFTXSPOH&WFOJGJUJTBCJHHFS

QSPCMFNUIFYTIPVMECFRVJDL5IFSFGPSF

BJSMJOFTMPPLGPSTVQQPSUGSPNPSHBOJTBUJPOT

XIJDIIBWFBDFSUBJOQSFTFODFBUUIFTUBUJPO

IVCBOEDBOIFMQRVJDLMZXJUILOPXIPXFYQFSJFODFNBOQPXFSBOEFRVJQNFOU(4&

IBOHBSBOETPPO

PM:$BSSJFSTIBWFUIFJSPXOUFDIOJDBM

EFQBSUNFOUBUIVCBJSQPSUT$IPPTJOHGPS

PVUTPVSDJOHXPVMENFBOSFPSHBOJTJOHMFUUJOH

HPPGTUBBOETPGPSUI"OFXUSFOEJOMJOF

NBJOUFOBODFJTUIBUUIFTDPQFPGXPSLJT

FOMBSHJOH/FXBJSDSBGUUZQFTBSFPSHBOJTFEJO

TVDIBXBZUIBUNBJOUFOBODFVQUP$DIFDL

MFWFMJGQSFTFOUJTTQMJUBSPVOEUIFOFUXPSL

5IJTNFBOTUIBUTUBOEBSEXPSLJOMJOFNBJOUFOBODFEBJMZXFFLMZJTDIBOHJOHPWFS

UPTNBMMXPSLQBDLBHFTXIJDIDBOCF

QFSGPSNFEPOUIFBQSPOJOTUFBEPGHPJOHJOUP

UIFIBOHBS5PEBZGFXBJSMJOFTDBOPSHBOJTF

UIJTCVUTPNFBJSMJOFTBSFOPXTQSFBEJOHMJOF

NBJOUFOBODFXPSLBSPVOEUIFJSOFUXPSL

TUFQCZTUFQ&OIBODFEMPHJTUJDT*5TZTUFNT

BOEJODSFBTFEQSFQMBOOFENBJOUFOBODFXJMM

GVSUIFSESJWFUIJTEFWFMPQNFOU5IFOFX

BQQSPBDIFOIBODFTHSPVOEUJNFGPS

NBJOUFOBODFJOTUFBEPGQVMMJOHUIFBJSDSBGU

PVUPGTFSWJDFGPSBIBOHBSJOQVUBTJUJTUPEBZ

IB:.POBSDI"JSDSBGU&OHJOFFSJOHJT

TUSBUFHJDBMMZGPDVTJOHPOEFWFMPQJOHJUTMJOF

NBJOUFOBODFCVTJOFTTUPDPNQMJNFOUUIF

FOPSNPVTTVDDFTTFTJUIBTNBEFXJUIJUT

IFBWZNBJOUFOBODFEJWJTJPO"TBSFTVMUPGUIJT

JOWFTUNFOUIBTCFFONBEFJOTFDVSJOHOFX

DPOUSBDUTXIJDIXJMMDPOUJOVFBDSPTTB

OVNCFSPGOFXMPDBUJPOTBOESFHJPOT

New bases

What about the investment in equipmentand tooling to set up a new base?

RM: *OHFOFSBMUFSNTMJOFNBJOUFOBODFJTB

QFPQMFPSJFOUFECVTJOFTTZPVSTUBNBLFPS

CSFBLBMJOFTUBUJPOJOUFSNTPGSFDVSSJOH

DPTUTBTXFMMBTPQFSBUJPOBMQFSGPSNBODF:FT

UIFSFJTUPPMJOHBOEFRVJQNFOUSFRVJSFECVU

UIFTFBSFOPOSFDVSSJOHDPTUTJONPTUDBTFT

AN:'PSTJNQMFMJOFNBJOUFOBODFEVSJOH

USBOTJUJUJTOPUBCJHJOWFTUNFOUJOUPPMJOH

8JUIUIFUPVHISFRVJSFNFOUTCZ&"4"UIF

JOWFTUNFOUJOUSBJOJOHGPSBOFXBJSDSBGUNPEFMOFFETUPCFDPOTJEFSFEFTQFDJBMMZXIFO

BJSMJOFTUFOEUPRVJDLMZBEBQUUPNBSLFU

EFNBOECZGSFRVFOUMZDIBOHJOHUIFUZQF

ZJOHUPBEFTUJOBUJPO

PM: *OWFTUNFOUTJOUPPMJOHBOEFRVJQNFOUGPS

PMEFSHFOFSBUJPOBJSDSBGUBSFSFMBUJWFMZMPXFTQFDJBMMZXJUISFHBSETUPTUBOEBSEXPSL

)PXFWFSOFXHFOFSBUJPOBJSDSBGUSFRVJSFUFTU

CPYFT*5JOGSBTUSVDUVSFBOETPGPSUIESJWJOH

VQJOWFTUNFOUEFNBOETTJHOJDBOUMZ

Is there a critical mass of customers

required to make investment in an

outstation viable?

