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Haitec Granted FAA Repair Station Approval
By: David A. Lombardo
Caption: The compay holds similar approvals from Russia, Qatar, the UAE, Azerbaijan and Bermuda.
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Germany-based Haitec Aircraft Maintenance has been granted FAA repair station status. “The FAA approval is a significant achievement for Haitec as it allows us to widen our customer base and to offer our services to operators of N-registered aircraft worldwide. We expect noteworthy growth as a direct result of this approval, in both our maintenance facilities at Hahn Airport and our VIP aircraft maintenance facility in Erfurt,“ said Haitec CEO Frank Rott.

Haitec also holds Part 145 approvals from EASA and from the civil aviation organizations of Russia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan and Bermuda for a range of Boeing, Airbus and Gulfstream aircraft.

In 2014, Haitec announced a $32 million expansion program over the next three years. The program includes the establishment of the new VIP aircraft maintenance line in Erfurt; tooling and equipment for additional aircraft types; adding production efficiency methodologies and information systems; the acquisition of a hangar; and purchase of the surrounding land to build a second maintenance facility adjacent to the current facility. Set to be operational in spring 2016, the new hangar, big enough for an Airbus A380, incorporates comprehensive support-shop capability, a parts warehouse and a two-story office complex totaling 183,000 sq ft.