Textron Aviation has announced an expansion of its footprint in Australia with the construction of a larger and modernised service facility at Essendon Fields Airport in Melbourne to support Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker customers in the region. The new facility will add more space for servicing aircraft, aiding in faster scheduling with minimal down time to keep customers flying. Construction is set to begin March 2025 and it is expected to be fully functional in the new facility by early 2026.
The new facility will more than double the square footage of the company’s current facility to more than 35,000 square feet (3,343m2 ). Based on customer feedback, the new facility will be in a more central location within the airport, and adds a parts stockroom s well as a more comfortable lounge for customers.
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“Building this new facility to support the more than 1,400 aircraft operating in the APAC region demonstrates our commitment to providing the strongest combination of factory-direct maintenance and service solutions available for our customers,” said Brian Rohloff, senior vice president, Global Customer Support. “This investment will grow our capacity and help us to better assist customers with scheduled maintenance, modifications and aircraft-on-ground support.”
This news follows Textron Aviation’s announcement in June 2024 that the company moved to a larger, modernized facility at Jandakot airport in Perth, and added a parts warehouse at Essendon Fields airport to grow service capacity and support parts availability in the region.
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