Vallair, the mature asset specialist, has completed its first A330-200 twelve-year check for a major lessor at its new wide-body maintenance facility that opened for business in August in Châteauroux. “This was our first A330-200 maintenance check in Vallair’s new...
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Vallair, the mature asset specialist, has completed its first A330-200 twelve-year check for a major lessor at its new wide-body maintenance facility that opened for business in August in Châteauroux.
“This was our first A330-200 maintenance check in Vallair’s new MRO facility at Marcel Dassault Airport in Châteauroux - a 6Y/12Y check with landing gear change," said Malcolm Chandler, Head of Commercial & Marketing at Vallair,. "The aircraft had been stored in the US prior to coming into CHR for its heavy check and transfer to the next operator. During the check, our technicians discovered major corrosion on the wings which necessitated the aircraft being placed into ZERO G. A significant pylon repair was also required. The team also managed the full paint process with our partners in Châteauroux."
A few weeks after starting the first check, Vallair started its second A330 MRO line. A C-Check was inducted on an A330-300 Trent powered aircraft last month. The aircraft had also been in storage and needed to be made ready for transition to its new operator.
On completion of the C-Check, Vallair has now inducted a further A330-200 for a 6Y/12Y heavy check which also includes a landing gear change, and full repaint paint with an imminent transfer to an operator in the Far East. A further 6Y/12Y heavy maintenance check commenced mid-October. According to Chandler, A330 bookings are extremely healthy with a number of airlines and lessors booking slots way into 2023.
As an A330 maintenance location, Vallair’s new MRO hangar in CHR has parking and storage facilities for 30 plus aircraft; a skilled in-house aerostructures division covering all flying controls, composites and other elements; the ability to overhaul and repair nacelles from the GE, Trent and PW4000 powered aircraft, and an adjacent paint facility.
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