Airline Services Ltd looks to expand client base in Middle East

Monday 1st March, 2010

Airline Services Ltd has appointed a Regional Sales Director dedicated to the Middle East region as it looks to grow its customer base there. Canadian-born Graham Mills, who has many years’ experience working in the region joins the company from Greiner PURtec in Austria where he led sales efforts over the past 13 years.

Airline Services already works with several leading Gulf airlines and MRO organisations and the company is keen to widen its support activity. This week Graham was at the Aircraft Interiors Expo and MRO Middle East in Dubai promoting ASL’s offerings in the areas of interior support programs and IFE.

Headquartered at Manchester Airport, UK, Airline Services Ltd has been established for more than 25 years as a leading provider of support services to the airline industry in the UK providing aircraft interior care, maintenance, presentation and engineering services including seat, IFE and galley equipment maintenance, seat cover, curtain and carpet manufacture, supply and fit, UK-based ground support services such as exterior washing, interior cleaning, aviation laundry. ASL also provides de-icing services to more than 50 domestic and international carriers across nine of the UK’s major airports.

“We already support a number of airlines and MROs in the Middle-East/Gulf region and see a great potential to expand this much further. There aren’t any companies currently in the commercial aircraft interiors sector that offer the scope of services, expertise and experience that we do,” said Graham Mills. He will also be promoting Airline Services’ new modular IFE products – the Aero range including the ASL AeroScreen, a 17.5” HD-ready LCD Monitor, and the new digital Audio and Video Delivery Unit called AeroStream. AeroStream is a compact, digital, multi-channel server, designed as a new-generation replacement for heavy and outdated analogue systems.

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Editor’s notes

Airline Services Group comprises five main divisions – Cabin Interior Engineering and Workshop activities (Part 21 Design J and G Design and Manufacture, Part 145 EASA repair and overhaul of avionic, galley and IFE equipment) are carried out at Manchester headquarters. IFE products and services including IFE On-Wing Support and IFE systems are handled from Manchester and many other airports with line support. Aviation Textiles, also based in Manchester, embraces seat covers, curtains, accessories, design, manufacture, supply and fit. Ramp Operations (de-icing, interior and exterior cleaning and presentation, carpet fitting and laundry at nine UK airports). Rotable Component Support – Airline Services Components – based at London-Gatwick. This division specialises in the supply and management of rotable components including Wheels and Brakes on the basis of power by hour, exchange, loan, lease or sale agreements, as well as repair management.

For more information see www.airline-services.com