Monarch Aircraft Engineering makes hangar progress at Birmingham Airport
Construction work on the hangar is well under way, with the doors now being installed. The doors, which were assembled on the hangar apron has 6 leaves in total, each measuring 22 metres in width and weighing 29 tonnes.
The doors will run on three parallel guide tracks, enabling all of the doors to enter one of the two hangar bays. This allows a clear opening of 66 metres. The doors provide compliance with the latest Part L building regulations for air leakage and are clad externally with a composite cladding panel.
Commenting on this milestone, Mick Adams, managing director of MAEL, said; “The pace at which the facility is coming together is quite remarkable and the installation of the doors marks the point where we have only 74 working days before the facility becomes fully operational. We are making excellent headway in the final stages preparing for the first aircraft in November and with the doors now installed the facility is looking fantastic.”
Marcus Allen, director of Jewers Doors, said; “We are very proud to have worked on this project under John Sisk & Son Ltd constructing the main doors for MAEL’s new Birmingham MRO facility. These are the largest aircraft hangar doors to be built on a commercial facility in the UK for decades. We are confident that these new Esavian hangar doors will give as many years of reliable and safe service as their existing Esavian hangar doors have done at Luton.”
Kim Shevyn, regional construction director of John Sisk & Son said; “We are delighted the way the project is coming together with the continued support from our supply chain. We are keen to continue this journey and ensure Monarch’s seamless integration into their new facility.”
