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“Impressive…I had no idea. And I doubt many of our readers are fully aware of this robust history either. So, I think that brings us to your new wide-body hangar once again.”
Yes, so in April of 2021, our company was acquired by a 100% Dutch investment company called Panta Holdings. Prior to that, we were owned by GKN for several years, a large British firm with around 30,000 employees but their primary focus was on manufacturing - while our company is more tailored to providing services and specifically bespoke solutions, our acquisition by Panta Holdings has been a much better fit and they have shown their commitment to grow us in this direction – hence the new wide-body hangar.”
“And for our readers, where are you on that now?”
“We started this new build over six months ago, the groundwork and everything and it's a completely state-of-the-art hangar built by a Spanish company called Gaptek. They also built a A400M hangars in Sevilla, a military aircraft, so it's more or less a replica of that one and very advanced due to the military requirements. It will feature geothermal energy system, solar panels covering virtually the entire 87 by 86-meter roof, so you can imagine the amount of panels. Additionally, the hangar will be fully floor heated.”
“Let’s talk aircraft for a moment. Is there any limitation on the type of wide bodies it will accommodate?”
“No, virtually no limitations. The hanger will fit the B787, 777-X and A-350. And we are currently busy with the ACJ330 of course. So, let’s say our strategic plans for this new hangar, are firmly set on wide body completions - and definitely with an eye to 777 completions, as well as 787 and similar size wide bodies in the Airbus family.”
“And what about such activities as cabinetry and other monuments? Will you have the ability to produce those components in-house or will that be outsourced?” "Yes, bear in mind that when we ceased manufacturing aircraft, we still hung onto our large complex of backshops, not to mention a workforce that have the know how and experience to build monuments, cabinetry and other high-end finish components.
in the early days, we delivered quite a few head of state aircraft. For example, we delivered a couple of aircraft to the Ford Motor Company as executive jets. Also, many head of states customers all around the globe, including the Argentine, Gabon & Ghana Air Forces, the Government of Malaysia and many others
“Impressive . . . I had no idea. And I doubt many of our readers are fully aware of this robust history either. So, I think that brings us to your new wide-body hangar once again.”
Yes, so in April of 2021, our company was acquired by a 100% Dutch investment company called Panta Holdings. Prior to that, we were owned by GKN for several years, a large British firm with around 30,000 employees but their primary focus was on manufacturing - while our company is more tailored to providing services and specifically bespoke solutions, our acquisition by Panta Holdings has been a much better fit and they have shown their commitment to grow us in this direction – hence the new wide-body hangar.”
“And for our readers, where are you on that now?”
“We started this new build over six months ago, the groundwork and everything and it's a completely state-of-the-art hangar built by a Spanish company called Gaptek. They also built a A400M hangars in Sevilla, a military aircraft, so it's more or less a replica of that one and very advanced due to the military requirements. It will feature geothermal energy system, solar panels covering virtually the entire 87 by 86-meter roof, so you can imagine the amount of panels. Additionally, the hangar will be fully floor heated.”
“Let’s talk aircraft for a moment. Is there any limitation on the type of wide bodies it will accommodate?”
“No, virtually no limitations. The hanger will fit the B787, 777-X and A-350. And we are currently busy with the ACJ330 of course. So, let’s say our strategic plans for this new hangar, are firmly set on wide body completions - and definitely with an eye to 777 completions, as well as 787 and similar size wide bodies in the Airbus family.”
“And what about such activities as cabinetry and other monuments? Will you have the ability to produce those components in-house or will that be outsourced?”
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