Direct Maintenance receives EASA Part 145 approval for A380

Direct Maintenance received EASA Part-145 approval to perform A380 line maintenance, issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of The Netherlands (ILT). The extension of the Direct Maintenance EASA Part-145 scope of work with the A380, brings the total number of aircraft-engine combinations the company is approved on to 40. Launch customer for Direct Maintenance in this project is Emirates, who will perform its inaugural A380 flight into Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport (AMS) on 1st of August 2012, the first commercial flight into The Netherlands of an A380.