Air Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance Joins Latin American and Air Transport Association

Miami, Florida (April 3, 2017) – ALTA (the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association) today announced that Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has become the association’s newest affiliate member. ALTA’s affiliate members are -related organizations that work collaboratively with the association on aviation industry initiatives throughout the and Caribbean region.

“We are pleased to welcome Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance and their MRO services to ALTA’s growing affiliate membership,” said ALTA’s Executive Director Eduardo Iglesias. “We look forward to AFI KLM E&M working with our membership as together we continue to drive and grow air transport’s social and economic impact throughout the region and beyond.”

According to Air France KLM Engineering & Maintenance Executive Vice President Anne Brachet: “Along with our American subsidiary Barfield, we are delighted to join ALTA. We have been fortunate to work with many of its member over the years, and we look forward to exploring new business opportunities in the region with the association.”

Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance is a major multi-product MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul) provider. With a workforce of over 14,000, AFI KLM E&M offers comprehensive technical support for airlines, ranging from engineering and line maintenance to engine overhaul, aero structure and FTR support, as well as the management, repair and supply of aircraft components, structured around a powerful logistics network. AFI KLM E&M supports almost 1,500 aircraft operated by 200 major international and domestic airlines.

About ALTA

ALTA (Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association) is a private, non-profit organization that coordinates the collaborative efforts of its members in order to facilitate the development of safer, more efficient and environmentally friendly air transport in the Latin America and Caribbean region for the mutual benefit of the association's members, their customers and the industry.

FULL MEMBERS: Aerolineaś Argentinas | | Aeromexico | Aeromexico Connect | | | BoA – Boliviana de Aviación | | | | Cubana de Aviación, S.A. | InselAir | LATAM Airlines | LATAM Cargo | LIAT | | | TAME | | ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: | | Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance | | | | jetBlue Airways | Omni Air International | TAP Portugal | | | UPS | AFFILIATE MEMBERS: AerCap Aviation Solutions | Airbus | Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance | Air Lease Corp. | Amadeus | APG Network | Ascend | ATR | Boeing | Bombardier | CFM | Coopesa | Chubb | Embraer | Flight Global | GE Aviation | Gogo | | HEICO | Holland & Knight | ICF International | Intercargo S.A.C. | Kellstrom Materials | Systems | Lufthansa Technik | MERCATOR | Mexicana MRO | Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation | MTU Maintenance | OAG | Panasonic | Planet Ife | Pratt & Whitney | Rockwell Collins | Rolls- Royce | SABRE Airline Solutions | Safran | Satair Group | Seabury | Snecma | SITA | Superjet International | UATP | Wencor Group | Willis Lease | Willis Tower Watson | World Fuel Services |

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