RM::FTPOFDBODBMDVMBUFFYBDUMZXIBUUIF

DPTUTJOWPMWFEJOTFUUJOHVQBOFXCBTFXJMMCF

#BTFEPOUIFBOUJDJQBUFEMFWFMPGZJOHUIF

DPTUTQFSJHIUDBOCFPCUBJOFE"TPOFSFRVJSFTBSFBTPOBCMFSFUVSOPOUIF

JOWFTUNFOUBDIBSHFQFSJHIUUPNBLFB

TUBUJPOWJBCMFDBOCFFTUBCMJTIFEGSPNUIJT

AN: *UEFQFOETPOUIFTJ[FPGZPVSPFSJOH*GZPVXBOUUPQFSGPSNMJOFNBJOUFOBODFVQUP"DIFDLBOEBMTPOFFEIBOHBSTQBDFUIFDSJUJDBMNBTTJTPGDPVSTFIJHIFSUP

EJTUSJCVUFJOWFTUNFOUBOESFOUPWFSNPSFTPMENBOIPVST

PM:/BZBLTDSJUJDBMNBTTUPTUBSUBOPVUTUBUJPO

JTUXPBJSMJOFDVTUPNFSTCSJOHJOHJOPOF

BJSDSBGUQFSDVTUPNFSQFSEBZGPSTDIFEVMFE

MJOFNBJOUFOBODF

How much investment is needed to

introduce a new aircraft type?

RM:5IBUJTSFMBUJWFUPUIFOVNCFSPGTUBPOF

XJTIFTUPUSBJO%JSFDU.BJOUFOBODFOPXIPMET

BJSDSBGUFOHJOFDPNCJOBUJPOTPOPVS4DPQF

PG8PSLTPXFIBWFBHPPEQJDUVSFPGUIJT5IF

NBJODPTUFMFNFOUTBSFUIFSFQMBDFNFOU

DBQBDJUZXIJMFZPVSPXOTUBJTBXBZPOUSBJOJOHQMVTZPVSUSBJOJOHDPVSTFBOEJTTVFT

MJLFQFSEJFNTBOEIPUFMT"HBJOJGBDMJFOU

XJTIFTUPZJOUPZPVSTUBUJPOPODFBXFFLJU

NBZUBLFZFBSTUPIBWFZPVSDPTUT

SFDPWFSFE*UIBTUPXPSLGPSCPUIQBSUOFSTBOE

DBSFGVMQMBOOJOHJTSFRVJSFETPUIBUCPUI

QBSUJFTIBWFBAXJOXJOTJUVBUJPOBUUIFFOEPG

UIFEBZ8FBSFDVSSFOUMZXPSLJOHIBSEBOE

JOWFTUJOHUPFYUFOEPVSTDPQFXJUIBEEJUJPOBM

BJSDSBGUUZQFT

PM:$PNQBSFEXJUIUPPMJOHBOEFRVJQNFOUUIFJOWFTUNFOUJOUSBJOJOHFOHJOFFST

Line maintenance is one of five key strategic business units at Monarch. Being part of a large travel group and

with an airline as a sister company, Monarch Aircraft Engineering reckons it has an edge as an MRO because it

understands the pressures airlines face (photo: Monarch Aircraft Engineering)


5/8


Line maintenance

JTUIFCJHHFTUXIFOJOUSPEVDJOHBOFX BJSDSBGUUZQFPOPVS1BSUBQQSPWBM8FFTUJNBUFBSPVOEJO

USBJOJOHDPVSTFTBOEBTJNVMBUPSBTXFMMBT

POUIFKPCUSBJOJOH0+5BOEBOJOWFTUNFOU

GPSIBWJOHFOHJOFFSTUFNQPSBSJMZOPOQSPEVDUJWF

Are new technology aircraft proving more

expensive to set up for?

RM:5IFQPJOUJTUIBUUSBJOJOHPQUJPOTBSFWFSZ

MJNJUFEPGUFODPOUSPMMFECZUIF0&.*G

USBJOJOHJTBWBJMBCMFUIFDPTUTBSFIJHIEVFUP

MBDLPGBOPQFONBSLFU0&.TTIPVMESFBMJTF

UIBUIBWJOHTVDJFOURVBMJFETUBBSPVOEBU

TFSWJDFQSPWJEFSTXJMMCFOFUBMMTUBLFIPMEFST

PM:5IFTFBSFTJHOJDBOUMZNPSFFYQFOTJWF

FTQFDJBMMZXIFOJUDPNFTUPUSBJOJOH5SBJOJOH

DPVSTFTBSFPOMZBWBJMBCMFWJBUIF0&.PS0&.QBSUOFSTBOEUSBJOJOHGFFTBSFBUMFBTU

UXJDFBTFYQFOTJWFDPNQBSFEUPPUIFSBJSDSBGU

UZQFUSBJOJOH

Are new technology aircraft proving easier

to handle?

