Eric Foley Email & Phone Number

Dublin, Ie

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Transaction Management

Dublin, Ireland

Technical and Asset Management

Ireland

Bahrain

• Responsible for full maintenance management oversight at main base and outstations• Accountability for fleet project budgets up to $4 million per annum. • Accountable for Tech department P&L of $18 million per annum• Responsible for all heavy maintenance contracts negotiation/award up to $1,5 million per annum • Manage all aircraft lease transactions, including negotiation of all technical aspects of lease agreements, aircraft deliveries and re-deliveries / transitions• Responsible for sourcing of short term lease engines, including GTA, LOI and lease agreements• Commercial negotiation and award of all technical supplier contracts, including MRO contracts• Drive technology improvements in the airline, including Electronic Tech Log (ETL) and AFIRS SATCOM solution, Paperless Technical Operations• Responsible for all technical recruitment and selection• Selection of Part 21 design organisations and negotiation / oversight of modification development• Manage all base maintenance inputs including C checks, painting, modifications etc• Manage all engine heavy maintenance to minimize disruption of the operation

Bahrain

Manama, Bahrain

Responsible for provision of Technical Services for a fleet of cargo aircraft operating in the Middle East. Oversight of Powerplant, Structures, Avionics, Systems, Reliability, Technical Records, Technical Library and Planning/Fleet Management. Development and monitoring of Approved Maintenance Program, Minimum Equipment List and Regulatory compliance. Also responsible for execution of all Avionic projects/retrofits carried out on the fleet. Post Holder for Part M, responsible for all in-house and subcontracted CAMO activities. Managed all lease aircraft and engine inductions to the fleet along with all BTB records reviews.

Technical Services Engineer, providing ‘last resort’ guidance to Line and Base Maintenance for aircraft defect troubleshooting. Assisting Base Maintenance in End-of-lease checks, returning aircraft to Lessors. Monitoring of aircraft reliability and aircraft defect delays and controlling these to required standards.Modification development and design.Evaluating and undertaking Fleet Retrofit programs for widebody fleets and co-ordinating with Airbus, Thales, and Honeywell etc.Evaluation and Monitoring of Service Bulletins and Airworthiness Directives.

Line Maintenance Engineering on BAe 146-200/300 and Avro RJ 85's.

Performed Avionics installations in General Aviation fixed wing aircraft and helicopters. Installations included: VHF and UHF communication systems, NAV / GPS and Autopilot systems.

1997-2001 - Apprentice Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics). Base maintenance - modification/overhaul on B737/B747/B757/B767 and A320 family, A330/A340 family.2002-2004 - Line Maintenance Engineer (Avionics) with B737-3/4/500 type rating.

Specialist Diploma (Postgraduate), Aviation Leasing & Finance, 2:1

Beng (Hons), Aircraft Engineering

Graduated with Upper Second Class Honours (2:1).

Bae 146/Rj85, B2 Type Course

B737-3/4/500, B2 Type Course

Part 66 B2, Easa Amel

Apprenticeship, Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics)