Mesa Opens New Maintenance Hangar at Beja Airport in Portugal

Mesa, the engineering and maintenance company of the Hi Fly group, has officially opened a new hangar at Beja Airport (BYJ) in Portugal.

Covering an area of approximately 9,500 sqm the site is used for aircraft for maintenance and includes workshops, warehouse, offices, training facilities and other support premises.

The new hangar operates 24/7 and will serve as a base maintenance unit for Hi Fly’s Airbus fleet, as well as for other airlines which have maintenance contracts with Mesa.

The hangar can service Airbus A319, A320, A321, A330, A340 and A350, and has the capacity to perform maintenance work on up to three aircraft at a time.

A comprehensive range of maintenance works related to line/base maintenance can be performed there, including A Checks, C Checks, cabin interior upgrades and modifications, engine replacement, landing gear replacement, hydraulics tests, defects correction and troubleshooting, SB’s, AD’s, MPD and Out Phase Tasks Modifications, engine Boroscope inspections and workshop work such as: batteries, IFE, oxygen, cabin interiors, electrical equipment, torque wrenches and measurements.

Hi Fly and Mesa’s President, Paulo Mirpuri, said, “Beja is a prime location for aircraft maintenance, and with this additional capacity we hope not only to keep up with the strong growth of Hi Fly’s fleet but also to acquire new customers mainly from Europe and Africa. It’s a big project for the group and we’re looking forward to welcoming our fleet to this fantastic facility.”

Mesa says it invested €30 million in the project, which will create about 150 jobs in its first three years of activity.

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