Associated Air Center (AAC), StandardAero's
Large Transport Category VIP Completions Center, has completed the company's
21st Airbus completion project with the redelivery of an ACJ 320 aircraft.
In addition to this milestone, this redelivery
also represents the company’s 22nd total completion - including both Boeing and
Airbus wide body and narrow body aircraft programs - for Head of State Customers
around the globe.
The recent ACJ320 program was for a Middle
Eastern Head of State customer and the aircraft was redelivered from AAC’s
Dallas Love Field facilities on March 9.
The ACJ320 program began as a green aircraft
for AAC. The VVIP interior was designed by Andrew Winch and featured a master
suite, office, dining lounge, entertainment lounge and specialty seating for
guests. AAC technicians then engineered and manufactured the interior
furnishings with newly developed construction methods to achieve the customer’s
aggressive weight requirements. In addition to the interior, AAC also achieved
the installation and certification KA Antenna System with FAA STC and EASA
validation for this customer.
“By reducing the overall interior weight 10%
under the customers’ specifications, the aircraft provides greater range and
reduced operating costs. AAC continues to develop and enhance innovative weight
reductions into our current and future customers’ platforms,” said
Chip Fichtner,
Vice President of Business Development, for Associated Air Center.
In 2016, AAC redelivered two other Head of
State aircraft - a wide body Boeing 747-8 and wide body Boeing 787-800.
Associated Air Center provides world-class
program management and ODA certification authority to keep airplane programs on
schedule and provides industry-leading experience and warranty support after
delivery. The company's vertically-integrated, state of the art facility employs
the most advanced engineering in the industry along with operational excellence
and superior customer service from start to finish. |