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THE Shannon-based Eirtech Aviation has announced a major expansion, saying that it will growing “its global footprint”, following the news released on Monday that it will begin painting aircraft in the former Alitalia Paint hanger at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport.
The state-of-the-art hanger, which is used for the painting of wide-body aircraft, boasts four magic carpet platforms, suspended from the ceiling.
The magic carpets facilitate the preparation and painting of an aircraft without the need for docking, helping to reduce the time taken to prepare aircraft for painting.
The Rome facility brings Eirtech Aviation’s number of dedicated aircraft painting locations to four, with over 20,000 sq mtrs of hangarage.
Niall Cunningham, CEO of Eirtech Aviation, said, “Our expansion into Rome is the next phase in the company’s development, which is focused on being able to provide state-of-the-art services to clients in geographically advantageous loca- tions. Providing multiple location options for clients gives Eirtech Aviation a competitive advantage as moving aircraft for painting and maintenance can be a costly exercise.
“Ultimately however we are judged on our responsiveness, service provision and cost effectiveness and it’s heartening to see clients returning to us again and again. It’s an exciting day for the team as we launch our new hangar in Rome, which follows the launch of our facility in the Czech Republic in 2012.”
During 2012, Eirtech Aviation painted over 200 narrow and widebody commercial aircraft and clients include SAS, Qatar Airways, and Lufthansa to name a few. The expansion into the Rome facility, which can cater for all aircraft types and will further strengthen Eirtech’s wide-body capability.
Painting will commence in October following commissioning and handover.
Eirtech would like to acknowledge and thank Aeroporti di Roma for their assistance and look forward to continuing to work with them in future.