Press ReleaseEFW Expands Service Offerings with Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation Approval
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), a joint venture of ST Engineering and Airbus, today announced that it has received the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) approval from the Federal Aviation Office of Germany. With this approval, EFW can now offer worldwide airworthiness management and technical services for all passenger and freighter aircraft to aircraft lessors, owners and operators.
EFW’s airworthiness management services are backed by in-depth technical know-how on aircraft systems, structures and regulatory requirements. Such expertise was honed at EFW through decades of experience in the conversion of passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft for their global clientele.
Beyond EFW CAMO assuming overall responsibility to keep the aircraft airworthy, aircraft owners and operators can enjoy an efficient airworthiness review process for import, export, and re-registration of passenger and freighter aircraft as well as credible, fast and cost-efficient aircraft registration for aircraft lease transitions. Such enhanced support will provide customers with greater convenience and operational uptime.
The CAMO approval also complements the company’s other solutions in aircraft design, production, and maintenance. As the only freighter conversion provider in the world to hold the CAMO approval together with three other major aviation technical approvals, namely Part 145 approval, Design Organisation Approval and Production Organisation Approval certifications, EFW is well placed to offer turnkey solutions in design development, freighter conversion, maintenance, aviation supply chain management and CAMO support all under one roof.
As part of the CAMO approval, EFW also received the additional Airworthiness Review privilege for Airbus widebody and single-aisle aircraft from the Federal Aviation Office of Germany. The attainment of these privileges allows EFW to conduct airworthiness reviews on Airbus aircraft, issue Airworthiness Review Certificates and support 'permit to fly' issuance for maintenance check flights and repositioning flights. For P2F conversion customers, this offers a unique benefit as they will be able to put back their aircraft immediately into revenue service after conversion has been completed with a valid airworthiness certification.
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About EFW
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), a joint venture of ST Engineering and Airbus, combines various aviation and technology activities under a single roof: development and manufacturing of fibre-reinforced composite components for aircraft structures and interiors of the entire Airbus family, the conversion of passenger aircraft into freighter configuration, maintenance and repair of Airbus aircraft as well as engineering services in the context of certification and approval. The company has a workforce of over 2,000 employees, achieved revenues of approximately €600 million in 2023 and is on a sustainable course of growth. With over 20 years of experience and more than 40 conversion customers worldwide, thereof the largest Express carriers in North America and Europe but also renowned General Freight and Combination Carriers, EFW is the Centre of Excellence for freighter conversions and driving the development of the Airbus freighter family.
About ST Engineering
ST Engineering is a global technology, defence and engineering group with a diverse portfolio of businesses across the aerospace, smart city, defence and public security segments. The Group harnesses technology and innovation to solve real-world problems, enabling a more secure and sustainable world. Headquartered in Singapore, it has operations spanning Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the U.S., serving customers in more than 100 countries. ST Engineering reported revenue of $10 billion in FY2023 and ranks among the largest companies listed on the Singapore Exchange. It is a component stock of MSCI Singapore, FTSE Straits Times Index and Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index.
