Austin AECOM provided comprehensive industrial engineering, architectural and engineering services for this $25 million, 300,000-sq-ft facility program designed with a systems approach to intregrate the process, organization and technical needs of the operation.
This facility was developed as a heavy maintenance base for Northwest's fleet of third generation fly-by-wire Airbus aircraft. Both airside and landside needs were considered in the master planning of the site requirements. The development of the hangar modules was guided by the need to perform heavy maintenance on both wide and narrow body aircraft within the same hangar module. The short turn times required for the individual checks motivated the use of both ground and overhead aircraft maintenance platforms together with overhead cranes, teleplatforms, and integrated aircraft support systems.
In addition, Austin AECOM was responsible for the development of all operational requirements and technical specifications for all shop equipment and material handling systems. Civil engineering services included the paving, grading, utilities, blast fence, aircraft parking and movement studies for the new hangar apron and taxilane.
The initial 320-foot-wide module includes a large span hangar capable of accommodating three A320's or a single Boeing 757 or 747 (tail out) and shop space with a total area of 250,000-sq-ft. |
