MID-ATLANTIC OPPORTUNITY PARK is being developed near Pittsburgh, PA as aviation business hub (exempt from certain state/local taxes), set to be anchored by 100,000 sq ft hangar facility for narrowbody aircraft MRO operations.
VAS AERO SERVICES has new consignment deal with Dr. Peters Group to manage part out of four more A380s (now eight) -- three at TARMAC AEROSAVE and one at ASIA PACIFIC AIRCRAFT STORAGE -- for reclamation/redistribution of USM.
VAS Aero Services will manage the teardown of three A380s by France’s Tarmac Aerosave; parts will be positioned among operators in Europe and the Middle East,
FEAM AERO opened new 150,000 sq ft, 3-bay widebody hangar at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, complementing existing 103,000 sq ft hangar inaugurated in Jan 2020; it invested $45m in project (SPNWS; March 22).
ASCENT AVIATION SERVICES broke ground on new two widebody hangars at Pinal Air Park in Marana, AZ to handle 777-300ER freighter conversions for IAI; $55m investment will add 180,000 sq ft hangar/60,000 sq ft shop capacity.
AAR plans April 5 to break ground on 3-bay, 80,000 sq ft hangar at Will Rogers World Airport n Oklahoma City to support expansion of 737 heavy maintenance program for Alaska Airlines to a minimum of six lines (SPNWS; December 8).