16 May 2023
Sirio and SEA Prime unveil new state-of-the-art Hangar X at Milan Linate Prime
The facility, called Hangar X, represents a major infrastructure growth milestone for SEA Prime and Sirio, a management and maintenance company, which provides the European maintenance services for sister company Flexjet’s fleet
Sirio S.p.A. and SEA Prime (a company of the SEA Group which, with theMilano Prime brand, is a leading business aviation airport manager in Italy and in Europe) have today unveiled a new, state-of-the-art hangar at Milan Linate Prime airport. The facility, called Hangar X, represents a major infrastructure growth milestone for SEA Prime and Sirio, a management and maintenance company, which provides the European maintenance services for sister company Flexjet’s fleet.
Sirio and SEA Prime unveil new state-of-the-art Hangar X at Milan Linate Prime. Photo: Copyright © Avion Luxury Magazine.
The new 4,700m² Hangar X is the 11th hangar of Milan Linate Prime airport, increasing to 30,000m² the dedicated hangar space at the airport and adds to Sirio’s existing leased infrastructure on the same site, giving a total space of 10,625m². The dedicated maintenance hangar will allow Sirio to expand its capacity and offer the entire maintenance process in one single infrastructure. Purpose built as a state-of-the-art base and line maintenance facility, it features underfloor heating, a crane and a design that provides natural light from all four sides to the hangar floor and can accommodate the next generation of business aircraft.
Sirio and SEA Prime unveil new state-of-the-art Hangar X at Milan Linate Prime. Photo: Copyright © Avion Luxury Magazine.
Since it became an Aircraft Maintenance Organisation in 1993, Sirio has grown to provide support for 11 types of business jet, for a wide range of inspections and maintenance solutions. In addition to Flexjet, it offers maintenance services to a fleet of managed aircraft and selected third-party operators. With its maintenance division comprised of over 40 highly experienced specialists, Sirio almost doubled its maintenance man hours between 2021 and 2022, from 11,500 to 20,000.
Pierluigi Di Palma, President of ENAC, stated: “Today we inaugurate an innovative space that will enable us to intercept new market segments in aviation maintenance, a further demonstration that this sector can look to the future and anticipate the operator’s needs. Not of secondary importance are the economic and developmental effects: the hangar enables the business aviation activity at Milano Linate Prime to gain more value and to generate employment and economic turnover in favor of the entire territory, increasing the competitive growth of the compartment worldwide”.
Opening ceremony for the new hangar of Milano Linate Prime. Photo: Copyright © SEA Prime.
At today’s opening ceremony for the new hangar Armando Brunini, Chief Executive Officer of SEA declared “This new infrastructure at Milano Linate Prime represents an important milestone for the SEA Group in a growing business environment with a highly rated environmental performance, consistently with our Group’s sustainability goals.”
Sirio and SEA Prime unveil new state-of-the-art Hangar X at Milan Linate Prime. Photo: Copyright © Avion Luxury Magazine.
“SEA Prime’s investment follows the double-digit business aviation traffic growth in 2022 of 20% vs 2021, which continues in the first quarter of 2023, and meets the increasing demand for premium hangar space at Milano Prime. We are proud of this new achievement setting the pace for further expansion”, added Chiara Dorigotti, Chief Executive Officer of SEA Prime.
Sirio and SEA Prime unveil new state-of-the-art Hangar X at Milan Linate Prime. Photo: Copyright © Avion Luxury Magazine.
Attending and speaking at the opening ceremony was Kenn Ricci, Principal of Directional Aviation, the parent company of both Sirio and Flexjet. “Aircraft maintenance is a lynchpin of our industry, and it is fantastic to see this truly impressive new facility brought to life, underpinning the next phase of growth for Sirio”, he said.
Sirio and SEA Prime unveil new state-of-the-art Hangar X at Milan Linate Prime. Photo: Copyright © Avion Luxury Magazine.
“For Flexjet, having expansive, industry-leading maintenance support within the same group differentiates us based on safety, reliability and efficiency - allowing us greater control over our fleet and dispatch reliability and the ability to offer the very highest levels of service. This follows our model in the United States, where we have a fully dedicated in-house maintenance resource for Flexjet, following the acquisition of Constant Aviation earlier this year. Together this gives our global organisation the largest maintenance support structure in business aviation.”
Sirio and SEA Prime unveil new state-of-the-art Hangar X at Milan Linate Prime. Photo: Copyright © Avion Luxury Magazine.
Tom Engelhard, Chief Executive Officer of Sirio added: “Thirty years on since we launched our maintenance division, we are proud and delighted to unveil its new home here at Milan Linate Airport. These innovative facilities will allow our team of specialists to provide Sirio’s leading maintenance offering to an increased number of aircraft, in an exceptionally efficient way.”
Milano Linate Prime. Photo: Copyright © Avion Luxury Magazine.
The new Hangar X has been designed by One Works S.p.A. and built over a period twelve months by the contractor Di Vincenzo Dino & C. S.p.A. under the supervision of SEA Group’s Design and Infrastructure Development Team.
Under the globally recognised BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) sustainability standards, the project was awarded a design rating of ‘Excellent’ and a score of 84.7% for sustainability features, including a wastewater recovery and recycling system and solar energy panels across the entire roof.
Sirio & Flexjet
Sirio S.p.A. was established in 1984 and has grown into a unique Aircraft Management and Maintenance organisation, with a boutique-style approach to truly personal, tailor-made and transparent client relationships. Sirio provides service support for 11 types of business jet, for a wide range of inspections and maintenance solutions and is a Bombardier Authorized Service Facility. In 2018 Sirio was acquired by Directional Aviation, one of the world’s largest aviation portfolios and home to some of the most respected private aviation companies around the globe. This includes leading shared ownership provider Flexjet, which was established in 1995 and operates a global fleet of over 235 business jets, including in Europe the Embraer Praetor 600 and Gulfstream G650.
SEA Prime S.p.A.
SEA Prime, company of the SEA Group, is the manager of Business & General Aviation infrastructures at Linate and Malpensa airports with the brand Milano Prime. Milano Prime is the leading Business & General Aviation airport manager in Italy and one of the top ones in Europe. In 2022 Milano Prime has managed over 32,600 business aviation movements, +20% versus 2021 and +33% vs 2019. The dedicated infrastructure includes 2 terminals and aprons, 11 hangars, 9 lounges, 7 meeting rooms and 2 VIP car parks. Milano Prime, directly and through its partners, offers a complete range of services dedicated to aircraft, passengers and crews. These include concierge services, hangaring, maintenance, dedicated security checkpoints, catering, refuelling, limousines and tax refunds.
Edited by editorial staff, Avion Luxury Magazine
Text source: SEA Prime Press Office
Visual photos: Copyright © SEA Prime
Photos: Copyright © Avion Luxury Magazine
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