Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) is to open a new component maintenance centre in Northampton in September 2018.
The new Centre, in which MAEL has invested approximately £2 million, is being located in Northampton as that is mid-way between its Luton and Birmingham base maintenance facilities, and on the motorway network within four hours’ drive of all of its UK line maintenance stations.
Some 20 people will work at the new Component Maintenance Centre, with 10 new jobs being created. The Centre will be led by Lee Burgess, MAEL’s Head of Maintenance.
The centre will have a wide range of capabilities, including composite repairs, welding, machining, cadmium plating, bearing spinning, spraying, heat treatment,
therapeutic oxygen cylinders, emergency batteries, hardness testing and aircraft tooling.
“Our new Northampton facility will enable us to more effectively and efficiently support our burgeoning line and base maintenance facilities across the UK,” says Chris Dare, Managing Director of Monarch Aircraft Engineering. “This multi-million pound investment in new facilities, equipment and, most importantly, skilled engineering talent, is an integral part of our long term growth plan and will play a vital role in our success in the years ahead.”