The hangar will be operational round the clock and will serve as the base maintenance unit for Hi Fly’s Airbus fleet
20 January 2021: Mesa has officially opened its 9, 5000 square meter brand new Hangar at Beja’s Civil Terminal for maintenance of Airbus aircraft. The facility includes workshops, warehouse, offices, training facilities and other support premises. The hangar will be operational round the clock and will serve as the base maintenance unit for Hi Fly’s Airbus fleet, as well as for other airlines which have maintenance contracts with MESA. Mesa is the engineering and maintenance company part of the Hi Fly group.
The Hangar is ready to receive and service Airbus A319, A320, A321, A330, A340 and A350, and has the capacity to perform maintenance works on up to three aircraft at a time.
Paulo Mirpuri, Hi Fly and Mesa’s President said, “Beja is a prime location for aircraft maintenance, and with this additional capacity we hope not only to keep up with the strong growth of Hi Fly’s fleet but also to acquire new customers mainly from Europe and Africa. It’s a big project for the Group and we’re looking forward to welcoming our fleet to this fantastic facility.”
A comprehensive range of maintenance works related to line/base maintenance like “A Checks”, “C Checks”, cabin interior upgrades and modifications, engine replacement, landing gear replacement, hydraulics tests, defects correction and troubleshooting, SB’s, AD’s, MPD and Out Phase Tasks Modifications, engine Boroscope inspections and workshop works such as: batteries, IFE, oxygen, cabin interiors, electrical equipment, torque wrenches and measurements will be done here.
Mesa, invested €30million in the project, which will create about 150 jobs in its first three years of activity.
