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AFRA Annual Meeting - 24-26 June 2012
Seattle, WA, US
Latest News
17 April 2012
Environmental News Reports
AFRA Launches new BMP
17 April 2012
Reuters
AFRA Launches new for Recycling Aircraft Materials
17 April 2012
Boston Globe
AFRA Launches new Best Management Practice (BMP) Guide for Recycling Aircraft Materials
17 April 2012
AFRA Launches NEW BMP for Aircraft Materials Recycling
March 2012
Recycling International
Sky High Potential for Aircraft Recycling
25 October 2011
My Science
AFRA Members, Boeing, University of Nottingham, Collaborate on Carbon Fiber
19 July 2011
Airport International
Boeing Emphasizes links with AFRA
25 July 2011
Air Transport World
Embraer joins AFRA recycling effort
21 July 2011
UBM Aviation
Rolls-Royce and Boeing address AFRA AM
19 July 2011
New York Times
Boeing Emphasizes links with AFRA
19 July 2011
The Wall Street Journal
Embraer Joins the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association
22 July 2011
AFRA Annual Meeting News
Teardown Report #5: Reduce, Reuse, Retweet!
June 2011 - Paris Air Show
Financial Times AEROSPACE
Where Old Aircraft go for a course in Recycling
June 2011 - Paris Air Show
Aircraft Technology ENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE
End-of-life solutions: Retirement is not what it used to be
1 April 2011
BBC Podcast
BBC One Planet - How to Recycle a Plane
11 February 2011
Yahoo! Finance
11 February 2011
Earth Times
11 February 2011
Waste Management & Recycling Today
11 February 2011
AEROCONTACT
14 February 2011
CBS Interactive Business Network
bNet
11 February 2011
Aviation Today
11 February 2011
Airline Industry Today
February 2011
Punkt
Aviation Industry Benefits from Recycling: Alte Vögel Werden Gerupft
10 January 2011
Flightglobal
Aviation industry under pressure to reduce landfill waste from scrapped airliners
November 2010
Rolls-Royce World
Jumbo Recycling
November 2010
Europolitics
Aircraft dismantling, an industrial branch with a future
September 2010
Green Flight Times
AFRA Featured
September 2010
MRO Management
Air Salvage International - AFRA Member - Featured
September / October 2010
Jetrader
AFRA Sets Ambitious Target
29 August 2010
Sunday Times
Grounded: the Jet Fly-Tippers

Aviation Environment Newswire
AFRA targets 90 per cent recyclability

Aerospace Manufacturing & Design
AFRA Targets 90% Recyclability
20 July 2010
HeraldNet
By 2016, Boeing jets may be 90% recyclable
15 July 2010
ATW Online
AFRA's role in achieving 90% recyclability
9 July 2010
GreenAir
AFRA comes up with ambitious target to improve the recyclability rate of the global end-of-service aircraft fleet
9 July 2010
Aviation and the Environment
AFRA Targets 90 Per Cent Recyclability of Global Fleet by 2016
30 June 2010
Aviation Week
Boeing Looks at Lifecycle Efficiencies Beyond 787
6 July 2010
Flightglobal
Aircraft recycling body seeks ambitious target
30 June 2010
Las Vegas, Nevada
AFRA TARGETS 90 PER CENT RECYCLABILITY OF GLOBAL FLEET BY 2016
24 June 2010
How to Recycle an Airplane

Welcome to AFRA
    Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA) is recognised as the leading global industry association dedicated to pursuing and promoting environmental best practice, regulatory excellence and sustainable developments in aircraft disassembly, as well as the salvaging and recycling of aircraft parts and materials.

    The membership has a common goal and mission, which is the sustainable management of end-of-life airframes and engines. AFRA collates, consolidates, promotes and publishes the collective experience of its members in its Best Management Practice (BMP) Guides, which have significantly improved the management of end-of-life aircraft in terms of environmental and sustainable performance. Learn More

    Technical Resources: AFRA is in the process of converting its Web page into an industry technical resource by identifying emerging technologies that facilitate its core mission and goals. Stay Tuned!
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Accredited Since

AELS - Aircraft End-of-Life Solutions (Netherlands) 24 March 2010
AerSale, Inc. (US) 2011
Air Salvage International (UK) 27 July 2008
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft Services (US) 15 December 2009
Bonus Tech (US) 1 May 2009
Evergreen Trade Inc. (US) 12 July 2009
GECAS Asset Management Services (US) 01 February 2010
JMV Aviation (Luxembourg) 2011
Magellan Group (US) 1 December 2009
Orange Aero (UK) 1 May 2009
P3 Aviation (UK) 27 July 2008
Pacific Aerospace (US) 21 October 2011
Southern California Aviation (US) 27 July 2008
Stewart Industries (US) 2011
Valliere Aviation Group (France) 2011
VAS Aero Services (US) 1 May 2009

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Member Capabilities


Carbon fiber recycling
  • manufacturing scrap
  • retired airplane scrap
  • recycling target 5 tons/day by 2008

Aluminum sorting by alloy & electronics recycling

2,000 planes re-marketed

Currently processing:
  • 150 planes/yr
  • 1000 tons aircraft specialty alloys/yr
  • 25,000 tons aircraft aluminum/yr

Planes processed to date:
  • 6,000 commercial aircraft
  • 1,000 military aircraft (800 tactical)


Founding Members

    Adherent Technologies
    Air Salvage International
    Bartin Recycling Group
    Boeing
    Châteauroux Air Center
    Europe Aviation
    Evergreen Air Center
    Huron Valley Fritz West
    Milled Carbon, Ltd
    Rolls Royce
    WINGNet / Oxford University



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Resources


  • Aircraft Halon Recycling

    Resources How To...
    Halon Recycling Corporation
    RemTec International:
  • US Process
  • Outside US Process
  • Wesco Halon Management & Banking:
  • Domestic and International Halon Disposal Procedure


  • Prevent Climate Change

  • Videos

    View AFRA at Farnborough
    International Air Show 2008

    Behind the Camera as National Geographic films AFRA demolition featured in "Break It Down: Plane"
    Contact Us!


    Martin Fraissignes – Executive Director
    martin.fraissignes@chateauroux-airport.com

    William Carberry – Deputy Director
    william.l.carberry@boeing.com

    Martin Todd – Media Relations
    martin.todd@afraassociation.org

    Caroline Bruenderman – Member Services
    caroline.bruenderman@afraassociation.org


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    2233 Wisconsin Avenue
    Suite 503
    Washington, DC 20007
    Tel: +1.202.347.6899
    Fax +1.202.347.6894
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