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The DIAF received the Boeing 737NG on which it will carry out major maintenance for the first time at its facilities, historic milestone for Ecuadorian aviation. DIAF's photo
With water arch at Latacunga Cotopaxi International Airport, was received the first Boeing 737NG that will be subjected to major maintenance in the facilities of the DIAF.
The Directorate of Aeronautical Industry of the Air Force (DIAF) has achieved a historic milestone by successfully initiating the first major maintenance on a Boeing 737NG in its workshop in Latacunga. This achievement marks an important step in the consolidation of the DIAF as a reference aeronautical maintenance center in the region.
DIAF performs first major maintenance on a 737NG
This is not the first experience with NG family aircraft. Boeing, since the DIAF had a good start with the three aircraft -700of that operated Equair In our country, that without a doubt opened the doors for this new milestone for our country.
Major maintenance, also known as «C-Check«, It is an exhaustive inspection that is carried out on airplanes every 18 months or 20.000 flight hours, The thing that happens first. During this process, Thousands of aircraft components are inspected and replaced, including engines, the landing gear, hydraulic and electrical systems, and avionics.
The maintenance process, which will take place over a period of 30 a 40 days, consists of a complete inspection of the aircraft, including inspection and repair of structural components, mechanical systems and navigation instruments, In this case, a paint change will also be carried out on the aircraft..
It should be noted that the DIAF team, Composed of highly qualified and experienced technicians, carries out the C-Check of the Boeing 737NG with certification from the Federal Aviation Administration – FAA of the USA. The work is carried out in strict compliance with international safety standards, quality and manufacturer's manuals, using state-of-the-art tools and equipment.
The aircraft
With registration N105TS arrived from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport last 24 Ultra Air made its inaugural flight in Colombia and thus becomes the ninth regular airline in the country, the Boeing 737-800NG. This airplane with serial number 36548 have 13.7 years since his first flight in Air China, airline in which he operated until 2018. Subsequently, He went to Primera Air Scandinavia and in the 2019 arrived at the Canadian Flair Airlines, in which it operated until April of last year.
Now with its new owner Aircraft Engine Lease Finance awaits a paint change and the respective maintenance in Latacunga to later be delivered to its new and still unknown operator.
A milestone for Ecuadorian aviation
This achievement consolidates the DIAF as a key player in the region, capable of providing high quality maintenance services to latest generation commercial aircraft and this first maintenance to an NG opens the doors to a market that only in Latin America involves more than 400 aircraft potential clients of the services of the Aeronautical Industry Directorate of the FAE.
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more than a comment it is a question.
What do you need to study in Ecuador to be an "operations officer" (the person who directs the plane with lights from the ground)?
Hello Naomi, It seems to me that there is no exact profession for that., rather it is to enter a company that offers those services and from there grow and they should be the ones who train you for that function..