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AMS expand their horizons across 2016

Our 27th year in business has seen an expansion of our customer base, an increase in aircraft recovery equipment sales, and the introduction of a new format for delivering aircraft recovery training. Since our foundation in 1989 AMS has worked...

Posted December 2016

A record breaking year for Transporter Systems

Do you know why there’s been a high demand for Transporter Systems this year? No, nor do we. But whatever’s driving it has demonstrated AMS’s ability to produce and deliver a record-breaking 19 Transporter Systems across 2015/16. It certainly doesn’t...

Posted November 2016

A successful training year for aircraft recovery teams

Across 2016 AMS has delivered an extensive programme of onsite aircraft recovery training while introducing a new way to train teams in more remote locations; increasing our ability to improve the aircraft recovery capabilities of airport authorities, airlines and military...

Posted October 2016

Fuselage Lifting System sales exceed expectations

In 2006 AMS emerged as an industry leading provider of Fuselage Lifting Systems when we conducted the first CAT3 lift of a B747. To date we have produced and supplied almost fifty CAT1, CAT2 and CAT3 Fuselage Lifting Systems worldwide....

Posted December 2015

Malta International adds AMS FLS system to enhance recovery capability

This summer Malta International Airport (MIA) purchased the AMS CAT1 Fuselage Lifting System (FLS) to enhance their aircraft recovery capability. Our CAT1 FLS provides the capability to lift either the nose or the rear of the aircraft fuselage, and was...

Posted September 2015

AMS familiarisation session for BA

In Spring 2015 AMS provided an equipment demonstration and familiarisation exercise for British Airways staff responsible for maintaining and using AMS equipment in the event of an aircraft incident. This included a review of the largest airbag system ever produced...

Posted May 2015

25th Anniversary & Demonstration Day June 2014

AMS celebrated 25 years of serving the aviation industry with an impressive day of celebration and demonstrations at Cotswold Airport on 17th June. Guests arrived from all points of the globe as AMS hosted representatives from the world’s airlines, airport...

Posted July 2014

AMS assist in B737 recovery

AMS were recently involved in the recovery of a Boeing 737 which had suffered a main landing gear failure. AMS equipment was used exclusively during the process, including airbags to raise the wing and support the aircraft, prior to using...

Posted April 2014

British Airways complete aircraft recovery training at AMS

Members of the British Airways aircraft recovery team, based at LHR have recently attended the AMS aircraft recovery equipment training course and the AMS facility in the UK. The three day course involved both classroom and practical training using a...

Posted June 2012

AMS Conduct site training at Sharjah International Airport, UAE

AMS recently conducted a two day training course at Sharjah International Airport. The training involved the use of AMS aircraft recovery equipment focusing on aircraft de-bogging. The training concluded by hauling an A300 aircraft using the AMS 50 ton de-bogging...

Posted June 2012