The FAA Part 145-approved Ireland facility provides repairs, line maintenance, spare parts supply, and technical services and training to customers in the EMEA region.
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics), an aviation company that designs, engineers, manufactures, sells and installs customized in-flight entertainment and communication devices for airlines worldwide recently inaugurated the newly expanded European maintenance, repair & overhaul (MRO) facility in Dundalk, Co. Lough, Ireland. The Ireland MRO center, first unveiled in October 2019, has been expanded in size by 500 percent, taking it from 6,000 sq. ft to 23,000 sq. ft. Panasonic Avionics has also increased the workforce at the site by 300 percent.
The Dundalk facility is operated by Panasonic Technical Services (PTS), a division of Panasonic Avionics. It provides repairs, line maintenance, spares parts supply, and technical services and training to customers in the EMEA region and is Part 145, TCAA, FAA and UK CAA approved. PTS aims to induct 1,500 – 2,000 units per month at its Dundalk facility. The facility will repair the X series and Next IFE systems, and Boeing CSS equipment, and will be the company’s distribution center for Europe.
Tom Eskola, Vice President and General Manager, Panasonic Technical Services said, “The expansion of our Dundalk facility will enable our customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa to benefit from the tailored maintenance solutions which we provide at the high level they have come to expect from Panasonic Technical Services. Our primary objective is to offer customised maintenance solutions, delivering greater peace of mind to our customers by ensuring guaranteed performance and cost. As the aviation industry returns towards pre-pandemic levels, MRO slots are, once again, at a premium.”
Panasonic Avionics’ investment in the Dundalk facility has been supported by IDA Ireland (Industrial Development Agency) on behalf of the Irish Government. The expanded Dundalk facility is one of ten PTS locations within Europe. In addition to the Ireland-based repair shop, there are also airport line maintenance stations at Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Lisbon, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Madrid, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Paris Orly, and Rome Fiumicino.
