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PRESS RELEASE
Abdelouahab El Fettouhi joins Spairliners as a new Managing Director and CEO
Component specialist for Embraer E-Jet family changes its management team

Hamburg, Germany – March 14, 2024 – Spairliners, a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance, proudly announces the appointment of Abdelouahab El Fettouhi as its new Managing Director and CEO, starting from March 1, 2024. He joins Michael Vollrath, who remains Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, as both jointly head the executive board of the leading component provider in the E-Jets after sales market. Abdel brings a wealth of expertise to Spairliners, having previously held several key positions at Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance, which enables him to lead Spairliners into the next phase of innovation and operational excellence.
From Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance to Leading Spairliners
With a distinguished career spanning over 15 years at Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance, Abdel has made significant contributions across various key roles, including Customer Support Director, Middle East Sales Director, Technical Sales Manager, Supply Chain Manager, and Purchasing Manager. His extensive knowledge and experience in the aviation industry play a pivotal role in driving Spairliners‘ ongoing success.
Abdel holds a master’s degree in engineering from Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers and an advanced Master’s degree from ESSEC Business School. His academic background, coupled with hands-on experience, provides him with a unique blend of skills beneficial for navigating the complexities of the aviation service industry.

“I am honored to be appointed Managing Director and CEO of Spairliners and I look forward to starting this new role within the Spairliners family. The aviation industry and our MRO business are amid a significant transformation, presenting various challenges that call for additional efforts and groundbreaking innovative solutions to capitalize on the opportunities ahead. Co-leading such an agile and dynamic company is an exhilarating venture as we consistently evolve to optimally address our customers‘ evolving needs.“

A New Chapter at Spairliners

Abdel succeeds Benoît Rollier as Managing Director and CEO. Under Abdel’s leadership, Spairliners is set to continue its legacy of delivering exceptional component services for the Embraer E-Jet family, with a renewed focus on strategic growth and customer satisfaction.

“I would like to express my gratitude to Benoît for his outstanding achievements. I aspire to contribute to Spairliners with the same commitment and effectiveness that he has demonstrated over the years, building upon the solid foundation he has established.“

About Spairliners:
Spairliners GmbH was founded in 2005 as a joint venture equally owned by Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance and Lufthansa Technik, with its headquarters in Hamburg, Germany. The company specializes in component services for the Embraer E-Jet Family, including the E170/175 and E190/195 series. Its offerings encompass a range of services from a single source, enhanced by engineering expertise. These services include component access, home base stock lease, stand-alone repair, and assets optimization, along with tooling.

As a leader in Integrated Component Care, Spairliners has become a trusted supplier to world-renowned airlines, such as Qantas, Malaysia Airlines, KLM Cityhopper, HOP!, and Lufthansa CityLine. The company also operates logistic hubs in Paris, Frankfurt, Singapore, and Munich to support its global operations.

In 2015, Spairliners expanded its reach into the Americas by opening a sales office in Miami, FL. This extension led to the establishment of a warehouse and logistics hub in Fort Lauderdale, FL, which now supports the company’s customers in the region, along with AOG and ad-hoc exchange clients.

As we are approaching MRO Americas, AviTrader MRO Magazine has caught up with Spairliners‘ CEO, Thies Möller, who shares insights about the broad range of component services the company supports for #Embraer aircraft and the growth potential he sees in the market. Further, Taco Stouten, Head of Sales at Spairliners, gives his view on the MRO market developments in North America as the regional aircraft utilization rate has almost returned to pre-pandemic levels.

Read the full articles here.

13 January 2022

11 January 2022

Spairliners, an independent component aftermarket service provider specialized in E-Jet aircraft family, and Austrian Airlines sign a flight hour agreement to extend the component support for Austrian Airline’s E-Jet fleet.

9 November 2021

Spairliners, a leading Component Support supplier, and Fokker Services, an Independent Aerospace Service Provider, have entered a new partnership.

René Popp, Head of Engineering and AOG Desk at Spairliners, joins AviTrader Monthly MRO Magazine’s Keith Mwanalushi for the discussion on how used serviceable materials (USM) are creating an opportunity to help aircraft operators and MROs reduce costs while maintaining operational efficiency.

Read the full article here.

15 June 2021

Spairliners welcomes new Head of Engineering, Asset & AOG-Desk.

25 February 2020

The independent market leader in integrated component care for the Airbus A380 signs a framework agreement with the world’s largest A380 operator.

25 October 2019

In order to further strengthen its supplier network and add more flexibility to its operation, Spairliners collaborates with additional MRO providers in the future.

30 May, 2018

Spairliners continues Integrated Component Care services for 15 Embraer E-Jets

Hamburg – Spairliners GmbH and Kenya Airways have extended its existing Integrated Component Care contract covering full component support for 15 E-Jet aircraft of the leading African airline. With this further long-term prolongation effective by April 2018, the contracted services have been enhanced by an on-site customer representative based in Nairobi and a Line Maintenance Training for Kenya Airways’ aircraft mechanics.

Kenya Airways’ E-Jet fleet will be supplied from Spairliners’ component pool and logistic centers located in Paris and Munich. Additionally, an optimized on-site stock will be provided at Kenya Airways premises for their proprietary use.

“With this contract extension our cooperation with Spairliners will be further strengthened. The innovative approach of Spairliners enables Kenya Airways to optimize its cost position and further increase its aircraft availability. Spairliners proved to be a reliable and high-quality provider and we are pleased with the contract prolongation”, says Ron Lussier, Head of Material Management at Kenya Airways.

“We are delighted that Kenya Airways selected Spairliners again as their preferred E-Jet Component supplier, after we have been building an excellent business partnership for years. This contract prolongation shows the competitiveness of Spairliners via its customized and cost-efficient service offering”, says Cornelius Dalm, Head of Sales, Account Management and Marketing. Benoit Crombois, Managing Director and CFO at Spairliners adds “With this continued cooperation Kenya Airways can rely not only on Spairliners expertise, but also on the support and in-depth knowledge of our parent companies network of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance and Lufthansa Technik”.

From left to right: Ron Lussier (Head of Technical Material Management, Kenya Airways),

Benoit Crombois (CFO, Spairliners), Cornelius Dalm (Head of Sales, Spairliners)

About Kenya Airways

Kenya Airways is a leading African airline flying to 51 destinations worldwide, 43 of which are in Africa and carries over three million passengers annually. It continues to modernize its fleet with its 31 aircraft being some of the youngest in Africa. This includes its flagship B787-8 Dreamliner aircrafts. The on-board service is renowned and the lie-flat business class seat on the wide-body aircraft is consistently voted among the world’s top 10. Kenya Airways takes pride in being at the forefront of connecting Africa to the World and the World to Africa through its hub at the new ultra-modern Terminal 1A at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.
Kenya Airways celebrated 40 years of operations in January 2017 and was named Africa Leading Airline 2017 by the World Travel Awards.