ATR extends its maintenance intervals |
Emilie Drab |
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14 MAR 2019 | 156 words
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ATR has managed to improve the availability of its aircraft even more. On 25th February, the regional aircraft manufacturer announced that it had obtained EASA certification enabling it to space out the intervals between A-check maintenance inspections. These inspections, which are currently at 500 hours, now increase to 750 hours.
ATR estimates that airlines which operate twin-engined turboprop aircraft - as all series which are covered by this certification - will save one day's operation every 1 500 flying hours thanks to the elimination of every third inspection.
The aircraft manufacturer is constantly working to improve the maintenance policies for its aircraft, which is helping to make them more effective and improve their interest for airlines.
Tom Anderson, Senior Vice-President Programs and Customer Services at ATR, indicates that this attention to support will go further. "The next step now is to do the same for C-check inspections to enable our planes to fly even more". |
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Emilie Drab
Assistant editor
Civil aerospace, Air transport
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