Not quite Cardiff but close. A new MRO hangar is to be built at St Athan. Initially it looks like a temporary one capable of housing up to a 738 will be built and then a more permanent one.
https://ukaviation.news/new-mro-hang...t-at-st-athan/ |
Originally Posted by PDXCWL45
(Post 10762849)
Not quite Cardiff but close. A new MRO hangar is to be built at St Athan. Initially it looks like a temporary one capable of housing up to a 738 will be built and then a more permanent one.
https://ukaviation.news/new-mro-hang...t-at-st-athan/ |
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Originally Posted by runway30
(Post 10762964)
I can’t help but point out that they had a really nice MRO facility which is now a car factory.
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Originally Posted by PDXCWL45
(Post 10763258)
Yes and they are adding more.
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Unfortunately that particular hangar, was incompatible with the maintenance of commercial aircraft mainly due insufficient building height and the low load weight of the floor.
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Originally Posted by taffyhammer
(Post 10763688)
Unfortunately that particular hangar, was incompatible with the maintenance of commercial aircraft mainly due insufficient building height and the low load weight of the floor.
The aircraft hangar will occupy 45,000 square metres and will consist of a 48 bay fast-jet, deep maintenance hangar with full support facilities. The design will be able to accommodate a wide range of military and civil aircraft including C130, A320 and B737 aircraft. The design is also flexible enough to allow for future changes in service requirements. |
I had left the RAF by the time this was built, some former colleagues informed me that what was built was only suitable for fast jet maintenance giving the reasons I had previously posted, Even though RAF St Athan lost the contract to maintain these aircraft. A number of MRO companies over the years have been and gone through the St Athan site, none of them have considered using this hangar?
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Taff, the strategy for the site was made in Wales, control of the building remained with the English. I think you will find that the problem was political rather than technical.
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Originally Posted by runway30
(Post 10763443)
In the rush to prove your vast knowledge you completely missed the point. They had a building, now it is a car factory. A car factory doesn't need an active runway, big opening doors or the building height of a hangar.
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Cardiff is due a PPE flight at 13.00 today from Cambodia.
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Originally Posted by PDXCWL45
(Post 10765555)
Cardiff is due a PPE flight at 13.00 today from Cambodia.
https://twitter.com/cardiffonline/st...567397888?s=19 |
Originally Posted by jon01
(Post 10765621)
VP-BOY B763
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Originally Posted by jon01
(Post 10765621)
VP-BOY B763
Edit: Mistaken |
Originally Posted by bravoromeosierra
(Post 10765770)
Are you sure? Pretty sure all that is carrying is Russian tourists from a week or two on a beach in SEA and it seems to be heading towards Moscow.
According to the article it's correct. Further flights will come from China. |
Originally Posted by PDXCWL45
(Post 10765804)
https://ukaviation.news/first-specia...rdiff-airport/
According to the article it's correct. Further flights will come from China. |
Originally Posted by bravoromeosierra
(Post 10765824)
Ah fair enough! I see it has now changed trajectory towards the UK.
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200,000 items of PPE and 11 tonnes of medical freight altogether from Cambodia.
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