Sabena technics announced today it has received A380 base maintenance rating from the EASA.
The new capability applies to its Bordeaux, France facility that now holds base maintenance rating on every flying Airbus aircraft (including Beluga) as a result.
“2012 was a busy year for our quality department, with no less than four new aircraft capability developments”, commented Rodolphe Marchais, Chairman and CEO of Sabena technics.
The new rating will also allow Sabena technics to perform structural parts repairs in the field or in its workshops for worldwide operators, and to perform aircraft modifications and upgrades.
“Bordeaux is also home to our VIP completion center, so we are now ready to offer our cabin modification and completion services on A380 aircraft,” added Rodolphe Marchais.
Sabena technics was well positioned to start offering A380 maintenance because one of the Bordeaux facility’s six hangars was large enough to host an A380. The MRO market has not yet caught up with the rapid increase of the worldwide A380 fleet, resulting in high demand for available slots over the next two years.
“Our dedicated A380 hangar is already fully booked until the third quarter of 2014 and we are now ready to take orders for 2015 and beyond, for which we expect the demand for 2, 4 and 6 year checks to bring a sustained level of business,” explained Jean-Luc Fournel, COO Customers of Sabena technics.
Asked whether his company feared competition from MROs from Asia and other low-cost areas, Jean-Luc Fournel replied: “In the recent years, we have seen our customer base for A330 and A340 maintenance grow steadily, including customers from the Middle East, South America and North Africa shifting from other providers to Sabena technics. In the end, operators of wide-body aircraft look at the overall value of the service and we believe there is a sustainable market in Western Europe for high quality, specialist services on this type of aircraft.”
The new capability applies to its Bordeaux, France facility that now holds base maintenance rating on every flying Airbus aircraft (including Beluga) as a result.
“2012 was a busy year for our quality department, with no less than four new aircraft capability developments”, commented Rodolphe Marchais, Chairman and CEO of Sabena technics.
The new rating will also allow Sabena technics to perform structural parts repairs in the field or in its workshops for worldwide operators, and to perform aircraft modifications and upgrades.
“Bordeaux is also home to our VIP completion center, so we are now ready to offer our cabin modification and completion services on A380 aircraft,” added Rodolphe Marchais.
Sabena technics was well positioned to start offering A380 maintenance because one of the Bordeaux facility’s six hangars was large enough to host an A380. The MRO market has not yet caught up with the rapid increase of the worldwide A380 fleet, resulting in high demand for available slots over the next two years.
“Our dedicated A380 hangar is already fully booked until the third quarter of 2014 and we are now ready to take orders for 2015 and beyond, for which we expect the demand for 2, 4 and 6 year checks to bring a sustained level of business,” explained Jean-Luc Fournel, COO Customers of Sabena technics.
Asked whether his company feared competition from MROs from Asia and other low-cost areas, Jean-Luc Fournel replied: “In the recent years, we have seen our customer base for A330 and A340 maintenance grow steadily, including customers from the Middle East, South America and North Africa shifting from other providers to Sabena technics. In the end, operators of wide-body aircraft look at the overall value of the service and we believe there is a sustainable market in Western Europe for high quality, specialist services on this type of aircraft.”
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