President Abdel Fattah El Sisi inspected the Arab Organization for Industrialisation (AOI)’s pavilion at Egypt’s first International Airshow 2024, which kicked off Tuesday.
The three-day event is organised at Alamein International Airport under the auspices of President Sisi.
During his tour, President Sisi listened to a detailed explanation by AOI chairman Mokhtar Abdel Latif about the organization’s products and activities related to the aviation industry.
The AOI-affiliated engine factory undergoes engine overhaul for 16 different aircraft models, Abdel Latif said.
He further noted that the factory has obtained the accreditation of the French “Safran” Engines Group to be the only international center approved and licensed globally by the company to perform overhaul, maintenance, repair and manufacture spare parts for the LARZAC engine installed on the “Alpha Jet” aircraft.
The US company “Honeywell” approved the engine factory to provide maintenance, repair and overhauling services to the K-8 trainer aircraft, he added.
Abdel Latif said the factory has also been approved to be an international center for overhauling the “M1E1” tank engine, in cooperation with “Dassault Aviation”, a French aerospace company with proven dual expertise as a manufacturer of both military aircraft and business jets.
The AOI chairman said the engine factory has a Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC) for manufacturing spare parts for civilian and military industries.
Abdel Latif said the exhibition includes a group of free air bombs, including bunker penetrator bomb “Hafez 3” that could penetrate reinforced concrete up to 180 cm thick, in addition to a group of free air-to-surface missiles that work with eastern and western aircraft.
The AOI owns two helicopter overhaul centers and the aircraft factory provides Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) services for the “K-8E” aircraft, which is designed for training missions, he added.
Abdel Latif announced the establishment of a school for technological education in Egypt’s Helwan, in cooperation with the French company “Dassault Aviation”.
