AIRBUS Lifecycle Service Centre | Project Phoenix MRO
Missions
Airbus, in Joint-venture with Tarmac Aerosave, invested in a new maintenance and recycling centre in Chengdu, China, in order to extend aircraft lifecycle.
Client
JV ALS (Airbus 70% / Tarmac 20% / Chengdu City 10%)
Date
June 2020 - January 2024
Locations
China, International
The project includes:
- A hangar with 2 Code E/F (Long Range) positions or 4 Code C (Single Aisle) positions,
- An engine workshop (top case repair),
- Storage warehouses for the Joint Venture and Satair,
- Maintenance workshops,
- A technical center, staff facilities, and office areas,
- Zones dedicated to greening and dismantling operations (Part 145 / non-Part 145),
- Outdoor MRO maintenance areas,
- A run-up area (engine test bay),
- Aircraft storage lines (final capacity of 125 units; 80% Code C & 20% Code E/F).
setec serige is responsible for:
- The program definition phase,
- The Basic Design (representing 50% of the total design effort),
- The cross-check of the Detailed Design executed by Capdi,
- Acting as the Owner’s Representative during the construction phase.
Expertises
Challenges
- Seismic parameters took into account for the design,
- Very tight schedule
Key figures
Schedule
- Pre-design and Programming: Summer 2020
- Basic Design: December 2021
- Detailed Design: April 2022
- End of Construction – Phase 1: October 2023
- Start of Operations – Phase 1: January 2024
Surface Areas
- Buildings: 40,000 m²
- Site: 71 ha
Project Cost
- €246,000,000