Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has opened its new engine shop at the Orly platform.
The company states that the facility is the “centerpiece of the Single Roof project, whose ambition is to confirm AFI KLM E&M at the forefront of industry standards in Engine Maintenance and to support its positioning on new-generation products such as LEAP (A320neo & 737MAX), Trent XWB (A350) and PW1500G (A220)”. The opening marks a “major step toward the completion of a project launched in 2019, with the first brick laid in 2021”. The full project “Single Roof” will be finalised in early 2024, upon completion of the reorganized Building 34 (Henri Farman), which has now been adjoined to the new building.
Single Roof is a major project for the future of AFI KLM E&M’s Engine maintenance product, and its goals are both industrial and organizational in nature. In conjunction with the construction of the new building – which forms a bridge between the Constellation and Henri Farman workshops, bringing them all under one roof – the project includes a full overhaul of operational processes in order to boost efficiency in engine maintenance turnaround time.
With the creation of this ultra-modern, 4,200m² building, equipped with cutting-edge industrial resources, and the implementation of the new organisational structure, AFI KLM E&M says that its engine processing times will be reduced by 15%.
The design of the building is also promised to significantly reduce AFI KLM E&M’s carbon footprint.
Géry Mortreux, EVP Air France Industries, stated: “Single Roof is more than just an industrial development project. It speaks to AFI KLM E&M’s desire to project its Engine Maintenance operations into the future, at a time when the industry is turning a corner toward new-generation platforms. It also constitutes a promise of efficiency and comfort for our teams, thanks to optimised working spaces designed with their users in mind. It also manifests AFI KLM E&M’s long-term involvement in the local area, combined with the desire to boost employment and develop the talents of the future.”