Aviation Technical Services formally opens KC facility and signs new contracts

Aviation Technical Services (ATS) formally opened its newly renovated 607,000‐ft² MRO complex at Kansas City International Airport (MCI). Hawaiian Airlines and Air Canada, officially committed programs to the ATS‐KC facility. Hawaiian’s agreement for Boeing 767 heavy maintenance was formally signed earlier that week. The contract initially involves two nose‐to‐tail heavy checks beginning in September 2014 and has the opportunity to turn into a longer term, exclusive agreement. ATS recently completed a series of Airbus A330 interior  modifications for Hawaiian Airlines at its facility in Everett, Washington, adding to the partnership. ATS also was awarded Air Canada’s exclusive agreement for Boeing 787 modifications. The four‐year contract solidifies and extends a previous version that had three 787s completed at the ATS facility in Everett, Washington, earlier this year. The remaining 34 events will be inducted into the Kansas City facility starting in September 2014 and extending through 2018.