Monarch Aircraft Engineering Ltd (MAEL), the engineering division of Monarch announced that their maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) was the first UK MRO to carry out a Phase 12 Check (C-Check) on the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft and in early 2016 plan to complete a Phase 18 Check (C-Check).
In 2012 MAEL began working on the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with the opening of a line station at Warsaw to support the first European Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner into service for LOT Polish Airlines and in addition has now increased its capability to carry out maintenance on the aircraft type at Birmingham, Manchester and London Gatwick in the UK. “We’ve demonstrated commitment to new technology aircraft and MAEL will continue to lead in the MRO sector by offering airframe maintenance to global operators of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner,” says Ian Bartholomew, MAEL managing director.