please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2009 a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . february 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message barfield inc. 1 type public subsidiary of afi klm e & m industry avionics aircraft maintenance founded miami florida u.s. 1945 founder james w. barfield headquarters miami florida u.s. area served north america key people johann panier ceo services component repair number of employees 250 2007 2 parent afi klm e & m website barfieldinc.com barfield inc. is an aircraft maintenance company with a concentration in repair overhaul and support . its services include component repair and overhaul ground support test equipment and airline service programs . barfield s business concentration includes support programs for regional and longer haul airlines comprising narrow and wide body fleets and also manufactures and distributes a full line of ground support test equipment . among its other capabilities the company manages a distribution network for oems . 2 3 history edit the company was founded in 1945 with the creation of the instrument and avionics facility in miami florida . additional locations were created at tempe arizona in 2000 and louisville kentucky in 2003 . 1 in 2003 the company was incorporated into eads north america under the division name eads sogerma barfield . eads barfield was then bought in 2007 by the tat group subsidiary of sabena technics upon which the company returned to its original name . 2 4 since july 1 2014 barfield inc. has been acquired by the air france industries klm engineering & maintenance group afi klm e & m . 5 the franco dutch group has taken full control of barfield . together with its sister company aero maintenance group barfield is now part of the afi klm e & m network a major mro provider . with a workforce of 14 000 afi klm e & m offers technical support for airlines ranging from airframe maintenance to engine overhaul and repair and supply of components . references edit a b barfield inc. history . barfield inc. archived from the original on 4 february 2008 . retrieved 2008 02 14 . a b c david a. lombardo . sabena technics acquires eads barfield . ainonline . retrieved 2008 02 14 . barfield new challenges for greater opportunities pdf . avionics magazine . retrieved 2008 02 14 . sabena technics announces the acquisition of eads barfield pdf . sabena technics . retrieved 2008 02 14 . afi klm e & m acquires 100 % of barfield from sabena technics . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title barfield inc. & oldid 738734388 categories aerospace companieshidden categories orphaned articles from february 2009all orphaned articleswikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from february 2008 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 september 2016 at 19 03 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view