Stations DAR and JRO now EASA Part-145 approved

23 May 2013: The two Tanzanian line stations at Dar es Salaam (DAR) and Kilimanjaro (JRO) are now approved for line maintenance under the EASA Part-145 approval of Direct Maintenance. Following an initial start during 2012 for launch customer Qatar Airways, both stations were recently added to the EASA approval, to offer the available capability to a larger customer base in the future.

According Roger Meels, Technical Director: "Following the commencement of providing customer focused line maintenance services at our first Tanzanian station in Zanzibar (ZNZ) back in 2006, we can now proudly say that Direct Maintenance is the only line maintenance provider operating 3 each EASA Part-145 approved line stations in Tanzania. We believe Tanzania as a country has much to offer, with an increasing level of industrial activity and growing tourism activity. Direct Maintenance is well placed and strongly committed to support any operators flying into Tanzania, either at DAR, JRO or ZNZ."

Following its recent expansion in Tanzania, Direct Maintenance is now approved to provide line maintenance in line with EASA Part-145 regulations at the following 10 each locations.

• The Netherlands: Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS)
• Kenya: Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) and Mombasa Moi International Airport (MBA)
• Tanzania: Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR), Zanzibar (ZNZ) and Kilimanjaro (JRO)
• Ethiopia: Addis Ababa Bole Airport (ADD)
• Uganda: Entebbe International Airport (EBB)
• Zambia: Lusaka Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN)
• Zimbabwe: Harare (HRE), through riding engineer duties

The Scope of Work of Direct Maintenance today covers the following wide range or aircraft models:

• Airbus: A319, A320, A321, A330, A343, A345, A380
• Boeing: B737CL, B737NG, B742, B743, B744, B748, B757, B767, B777, MD11

For more information about Direct Maintenance, please be invited to contact Roger Meels, Technical Director, at your convenience.