The first aircraft hangar owned and built by Deccan was inaugurated today in Chennai. Dr. K. Ramalingam Chairman Airports Authority of India (AAI) Chennai formally inaugurated the hangar and was the Chief Guest on the occasion. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Capt. G.R Gopinath - Executive Chairman Deccan, Mr. Ramki Sundaram-Officiating CEO Deccan.
The Hangar, which took nearly two years to build, has a total construction area of 3,200 square meters. The maintenance hall spans 46 meters wide, 54 meters deep and 17 meters high. The hangar has space for one Airbus A-320 and 2 ATR aircraft at one time and is designed and equipped to be a world class facility.
Despite the considerable dimensions of the new hangar, particular attention was given to achieving a high degree of utilization of the available space. It is equipped with an engineering and training facility and a state of the art engineering maintenance conference room. The facility would provide basic and medium level maintenance checks and protective storage to the combined fleet of Deccan and Kingfisher Airlines and also function as an enclosed repair shop and, or an assembly area.
Achieving infrastructure upgrades and optimal safety standards are the cornerstones of Deccan’s operation strategy. The new Hangar at Chennai will provide a tremendous fillip to Deccan’s maintenance and service efficiency reducing the “downtime” of aircraft and bearing a positive impact on the on time performance of Deccan flights.
Following the Hangar inauguration Capt. G.R Gopinath - Executive Chairman Deccan said, “The Deccan- Kingfisher combine is aggressively building up its infrastructure to ensure better maintenance of its fleet. The hangar facility in Chennai will strengthen our engineering competence and is consistent with expansion plans of the airlines.”
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