Spanning over 17,000 square meters, the new Aviatic MRO facility boasts four bays for narrow-body aircraft or configurations accommodating one wide-body and two narrow-body planes.
Aviatic MRO, a Lithuania-based aircraft maintenance and repair organization, has unveiled a cutting-edge aircraft maintenance facility at Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ), Lithuania. This advanced hangar facility, developed in collaboration with the prominent aircraft lease company World Star Aviation, aspires to establish itself as a comprehensive one-stop MRO hub for various commercial aircraft types, aiming to be a premier MRO facility in the region. Aviatic MRO’s full-service operations within the hangar facility are set to commence in Q4 2023. The investment in the maintenance facility is estimated to reach up to 20 million Euros, creating around 1,000 high-skilled aviation technician jobs in the region.
Spanning an impressive 17,000 square meters, the brand-new maintenance facility boasts four bays for narrow-body aircraft or configurations accommodating one wide-body and two narrow-body planes. The facility is designed to be fully adaptable, offering flexible configurations for different MRO requirements and can even accommodate aircraft as large as the Boeing 747-8. Aviatic MRO intends to deliver line and base maintenance services for Airbus A320, A330, Boeing 737 Classic, and NG aircraft. These services encompass an array of maintenance checks, end-of-lease projects, modifications, and other MRO offerings tailored to customer needs.
Dmitrij Čeliadin, Founder, Aviatic MRO said, “The opening of the hangar facility marks an important achievement for Aviatic MRO and the entire aviation sector in the Baltics. Our goal is to become a leading center for aircraft maintenance in the region and provide airlines with a wide range of customized servicesincluding line and base maintenance, continuing airworthiness management, and spare parts supply. The hangar facility at SQQ is our strategic step in entering a new niche and offering the customers diverse maintenance services along with parking slots in front of the new hangar. This brings additional efficiency and convenience to our customers.”
Despite being a relatively young player in the maintenance, repair, and overhaul sector, Aviatic MRO has already gained the trust of partners and clients across the globe. This new state-of-the-art hangar facility will significantly enhance the organization’s capabilities, allowing them to offer comprehensive MRO services for a diverse range of commercial jets. Partnering with Aviatic MRO, World Star Aviation, a prominent full-service aircraft management company, emphasizes the importance of this emerging MRO provider in the recovering aviation industry.
Marc Iarchy, a Partner at World Star Aviation said, “The demand for professional and comprehensive aircraft maintenance and repair services keeps rising… This new Aviatic MRO maintenance facility opens up wide possibilities for airlines and lessors to maintain their fleet.For us at World Star Aviation this achievement of our partners means new horizons for cooperation, increasing efficiency in fleet maintenance, and new capacities for one-stop MRO solutions.”
While Aviatic MRO has already launched the initial phase of the facility, aiming to establish it as one of Europe’s largest aircraft maintenance centers, the company is actively preparing for the expansion. The second hangar, intended to be part of the larger facility, is designed to accommodate six bays for narrow-body aircraft or various configurations with one or two wide-body planes.
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Strategically located, the aircraft maintenance facility at SQQ enjoys easy access from major European hub airports, with flight times of up to three hours. Additionally, Šiauliai International Airport boasts one of the longest runways in the region, measuring 3.5 kilometers, capable of handling a wide range of commercial aircraft.
