Side-by-side

Air France Industries KLM E&M vs Etihad Engineering

Two Aircraft MRO / Line Maintenance suppliers compared on Aviation Souk. Stats, certifications, and supplier-declared strengths drawn from the indexed profiles. Both compete in Aircraft MRO / Line Maintenance.

Air France Industries KLM E&M

Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG), France / Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS), Netherlands

Joint Airbus and Boeing MRO with deep engine and component portfolio.

Etihad Engineering

Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), UAE

Widebody base maintenance and cabin reconfiguration in the Gulf.

Claimed by supplier

Souk's data signal

Where the AI cites each one.

Air France Industries KLM E&M

Rich · 70%

9 products · 7 certs · 0 named installations

Etihad Engineering

Rich · 82%

6 products · 3 certs · 1 named installations

Named installations

Air France Industries KLM E&M

No named installations in supplier source.

Etihad Engineering

●Abu Dhabi International Airport (Zayed International Airport)

Verified certifications & approvals

Air France Industries KLM E&M

●EASA — Approved maintenance organisation
●EASA — Continuing airworthiness management
●EASA — Design organisation approval
●EASA — Production organisation approval
●EASA — Aircraft maintenance licence framework
●EASA — Approved maintenance training organisation

Etihad Engineering

●EASA — Major cabin design and modification — first Middle East MRO to hold this approval
●EASA — First MRO outside Europe approved under EASA Part 21G
●UAE GCAA / EASA — Maintenance training organisation approval

The spec-by-spec breakdown.

Procurement dimension	Air France Industries KLM E&M	Etihad Engineering
Country of origin	FR	AE
Headquarters	Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG), France / Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS), Netherlands	Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), UAE
Founded · years in Gulf	2004 · 18 yrs in Gulf	1987 · 37 yrs in Gulf
Categories overlap	Both: Aircraft MRO / Line Maintenance Only Air France Industries KLM E&M: Engine MRO & Shop Visits · Aircraft Engines, APU & Propulsion (MRO)	Both: Aircraft MRO / Line Maintenance Only Etihad Engineering: Line Maintenance & AOG Line Stations · Base & Heavy Airframe Maintenance · Aircraft Painting, Cabin Refurbishment & Conversion
GCC airport installations	2 indexed GCC airports DXBAUH	4 indexed GCC airports AUHDXBDWCSHJ +1 named in supplier source: Abu Dhabi International Airport (Zayed International Airport)
Certifications	Both hold: EASA Part-145, FAA 145, GCAA CAR-145, ISO 9001 Only here: DGAC (France) CAR-145, ILT (Netherlands) CAR-145	Both hold: EASA Part-145, FAA 145, GCAA CAR-145, ISO 9001 Only here: UK CAA Part-145, CAAC (China), GCAA CAR-145 (UAE.145.0010), GCAA Part 21J Design Organisation Approval
Flagship products	4 flagship products GEnx Performance Restoration · Trent 7000 Engine MRO (joint venture) · A350 C-check (CDG) · Component Pooling (EPCOR APU programme)	6 flagship products A380 C-Check + Heavy Maintenance at Etihad Engineering (AUH) · Boeing 787 Cabin Reconfiguration + IFE / Connectivity Retrofit · Airbus A350 Base Maintenance + Composite Heavy Structural Repair (AUH) · Line Maintenance Hub at Abu Dhabi (AUH) — Etihad fleet + 3rd-party transit
International airports	3 indexed	0 indexed
Tier on Aviation Souk	Verified (data-rich)	Claimed
Decision fork	If your scope includes Engine MRO & Shop Visits, Air France Industries KLM E&M covers it natively.	If your scope includes Line Maintenance & AOG Line Stations, Etihad Engineering covers it natively.

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