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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

GreenSky
A Cut Above: Aircraft Recycling
May / June 2010
AFRA Featured in Jetrader
2 May 2010
GulfNews.com
Fujairah airport set on becoming the UAE's hub for servicing and dismantling of aircraft
20 April 2010
Recycling Bizz
Bombardier and GECAS join AFRA aircraft fleet recyclers list
20 April 2010
Phoenix, AZ
Aircraft End-of-Life Solutions (AELS) Receives AFRA Accreditation
13 April 2010
GREENAIR
Bombardier and GECAS Join List of Accredited Companies
22 March 2010
Aviation Week
Green is Gold - GECAS Accreditation
16 March 2010
UBM Aviation News
GECAS awarded environmental accreditation from AFRA
15 March 2010
Orlando, FL
GECAS Awarded AFRA Accreditation
23 February 2010
Waste & Recycling News
Aircraft dismantling, recycling operations gets accredited
23 February 2010
Enviro.Aero
Bombardier’s aircraft dismantling operations have officially been accreditated by AFRA
23 February 2010
Airline News Resource
Bombardier Accreditation
23 February 2010
Aviation International News
Bombardier Earns AFRA Accreditation
23 February 2010
Montréal, Canada
Bombardier Becomes First OEM to Earn AFRA Accreditaton
21 December 2009
Wissen
Der Friedhof der Flugzeuge
[Aircraft Graveyard]
14 December 2009
Avocet and Materials Innovation Technologies (MIT) Become Newest Members of AFRA
10 December 2009
The Independent
Jet Cemetery
December 2009
MRO Management
A Cut Above - AFRA Media Day in Chateauroux
Oct-Nov 2009
Aircraft Technology Engineering & Maintenance
Aircraft Recylcing Best Practice & the Role of AFRA
30 October 2009
Air & Cosmos
Démantèlement: un marché qui décolle
[Aircraft recycling: a bull market]
23 October 2009
Financial Times Deutschland
Ich war eine Boeing
[I Was a Boeing]
21 October 2009
Nouvelle Republique
L’óperation séduction du “Châteauroux Airport”
[Discovering Chateauroux Airport]
23 October 2009
Boeing News Now
Boeing talks airplane recycling
22 October 2009
Flight International
Report on AFRA Recycling Event at Chateauroux Air Centre
21 October 2009
LesEchos.fr
Recyclage des avions: l'AFRA a le vent en poupe
[Aircraft Recycling: AFRA Has the Wind in its Sails]
20 October 2009
Chateauroux Air Centre - France
AFRA Celebrates Three Years of Continuous Success with:
  • 360% Membership Growth
  • 8 AFRA-Accredited Companies
  • Targeted 95% recyclability rate
1 October 2009
Washington DC, USA
Universal Asset Management Latest Industry Leader to Join AFRA
28 September 2009
Jetrader
From Trash to Treasure - AFRA Redefines Aircraft Recycling Standards with Best Management Practices
5 August 2009
Because it’s Breakable – AFRA Featured in Latest Edition of Air Transport World
13 July 2009
Newswire
Evergreen Trade Inc. Becomes AFRA Accredited
12 July 2009
Martin Fraissignes and William Carberry Re-elected to AFRA Board of Directors
3 June 2009
BonusTech, Inc., located in Medley, FL, has joined AFRA
14 May 2009
PR Newswire
BMP Ver 2 released; Three new Accreditations; Orange Aero (UK), Bonus Tech (US), and Volvo Aero (Sweden). Learn More
15 March 2009
AFRAs global leadership joined ISTAT's 26th Annual Conference at Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona, 15-17 March 2009. Learn more.
24 February 2009
AFRA Deputy Director is keynote speaker at this year’s Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) technical conference in Bristol England
12 February 2009
AFRA Completes initial site audit in North America
23 January 2009
With a goal of becoming an AFRA accredited organization, Aero-Marine Technologies Inc, headquartered in Punta Gorda, Florida joins AFRA in January and brings the global membership to 40
9 January 2009
Metal Bulletin Monthly
Extracting Value From Old Planes - AFRA Members Boeing, Europe Aviation, Source One Aircraft Repair, Evergreen Maintenance Interviewed
7 January 2009
