AMTES, a subsidiary of the Volga-Dnepr Technics subgroup, was issued a part 145 certificate by the Interstate Aviation Committee, which extends its maintenance and repair (MRO) capabilities for the An-124 freighters. The certificate allows AMTES to complete service on An-124s. As a result, AMTES now holds all of the necessary certificates for An-124 maintenance in its facility at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport.
The certificate was presented to Ildar Ilyasov, managing director of AMTES, by Sergey Instrumentov, manager of IAC’s certification service during a meeting held at the MAKS 2015 Air Show in Moscow. “The An-124 aircraft, including those operated by Volga-Dnepr Airlines, has proven to be one of the best Russian-built cargo airplanes,” Ilyasov said. “We plan to extend our maintenance capabilities in the European market in relation to both Russian and western-built aircraft.”
AMTES provides MRO services for Russian and Western-built aircraft. The company holds Part-145 and FAR-145 certificates. Its main 28,000-square-foot hangar is located at Leipzig/Halle Airport and is supported by a line maintenance station at Frankfurt Airport.