RM:5IBUTUJMMSFNBJOTUPCFTFFO/FX

UFDIOPMPHZBJSDSBGUXJMMDPNFXJUIJOJUJBM

DIJMEIPPEEJTFBTFTUIBUOPCPEZUIPVHIUPG

EVSJOHUIFEFTJHOQIBTF:PVOFFEDPNNJUNFOUGSPNUIF0&.UPFOTVSFUIBU

RVJDLBOERVBMJUZSFTQPOTFTBSFHJWFOUPBOZ

JOJUJBMJOTFSWJDFJTTVFTBTTPPOBTUIFZBSSJWF

PM:/FXUFDIOPMPHZBJSDSBGUBSFFBTJFSUP

IBOEMFGPSTDIFEVMFENBJOUFOBODFUBTLT

)PXFWFSXIFOBJSDSBGUBSFIBWJOH

VOTDIFEVMFENBJOUFOBODFEFGFDUSFDUJDBUJPO

DBOCFNPSFEJDVMUUPBTTFTT*5TZTUFNTJO

UIFBJSDSBGUQSPWJEFSFDPNNFOEBUJPOTBOE

HVJEBODFCVUUIFZTPNFUJNFTSFRVJSF

UFDIOJDJBOTUPGPMMPXBMFOHUIZTFRVFODFPGTUFQTXIJDIDBOUBLFNPSFUJNF8JUIPMEFS

UFDIOPMPHZBJSDSBGUPVSFOHJOFFSTPXO

FYQFSUJTFPGUFOQMBZTBQPTJUJWFSPMFJO

TIPSUFOJOHUIFSFDUJDBUJPOQSPDFTT

IB:8FMPPLBUFBDIOFXPQQPSUVOJUZPOJUT

PXONFSJUT8FIBWFUPDPOTJEFSUIFDPTUPG

TFUUJOHVQBOESVOOJOHBTUBUJPOPGDPVSTFCVU

XFBMTPUBLFJOUPDPOTJEFSBUJPOPUIFS

PQQPSUVOJUJFTUIBUQBSUOFSJOHXJUIBOFX

PQFSBUPSNBZUISPXVQBOEUIJTJOWFTUNFOU

BQQSBJTBMJTSFMFWBOUGPSCPUIPMEBOEOFXUFDIOPMPHZBJSDSBGU

SeasonalityMany contracts seem to be seasonal, how do

you redeploy people for the rest of the year?

