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THE EASY ROUTE THE EASY ROUTE
INTERIOR MODIFIC
Avianor Inc and its subsidiary Mirabel Aero Service Inc. (MAS) have developed a
unique product offering that addresses the problem faced by aircraft
owners/operators when attempting to re-market their aircraft
Often is the case where an interior that works for Company Techniair-2000, Avianor was able to doing work for some US carriers taking in B767
one operator, does not work for the next lessee. put together the team necessary to accept aircraft with KSSU galleys that they needed to
At the same time, the maintenance programme detailed Interior modifications to be completed convert to Atlas. Rather than going the Mod
followed by the first operator often has to be concurrent with check modifications and other team route, the operator agreed to bring the
“bridged” to the next operators programme as lease or sale activities. This effectively shortens aircraft to Mirabel where the galley modification
part of the re-marketing activity. In many cases, the timeline needed to get the aircraft out of one could be completed. Since the aircraft was on
a heavy check may be due prior to lease return, operation into another. Key to the companies’ site, MAS was able to offer other enhanced
again increasing downtime. In these cases, ability to provide this service was the availability services that were completed simultaneously. So
detailed interior refurbishment does not usually of 100,000 sq ft of Hangar space at the Montreal the 10 galleys were modified but in the end the
land very high on the priority list, leaving the International Airport (Mirabel) which was in close aircraft left with new leather seat covers and
owners scrambling to find another location to proximity to its existing 105,000 sq ft of interior foams installed on the ship set, the first class
accomplish the interior tasks. manufacturing and refurbishment facilities. seating was extensively upgraded and modified,
the flight attendant seats were refurbished, the
Galley modifications started it all IFE system was modified and new carpets and
This Integration service had it roots in Avianor’s floor path lighting installed.
history with Galley Modifications. Having
completed the engineering, design,
manufacturing and approval to modify a ship set
of A310 galleys from KSSU standard to Atlas
standard, one final step was required. Either the
operator would remove the galleys and send
them to Mirabel or as was more often the case,
an Avianor Mod team was dispatched to the
Traditionally, Avianor and MAS have provided operator facility to accomplish the modification
spares support, interior monument on board the aircraft.
modification/fabrication, seat refurbishment and
modification to these owners, as well as While this work was going on, Avianor was
engineering services to approve the manufacture able to facilitate the completion of the “de-
or modification of these components. registration” and “re-registration” activities and
Knowing that the destination for its wares was completed numerous bridging items and system
often a last minute decision led to that ‘eureka’ modifications required for this aircraft to enter the
moment for Earl Diamond, Executive Vice FAA register.
President of the Avianor Group, “It seems to me The above case happened in 2006, in 2007
that a company that can assist an MAS completed 17 aircraft projects in Mirabel,
operator/owner to take advantage of the forced with 2008 starting with Major B777
downtime required for a “C” or “Bridge” check by refurbishment; it is safe to say that the word is
completing the interior modifications concurrently, getting around!
would have a winning formula”. After completing this activity a number of times
Teaming with local Part 145 Maintenance for Canadian operators, the company started Aviano Booth 669
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