ADAT's Hangar 6 is open for business with Etihad first in the queue

The state-of-the-art hangar covers 46,200 square meters and boasts special design features such as dedicated satellite control rooms, tool cribs, stores and a flexible concept with no fixed docking system, but flexible tele-platforms instead.
 
Every detail relating to the design of Hangar 6 has been meticulously thought out  by the Mubadala subsidiary and its team. These include  goods hoists that are located centrally in each bay and have the capacity to move major aircraft components with ease between floors; and the main cabin maintenance workshops located on the first floor that provide direct access at mezzanine level to service wide-bodied aircraft and optimise productivity when working on aircraft cabin interiors.
 
Speaking at the launch, Mubadala Aerospace executive director and ADAT chairman Homaid Al Shemmari said: “This is a great day for everyone who has worked so hard at ADAT since construction began back in September 2008 and I am proud to say that through this continuing investment in facilities and its workforce, ADAT is cementing its place among the world’s leading MRO providers.”
 
Senior management from SR Technics, ADAT’s sister company headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, and Sanad, Mubadala Aerospace’s component and engine financing solutions company, also joined the hangar opening celebration.
 
The Hangar’s flexible work concept design means that is able to service a wide variety of aircraft, including new generation aircraft such as the B787 airliner and the A380 airliner. Indeed the Hangar’s unique design means that it can service and house up to three A380-800 aircraft at any one time.
 
This flexibility, coupled with the state-of the-art facilities has attracted other new contract wins for ADAT. The opening and official launch of the Hangar coincides with the announcement that ADAT have secured a further deal with Etihad Airways to carry out heavy maintenance checks across most of the Etihad fleet.
 
Etihad Airways CEO James Hogan said:  “The  further  agreement  with ADAT  is  an  endorsement  of  not only the increased capacity as a result of the completion of Hangar 6, but also ADAT as a world  class  MRO  provider.  Carrying out all of our heavy maintenance here is key to optimising every aspect of our overall operations at Abu Dhabi airport and across our global network of 72 destinations.  This new hangar will be a major enhancement to our already close working relationship with ADAT.”