Chapman Taylor appointed to develop design for aircraft maintenance base at Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport in Poland

Chapman Taylor is creating construction design documentation for the delivery of a new aircraft maintenance base for LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services (LOTAMS) at Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport in Poland.

The infrastructure will consist of three hangars for servicing and repairing aircraft and one dedicated hangar for painting planes. The project involves the creation of a workshop, warehouse, technical, social and office facilities. In addition to departments dedicated directly for aircraft services, LOTAMS plans to create and operate departments supporting maintenance activities, including planning, engineering, logistics, tool shop, NDT testing, component service, structural workshops, avio-electro workshops and aesthetics.

The goal of the project is to expand LOTAMS' ability to provide base maintenance services, particularly for wide-body aircraft. LOTAMS will be able to perform simultaneous maintenance of four wide-body aircrafts, such as twin-engine Boeing 787 Dreamliners, five narrow-body aircrafts, such as Boeing 737s, or up to 20 regional aircrafts, such as Embraer 195s. The first phase includes the construction of a 13,000m² NIA service hangar, a pre-hangar and a building which houses a workshop and technical, social and office facilities as well as a car park.

The hangar will be energy-efficient and will use LED technology for lighting. Additionally, to eliminate the impact of emergencies on the environment, separators and closed tanks will be used when performing maintenance processes. The technically advanced maintenance of the aircraft will reduce fuel consumption, noise levels and the leakage of operating fluids, which will significantly reduce risks to the environment.

LOTAMS is part of the Polish Aviation Group capital group. The company's clients include the national operator LOT Polish Airlines, KLM Cityhopper, DHL, Emirates and Qatar Airways.

SAFEGE S.A.S is the Contract Engineer for the new maintenance base, while the functional concept was developed by Alton Aviation Consultancy and Ghafari Associates. Construction is set to begin in 2022, creating the most modern technical base for wide-body aircraft in the region. The first planes are to be delivered to the service in mid-2023.