Virgin Atlantic recently renewed its long-term MRO contract with Trenchard Aviation Group, a provider of aircraft cabin MRO services.
Trenchard Aviation Group is expected to continue delivering aircraft cabin material management services to the carrier.
It has also been reported that the work will be carried out by the Group’s nose-to-tail cabin maintenance and total care management company, Aero Technics. The company will deliver a range of services as part of the project, such as interior parts development and repair, galley insert repairs, dry cleaning, design services, on-wing maintenance, as well as soft furnishing repair and replacement.
Mark Faulkner, CEO of Trenchard Aviation Group, commented: “Trenchard Aviation Group has been working with Virgin Atlantic for over 15 years now and we are delighted to be extending our working relationship from our Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester facilities with our airside, on-station workforce.
“Our team of trained cabin technicians will carry out seat maintenance, soft furnishing manufacture, carpet fitting and dry cleaning for Virgin Atlantic’s aircraft 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Through our value-delivery model to drive continuous improvement and the application of our new software, we will maintain Virgin Atlantic cabins to the highest levels.”
At its Gatwick-based dry-cleaning facility, coupled with its textile repair and finishing capabilities, Trenchard Aviation Group will oversee the in-service life cycle of seat covers, beginning from manufacturing, all the way through to removal from service and replacement.
As the contract also has an EPA part development element, the Group will also offer efficient inventory management and will oversee distribution of parts to maintenance areas. It will also offer warranty management on behalf of Virgin Atlantic with OEMs.
Commenting on the renewed contract, Rick Daniels, Head of Cabin Product and Maintenance at Virgin Atlantic, said: “We have been impressed with Trenchard Aviation Group’s delivery, quality of work and customer service and we are delighted to be extending our long-term working partnership with them.
“Trenchard Aviation Group is a leader in the aviation interiors market providing on-wing support with their highly skilled and experienced workforce which operate as an integrated team with Virgin Atlantic.”