RM:5IBUNBZCFUIFDBTFGPSTPNFUZQJDBM

IPMJEBZDIBSUFSEFTUJOBUJPOTOPUBTNVDIGPS

UIFMBSHFSIVCT8FIBWFUIJTBTXFMMXJUIIJHIQFBLTBOEEFFQWBMMFZT5IFTFBSFUIFUZQJDBM

XJOEPXTUPQFSGPSNBEEJUJPOBMUZQFUSBJOJOH

PSGPSTUBUPUBLFUIFJSBOOVBMMFBWF

AN:8JUIBCJHOFUXPSLZPVBSFBCMFUPDPWFS

TFBTPOBMWBSJBUJPOTJOCFUXFFOUIFTUBUJPOT

-5.*BMTPIBTBUFBNPGFNQMPZFFTXIPBSF

HFOFSBMMZCBTFEJO'SBOLGVSUCVUXJMMCFVTFEGPS

TIPSUUFSNBTTJHONFOUTPOTUBUJPOTUPDPWFS

QFBLTPSPEBZT:PVBMTPIBWFUPDPOTJEFSUIF

EFNBOEGPSUSBJOJOHXIJDITIPVMEPGDPVSTFCFQMBOOFEJOUIFMPXTFBTPO

PM:4FBTPOBMFFDUTJOMJOFNBJOUFOBODFBSF

WFSZMJNJUFE0OMZBTNBMMOVNCFSPGDBSSJFSTBSF

NBLJOHDIBOHFTBOEHFOFSBMMZPOMZUIFMFJTVSF

BJSMJOFT$IBOHFTBSFHFOFSBMMZBOOPVODFEB

DPVQMFPGNPOUITJOBEWBODF5IJTBMMPXTVTUP

QSFQBSF5PSFNBJOFYJCMFXJUIJO/BZBLXF

FYQFDUPVSTUBUPUSBWFMBOEQSPWJEFTVQQPSU

XIFSFDVTUPNFSTOFFEUIFN8FBMXBZTIBWFBTUBUJPOUIBUTHSPXJOHBOESFRVJSFTBEEJUJPOBM

TUBGSPNBOPUIFSPOF0OFTPMVUJPOXFIBWF

FNCSBDFEJTUPXPSLXJUIMPDBMPODBMM

FNQMPZNFOUDPOUSBDUTXJUIMPDBMTUBBUBO

BJSQPSUEVSJOHQFBLNPNFOUT5IFFYUFOUUP

XIJDI/BZBLHSPVQSFMJFTPODPOUSBDUPSTJT

MJNJUFE8FQSFGFSUPXPSLXJUIPVSPXO

FNQMPZFFTUPFOTVSFBTVTUBJOBCMFMPOHUFSN

TFSWJDFUPBJSMJOFDVTUPNFSTBOEFOTVSFUIBUPVS

MFWFMPGTFSWJDFJTNBJOUBJOFEUPPVSTUBOEBSET

Can you use temporary labour?RM::FTZPVDBOQSPWJEFEUIFUFNQPSBSZ

MBCPVSSFNBJOTCFMPXPGZPVSUPUBMIFBE

DPVOUBUBOZMPDBUJPO

Nayak is noticing increased demand for outsourced line maintenance primarily from flag carriers and low-cost

airlines (photo: Nayak Aircraft Service Netherlands)


6/8

The BT Series of Battery-Hydraulic Hand Tool Kits is designed to provide

the ultimate in flexibility, modularity, and powered efficiency in a lightweight,

ergonomic crimp unit, making it ideal for maintenance, repair and overhaul in

the Aerospace Industry, plus its powered by a superior Lithium-ion Battery.

The BT Series flexibility begins with the availability of 2 different power units

(BT 1900 and BT 3500), 9 different heads and adapters, and various user

options. The kit comes with a shoulder strap that can be used on the kits case

or directly on either power unit.

Call your TE Connectivity sales professional at 888-777-5917 or 1-717-810-2080

for a demonstration of TEs Battery-Hydraulic Hand Tool and see how your

maintenance and repair process can improve with its use.

Learn more at tooling.te.com/bt3500.asp

EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS

MORE THAN 1.5 TONS OF POWER

IN THEPALM OF YOURHAND

TE Connectivitys only obligations are those stated in TEs General Terms and Conditions of Business (http://www.te.com/aboutus/tandc.asp) TE expressly disclaims any implied warranty

regarding the information contained herein, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

2012 All rights reserved. TE Connectivity (logo), TE Connectivity and EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS are trademarks.

MRO Management 35March 2012www.mromanagement.com

Line maintenance

AN:0OPVUTUBUJPOTXJUIBTNBMMOVNCFS

PGQFPQMFJUJTEJDVMU%VSJOHCJHHFSMJOF

NBJOUFOBODFFWFOUTMJLFBO"DIFDLJU

JTQPTTJCMFBOE-5.*NBLFTVTFPGJUJOUIF

SBOHFPG

PM::FTXFDBO

Is there a risk to quality if you do?

