MAEL celebrates third anniversary of Birmingham Airport operations
Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) is this month celebrating three years of operation at its Birmingham Airport maintenance facility.
In that time, MAEL has completed over 3,300 aircraft maintenance events for 46 airline operators, covering 15 different aircraft types.
Since it opened in November 2013, Monarch Aircraft Engineering’s (MAEL) state-of-the-art facility at Birmingham Airport provides high-quality engineering support for Monarch Airlines’ growing fleet and increasing presence at Birmingham Airport to third party customers.
The facility can accommodate almost every aircraft type in its two bays, incorporates industry-leading design and build standards, and is one of the first to have the capacity for Boeing 787 Dreamliner maintenance, in 2015 the facility became Boeing GoldCare approved after completing its supplier audit.
Some 150 jobs were created at the multi-million pound facility when it opened, with a plan to double that number in the long-term. Just three years later, MAEL is close to reaching that goal, and this winter will see the number of permanent employees at the facility increase year on year by over 40% to 250.
An increasing number of MAEL’s skilled workforce is ‘home grown’ through its renowned apprenticeship programme. The latest intake of apprentices has just joined the programme at Birmingham, increasing the number of apprentices in training by 30% to 29.
Monarch Aircraft Engineering was established in 1967 and next year they will be celebrating their 50 year anniversary.
Chris Dare, Managing Director of Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited, said: “Since we opened our Birmingham facility in 2013, we’ve been proud to play a role in developing skills and talent, and creating jobs in the region.
"Demand for the maintenance services we offer at Birmingham is growing year on year, which supports MAEL's strategy to be the leading MRO for 'legacy' and new technology aircraft."