MILWAUKEE® og Virgin Atlantic: Innovative verktøy for vedlikehold og sikkerhet

Virgin Atlantic Heathrow: A non-stop aircraft maintenance hub

Located at the eastern corner of Heathrow Airport, Virgin Atlantic’s hangar is one of the airline’s two hubs in the UK alongside Manchester Airport. Since opening in 2002, it has essentially been operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

At 13,000 m², the facility can handle the largest widebody aircraft in the world, the Airbus A350-1000.

Inside, technicians carry out thousands of different maintenance tasks, from lubricating mechanical parts to replacing composite panels, inspecting aircraft structural components to changing engines. Avionics, systems, landing gear, powerplant, structural and interior staff all have specific parts to play, working in harmony to keep Virgin Atlantic airborne.

Virgin Atlantic are constantly trying to improve their processes and part of this depends on selecting the correct tools: equipment that can be trusted to get the day-to-day done while innovating and optimising aircraft maintenance practice.