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Etihad Airways Engineering, the Middle East's leading aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider, has become the first organisation in the Middle East to be granted an extended Part21J Design Organisation Approval(DOA) by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)to undertakemajor cabin design and modification.
With the new approval Etihad Airways Engineering is entitled to design and certify major changes to cabin interiors, galleys or other interior equipment and related structure, and environmental and electrical systems.
Jeff Wilkinson,Etihad Airways' Senior Vice President,Technical,said: "We are pleased to offer Etihad Airways, its equity partners and third party customers the flexibility of making major cabin modifications to their existing fleet with thisPart21J EASA approval. We remain committed to developing our maintenance, repair and overhaul capabilities as a one-stop-facilitywhile focusing on new platforms and delivering the highest standards of safety and quality.
"I would like to thank the Design, Engineering and Innovation team whose diligence, expertiseand close coordination with EASAhas helped us in achieving this capability ahead of time. With the new approval, the company is now able to offer more comprehensive, tailor-made solutions covering a wide range of technical aspects."
Etihad Airways Engineering is an AS9110 certified organisation and already holds EASA 145 approval as well asEASA 21J approval for designing and undertaking minor changes and repairs.
Photo Caption (Right to Left): Michael John Adams, Vice President MRO Operations; Bernhard Randerath, Vice President Design, Engineering and Innovation; DilekSenayYazici, Senior Manager Airworthiness Monitoring; Ahmad Rajei, Senior Manager Design Engineering; and ShevanthaKamilWeerasekera, Head of Engineering Technical Services with the EASA Part21J Major Design Organisation Approval Certificate issued by EASA to Etihad Airways Engineering.
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About Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways began operations in 2003, and in 2014 carried 14.8 million passengers. From its Abu Dhabi base, Etihad Airways flies to or has announced plans to serve 113 passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. The airline has a fleet of 120Airbus and Boeing aircraft, and more than 200 aircraft on firm order, including 66 Boeing 787s, 25Boeing 777Xs, 62 Airbus A350s and five Airbus A380s.
Etihad Airways holds equity investments in airberlin, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles, Alitalia, Jet Airways, Virgin Australia, and Swiss-based Darwin Airline, trading as Etihad Regional. Etihad Airways, along with airberlin, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles, Alitalia, Etihad Regional, Jet Airways and NIKI, also participate in Etihad Airways Partners, a new brand that brings together like-minded airlines to offer customers more choice through improved networks and schedules and enhanced frequent flyer benefits. For more information, please visit: www.etihad.com
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