RM:/POPUGPSVT'SPNBRVBMJUZBTTVSBODF

QPJOUPGWJFXXFDPOTJEFSBQFSTPOUIBUKPJOT

VTPOBOFRVBMCBTJTXIFUIFSIFJTQFSNBOFOU

PSUFNQPSBSZTUB5IFFOHJOFFSJORVFTUJPO

XJMMIBWFUPNFFUUIFFYBDUTBNFQSFSFRVJTJUFT

AN:/PUIFSFJTOUJGZPVGPMMPX&"4"SVMFT

UBLFTQFDJBMDBSFXIJDIQFSTPOOFMZPVTFMFDU

BOEFOTVSFHPPEDPNQMJBODFXJUIZPVSPXODPNQBOZQSPDFEVSFT

PM:5IFRVBMJUZPGTFSWJDFJTEJSFDUMZSFMBUFEUP

UIFNJOETFUPGTUB5IJTJTBWFSZEJTUJODU

EJFSFOUJBUPSGPS/BZBL8FPOMZFNQMPZ

QFPQMFXIPBSFFBHFSUPEFMJWFSQSPNQUBOE

POUJNFTFSWJDFTUIBUHVBSBOUFF

TBUJTGBDUJPOGSPNBJSMJOFDVTUPNFST%FMJWFSJOH

POUIJTBNCJUJPOSFRVJSFTTUBUIBUDBOIBOEMF

UIFUJNFQSFTTVSFPGMJOFNBJOUFOBODFXBJUJOH

QBTTFOHFSTSFDUJGZJOHEFGFDUTBOETUBZJOH

QPMJUFUPBJSMJOFDVTUPNFSTXIPDPOUJOVPVTMZDIBMMFOHFVTUPIBWFUIFBJSDSBGUJOPQFSBUJPO

BTRVJDLMZBTQPTTJCMF0VSUFBNIBTUIJTWFSZ

NFOUBMJUZCFDBVTFJUJTTPNFUIJOHXFBMM

DVMUJWBUFFWFSZEBZ5IJTJTOPUBMXBZTBTFBTZ

UPBDIJFWFXJUIUFNQPSBSZMBCPVS

IB:.POBSDI"JSDSBGU&OHJOFFSJOHIBTCPUI

ZFBSSPVOEBOETFBTPOBMDPOUSBDUTBUCPUIJUT

CBTFBOEMJOFTUBUJPOTUIFTFHJWFVTUIF

FYJCJMJUZUPNPWFPVSTUBBSPVOEPVSOFUXPSL

UPFOTVSFXFIBWFUIFSJHIUQFPQMFJOQMBDFUP

TVQQPSUPVSQBSUJDVMBSDPOUSBDUT8FIBWFBWFSZSFMJBCMFBOEFYJCMFXPSLGPSDFTPUIFUSBOTJUJPO

CFUXFFOTUBUJPOTJTOPUBOJTTVF0OWFSZGFX

PDDBTJPOTXFEPVUJMJTFDPOUSBDUMBCPVSXIJDIJT

NBOBHFEGPSVTUISPVHIPVSDPOUSBDUMBCPVS

DPNQBOZ.POBSDI5FDIOJDBM4VQQPSU5IFLFZ

BEWBOUBHFPGEPJOHUIJTJTUIBUXFIBWFEFUBJMFE

LOPXMFEHFPGUIFTUBBOEUIFJSDBQBCJMJUZ

Overseas operationsWhat are the advantages of operating

overseas line maintenance bases?

RM::PVCVJMEBTUSPOHFSSFMBUJPOTIJQXJUIZPVSDVTUPNFSCZGPMMPXJOHBOBJSMJOFJOUPOFXBSFBT

PM:8FPOMZPQFOVQPWFSTFBTMJOF

NBJOUFOBODFCBTFTBUUIFSFRVFTU

PGPVSBJSMJOFDVTUPNFST5IJTRVFTUJPO

JTQSPCBCMZNPSFTVJUFEUPUIPTFDVTUPNFST

BTUPXIZUIFZXPVMEMJLFUPEPJUJO

UIJTXBZ

What are the challenges of operating

overseas line maintenance bases?

RM:5IFSFBSFNBOZBOEXFIBWFDPNFVQ

BHBJOTUUIFN8FXFSFUIFSTUDPNQBOZ

UPFWFSFTUBCMJTI1BSUBQQSPWFE

UIJSEQBSUZMJOFTUBUJPOTJOTFWFSBMMPDBUJPOT

JODMVEJOH5SJQPMJ#FOHIB[J.PNCBTB

BOE"EEJT"CBCB5IFDIBMMFOHFTBSFIVHF

CVUTPJTPVSQFSTJTUFODF

PM:'PS/BZBLBOPWFSTFBTTUBUJPOJT

OPUNPSFEJDVMUUIBOBOZPUIFSTUBUJPOBXBZGSPNPVSIPNFCBTF5SBWFMUJNFJT

QFSIBQTMPOHFSCVUBMMPUIFSDIBMMFOHFT

TVDIBTOEJOHUIFSJHIURVBMJFE

FOHJOFFSTJOUFSFTUFEJOHPJOHUIFSF

BJSQPSUBDDFTTEJDVMUJFTXPSLJOH

QFSNJUTBOETFUUJOHVQMPDBMCSBODIFT

SFNBJOUIFTBNF


7/8


Line maintenance

Is there a need to keep European

management at non-European line stations?

RM:/P8FBSFWFSZQSPVEUPFNQMPZBHSFBU

UFBNPGTUBBOEXFEPOPUDPOTJEFSUIF

OBUJPOBMJUZBTBDSJUFSJPO*OGBDUXF

FODPVSBHFMPDBMIJSFTBTNVDIBTQPTTJCMFUPDSFBUFKPCTBOEUPJOWFTUJOUSBJOJOH*BNWFSZ

QMFBTFEUPNFFUWFSZRVBMJFEBOENPUJWBUFE

TUBJOQSPTQFDUJWFPVUTUBUJPOTXIPBSFLFFO

UPKPJOPVSUFBN

PM:8IFOXFPQFOVQBOFXTUBUJPO

XIFSFWFSJUJTXFBMXBZTTUBSUXJUIBYFE

UFBNPGFYQFSJFODFEFOHJOFFSTDPNJOHGSPN

EJFSFOUTUBUJPOT5IFZTFUVQBOEJOJUJBMMZSVO

UIFPQFSBUJPOBOEUIFOJOUJNFXFMPPLGPS

MPDBMFOHJOFFSTUPSFQMBDFUIFN*OUIJTXBZ

XFFOTVSFUIBUPVSTFSWJDFUPPVSBJSMJOFDVTUPNFSTJTBUUIFMFWFMXFHVBSBOUFF

IB:8FIBWFBOVNCFSPGPWFSTFBTMJOF

NBJOUFOBODFPQFSBUJPOTCPUIZFBSSPVOE

BOETFBTPOBM5IFCFOFUTGPSPVSTJTUFS

DPNQBOZ.POBSDI"JSMJOFTBSFDMFBSUIFZHFU

BRVBMJUZQSPEVDUGSPNBUFBNPGJOEJWJEVBMT

XIPLOPXUIFJSBJSDSBGUBOEUIFJSPQFSBUJPO

BOEXIPHFOVJOFMZDBSFBCPVUUIFQBTTFOHFS

FYQFSJFODF5IJTJTUIFOUSBOTGFSSBCMFUPPUIFS

DPOUSBDUFEDVTUPNFSTXIPXFXPSLGPS5IF

PWFSTFBTTUBUJPOTBSFSFTPVSDFECZCPUI6,

BOEMPDBMTUB

How does line maintenancet into a

companys business which is dominated by

base maintenance?

