Sabena technics signs Airbus A380 retrofit deal

Sabena technics announced today that it was selected by Airbus for the performance of wing rib retrofits on thirteen A380s, after a competitive worldwide tender process involving several MRO companies with the ability to perform such work.

The first retrofits were performed earlier this year in Airbus’s facilities in Toulouse, France and the work will be continued in the MRO’s Bordeaux, France facility until the last quarter of 2014. The working party of the first A380 to be retrofitted in Bordeaux starts on 20th June.

Sabena technics acquired the A380 base maintenance rating for its Bordeaux facility last year, which makes it possible for the company to perform this work, involving the replacement of structural parts in the wings of the aircraft.

“With this contract, we send a strong message to widebody operators worldwide : Sabena technics is more than ever able to provide high quality MRO services on Airbus long range aircraft at a competitive cost, even when compared to competitors from outside Europe” commented Rodolphe Marchais, Chairman & CEO of Sabena technics. “With the first retrofit works perfectly carried out in Toulouse, I am confident that Sabena technics teams will keep on providing full satisfaction to our Airbus customers.”