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Gallery: Inside Aerolineas Argentinas’ EZE Facilities

Lindsay Bjerregaard Lee Ann Shay February 27, 2023
Aerolineas Argentinas hangar

Behind The Scenes

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Aviation Week visited Aerolineas Argentinas’ Ezeiza International Airport (EZE) facilities during MRO Latin America on Feb. 23, 2023. The editors got an inside look at the airline’s warehouse facilities, maintenance hangars, engine shop and training center.

Aerolineas Argentinas World Cup aircraft

World Cup Pride

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Parked on the tarmac in between the airline’s hangars was the aircraft used to transport Argentina’s 2023 World Cup-winning football team. It features a custom livery with photos of the team’s players and uniform.

Hangar 5 entrance

Newest Hangar Facility

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Aerolineas Argentinas operates four hangars at Buenos Aires airport. Hangar 5 is the newest.

Hangar 5 interior

Inside The Hangar

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Hangar 5 can house four narrowbodies or a widebody aircraft, including the Airbus A380.

Austral aircraft in Hangar 5

Aircraft Visits

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Three Austral Embraer E190s were in for maintenance on Feb. 23. Aerolineas Argentinas Tecnica was performing two C checks and one landing gear scheduled maintenance.

Aircraft inside Hangar 5

Shop Setup

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Hangar 5 includes shops for seats and interiors. Various other backshops are housed in other hangars.

Aerolineas Argentinas hangars

Connecting Hangars

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Across the tarmac from Hangar 5 are two additional hangars that connect to Aerolineas Argentinas’ engine shop.

Engine shop

Engine Shop

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The engine shop performs hospital shop visits for CF6, CF34, and CFM56-5C and -5B powerplants. Engine tests are performed on-wing. Aerolineas plans to increase its CFM56-7B capacity up to performance restoration by the end of 2023.

Technician performing engine maintenance

Regulatory Approvals

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Aerolineas Argentinas’ engine shop is approved by the National Civil Aviation Administration of Argentina and FAA. It also hopes to achieve European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval this year.

Juniper engine wash system

Engine Washing

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Aerolineas Argentinas uses a Juniper engine wash system for its engines. It performs engine washes at around 1,000 cycles.

Engines in the shop

Prepping Spare Engines

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This CF6 (pictured right) is undergoing maintenance before the airline adds it to its spare engine pool.

Technician performing engine maintenance

Unscheduled Maintenance

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The engine shop works on about 15-20 engines per year. All come in for unscheduled maintenance.

Engine undergoing inspection

Borescope Inspection

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This Flybondi engine is undergoing a full borescope inspection.

Mechanic performing engine maintenance

Ultrasonic Inspection

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A mechanic performing ultrasound inspections on blades.

CF34 engine in shop

CF34 Service Bulletins

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The CF34 engine has been affected by several service bulletins, so that engine has recently consumed much of Aerolineas’ engine shop capacity. 

Technicians performing harness work

Wire Harness Work

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The shop has harness maintenance capability, illustrated here by these friendly technicians.

Warehouse facility

New Storage Facility

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Aerolineas Argentinas opened this integrated storage facility about four years ago. Before, spare parts were housed in several locations. The facility has a spares inventory worth $70 million, with more than 50,000 items in stock.

Warehouse facility

Processing Parts

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Inside the facility Aerolineas processes customs for parts, performs incoming inspections and checks, and then moves parts to the receiving area. It has integrated this process into its operations through AMOS MRO software.

APU ready for shipping

Ready To Ship

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An APU ready for shipping in Aerolineas’ warehouse.

Aerolineas Argentinas training center

Training Center

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Aerolineas Argentinas opened this $25 million training center in 2012. Previously, training was done off-site. 

Boeing 737-200 training aircraft

Emergency Procedures Training

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This mock-up, created from a former Boeing 737-200, is used to train flight attendants on emergency procedures. 

Embraer flight simulator

Pilot Training

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The training facility includes four full-flight simulators: two for Boeing 737s, one for Embraer E190s and one for Airbus A330s/A340s. While most of this facility is dedicated to training Aerolineas’ 1,200 pilots, if its simulators have extra capacity, it will sell sim time to other carriers. 

Flight simulator

Simulator Versatility

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While this training facility primarily trains pilots and flight attendants, some maintenance training, such as engine run up, is done on the simulators.

The A330/A340 simulator from CAE can be configured for either aircraft, although now the airline only flies the A330.

737NG flight simulator

Last Legs

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The 737NG simulator from FlightSafety International is in its last year of use. Next year the airline plans to swap it for a 737 MAX simulator.

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A look inside the airline’s maintenance and training facilities in Buenos Aires.

Lindsay Bjerregaard

Lindsay Bjerregaard is managing editor for Aviation Week’s MRO portfolio. Her coverage focuses on MRO technology, workforce, and product and service news for AviationWeek.com, Aviation Week Marketplace and Inside MRO.

Lee Ann Shay

As executive editor of MRO and business aviation, Lee Ann Shay directs Aviation Week's coverage of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), including Inside MRO, and business aviation, including BCA.

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