Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association

Board of Directors Teleconference Meetings

2 December 2008 – 1000
13 January 2009 – 1000

Board of Directors meeting agendas will be available the week before the teleconference.

29 October 2008

The award-winning University of Nottingham becomes AFRA’s newest global member and is ranked in the UK's Top 10 and the World's Top 100 universities by the Shanghai Jiao Tong (SJTU) and Times Higher (THE) World University Rankings

27 October 2008

Orange Aero Limited, headquartered in East Grinstead, England adds to AFRA’s membership of key subject matter experts within the UK

Le Monde (English tr: The World) which is a respected, daily (evening) newspaper and considered the French newspaper of record, speaks favorably of the Boeing/Châteauroux/AFRA advancements as they compare to the Airbus facility and program. In addition they interview Martin Fraissignes, Executive Director of AFRA, Charles Kofyan, Technical Director of Bartin Aero Recycling, and other aviation leaders in the article titled: ‘Ces avions que l'on désosse’ (English: These Airplanes That Are Recycled). To view translated extracts select the summary

Today the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC) released their 11th Aviation and Environment Briefing paper showcasing AFRA and key members that is titled: End of Aircraft Life Initiatives

MRO/Europe begins and Aircraft Technology Engineering & Maintenance magazine releases Issue 95 that includes the feature: A New Lease On Life – Trends In Aircraft Recycling. In this important article you will find interviews with: Bill Carberry, AFRA Deputy Director and Boeing Commercial Aircraft Project Manager, Martin Fraissignes, Executive Director of AFRA and General Manager of Châteauroux along with other key aviation leadership who outline their organizations goals and milestones that relate to sustainability

MRO Management magazine out of London published in-depth interviews with Mark Gregory, Managing Director of Air Salvage and John Davidson, Managing Director of Milled Carbon Ltd who are both founding members and long time supporters of AFRA this month in the feature title: Born Again

Aviation Week’s Overhaul & Maintenance magazine interviews AFRA members, Graham Carson of Rolls-Royce, Bob Hogan of Pratt & Whitney, and Tom Hart of Honeywell in the article titled: ‘Engine OEMs Collaborate on Recycling Project’

JMV Aviation with headquarters in Capellen becomes AFRA's first member in Luxembourg and extends the memberships reach to 12 countries

Societa General Servizi e Appalti (SOGESA. S.R.L.) in Policoro is AFRA's first member in Italy

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. is one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of recycled ferrous metal products in the United States and this week joins AFRA’s global membership

Executive Director of AFRA is key speaker at China Aeroleasing Summit 2008 held in Beijing

Aircraft Powerplants Best Management Practices (BMP) core group identified

Work begins in support of the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC) briefing paper

AFRA is first to build program addressing aircraft industry sustainability and awards accreditation to five global companies

Elections for Board of Directors of AFRA have been held and we are pleased to announce that Grégoire Lebigot has been re-elected and Ron Wolf is newly elected to the Board of Directors

AFRA Annual General Meeting showcases global attendance and full agenda that includes: inaugural accreditation program, Board of Directors elections, industry work shops and much more

AFRA demonstration at Farnborough International Airshow is successfully underway and attracting many from industry, government, as well as the media

The Green Airliner, based in Switzerland, joins AFRA and extends the organizations knowledge base across 10 countries

Farnborough International Airshow confirms aircraft recycling demonstration

National Geographic films AFRA demolition featured in “Break It Down: Plane” On National Geographic Television’s World Premiere scheduled Thursday, May 1, at 6:00 PM & 9:00 PM MST/EDT

SAS Aviation LTD is first member from Southeastern Europe to join AFRA

GJD Services Limited, based in Farnborough, is AFRA's newest member

Pratt & Whitney, headquartered in East Hartford, Conn., has joined AFRA

AFRA Board of Directors finalize new membership application and By Laws

Best Practices updated by AFRA Board of Directors

AFRA Board of Directors revise membership procedures

National Geographic Television films AFRA demolition

First AFRA audit at Air Salvage International

New Members: AeroTurbine, Inc., Source One Aircraft Repair, and Kembel Air Center

New Members: Honeywell Aerospace Trading & ABX Maintenance Services, Inc

New Members: Turbo Resources & ELG Metals

AFRA engages General Council

Strategic Aliance between AFRA and ASA

Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA) is a recognized industry association that has been featured in Aviation Week, Flight International, Smithsonian Air & Space, SpeedNews, the Wall Street Journal, and several other leading publications regarding their goals and progress to improve sustainability within the commercial aircraft industry. With specific attention to the safe and environmentally responsible management of the world's aging aircraft fleet - AFRA's efforts focus on:

Safe and economical return of aircraft to revenue service;
Safe return of engines and parts to the world fleet; and safe return of reclaimed materials (composites, aluminum, electronics, etc) back into commercial manufacturing (Learn more)

Air Salvage International	27 July 2008
Europe Aviation	27 July 2008
P3 Aviation	27 July 2008
Southern California Aviation	27 July 2008
Volvo Aero	27 July 2008

Carbon fiber recycling

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

Aluminum sorting by alloy & electronics recycling

Currently processing:

150 planes/yr
1000 tons aircraft specialty alloys/yr
25,000 tons aircraft aluminum/yr

2,000 planes re-marketed
Planes processed to date:

6,000 commercial aircraft
1,000 military aircraft (800 tactical)

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

View AFRA at Farnborough
International Air Show 2008

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

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Farnborough Air Show

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

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

Brandy DeAngelo – Administrative Assistant
bdeangelo@afraassociation.org

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To remain unbiased, AFRA is a non-profit organization that does not rely on government sponsorship or funding. The association's activities are funded solely by its 30+ global members from companies and universities located in eight countries including North America, Europe, and Africa.

Recently, AFRA's working group completed its guidance document "Management of Used Aircraft Parts and Assemblies" that identifies what the members propose as a set of best management practices for retired aircraft part-out and scrapping. AFRA is working with the auditing team from the Aviation Suppliers Association (ASA) to develop an audit and certification program, which is expected to be in place by mid-2008.

For more information about AFRA, membership opportunities, and inquiries regarding the 2008 Conference in North America, please contact our headquarters in Washington DC at +1-202-347-6899.