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12 - 14 July 2009
AFRA 2009
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate
Orlando, FL - USA

20 May 2009 – Oxford/Begbroke, United Kingdom AFRA will address the Society of British Aerospace Consultants. For details follow this link.

Board of Directors Teleconference Meetings
7 April 2009 – 1000
19 May 2009 – 1000
30 June – 1000
Board of Directors meeting agendas will be available the week before the teleconference.
Upcoming Events
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 Feb 2009
The Engine and APU Best Management Practices (BMP) group within AFRAs global membership checked off an important milestone in February: the completion of the initial site audit in North America
23 Jan 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 magazine interviews AFRA members, Bill Carberry of Boeing, Grégoire Lebigot of Europe Aviation, Chris Merry of Source One Aircraft Repair, Louis Moore of Evergreen Maintenance Center together with Michele Dickstein from the Aviation Suppliers Association in January’s article titled: ‘Extracting Value From Old Planes’.
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 Oct 2008
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
30 Sept 2008
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
23 Sept 2008
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
18 Sept 2008
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
16 Sept 2008
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’
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 Sept 2008
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
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 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
26 July 2008
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
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 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
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




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)
Accredited Since
Air Salvage International (UK) 27 July 2008
Bonus Tech (US) 1 May 2009
Europe Aviation (France) 27 July 2008
Orange Aero (UK) 1 May 2009
P3 Aviation (UK) 27 July 2008
Southern California Aviation (US) 27 July 2008
Volvo Aero (US) 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"


  • Aircraft Halon Recycling

    Resources How To...
    Halon Recycling Corporation
    RemTec International:
  • US Process
  • Outside US Process (Coming Soon)


  • Prevent Climate Change

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

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

    Katt Stanley – Administrative Assistant
    Katt.Stanley@afraassociation.org

     
     
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