EgyptAir enjoys double celebration with FAA and JAA approvals

At a special event at the Ministry of Civil Aviation Club in Cairo last night, Egypt Air Maintenance & Engineering was given full FAA approval for it maintenance and repair activities.

Meanwhile the EgyptAir Training Academy became the first in Africa and the Middle East to receive full JAA approval as a TRTO.

Chairman of the EgyptAir Holdings board, Eng. Hussein Massoud said this was a great achievement and that all Egypt should be proud.

The FAA certificates were presented by inspector Calvin Clark who said that the Egyptian MRO company had an exceptional number of ratings following their audit.

“Often a company will apply for just one rating. EgyptAir asked for a number of their activities to be recognised. As we continued to audit them they just passed every time,” Clark said.

The whole process has taken more than two years. “It is tough to do but the FAA certification is recognised around the world,” Clark said.

Chairman of the EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering Company, Eng. Abdul Aziz Fadel, said the approvals would allow the company to increase its third party work. It aims at doubling the percentage of third-party over the next few years to 40%.

Presenting the JAA approvals to Captain Al Motosem, the vice president of training, Ole Lynggaard, the chief of personnel licensing with the Danish CAA and the JAA representative, said that he had been impressed by the high level of professionalism by the Egyptian training organisation.  

“This is a great day for the whole of Egypt Air,” Massoud said.