The addition of this hangar has added one additional bay to GAT’s already existing 7 bay capacity.
2 March 2021: GMR Aero Technic (GAT) has become the only MRO in Asia to install an Inflatable Hangar. This multi-purpose hangar can be used for scheduled- unscheduled maintenance and engine or landing gear replacement. The hangar is a one bay narrow body hangar with enough space to take one B737 or A320 aircraft. The addition of this hangar has added one additional bay to GAT’s already existing 7 bay capacity.
An Inflatable Hangar is cost-effective, reduces downtime to a minimum and saves time and money as compared to building a conventional hangar, at the same time catering for all the functionality, safety features and structural stability of the conventional hangar.
Ashok Gopinath, CEO, GMR Aero Technic, said, “The latest addition of this Inflatable Hangar to our MRO will help us take additional business and support our customers in meeting their timelines and commitments of aircraft operations and redeliveries. Such hangars have been used as a proper alternative to conventional hangars by MROs in Europe and GCC for many years now. In the long term, we are looking at adding a couple of more hangars aimed at upgrading to include wide body aircraft capability.”
With this additional line, GAT would be able handle additionally 15 to 20 smaller base maintenance checks or four to five end of lease checks per year.
The Inflatable Hangar will serve as a dedicated base maintenance facility complementing existing facilities in GMR Aero Technic, Hyderabad, India and help in optimizing the already available resources in terms of manpower, tooling and support workshop.
