Geven SkyTecno and Ethiopian Airlines inaugurated a stateof-the-art facility to produce Insulation Blankets on Boeing 737 MAX planes. This was part of a Boeing agreement (BSCA), between The Boeing Company, Geven Skytecno and Ethiopian Airlines.
The new joint venture company of Ethiopian Airlines and Geven-SkyTecno, named “Ethiopian Sky Technologies”, is based in Addis Ababa with primary manufacturing facility at Bole Airport. Ethiopian Airlines owns 51% and SkyTecno 49%.
As per their agreement, the parties are jointly manufacturing the products as a supplier to The Boeing Company in Italy and Ethiopia. Geven-SkyTecno contributed its manufacturing expertise, process technology expertise, and was responsible for speeding up industrialization, qualification processes, and training skills to The Joint Venture.
SkyTecno and Ethiopian Airlines invested in state-of-the art blankets manufacturing equipment to offer unrivalled customer service. The Joint Venture focuses primarily on delivering tailored solutions for Boeing 737 MAX planes.
Products are produced in a multi-cultural environment that combines the African and European continents. Quality control is strictly enforced to ensure products meet the highest standards of the aviation industry.
“We are very pleased to announce this joint venture with Ethiopian Airlines, with whom we are looking forward to working together” says Alberto Veneruso, Managing Director of Geven-SkyTecno. “Our manufacturing excellence combined with our expertise in process technology, industrial efficiency and world-class distribution capabilities will provide our customers with best- in-class insulation solutions.
Furthermore, Geven-SkyTecno provides the JV with a team of highly trained technical engineers with unparalleled experience meeting the demand for similar products from world airlines and OEM’s”, continues Veneruso.
Mr. Mesfin Tasew, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Group on his part said “We are glad to unveil a modern manufacturing facility of Ethiopian Sky Technologies at our home base, Addis Ababa. Geven-SkyTecno is a partner in our Vision to develop Ethiopia’s Aerospace Manufacturing Industry. As we have a very well established MRO capability with an excellent track record of providing aircraft maintenance we can leverage this capability and experience to further develop our Aerospace Manufacturing capability and eventually make it one of the key Strategic Business Units of the Airline.”
“We are happy that we have gone into this tri-partite relationship with Geven-SkyTecno and Boeing That was when we began manufacturing and exporting Aircraft Thermo-Acoustic Insulation Blankets (737 MAX). We are keen to expand the scope of activities to other aerospace products to the mutual benefit of all parties.”
Ethiopian Sky Technologies is manufacturing the aerospace products and delivering them in accordance to the Agreement and the strict requirements set out by the Aerospace Industry. The partnership with Ethiopian Airlines will allow Ethiopian Airlines to expand its aerospace manufacturing capabilities. Geven-SkyTecno also enhances Ethiopia’s manufacturing infrastructure and international trade connections.
As Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Sky Technologies PLC, Mr. Henock Nigatu is the leader. With his 25 years of experience at Ethiopian Airlines, where he has served in Managerial positions for most of this time, including serving as Manager of Group Alliances & Commercial Cooperation in his last assignment, Henock Lemma Nigatu has taken over the leadership of the joint venture company to foster and enhance the development of the new aerospace manufacturing capabilities.
Ethiopian Airlines Group is currently implementing a 15-year strategic plan called Vision 2025 that will see it become the leading aviation group in Africa with Seven business units: Ethiopian International Services; Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services; Ethiopian MRO Services; Ethiopian Aviation Academy; Ethiopian ADD Hub Ground Services, Ethiopian Airports Services and Ethiopian Express Services (Domestic). Ethiopian is a multi-award winning airline that saw an average growth rate of 25% over the seven years preceding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: newbusinessethiopia