GA Telesis and its affiliate GA Telesis, UK Ltd announced aircraft acquisitions which Air Salvage International Ltd (ASI), an AFRA accredited company located in England, will dismantle on behalf of GA Telesis.
10 December 2008
TRI-rinse, Inc., a recognized environmental company with more than 25 years of commercial and government experience, joins AFRAs global association of 39 members based in 12 countries
November 11 2008
AFRA members from Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, Honeywell, SNECMA, et al., announce the Best Management Practices (BMP) for engine disassembly will be included in the 2009 revision of the groundbreaking BMP for Management of Used Aircraft Parts and Assemblies
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
9 October 2008
Le Monde
Ces avions que l'on désosse Article Featuring AFRA, Boeing and Châteauroux
30 September 2008
Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC)
End of Aircraft Life Initiatives - Aviation and Environment Briefing paper showcasing AFRA and key members that is titled
23 September 2008
Aircraft Technology Engineering & Maintenance
A New Lease On Life – Trends In Aircraft Recycling - Interviews with AFRA Exeuctive Director, Martin Fraissignes (Châteauroux) and Deputy Director, Bill Carberry (Boeing)
18 September 2008
MRO Management
Born Again - AFRA Founding Members Air Salvage, Milled Carbon Ltd Featured
16 September 2008
Aviation Week’s Overhaul & Maintenance
Engine OEMs Collaborate on Recycling Project - AFRA Members Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney & Honeywell Featured
15 Sept 2008
JMV Aviation with headquarters in Capellen becomes AFRA's first member in Luxembourg and extends the memberships reach to 12 countries
12 Sept 2008
Societa General Servizi e Appalti (SOGESA. S.R.L.) in Policoro is AFRA's first member in Italy
10 September 2008
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of recycled ferrous metal products in the US, joins AFRA’s global membership
4 Sept 2008
Executive Director of AFRA is key speaker at China Aeroleasing Summit 2008 held in Beijing
7 Aug 2008
Aircraft Powerplants Best Management Practices (BMP) core group identified
5 Aug 2008
Work begins in support of the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC) briefing paper
28 July 2008
AFRA is first to build program addressing aircraft industry sustainability and awards accreditation to five global companies
27 July 2008
Elections for Board of Directors: Grégoire Lebigot re-elected and Ron Wolf newly elected
26 July 2008
AFRA Annual General Meeting showcases global attendance...
14 July 2008
AFRA demonstration at Farnborough International Airshow is successfully underway and attracting many from industry, government, as well as the media
18 Jun 2008
The Green Airliner, based in Switzerland, joins AFRA and extends the organizations knowledge base across 10 countries
27 May 2008
Farnborough International Airshow confirms aircraft recycling demonstration
24 April 2008
National Geographic films AFRA demolition
12 Mar 2008
SAS Aviation LTD is first member from Southeastern Europe to join AFRA
4 Feb 2008
GJD Services Limited, based in Farnborough, is AFRA's newest member
8 Jan 2008
Pratt & Whitney, headquartered in East Hartford, Conn., has joined AFRA
5 Nov 2007
AFRA Board of Directors finalize new membership application and By Laws
10 Oct 2007
Best Practices updated by AFRA Board of Directors
28 Aug 2007
AFRA Board of Directors revise membership procedures
12 Aug 2007
National Geographic Television films AFRA demolition
11 June 2007
First AFRA audit at Air Salvage International
21 May 2007
New Members: AeroTurbine, Inc., Source One Aircraft Repair, and Kembel Air Center
10 April 2007
New Members: Honeywell Aerospace Trading & ABX Maintenance Services, Inc
26 Feb 2007
New Members: Turbo Resources & ELG Metals
15 Jan 2007
AFRA engages General Council
15 Jan 2007
Strategic Aliance between AFRA and ASA

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


    Headquarters

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