High maintenance season: Two Head of State aircraft and several awarded projects for AMAC Aerospace

AMAC Aerospace announced that two Head of State aircraft has been arrived in October in Basel, Switzerland. Furthermore, AMAC has been selected to carry out maintenance checks on several Airbus, Bombardier and Boeing aircraft and offers cabin disinfection services for any aircraft type.

AMAC Aerospace were pleased to recently welcome a Head of State McDonnell Douglas MD-87 in its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. AMAC’s team will install a new generation of the Cockpit Voice Recorder (‘CVR’) and a Flight Data Recorder (‘FDR’) system. In addition, the Head of State aircraft will undergo multiple C-checks and a landing gear overhaul. A second Head of State, a Boeing B747-8, has been arrived mid of October to undergo a C-check.

Three maintenance projects on Airbus aircraft

AMAC was awarded three maintenance projects on Airbus aircraft. A privately-owned Airbus ACJ319 will arrive in the next few weeks in Basel. AMAC’s Airbus team will carry out an avionics update in combination with a heavy base maintenance check. A privately-owned Airbus A319 recently arrived to undertake 1A-, 2A-, 1C-, 2C- and 4C-inspections. In September, a privately-owned Airbus A318 checked in to undergo 1A-, 2A-, 3A-checks as well as Out Of Phase (‘OOP’) tasks.

“Despite limitational circumstances of COVID-19 pandemic, AMAC are pleased to have regular maintenance inputs. We are happy to see a slow improvement of flight activities in business aviation. This shows a positive impact in our business segment”, said Alexis Ott, Director Maintenance Sales & Key Account Management.

Various projects on Bombardier aircraft – disinfection services offer for any aircraft type

AMAC has also been awarded to carry out a Pre-Purchase Inspection (‘PPI’) on two privately-owned Bombardier Global 6000s. Both aircraft have already arrived in Basel. A third Bombardier Global 6000 is expected in the next few weeks. The privately-owned aircraft will undergo a 500h-/1,000h-check and a 15-/30-month check. AMAC won a project for a 24-month inspection on a Bombardier Challenger 300 in September. The customer now commissioned AMAC to perform multiple cabin interior work on the privately-owned aircraft. Finally, AMAC has been awarded an annual inspection on a Bombardier Challenger 605.

AMAC also welcomed two Boeing BBJ737 in Basel. The owner of the two aircraft assigned AMAC`s Boeing team to carry out two Ka-Band installations. The ground time will be used to perform base maintenance checks as well. A privately-owned Boeing B787 will undergo a due 12-month check. Furthermore, AMAC is carry out a base maintenance check on a privately-owned Gulfstream GV.

In the current COVID-19 pandemic, safety matters even more. AMAC Aerospace is offering safe and eco-friendly aircraft cabin disinfection services for any type of aircraft at their hangars in Basel as well as in Bodrum and Istanbul, Turkey.