UAE-based Khansaheb Civil Engineering to build state-of-the-art Emirates facility
Dubai, UAE -- 23 Dec 2012 - Emirates Airline, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, announces the selection of Khansaheb Civil Engineering to build the Emirates Engine Overhaul Shop; a 225,000-sq. ft. engine maintenance facility for maintaining the GE90 and GP7200 engines that power Emirates aircraft. Slated to be the most technologically-advanced Engine Overhaul Shop in Asia, the facility will service engines for the Emirates Boeing 777 and Airbus 380 fleet, both the nearly 150 aircraft in service and the 138 more aircraft on order.
Under construction now and scheduled for activation in the second quarter of 2014, the Engine Overhaul Shop will provide Emirates with the maintenance capabilities needed to assure continued safe operation of the engines powering the majority of the Emirates fleet.
Designed by US-based Burns and McDonnell Corp., the facility is valued at $100 million (USD) and, when operational, it will support the maintenance of up to 300 engines per year.
GE (NYSE: GE) will oversee the design and construction of the 225,000-sq. ft. facility in collaboration with Emirates, and will incorporate advanced technology, equipment and industry best practices in managing the maintenance, overhaul and repair of 300 engines a year.
"Our new Engine Overhaul Shop will expand our ability to maintain and repair the thousands engines powering Emirates Boeing 777 and Airbus A380 aircraft. With the rapid expansion of Emirates over the past few years and further rigorous expansion scheduled, Emirates needed a way to better control maintenance costs while assuring safe and efficient operation of our fleet," said Juma Al-Qahash, Emirates Vice President of Powerplant Engineering. "With the selection of Khansaheb Civil Engineering, a professional organisation based in the UAE, plus the expected Emiratis hired for positions at the new facility, the Emirates Engine Overhaul Shop will benefit all parties involved."
Emirates reviewed and approved the selection of Khansaheb after a thorough and rigorous evaluation of numerous highly-qualified candidate construction companies across the UAE. A well-established and highly-regarded construction company operating in Dubai, the UAE and the MENA region, Khansaheb Civil Engineering has been in operation since 1935.
In addition to supporting Emirates' fleet of over 120 Boeing 777 and 28 Airbus 380s, the new maintenance facility will support the Dubai economy by adding as many as 500 new engine maintenance positions for highly-skilled staff within Emirates Airline, many of which are designated for UAE Nationals. The Engine Overhaul Shop will complement the state-of-the-art Emirates Engine Test Centre; a 150,000-pound thrust capacity engine test facility already in operation 40 kilometres outside of the city of Dubai.
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