easyJet Gatwick hangar build & start-up

• Project managed the new-build and go-live of an airside twin-span maintenance hangar at London Gatwick Airport. 

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• The hangar was a business-critical requirement and was delivered under budget within extremely tight timescales. 

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• The hangar was constructed on 2 aircraft stands on the perimeter of the airfield at Gatwick. 

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• The requirements included the following:

  • Twin-span hangar structure, which was 91.5m wide x 60m long.

  • New electricity sub-station (which involved pulling cables from one side of the runway to the other).

  • IT & networking.

  • New drainage.

  • A new gas plant.

  • A new water supply.

  • Internal and external accommodation (stores, offices and welfare).

  • Ground service equipment and tooling. 

• The project also included procurement of an MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul provider) to operate the hangar.  Lufthansa Technik Maintenance International were selected to perform this role after a rigorous tender process.

• The project time-line was extremely challenging:

  • The project started in July 2015. 

  • Ground-works started in October 2015.

  • Construction of the structure commenced in November 2015.

  • The hangar structure was complete and fully operational by May 2016. 

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