AviTrader MRO Magazine 2017-05

Facility visit
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FAI completes
new hangar
Hangar 8 is cable of storing up to three A320s.
All photos by Keith Mwanalushi
Following a site visit to FAI Aviation Group’s headquarters in Nuremberg, Germany in April,
AviTrader MRO’s editor Keith Mwanalushi reports that FAI has now completed a brand new
4800m 2 carbon neutral maintenance hangar known as Hangar 8.
T
he facility is located at Albrecht Durer Airport (NUE) in
Nuremburg and represents an investment of €7 million, the
new hangar has created at least 10 new local engineering
jobs, in addition to other support positions.
“We are delighted to complete our new carbon neutral Hangar 8
development on time and on schedule,” said Siegfried Axtmann,
the group’s Chairman. “We are also pleased to be bolstering our
60-strong engineering team with new local jobs in Nuremberg.”
FAI Aviation Group consists of three entities: FAI rent-a-jet AG, the
general aviation operator, active in the field of air ambulance, special
mission services and VIP charters. There are 20 aircraft in the
fleet while another four are operated under management contracts.
Fly Alpha is a small operator holding its own AOC and currently
flies two aircraft on behalf of third party owners, and FAI Technik
The facility took just eight months to complete, which coincidentally,
was designed by Axtmann and mirrors the existing FAI facilities in
terms of style. Hangar 8 was built by German contractor Maisel
Bau, which also built FAI’s Hangar 7.
FAI stated that the hangar’s carbon neutral status was achieved
by purchasing carbon credits from the European Union emissions
trading system. These credits are being used to support worthwhile
projects around the world to neutralise greenhouse gas emissions.
The new hangar compliments FAI’s existing Hangars 6 and 7, both
of which are certified carbon neutral and will continue to serve base
maintenance needs.
Siegfried Axtmann FAI’s Chairman
AviTrader MRO - May 2017