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Upcoming Events

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 Tragets 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
AFRA Completes initial site audit in North America
12 February 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.

To learn more about the working group’s goals, time line, and how your company can join future efforts please contact AFRA’s offices in Washington D.C. at: 202.347.6899 or visit the AFRA membership (Join Us) section here: http://www.afraassociation.org/join.cfm
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