remain profitable despite the down-
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double-digit.
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watched,” Marchat adds. ing a certificate for the International either in-house or external. Among
To offer an even wider array of activi- Air Transport Association’s (IATA’s) other employees, such an organization
ties, Enhance Aero has “industrial partner- international operational safety audits must have a quality manager. It also
ships” with several local firms, Léchevin (IOSA). He also works for Air France must have an experienced director (this
says. Techno Logistique, for example, is Consulting—a consulting firm in air experience should be validated by the
a specialist in seat refurbishing. Secmass transport management and engineer- authorities), well-trained people and
has experience in sheet-metal work and ing—for some of its African clients. proper documentation.
composite parts. NSE is an expert in “We have no salesman; we get a lot of Part M Subpart G rules cover daily
wiring and avionics. Marlier provides orders via Bruno’s network,” says Marchat. airworthiness management. This means
non-destructive testing. The only part- Enhance Aero’s revenues in 2008 that a Subpart G-approved organization
ner that is not in the Clermont-Ferrand amounted to €3.3 million ($4.6 mil- deals with maintenance programs,
area is ATE, with its paint facilities at lion). Most of it €2.4 million ($3.36 airworthiness directives, service bulletins,
Châteauroux airport, 130 miles (209 km) million) came from the maintenance technical information from daily flights,
away. division, thanks to its activities in etc. However, to yearly renew an
Separately, Enhance Aero has entered line maintenance, refurbishment and aircraft’s certificate of airworthiness, the
into a mutually beneficial partnership painting. To the remaining €900,000 organization must have an additional
with Omega Industries. Omega offers ($1,26 million) the other two divi- approval—Subpart I. September 28 was
Enhance Aero the ability to perform sions contributed almost evenly. the deadline for European operators and
Embraer aircraft maintenance (now “If we look at Enhance Aero’s private owners to comply.
including heavy maintenance) at Le overall financial results, having these
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