Sibir Technic, a subsidiary of the ENGINEERING Holding is the first MRO company in Russia to start providing light base maintenance, the A- check on Embraer E170 regional jets.

Russia's only operator of Embraer E170, S7 Airlines launched operation of this type in the spring 2017.

Sibir Technic's maintenance staff received appropriate training and rat- ings in Europe, and have already completed A-checks on several Brazilian-built aircaft at the company's certified facility at Novosibirsk's Tolma- chevo airport. Sibir Technic provides maintenance on Embraer E170 completely in-house without involving any third party assistance.

"By the time our technicians started their first A-check on E170, they'd already had accumulated extensive knowledge of the aircraft and its maintenance of the type. They built experience both during their training and internships in Europe, and also while providing line maintenance on E170s for S7 Airlines in Russia," Sergey Falshin, head of frequent checks unit at Sibir Technic. "A-check implies a deeper inspection and mainte- nance of an aircraft that line maintenance."

The interval between A-checks on Embraer E170 is 750 flight hours, and the checks typically takes 12 hours. Since S7 Airlines operates its aircraft very intensely, the period between A-checks never exceeds three months. To ensure that the checks does not cause disruptions to flight schedule, the works are usually done during night time.

ENGINEERING Holding has plans to provide the entire range of maintenance checks on Embraer E170.

ENGINEERING Holding’s facilities are certified by EASA, Bermuda DCA, the Russian Aviation Authority, and a number of other national authorities to carry out maintenance for different types of Boeing, Airbus, Embraer and Sukhoi Civil Aircraft airliners. The company’s scope of work includes heavy maintenance (up to and including D-Checks), engine hospital repairs, line maintenance, structural repairs, engineering services (including modification under EASA Part 21J and interior components manufacture under EASA Part 21 G), component repairs, aircraft painting services, and training services (under EASA Part 147). The company aims for ongoing improvement of its products, partially supported by joint projects with OEMs. The company delivers its services to Russian airlines (S7 Group, Aeroflot Group, UTair, Ural Airlines) and to carriers from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, providing its clients with over 100 heavy maintenance forms and over 1000 light maintenance forms per year.

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