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Copa Airlines begins construction on modern new aircraft maintenance center in Panama
- The new Copa Airlines hangar, located at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, Panama, will provide Copa the ability to handle all major aircraft maintenance work in the country.
- • During the next three years, the new hangar is expected to generate more than 250 jobs for aviation technicians and engineers, most of which will be filled by Panamanian workers.
- The new hangar will allow Copa to do maintenance on three aircraft simultaneously.
Panama City, Panama, Jan. 19, 2017
Copa Airlines {NYSE: CPA}, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S. A, and member of the Star Alliance global airlines network, has begun construction on a modern new Center for Specialized Technical Maintenance, which will be completed during second quarter 2018.
“We are very proud to announce the construction of a modern maintenance hangar, which strengthens our leadership in the region, contributes to continued world-class service, stimulates development of the nation’s aviation industry, elevates airline maintenance and engineering standards, and increases employment opportunities in the country,” said Copa Airlines CEO Pedro Heilbron. “In addition, the center will allow for more efficient leverage of opportunities that come about from the new Tocumen International Airport terminal and the delivery of Copa’s order of 67 new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, which will begin to arrive during 2018.”
The maintenance center, which represents an investment of more than $15 million, will give Copa the capability to carry out major maintenance work simultaneously on three of the airline’s Boeing 737 and Embraer 190 aircraft. It also will have maintenance workshops; warehouse and parts storage areas; and large meeting rooms for training, among other work areas designed for maximum efficiency and productivity.
The modern, environmentally friendly design makes efficient use of daylight, as well as incorporates energy-savings lighting systems that reduce the environmental impact of daily operations.
The new center “brings to Panama the majority of the specialized technical maintenance that Copa today handles outside the country,” said Ahmad Zamany, Copa Airlines’ Vice President of Technical Operations. “This will strengthen the airline industry in Panama and will create more than 250 new jobs for aviation technicians and engineers. The new facilities will provide our team with better equipped and more comfortable work spaces. I have no doubt that our second Copa Airlines hangar will make us more efficient and productive.”
The new Copa Airlines Maintenance Center complies with the regulations and standards of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and of Panamanian Civil Aviation (AAC). It will cover a 10,300-square-meter area, which will encompass the hangar area; 5,900 square meters of office space; 2,400 square meters of storage space for parts; and 1,700 square meters of open space. The hangar will be 92 meters wide and 22.50 meters tall.
In addition to major maintenance on its aircraft, Copa Airlines will utilize the center for light maintenance, installation of winglets (wingtip mechanisms), replacement of landing gear, aircraft painting, and other specialized technical work.
Copa Airlines expects the new Maintenance Center to contribute to the world-class service for which the airline is recognized in the industry, allowing it to continue the high levels of on-time performance and flight completion that have earned it recognition as “most punctual airline in Latin America” from FlightStats for the fourth consecutive year, and “Number 2 on-time airline in the world” for the second consecutive year from OAG.
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