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[SierraHotel]

LBA - AGA increasing up to 3 x weekly from S26. (Mon, Thu and Sat). LBA -RAK remains Winter only ops.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Great to see Jet2 increase its Presence in Morocco from Leeds and Manchester .Maybe they are changing it’s schedule already.

 

[BCFC]

Huge New Manchester Based Hangar

Jet2.com has just opened a multi-million-pound second engineering hangar at Manchester Airport, claiming it will speed up maintenance, create jobs, and cut its environmental footprint. The 6,300 m² facility, built in just a year by TSL, can house three aircraft at once, or six when combined with the older hangar next door.

It comes with a fully kitted Apprentice Training Suite for more than 30 engineering apprentices, plus solar panels to power much of the site. On paper, it’s about efficiency and sustainability, but some see another angle. Investing heavily in in-house facilities could mean Jet2 is ramping up towards long-term self-sufficiency in aircraft maintenance, potentially reducing reliance on third parties.

That could give them more control… but also piles more ongoing costs onto their own books. Is this a clever long-term move, or a risky step in an already turbulent aviation market?


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[SierraHotel]

How does this relate to LBA?

 

[752]

LBA - AGA increasing up to 3 x weekly from S26. (Mon, Thu and Sat). LBA -RAK remains Winter only ops.

Looks to be x2 Weekly

 

[Seasider]

How does this relate to LBA?

It doesn't. It should have been posted in the Manchester Jet2 thread.
There is a slight tenuous connection in that Jet2 fly from LBA.

 

[Bigman]

Unless of course they intend to centralise the engineering and maintenance in the North and stop leasing the Multiflight hangar at LBA.

 

[SierraHotel]

There could be some validity to that as MF has stated that they have just had their busiest period on record.

 

[White Heather]

Unless of course they intend to centralise the engineering and maintenance in the North and stop leasing the Multiflight hangar at LBA.

They have over over a hundred aircraft. Why would they stop engineering at LBA where they have the staff, expertise on Boeing aircraft and the apparent ability to coax our 300s to keep flying (most.of the time). I think they need to keep LBA for maintenance.

 

[lbaspotter]

Unless of course they intend to centralise the engineering and maintenance in the North and stop leasing the Multiflight hangar at LBA.

At the moment I understand Jet2 have use of 3 of the 4 bays, Well if rumour is true jet2 have already asked/inquired recently about taking over full use of the multiflight hangar at LBA.

 

[Aviador]

At the moment I understand Jet2 have use of 3 of the 4 bays, Well if rumour is true jet2 have already asked/inquired recently about taking over full use of the multiflight hangar at LBA.

Not forgetting that once LBA becomes a 321 base there would only be room for two aircraft in the hanger.

 

[Bigman]

They have over over a hundred aircraft. Why would they stop engineering at LBA where they have the staff, expertise on Boeing aircraft and the apparent ability to coax our 300s to keep flying (most.of the time). I think they need to keep LBA for maintenance.

I agree fully but I did think it was worth raising a theoretical point

 

[BCFC]

How does this relate to LBA?

Because Jet2 has a bit of maintenance going on at LBA…or maybe not now.

Why are people so negative on here at times? Just posting a bit of info I thought could affect LBA maintenance.

 

[SierraHotel]

I just become frustrated at irrelevant posts I'm afraid.

 

[lbaspotter]

Not forgetting that once LBA becomes a 321 base there would only be room for two aircraft in the hanger.

I understand you can possibly fit 4x A321’s into the multiflight hangar if they have use of all 4 bays with some very clever positioning.

Remember the A321 has both a smaller wingspan and its length is shorter than the B757. Plus the A321 tail height is shorter so they won’t need to use/open high door for access.

 

[Sputnik1]

I understand you can possibly fit 4x A321’s into the multiflight hangar if they have use of all 4 bays with some very clever positioning.

Remember the A321 has both a smaller wingspan and its length is shorter than the B757. Plus the A321 tail height is shorter so they won’t need to use/open high door for access.

They would fit in terms of wingspan but definitely not length. It's already very tight

 

[lbaspotter]

Jet2 must be short of aircraft over at Manchester. As Leeds based Boeing 737-300, G-GDFG was positioned over hill yesterday as EXS042A to operate a Tenerife South EXS9190/9200 rotation then re-positioned back to Leeds afterwards as EXS047A

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Jet2 must be short of aircraft over at Manchester. As Leeds based Boeing 737-300, G-GDFG was positioned over hill yesterday as EXS042A to operate a Tenerife South EXS9190/9200 rotation then re-positioned back to Leeds afterwards as EXS047A

Can't have been a very highroad factor for the original 737-800/A321 then.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

Can't have been a very highroad factor for the original 737-800/A321 then.

That flight number looks like an additional flight (e.g. A321 and B737-300).

 

[LBA787]

I understand you can possibly fit 4x A321’s into the multiflight hangar if they have use of all 4 bays with some very clever positioning.

Remember the A321 has both a smaller wingspan and its length is shorter than the B757. Plus the A321 tail height is shorter so they won’t need to use/open high door for access.

At the last company roadshow, it was confirmed that there are no immediate plans to carry out Airbus maintenance at Leeds. While it hasn’t been ruled out for the future, there’s nothing scheduled at this stage. It’s also understood that Jet2 are hoping to take full occupancy of all four bays in the main hangar, as they’re currently limited to three.

In terms of whether it’s physically possible, the A321 does have a slightly wider wingspan than the 738, although interestingly, the Airbus tail is actually a little shorter than the Boeing. That said, the key issue isn’t so much whether they fit, but whether they can be positioned in a way that allows for safe and efficient maintenance.