AN: *GZPVPQFSBUFBCBTFNBJOUFOBODFVOJUBUUIFTUBUJPOZPVVTVBMMZIBWFB

TJHOJDBOUOVNCFSPGQFSTPOOFMCBDLTIPQT

TVDJFOUFRVJQNFOUUPPMJOHBOEBIBOHBS

8JUIUIJTTFUVQZPVBSFNPSFFYJCMFUPSFBDUUP"0(TPSTFBTPOBMDIBOHFT4PZPVDBOPFSUIFDVTUPNFSTBGVMMSBOHFPG

TFSWJDFT#VUUIFFYDIBOHFCFUXFFOMJOF

BOECBTFTIPVMECFBWFSZDPOUSPMMFEBDUJPOUPFOTVSFUIBUCPUIQSPDFTTFTBSFSVOOJOHTNPPUIMZ

PM:#BTFNBJOUFOBODFBOEMJOFNBJOUFOBODF

OFFEFOHJOFFSTXJUIUXPUPUBMMZEJFSFOU

NJOETFUT#BTFNBJOUFOBODFDBOCFQMBOOFE

BOEUJNFQSFTTVSFDBOCFNJOJNJTFE8IFO

MPPLJOHBUMJOFNBJOUFOBODFUJNFJTPGUIF

FTTFODFBOEUIFQSFTTVSFJTPOBMNPTUBMMUIF

UJNF5IFSFGPSFBU/BZBLXFIBWFBTQMJUJOMJOF

NBJOUFOBODFBOECBTFNBJOUFOBODF

Does it provide a training ground?

AN:/PUOFDFTTBSJMZCFDBVTFUIFGPDVTPOMJOF

BOECBTFJTEJFSFOU-JOFNBJOUFOBODF

DPODFOUSBUFTPORVJDLUVSOBSPVOETBMTPCZVTJOHUIF.&-BOEUFNQPSBSZTPMVUJPOT

#BTFNBJOUFOBODFDPODFOUSBUFTPOBOJOUFOTF

DIFDLBOEPOMPOHMBTUJOHYFT#VUPGDPVSTF

JUIFMQTXIFOZPVIBWFTFFOUIFBJSDSBGU

TUSJQQFEJOTJEFXIFOZPVUBDLMFBQSPCMFNJO

MJOFNBJOUFOBODFGPSFYBNQMFPOBJS

DPOEJUJPOJOHPSUIFXBUFSXBTUFTZTUFN:PVDBOGPSJOTUBODFNPSFFBTJMZMPDBUF

DPNQPOFOUTMJLFEVDUTBOEZPVNBZCF

RVJDLFSJOSFNPWBMJOTUBMMBUJPO

PM::PVDPVMEQSPWJEF0+5GPSZPVSMJOF

NBJOUFOBODFFOHJOFFSTJOUIFCBTF

NBJOUFOBODFCVUEPJOHTPJTHFUUJOHNPSF

EJDVMU5IFWBSJFUZPGBJSDSBGUUZQFTJOMJOF

NBJOUFOBODFJTOPSNBMMZTJHOJDBOUMZMBSHFS

DPNQBSFEUPCBTFNBJOUFOBODFDBQBCJMJUJFT

5IFSFGPSFXJUIJO/BZBLXFJODSFBTJOHMZ

DIPPTFUPSFMZPOPUIFSQSPWJEFSTXIFOJUDPNFTUP0+5USBJOJOH

Is it a marketing tool to attract customers

for additional work?

AN:4FFUIFRVFTUJPOBCPVUCBTF

NBJOUFOBODF5IFBWBJMBCJMJUZPGBEEJUJPOBM

NBOQPXFSUPPMJOHBOEBIBOHBSDBOCFBO

BSHVNFOUUPBUUSBDUDVTUPNFST

PM:/PUSFBMMZ5IFPVUTPVSDJOHPGCBTFNBJOUFOBODFJTHFOFSBMMZBSSBOHFECZUIFQVSDIBTJOHEFQBSUNFOUPGBOBJSMJOF

5IFMJOFNBJOUFOBODFEFQBSUNFOUJT

HFOFSBMMZOPUJOWPMWFE3FGFSSJOHCBDLUPPVSFBSMJFSTUBUFNFOUSFHBSEJOHUIFTDPQFPGXPSLDIBOHJOHUIFSFJTMFTTOFFEGPSCBTFNBJOUFOBODFDBQBCJMJUJFTBOEBSFMBUFEIBOHBSBTNPSFXPSLJTEPOFJOMJOFNBJOUFOBODF

