MRO-Aviation Africa's Untapped Potential
Neelam Mathews March 1, 2015 ATEM pages 14-21 edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?eid=4a23d1fb-bf2f-4d6b-9602-1681cc2bcacc&skip=true
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Ethiopian 787 in LHR - ELT Battery on fire?
Neelam Mathews July 16, 2013 Investigators of Britain's Air Accident Investigations Branch (AAIB), and FAA are looking into whether a fire on the Ethiopian 787 at LHR l ast week was caused by the battery of an emergency locator transmitter built by Honeywell International. Powered by a non-rechargeable lithium-manganese battery, the ELT is located in the aft fuselage section. Airlines were told in 2009 by the FAA to replace a Honeywell transmitter that had failed in tests. Honeywell is believed to be checking whether the transmitter on the Ethiopian Airlines was the same model as the one named by FAA.
Ethiopian MRO Could Spin Off
Business & Operations Dec 01 , 2010 , p. 33 The limited scope of MRO suppliers in Africa is changing, as African markets start to grow. By Neelam Mathews ADDIS ABABA—While the African subcontinent represents only 4% of global MRO revenues, its markets are anticipated to witness greater demand for MRO services as a result of air traffic growth, new aircraft deliveries and airline consolidation, says Frost & Sullivan. These predictions are supported by Boeing ’s September forecast, which pegs carriers in Africa to experience steady growth over the next 20 years, with a delivery of 710 airplanes in that time frame. Obvious growth is happening in Ethiopia, as Ethiopian Airlines gets set to join the Star Alliance in the next 12-18 months. Of the 58 destinations it services, 37 are in Africa. The carrier is amid preparations to receive the first of five Boeing 777-200LRs on order on Nov. 21, a second in mid-December and a thi...