EirTrade Aviation, which is headquartered in Dublin, continues to grow its operations in Knock, Ireland West Airport, with the achievement of three major milestones: the servicing agreement of four A330s, the addition of A330 Line Maintenance Approval, and the relocation of EirTrade’s AFRA-accredited engine disassembly facility. Inventory removed from the aircraft will be sold, leased, and exchanged to support EirTrade’s A330 customer base. In tandem with this acquisition, EirTrade has added EASA Part 145 Line Maintenance Approval for the A330 (GE CF6), A330 (PW 4000), A330 (RR Trent 700), A330 NEO (RR Trent 7000) to its capabilities. Lee Carey verifies that the addition of the aircraft type will improve efficiency and the product offering for EirTrade’s customers.
The A330 approval is in addition to EirTrade’s prior existing approvals: for A318/A319/A320/A321 (CFM56), A319/A320/A321 (IAE V2500), A319/A320/A321 NEO (CFM LEAP-1A), A319/A320/A321 NEO (PW1100), B737-600/700/800/900 NG (CFM56), B737-8/9/8200 MAX (CFM LEAP-1B). In a commercial move to drive efficiency and improve costs, EirTrade has also relocated its engine disassembly facility to Knock. Services are now available at the new facility, providing support for: CFM56-3/-5A/-5B/-7B/-7BE engine types.
Commenting on the works taking place at Ireland West Airport, the Chief Investment Officer, Lee Carey said, “Dismantling of the first two A330 airframes (MSN 602 & 607) following redelivery will be completed in four weeks’ time, however, EirTrade will remarket and lease the CF6-80E1 engines to monetise remaining green time. Once they are unserviceable, the engines will also be disassembled and the components sold to support EirTrade’s A330 customers. EirTrade is extremely active on the A330 platform, and the ability to support our own assets from our facility in Ireland West Airport will streamline operations. Moreover, in accordance with demand, we are now able to support lessors and airlines with redelivery and parking onsite for our customers’ A330 aircraft. EirTrade can now provide all maintenance services, aircraft disassembly and engine disassembly services to customers from our facility at Ireland West Airport. This streamlines EirTrade’s operational efficiency across the organisation and supports our wide range of services, including Asset Servicing, Leasing, Maintenance, Disassembly, and Component Sales.”
