Etihad Engineering wins Virgin Australia 737 heavy maintenance contract

[HS-TQE]

This contract covers 30 of Virgin's 737-800NG fleet.

Etihad Engineering wins Virgin Australia 737 heavy maintenance contract - Aviation Business News

The contract covers heavy maintenance and modifications on more than 30 nose to tail aircraft, and was announced during the Dubai Airshow.

www.aviationbusinessnews.com

 

[henrus]

This is going to make for some interesting ferry flights.

 

[albatross710]

This is going to make for some interesting ferry flights.

take along a few union reps to explain how well they kept management accountable.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Will probably be cheaper for/under VA3 (Bain's watch), but will raise a lot of heckles.
And no one saw this coming?
Routings to get the planes up there, (((BNE - SIN - DEL - AUH)))?/(((BNE - KUL/BKK - DEL - AUH)))?
Refueling.

 

[eastwest101]

Was VA's B737 previous heavy maintenance done in-house in Australia or in Singapore or The Phillippines? I think they still have a maintenance base in BNE and MEL for the routine stuff?

Its incredibly difficult to find out exactly who's and what aircraft go for maintenence where. I expect this is deliberate, as most Australian airlines like to advertise/virtue signal their "Aussie-ness" when it suits them, but aircraft going overseas for heavy maintenance doesn't exactly suit their narrative - even though I understand that the economics of it dictates that the heavy stuff is done overseas.

It's quite surprising how far operators will fly aircraft to do heavy maintenance to save a few bucks. Especially considering that international borders are still closed so it wouldn't be a picnic to organize ferry crew at the moment.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Just had a read of the link.
Quite a short bit.
Maybe for the time being, they might bring their staff down to Aust, which will rile up even more of the LAME section of the ALAEA membership.
Maybe more strikes are imminent.
As an aside, does this mean there is hope yet for a liaison with Etihad airlines as a co partner FF wise?
Time will tell.

 

[HS-TQE]

Was VA's B737 previous heavy maintenance done in-house in Australia or in Singapore or The Phillippines? I think they still have a maintenance base in BNE and MEL for the routine stuff?

Its incredibly difficult to find out exactly who's and what aircraft go for maintenence where. I expect this is deliberate, as most Australian airlines like to advertise/virtue signal their "Aussie-ness" when it suits them, but aircraft going overseas for heavy maintenance doesn't exactly suit their narrative - even though I understand that the economics of it dictates that the heavy stuff is done overseas.

It's quite surprising how far operators will fly aircraft to do heavy maintenance to save a few bucks. Especially considering that international borders are still closed so it wouldn't be a picnic to organize ferry crew at the moment.

If I recall, the Heavy Maintenance was done in Singapore through SIA, as well as some done in ANZES (Air NZ) prior to the NZ partnership breakup. Open to correction on the details here.

So from 1 (failed) former part owner/operator of VA to another (failed) former part owner/operator of VA.

 

[henrus]

as well as some done in ANZES (Air NZ) prior to the NZ partnership breakup

Even after the NZ breakup it was still done in NZ, most of of the split winglet aircraft were fitted in CHC (some newer in HKG).

Otherwise Seltar which I don't believe was SIA but some other Singapore operation?

 

[AIRwin]

Otherwise Seltar which I don't believe was SIA but some other Singapore operation?

ST Engineering?

 

[HS-TQE]

ST Engineering?

I believe that is also 50.5% owned by SIA's parent company Temasek Holdings, Pte Ltd. So technically, a sister company of Singapore Airlines Pte Ltd.

On a related note, ST Engineering also won the MRO part of VA's 737 maintenance contract.

News - ST Engineering Secures Contract to Provide Full Component Support to Virgin Australia Airlines’ B737NG Fleet

ST Engineering today announced that its Commercial Aerospace business has secured a component Maintenance-By-the-Hour (MBH™) contract from Virgin Australia Airlines.

www.stengg.com

 

[jakeseven7]

Was VA's B737 previous heavy maintenance done in-house in Australia or in Singapore or The Phillippines? I think they still have a maintenance base in BNE and MEL for the routine stuff?

Its incredibly difficult to find out exactly who's and what aircraft go for maintenence where. I expect this is deliberate, as most Australian airlines like to advertise/virtue signal their "Aussie-ness" when it suits them, but aircraft going overseas for heavy maintenance doesn't exactly suit their narrative - even though I understand that the economics of it dictates that the heavy stuff is done overseas.

It's quite surprising how far operators will fly aircraft to do heavy maintenance to save a few bucks. Especially considering that international borders are still closed so it wouldn't be a picnic to organize ferry crew at the moment.

Did VA1 ever do any heavy in Australia? I thought it was just the tick and flick stuff here, rest was exported overseas. Could be wrong.

 

[Must...Fly!]

take along a few union reps to explain how well they kept management accountable.

Make it a one way trip...