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Iberia certifies a hangar for painting new and overhaul aircraft

Written by thomas · Filed Under Commercial 

November 17, 2008

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• The new facilities, its equipment, as well as the special paint use in it are more friendly to the environment and the employees
• First in line for paint jobs are Saudi Arabian and Ural Airlines planes

Madrid, November 10th, 2008

Iberia has refitted its maintenance hangars for painting aircraft to improve and extend its services to its own airplanes, as well as to those of other carriers.

The 2,900 m2 hangar is equipped for stripping, sanding, painting and drying the paint on aircraft following major overhauls, and also for painting new aircraft before they enter service.

The first aircraft to be painted in the new facility was a Boeing 757/200 belonging to Saudi Arabian Airlines, followed by an Airbus A320 flown by Ural Airlines.

Located at Iberia’s “La Muñoza” maintenance facilities near the Madrid’s Barajas airport, the hangar now boasts the latest equipment and a special lighting infrastructure that gives light brighter than daylight. Other innovations include air quality monitors that allow more precise control of ventilation and air temperature and humidity in the hangar.

The paint used at the new facility features fewer volatile components, making it more friendly to the environment. It is also lighter in weight, so will help to reduce fuel consumption.

Iberia Maintenance has seven hangars in Madrid for the different tasks involved in the inspection and repair of airframes, engines and components, plus an additional facility in Palma de Majorca, and a new hangar now under construction at Barcelona airport. The large maintenance division provides comprehensive services to Iberia and more than 100 outside clients, including airlines on all the continents, manufacturers, and military organisations. It is the world’s ninth-largest maintenance company, with gross income of 690 million euros in 2007.

Today, Iberia is Spain’s leading airline and also market leader on flights between Europe and Latin America. In 2007 it posted operating income of more than 5.52 billion euros and net earnings of 327.6 million, with an Ebitdar of 932 million. Iberia is also distinguished by its social, corporate, and environmental policies. Along with its franchise partner Iberia Regional, it operates some 1,000 flights every day to about 100 destinations. In 2007 Iberia carried 32.5 million passengers. It is a member of the oneworld airline alliance along with American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, JAL, LAN, Malev, Qantas and Royal Jordanian.

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