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Qantas unveils plans for Brisbane maintenance facility
SYDNEY, May 21 AAP|Published: Tuesday May 21, 7:08 PM
Qantas Airways Ltd today announced plans for an aircraft heavy maintenance facility at Brisbane Airport and secured the former Ansett hangar in the same airport.
The airline said its Boeing 767 maintenance facility, comprising 110,000 square metres of land on a 40-year lease, was expected to open in late 2003 or early 2004.
It also said an offer to purchase the former Ansett hangar in Brisbane had been accepted by the failed airline's administrator.
"These developments in Brisbane highlight Qantas' commitment to keep jobs, particularly engineering and maintenance jobs, in Australia," said Qantas executive general manager aircraft operations David Forsyth.
He said the facility would initially employ 380 people and eventually expand to 550 permanent jobs.
Brisbane Airports Corporation estimated it would pump $40 million a year into the local economy.
It would feature a three-bay aircraft hangar, two-storey workshop, stores facility, carpark and aircraft apron.
Qantas' 36-strong 767 fleet was currently maintained at Mascot in Sydney but the airline said the facility could not meet future demand and the space was needed to expand the domestic terminal.
Mascot-based heavy maintenance and workshop staff would be offered the opportunity to relocate to the new Brisbane base.
However, there would be no forced redundancies due to the expansion of other aircraft maintenance work at Sydney.
Qantas' plan was to conduct heavy maintenance for Boeing 767s in Brisbane, for 747s in Sydney and Avalon and for 737s in Melbourne.
Qantas shares fell 11 cents to $4.76.
Qantas unveils plans for Brisbane maintenance facility
SYDNEY, May 21 AAP|Published: Tuesday May 21, 7:08 PM
Qantas Airways Ltd today announced plans for an aircraft heavy maintenance facility at Brisbane Airport and secured the former Ansett hangar in the same airport.
The airline said its Boeing 767 maintenance facility, comprising 110,000 square metres of land on a 40-year lease, was expected to open in late 2003 or early 2004.
It also said an offer to purchase the former Ansett hangar in Brisbane had been accepted by the failed airline's administrator.
"These developments in Brisbane highlight Qantas' commitment to keep jobs, particularly engineering and maintenance jobs, in Australia," said Qantas executive general manager aircraft operations David Forsyth.
He said the facility would initially employ 380 people and eventually expand to 550 permanent jobs.
Brisbane Airports Corporation estimated it would pump $40 million a year into the local economy.
It would feature a three-bay aircraft hangar, two-storey workshop, stores facility, carpark and aircraft apron.
Qantas' 36-strong 767 fleet was currently maintained at Mascot in Sydney but the airline said the facility could not meet future demand and the space was needed to expand the domestic terminal.
Mascot-based heavy maintenance and workshop staff would be offered the opportunity to relocate to the new Brisbane base.
However, there would be no forced redundancies due to the expansion of other aircraft maintenance work at Sydney.
Qantas' plan was to conduct heavy maintenance for Boeing 767s in Brisbane, for 747s in Sydney and Avalon and for 737s in Melbourne.
Qantas shares fell 11 cents to $4.76.
