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    1. Aircraft

    Qantas Signs 20-year Lease On New LAX Hangar

    Oct. 17, 2014
    The new hangar will include two parking pads capable of taking Airbus A380 aircraft, plus office space and ground support equipment facilities.
    Qantas estimates its double-decker Airbuses are in the air about 14 hours a day – the long layover in Los Angeles represents one of the few big gaps in the schedule for maintenance.
    Qantas estimates its double-decker Airbuses are in the air about 14 hours a day – the long layover in Los Angeles represents one of the few big gaps in the schedule for maintenance.

    In a sign of confidence regarding its Airbus A380 operations, Qantas has signed a 20-year lease for a new maintenance facility at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

    The new hangar will include two parking pads capable of taking Airbus A380 aircraft, plus office space and ground support equipment facilities, according to Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) documents tabled at a board of commissioners meeting on October 2.

    In addition to the new 5.7 hectare site, Qantas will also lease one additional A380-capable hangar adjacent to its new maintenance hangar.

    Qantas’s current maintenance hangar at LAX, known as the old TWA hangar, was scheduled for demolition in January 2016 to build a a dual A380 taxi lane as part of improvements to the airport.

    For details here.