Dubai-based service flydubai has begun development of its new Plane Upkeep Centre at Dubai South.
The transfer improve the airline’s operational management and cut back upkeep turnaround instances for its increasing fleet.
The power, spanning 32,600 sq. metres, will accommodate an plane hangar, help workshops and workplace buildings. Building is scheduled for completion within the fourth quarter of 2026, the airline mentioned in a statement.
flydubai plane upkeep centre to accommodate 600 engineers close to Al Maktoum Airport
The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by a senior delegation led by Khalifa Al Zaffin, Govt Chairman of Dubai Aviation Metropolis Company and Dubai South, who joined Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Govt Officer of flydubai, in addition to representatives from the Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub (MBRAH).
“We’re proud to witness the groundbreaking of flydubai’s new plane upkeep centre at Dubai South, a key milestone that displays the airline’s continued development and operational development. This facility reinforces our dedication to supporting the aviation sector by way of state-of-the-art infrastructure and to additional positioning Dubai as a number one world hub for aviation,” Khalifa Al Zaffin, Govt Chairman of Dubai Aviation Metropolis Company and Dubai South mentioned.
Ghaith Al Ghaith described the funding as a improvement that helps the service’s development trajectory since operations started in 2009.
“This funding marks a major milestone for flydubai. Since launching operations in 2009, we now have made nice strides in enhancing connectivity and driving innovation, and the event of our new Plane Upkeep Centre will play a key function within the subsequent chapter of our development journey. It is a strategic step in direction of supporting our rising upkeep requirement and capability as we take supply of extra plane, and reaffirms our long-term dedication to innovation, operational effectivity and supporting Dubai’s place as a world chief in aviation and enterprise excellence,” Al Ghaith added.
The undertaking follows an settlement signed between flydubai and MBRAH on the 2023 Dubai Airshow for the service’s first purpose-built Plane Upkeep Centre.
The power’s location in Dubai South supplies entry to an aviation and logistics ecosystem, positioned close to Al Maktoum Worldwide Airport (DWC), which is deliberate to develop into the world’s largest airport upon completion.
The upkeep centre will home greater than 600 engineers working throughout Line Upkeep, Technical Providers, Supplies and Workshops divisions, accountable for sustaining security and airworthiness requirements for flydubai’s fleet.
MBRAH operates as a free-zone vacation spot serving airways, non-public jet corporations, MROs, and related industries.
The hub, situated inside Dubai South, homes upkeep centres and coaching services as a part of efforts to develop engineering industries supporting Dubai’s aviation sector improvement.
flydubai has partnered with Group AMANA, a regional firm specialising in design-build initiatives for industrial and business services, to assemble the centre in accordance with worldwide requirements.
On the 2023 Dubai Airshow, flydubai positioned its fourth order for 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The service operates a fleet of Boeing 737 plane and expects to obtain greater than 120 Boeing 737 MAX plane over the following decade.