RM:-JOFNBJOUFOBODFJTBTQFDJBMJTUBSFB*DBOTFFUIFMBSHFS.30BCMFUPPFSBUPUBM

DBSFQBDLBHFJODMVEJOHMJOFCBTF

DPNQPOFOUTBOEFWFO.$$*OUIBUDBTF

IBWJOHZPVSPXOCBTFNBJOUFOBODFTFUVQ

OFYUUPZPVSMJOFNBJOUFOBODFJOGSBTUSVDUVSF

JTJNQPSUBOU)BWJOHZPVSPXOCBTF

NBJOUFOBODFTFUVQXJMMBMMPXGPS

PQQPSUVOJUJFTUPQFSGPSNBCJOJUJPCBTJD

USBJOJOHBTXFMMBTUIFQSBDUJDBMFMFNFOUTPG

UZQFUSBJOJOHGPSTUBPOFXJTIFTUPVTFJOB

MJOFFOWJSPONFOUMBUFSPO8FXPVMEQSFGFSUPUSBJOPVSTUBJOBSFBMUJNFMJOFNBJOUFOBODF

FOWJSPONFOU*UDFSUBJOMZDBOCFBNBSLFUJOH

UPPMJGZPVBJNUPPFSBUPUBMDBSFQBDLBHF

5IFGBDUJTUIBUXFEPOPUVTFBIBOHBSBOE

UIJTJTBNBSLFUJOHUPPMGPSVT0VSTUBXJMMEP

XIBUFWFSJUUBLFTUPBWPJEUIFBJSDSBGUIBWJOH

UPHPJOUPBIBOHBSQSPWJEFEPGDPVSTFUIJTJT

TBGF8FIBWFIBETJHOJDBOUKPCTEPOF

PVUTJEFXIFOUIFSFXBTOPIBOHBSBWBJMBCMF

MJLFFOHJOFDIBOHFT(&OPTFDPXM

SFQMBDFNFOUPSNBJOMBOEJOHHFBSTFBM

SFQMBDFNFOUT8FBSFGPSUVOBUFXJUIPVSEFEJDBUFEUFBNXIPHPUIBUFYUSBNJMFGPS

PVSMPZBMDVTUPNFST

IB:-JOFNBJOUFOBODFJTPOFPGPVSWFLFZ

TUSBUFHJDCVTJOFTTVOJUT#FJOHQBSUPGBMBSHF

USBWFMHSPVQBOEXJUIBOBJSMJOFBTBTJTUFS

DPNQBOZHJWFTVTBOFEHFBTBO.30

CFDBVTFXFVOEFSTUBOEUIFQSFTTVSFTBJSMJOFT

GBDF5IFDPTUPGBMBUFEFMJWFSZGSPNBIBOHBS

JOQVUPSPGBUFDIOJDBMEFMBZXIJMFUIFBJSDSBGUJTJOPQFSBUJPOJTIJHI'PSVTUIJT

VOEFSMJOFTUIFWBMVFPGQSPWJEJOHUIFPQFSBUPSXJUIBSFMJBCMFQSPEVDUGSPNUIF

To cover seasonal variations in between the stations,

LTMI has a team of Frankfurt-based employees, who

are used for short-term assignments on stations tocover peaks or off-days (photo: Lufthansa Technik)


8/8MRO Management 37March 2012www.mromanagement.com

Line maintenance

RVBMJUZPGUIFXPSLDBSSJFEPVUUPUIF

TVQQPSUPGUIFBJSDSBGUXIJMFJOPQFSBUJPO

*UBMTPQSPWJEFTPQQPSUVOJUJFTGPSIBOHBS

NBJOUFOBODFTUBUPHBJOWBMVBCMF

PQFSBUJPOBMFYQFSJFODFBOEWJDFWFSTBBOE

EPFTFOBCMFVTUPBUUSBDUOFXDVTUPNFSTUPPVSPUIFSTFSWJDFPFSJOHT

Can line maintenance be a vehicle to

introduce other services such as cleaning

or engine washing?

