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The UAE’s Emirates plans to build an engineering facility for maintenance, repairs and overhauls in Dubai World Central (DWC), according to a statement. Emirates will invest USD 950 mn to build the engineering facility, which would allow the airline to become entirely self-sufficient in maintenance, repair, and overhaul, covering its needs into the 2040s, the statement adds.
Details: The airline claims that the engineering complex, which will span over 1 mn square meters, will be the largest and most advanced of its kind to be operated by any airline, the statement said. The first phase of the project will consist of eight maintenance hangars, one paint hangar, an engine run-up facility, an estimated 20 support workshops, storage facilities, and administration offices. It will initially handle spillover work and heavy maintenance programs, while Emirates’ existing engineering center at Dubai International (DXB) will continue to support operations.
Going green: The project seeks to integrate sustainability into the complex’s design through the use of green building materials, including the installation of solar panels on roofs across the entire complex and recycling systems for oils and wastewater.
Project timeline: Construction work for the first phase of the project is expected to begin in 2024 and to be completed in 2027, Emirates Group Executive Vice President Ali Mubarak Al Soori said in the statement. The airline could further expand the facility in the second phase, with plans to potentially double the complex’s capacity depending on the growth and operational requirements of Emirates’ fleet.
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Joramco expands MRO partnership with Gulf Air…: Gulf Air has extended its partnership with Dubai Aersopace Enterprise’s aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) engineering arm, Jordan Aircraft Maintenance Limited (Joramco), for aircraft maintenance services at Joramco’s MRO facility at the Queen Alia International Airport in Jordan, according to a press release. The agreement will see Joramco providing heavy maintenance checks for different aircraft types for Gulf Air’s fleet for the next four years, the press release said.
…and with Emirates: Joramco also inked a new agreement with Emirates to provide nose-to-tail Boeing 777 maintenance services to the airline until the end of 2025, according to a separate release.
