Lo-Co Aircraft Maintenance

[SilverCityKid]

Who actually carries out the Light and Heavy Maintenance for the major Lo-Co airlines, for example :-

Ryanair
Easyjet
Jet2
Globespan
Flybe
etc etc

I assume that most of these carriers sub-contract their maintenance to third party maintenance companies, I would be very interested to learn where this maintenance is actually carried out.

[lee van chief]

Ryanair do their own, Easyjet use either Easytech or SR Technics, Jet 2 do their own, Globespan don't usually bother with maintenance, but when they have to, they use Storm and Flybe do their own also.

[Whispering Giant]

Flybe do there own service and Heavy Maintenance as they are the european regional service center for Bombardier,Embraer and BAe.

[757 Speedbrakes]

Jet2 have their own engineers for light maintenance.

C checks carried out at Lasham - I think!!

Whispering Giant - User name taken have anything to do with the Bristol Britannia!!??

[N707ZS]

Jet 2 might of had some work done in Eastern Europe, possibly Hungary.
Can anyone back this up.
Flyglobespan has had the 733 in France somwhere.

[timothy taylor]

737 C Checks carried out at JAT Hungary and Multiflight Hangar by Jet2 engineers. 757s go to Lasham.

[Buster the Bear]

Try ATC Lasham/Southend

[red 5]

Easyjet
737 minor chk's c/o by easytech Ltn.
737 C Chk's c/o by SRT Dublin

A319 Minor Chk's c/o by Lufthansa Schonefeld, SRT Stansted & Atis Aviation Orly. All dependant what part of europe the aircraft are based at the time.
A319 C Chk's First ones to happen this winter possibly at SRT Zurich.

[GS John]

Jet2 c checks out in Belgrade AFAIK.

[SilverCityKid]

Thank you for your reply's so far.

I am not a journalist, my father was a Licensed Aircraft Engineer for 40 years and I have an interest in Commercial Aviation.

I thought it would be interesting to find out what approach the various Lo-Co carriers had taken to maintenance requirements.

[Mr.Brown]

I thought it would be interesting to find out what approach the various Lo-Co carriers had taken to maintenance requirements.

Thats easy, the cheaper the better!!
Like every other department in any low cost airline, anywhere they can save a buck.