OEMServices
Company typeJoint Venture
IndustryAerospace, MRO, Logistics & Supply Chain[1]
Founded2009
HeadquartersTremblay-en-France, France
Key people
Didier Granger (CEO Worldwide)
Pierre Seon (General Manager Middle East)
Andrés Duque (CEO Americas)[2]
ServicesAircraft maintenance, AOG Desk Support Reliability & Performance Monitoring, Inventory & Pool Access[3]
Number of employees
200-500[4]
ParentSafran: 25%
Thales: 25%
Diehl: 25%
Liebherr: 25%
SubsidiariesOEMServices Americas
OEMServices Asia
Websiteoemservices.aero

OEMServices SAS (formerly SAVE GIE), or OEMS for short, is a French company involved in the maintenance, repair, overhaul, logistics and customer support of commercial aircraft.[5][6] It is a joint venture between aerospace giants Safran, Thales, Diehl and Liebherr, acting as their AOG and MRO subsidiary for Aircraft Component Maintenance and spillover support.[7]

The company was established in 2009 with Zodiac Aerospace, Thales Group, Diehl Aerospace and Liebherr Aerospace each owning 25%. Zodiac Aerospace was purchased outright by Safran in 2018.[8] The purchase of Zodiac Aerospace by the Safran Group made OEMServices part of the new Safran conglomerate.

Services and clients

OEMServices, being the Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul front office for its 4 Parent Companies, is considered a services provider. Its primary service is concentrated in the aircraft maintenance, AOG Desk Support Reliability & Performance Monitoring, as well as the Inventory & Pool Access sub-categories of the aviation industry.[9][10]

As a direct competitor of Lufthansa's MRO Subsidiary, Lufthansa Technik, Airbus FHS, and Air France-KLM's Engineering & MRO branch, OEMServices offers airlines maintenance on Repair-by-the-Hour, Time & Material and Flat Rate basis. It has exclusive contracts with both legacy carriers and low-cost carriers.

Some of OEMServices' fleets on an exclusive basis include:

Apart from having contracts with different airlines for the subcontracting of their component maintenance support, OEMServices also provides maintenance under general terms & conditions.[24]

Since 2020, OEMServices also provides a tax representation offer to various international OEM, supporting them in their expansion into France and Europe.

As of 2021, OEMServices has an ongoing development of its predictive maintenance capabilities.[25]

Location

OEMServices is as of 2022 capable of providing worldwide services. While growing in France, transferring its operations from Orly Airport to Paris Roissy CDG, OEMServices has also established subsidiairies overseas, having set up capabilities in Atlanta (GA) in 2017,[26] in Singapore in 2019 and an office in Dubai via its parent company Liebherr.[27] As of 2021, OEMServices has set up facilities in Shanghai, China.

Media appearance

In 2019, OEMServices was awarded at the Trophées PME RMC, 10th edition, a recognized French prize honoring the ambition and innovation of its business.

References

  1. ^ "Bloomberg OEMS Profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Our People". OEMServices. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Airline Solutions". OEMServices. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  4. ^ "About OEMS". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  5. ^ "FR - BFM Extract: Didier Granger, CEO of OEMServices interview on BFM Business". BFM TV. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  6. ^ "GTLK to open SSJ100 parts depot in Europe". Russian Aviation Insider. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  7. ^ "OEMServices CAPA Profile". CAPA (Centre for Aviation). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Commission clears the merger of aerospace equipment suppliers Safran and Zodiac". European Union Commission. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  9. ^ "L3Harris boosts AOG support capability with OEMServices deal". Arabian Aerospace. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Meggitt PLC and OEMServices sign a Long Term Agreement for the supply of aftermarket services to the Middle East, Africa and Russia". Meggitt. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  11. ^ "OEMServices wins contract to support Asiana A350s". FlightGlobal. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  12. ^ "OEMServices incl. Liebherr-Aerospace support Asiana Airlines". Aviator. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  13. ^ "OEMServices to provide spare parts for Egyptair in multi-year agreement". Aviation Business News. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Emirates in deal with OEMServices". Trade Arabia. 14 November 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Ethiopian Airlines Group awards OEMServices the component support of its A350-900 fleet". Aviator. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Ethiopian Airlines Group Awards OEM Services for the Component Support of Its A350-900 Fleet". OEMServices. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Ethiopian Airlines Group awards OEMServices the component support of its A350-900 fleet". Ethiopian Airlines. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  18. ^ "FR: OEMServices* et Etihad Airways signent un accord pour la nouvelle flotte A380". Liebherr. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  19. ^ "OEMServices signe un important contrat avec Etihad" [OEMServices signs major contract with Etihad] (in French). Le Journal de Aviation. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  20. ^ "Japan Airlines awards OEMServices component support of its A350 fleet". Avitrader. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  21. ^ "Japan Airlines awards OEMServices the component support of its A350 fleet". Aviator. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  22. ^ "OEMServices wins Play component support contract". Aviation Business News. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  23. ^ "OEMServices incl. Liebherr-Aerospace extend partnership with Singapore Airlines". Liebherr. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  24. ^ "FR: Désormais, nous étudions avec nos fournisseurs leurs coûts". L'Opinion. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  25. ^ "OEMServices unveils predictive maintenance solution to improve reliability and supply chain impacts". Aviation Business News. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  26. ^ "OEMServices opens its subsidiary in the USA, OEMServices Americas Inc. / Aviator.aero".
  27. ^ "OEMServices becomes the exclusive repair distributor of Triumph Actuation in the Middle East and Africa". 11 February 2019.

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