simairlinenet From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 815 posts, RR: 2 Posted (1 year 7 months 3 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 2483 times:
Many airlines had major maintenance bases at hubs, but many also have chosen to locate them elsewhere (American in Ft. Worth and Tulsa, British Airways in Cardiff and Glasgow, Northwest in Duluth, etc.). Aside from tax or other local incentives, what operational benefits are there to locating maintenance 'away from home'?
rwessel From United States of America, joined Jan 2007, 1991 posts, RR: 2 Reply 2, posted (1 year 7 months 2 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 2348 times:
Lower costs and availability of space would be my guesses. Big hubs tend to be at big and busy airports where costs are very high and space is often at a premium.
MX757 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 602 posts, RR: 12 Reply 3, posted (1 year 7 months 2 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 2222 times:
Quoting rwessel (Reply 2): Lower costs and availability of space would be my guesses. Big hubs tend to be at big and busy airports where costs are very high and space is often at a premium.
You are correct. CO leased 2 hangars in MCO because one, they got a great deal and two, the ease of routing narrow body A/C to this station.
HAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31201 posts, RR: 58 Reply 4, posted (1 year 7 months 2 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2187 times:
Costs of Rentals in certain airports/airfields are cheaper than other more popular ones.
The smaller Airports are at times having less traffic & not much noise restrictions as in the major ones.....making Mx tests easier & cheaper.
474218 From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 6340 posts, RR: 10 Reply 6, posted (1 year 7 months 2 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 2122 times:
TWA had major maintenance bases at MCI, LAX and JFK.
mmedford From United States of America, joined Nov 2007, 528 posts, RR: 9 Reply 7, posted (1 year 7 months 2 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 2121 times:
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