Airbus selects Sabena technics for construction and operation of fourth painting facility

Only six months after the opening announcement of their third paint shop, Sabena technics has been selected by Airbus for the construction and operation of a fourth painting facility dedicated to Airbus wide body aircraft in Toulouse Blagnac airport. This new facility reinforces Sabena technics’ footprint in Toulouse and comes in addition to two facilities in operation since 2015 as well as a third that will be operational by the end of the year. The construction of the 7,000 m² paint shop will start on October 2018 and will represent over €23m of investments. The company is looking to hire and train more than 70 people for an operation start-up scheduled by the end of 2019. By the start of 2020, there will be a total of four painting rooms representing approximately 15,000 m² of surface area and able to accommodate from the ATR to the Airbus A350 aircraft.