RM::FTJUDBOCF-JOFNBJOUFOBODFIBTJUT

QFBLTBOEBEEJUJPOBMTFSWJDFTDBOTUSFBNMJOF

ZPVSQSPEVDUJPOQMBOOJOHBOENBLFCFUUFS

VTFPGZPVSTUB

AN::FTJUDBOFTQFDJBMMZXIFOUIFDVTUPNFS

JTMPPLJOHGPSBOJOUFHSBUFETPMVUJPO-JOFNBJOUFOBODFJTLFZUPUIBU5IJTJTXIFSFUIF

CBUUMFGPSHPPEBJSDSBGUSFMJBCJMJUZJTOBMMZ

XPO1SFWFOUJWFNBJOUFOBODFHPPE

USPVCMFTIPPUJOHHPPEQMBOOJOHBOERVJDL

SFBDUJPOJOMJOFNBJOUFOBODFBSFJNQPSUBOU

GBDUPSTUPFOTVSFUIBUBMMFMFNFOUTPGBGVMM

TVQQPSUQBDLBHFXPSLUPHFUIFSUPBDIJFWF

IJHIBJSDSBGUBWBJMBCJMJUZGPSUIFBJSMJOF

PM:/BZBLJTPFSJOHUIF1SBUU8IJUOFZ

&DP1PXFSFOHJOFXBTI6OUJMOPXXFIBWF

IBEMJNJUFETVDDFTTXJUIBEEJUJPOBMTFSWJDFTBTBJSMJOFPSHBOJTBUJPOTBSFDPOUSPMMJOHWBSJPVT

BDUJWJUJFTUISPVHIEJFSFOUEFQBSUNFOUTBOE

JUJTBDIBMMFOHFUPDIBOOFMUIFTFBOEHFU

UIJOHTEPOFJOPOFQMBDF0VSTFSWJDFTBSF

NBJOMZBJNFEBUGBDJMJUBUJOHUIFFDJFODZPG

PVSDVTUPNFSTCVTJOFTT$POTJEFSJOHUIJT

JOTJHIUTJOMPHJTUJDTBOENBJOUFOBODFBSFUIF

NPTUJNQPSUBOUGBDUPST

IB::FTXFBSFBMXBZTMPPLJOHUPJODSFBTFPVS

TFSWJDFPFSJOHBOEXFBSFOPXCSBODIJOH

PVUJOUPBSFBTTVDIBTFOHJOFXBTIJOHBOEJOUFSJPSNBJOUFOBODF#FJOHBCMFUPQSPWJEF

UIFXIPMFQBDLBHFNBLFTVTMPPLMJLFBNPSF

BUUSBDUJWFQSPQPTJUJPOUPUIFDVTUPNFS

Are there any other points you would like

to raise?

RM:$PTUTBSFBDPODFSOUPNBOZBJSMJOFTNPSF

UIBOFWFSCFGPSF*DBOTFFBJSMJOFTNPWJOHUPUIF

DPODFQUPGIBWJOHOPMPDBMBSSBOHFNFOUT

XJUIBMJOFNBJOUFOBODFQSPWJEFSBU

EFTUJOBUJPOTFWFOGPSXJEFCPEZBJSDSBGU*O

GBDUXFBSFUBMLJOHAQFBOVUTMPPLJOHBUUIFDPTUTPGBMJOFNBJOUFOBODFBSSBOHFNFOU

BHBJOTUUIFWBMVFPGBOBJSGSBNFPSUIFDPTUTBO

BJSMJOFXJMMCFGBDFEXJUIEVFUPUIFQBTTFOHFS

DPNQFOTBUJPOSVMFT"O"0(PGBOZ

TJHOJDBODFXPVMEIBWFQBJEGPSBMJOF

NBJOUFOBODFDPOUSBDUGPSUIFOFYUGFXZFBST

*OPSEFSUPFOTVSFUIFPQFSBUJPOTPGBOBJSMJOFHPTNPPUIMZBOEBRVJDLJOUFSDFQUJPOPG

VOTDIFEVMFEUBTLTUBLFTQMBDF*FODPVSBHF

PVSDVTUPNFSTOPUUPDIPPTFTVDIBDPODFQU

8FXPVMEOPUCFBCMFUPEPUIFMFWFMPG

JOWFTUNFOUXFEPUPEBZJGPVSBJSMJOFTXPVME

POMZDBMMVQPOVTXIFOUIFSFJTBOJNNFEJBUF

OFFEGPSIFMQ

PM:/BZBLIBTCFFOJOUIFBJSDSBGUNBJOUFOBODF

CVTJOFTTGPSZFBST0WFSUJNFXFIBWFBMXBZT

EJFSFOUJBUFEPVSTFSWJDFTUISPVHIPVSBCJMJUZ

UPSFTQPOEUPPVSDVTUPNFSTOFFETXJUIJOUIF

FWFSDIBOHJOHEZOBNJDTPGUIFNBSLFU0VS

HPBMJTUPHJWFUIFNNPSFFYJCJMJUZIJHIFSUFDIOJDBMQVODUVBMJUZJODSFBTFEFFU

BWBJMBCJMJUZIJHIFSQBTTFOHFSDPNGPSUGFXFS

QFOBMUJFTGPSEFMBZTBOENPSFDPOUSPMPWFS

DPTUT/BZBLDVSSFOUMZQBSUOFSTXJUIUIF

6OJWFSTJUZPG"NTUFSEBN6W"UPEFWFMPQ

BLFZQFSGPSNBODFJOEJDBUPSUIBUXJMMBOBMZTF

UIFQSPDFTTFTBOEBSUJDVMBUFUIFCFOFUT

MRO Magazine March 2012 - Line Maintenance growth and preparing for the future

Documents

Transcript of MRO Magazine March 2012 - Line Maintenance growth and preparing for the future