American Airlines introduces new line maintenance station at Houston:
18 April, 2019: American Airlines has opened a new line maintenance station at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). This will be the airline's 29th Line Maintenance station and it will offer additional support for the increased maintenance needed to ready American's aircraft for the busy summer travel season while also boosting operational reliability and increasing the number of available aircraft to accommodate customers each morning.
The new line maintenance station will cost over $42 million and will be completed in three phases. The first phase will begin in May and American will acquire a temporary space at IAH and start recruiting aviation maintenance technicians (AMTs). The second phase will begin in June and, additional maintenance work will be added, such as service checks and engine washes, as well as other maintenance work on aircraft that remain overnight. The third and final phase will come to an end in the first quarter of 2020 and will include renovated breakrooms, offices and toolbox storage spaces for AMTs.
"With an average of 38 daily departures at IAH, there are additional opportunities for us to perform maintenance on our aircraft, ultimately enabling us to provide a stellar travel experience for our customers and team members this summer," said Senior Vice President of Technical Operations for American, Kevin Brickner. "On any given night, we have up to 10 aircraft that remain at IAH overnight, so this is a way to take advantage of our resources and invest in additional talent in order to improve our operations during one of our busiest times of the year."
The line maintenance station at IAH will have about 46 AMTs and other support personnel who will be carrying out the maintenance on the carrier's Boeing 737 and Airbus A319, A320 and A321 aircraft.
Also, the Airline will be hiring over 250 AMTs across its network which further shows American's commitment to ensuring that its Tech Ops team is positioned to continue providing the best service for customers and team members this summer and beyond.
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