xCelle Americas will perform maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for “new gen” nacelles on Boeing 787, Boeing 737 MAX, Airbus A320neo, and Airbus A350 aircraft for operators in North and South America.
26 October 2021: Triumph Group and Air France Industries KLM E&M have entered into a joint venture called xCelle Americas to overhaul nacelles for new generation aircraft at Triumph’s Hot Springs, Arkansas repair facility.
xCelle Americas will perform maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for “new gen” nacelles on Boeing 787, Boeing 737 MAX, Airbus A320neo, and Airbus A350 aircraft for operators in North and South America. Acting through its affiliation with AFI KLM E&M, xCelle Americas will perform Boeing 787 nacelle repairs under Air France’s license from Rohr, thus expanding Air France’s licensed repair capabilities for those nacelles to the Americas.
Philippe Martin De Beaucé, CEO of xCelle Americas said, “The announcement of this joint venture is a huge achievement and a sign of confidence in the future. It’s an honour to be selected to lead xCelle Americas as its CEO. Together with William Buxton, xCelle Americas COO, we will give our best to make this new JV a success. We are very excited to set up this new product in the Americas and to offer reliable and local solutions on the new gen-nacelles for the operators.”
William Buxton, COO of xCelle Americas said, “I am very proud of the hard work the teams have done to make this joint venture a reality and we look forward to making it a success. Triumph and Air France have a great working relationship, and Philippe and I are excited for the opportunity to combine the strengths of our respective companies in order to bring new and unique offerings to our customers.“
Benjamin Moreau, AFI KLM E&M SVP Components Product said, “This new joint venture with our partner Triumph expands the AFI KLM E&M’s extensive network. With xCelle Americas, we continue to meet our main ambition of providing local services to our customers and of continuing to be the benchmark for service level on the MRO market.”
Bill Kircher, Executive Vice President, Triumph Systems and Support said, “Triumph is excited to partner with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance to form this joint venture, xCelle Americas. We look forward to the opportunities this venture creates by expanding our network and capabilities for existing as well as new customers.”
The formation of xCelle Americas advances important strategic objectives for both Triumph and AFI KLM E&M, expanding the reach of AFI KLM E&M’s nacelle MRO capabilities and Boeing 787 license into the Americas and enabling Triumph to be positioned on new gen nacelles business, thus supporting key North and South American customers on the core of their future fleets. With this JV, Triumph and AFI KLM E&M achieve a first step in their strategic partnership and their ambition to provide local support to airlines.
