Seven months after groundbreaking last August, Lufthansa Technik’s 215,000-sq-ft hangar has been structurally completed, as has the floor slab for the first and second bay and most of the flooring of the workshops and offices. Completion of the internal walls, air conditioning ductwork, electrical conduits and piping is ongoing.
“We are very happy with the progress of the overall project. Recruitment and training are constantly ongoing,” said Elmar Lutter, CEO of Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico. “A highly motivated team will meet the first aircraft and we are confident that the recently extended training school system will provide a basis for the growing aerospace cluster in Puerto Rico.”
When completed, the Aguadilla facility will employ approximately 400. In addition to the theoretical training—conducted in Puerto Rico by the Aviation Institute of Puerto Rico (AAIPR) in consultation with Lufthansa Technical Training—the new staff is undergoing extensive practical training in Lufthansa Technik's European facilities to ensure the same quality level at the new facility.
Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico (LTPR) will be FAA Part 145 and EASA Part 145-approved. Initial customers will be Airbus A319, A320 and A321 operators from the Americas. The first layover is planned for July. A second line is planned to be operational in November, followed by three more lines until early 2017 to include Boeing 737 by then.
The new hangar will handle five lines of heavy and overhaul checks (C-, IL- and D-checks), along with other maintenance work on narrow-body aircraft.
There are no comments yet, please Login or Register to begin a discussion.“We are very happy with the progress of the overall project. Recruitment and training are constantly ongoing,” said Elmar Lutter, CEO of Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico. “A highly motivated team will meet the first aircraft and we are confident that the recently extended training school system will provide a basis for the growing aerospace cluster in Puerto Rico.”
When completed, the Aguadilla facility will employ approximately 400. In addition to the theoretical training—conducted in Puerto Rico by the Aviation Institute of Puerto Rico (AAIPR) in consultation with Lufthansa Technical Training—the new staff is undergoing extensive practical training in Lufthansa Technik's European facilities to ensure the same quality level at the new facility.
Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico (LTPR) will be FAA Part 145 and EASA Part 145-approved. Initial customers will be Airbus A319, A320 and A321 operators from the Americas. The first layover is planned for July. A second line is planned to be operational in November, followed by three more lines until early 2017 to include Boeing 737 by then.
The new hangar will handle five lines of heavy and overhaul checks (C-, IL- and D-checks), along with other maintenance work on narrow-body aircraft.
by David A. Lombardo
Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico Facility To Open in July
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