Aerostar takes next step to expand civil aircraft MRO capacity

Aerostar S.A, the Romanian aerospace company will expand its civil aircraft MRO capacity. It has signed a 49-year lease agreement with the local authorities at Iasi in northeast Romania for 16,000 m² of land at Iasi International Airport to enable it to build a new MRO facility. This new 4-bay MRO hangar, which is expected to be open for business in the summer of 2019, will increase Aerostar’s throughput of Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737 Classic and New Generation overhauls by up to 40%. The planned new facility lies 130 km north of Aerostar’s existing business operations at Bacau where two dedicated hangars provide six-seven aircraft bays which are invariably full during the peak maintenance periods.
During 2016 a total of 80 aircraft completed ‘C’ and ‘D’ checks at Bacau and so far in 2017 53 aircraft have been maintained. Since the company moved into commercial aviation MRO activities 13 years ago over 500 aircraft from some 50 airlines have been overhauled at Bacau. Furthermore, Aerostar’s approvals have been boosted by the awarding of FAA Air Agency Certificate No 4BRY 586 C, on September 20, 2017. This will allow Aerostar to bid for overhaul work from customers whose aircraft are leased from US-based lessors and under FAA jurisdiction. Aerostar has also developed its capability for aircraft cabin interior items using SATTO Rapid Repair Systems on commercial aircraft and which is fully compliant with European Union REACH (Regulation, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) standards and Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) requirements.