American opens new maintenance hangar at Chicago O’Hare
American Airlines is expanding its operation at Chicago O’Hare International, from gates and a dozen new destinations to maintenance operations. As part of this, the carrier opened a new US$215m maintenance hangar at ORD that is the largest hangar at the airport, and is the airport’s first new hangar in 30 years. It’s also the first newly constructed hangar at any of American’s hubs since its merger with US Airways. The 191,000-sq.-ft. structure, which will replace a smaller 60-year-old hangar, can accommodate 6 narrowbody aircraft, 3 widebodies, including the Boeing 787, or a mix of the aircraft. American operates 15 Dreamliner departures per day from ORD and plans to establish a 787 maintenance centre of excellence at ORD now that it has the facilities and scale. <br/>
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American opens new maintenance hangar at Chicago O’Hare
American Airlines is expanding its operation at Chicago O’Hare International, from gates and a dozen new destinations to maintenance operations. As part of this, the carrier opened a new US$215m maintenance hangar at ORD that is the largest hangar at the airport, and is the airport’s first new hangar in 30 years. It’s also the first newly constructed hangar at any of American’s hubs since its merger with US Airways. The 191,000-sq.-ft. structure, which will replace a smaller 60-year-old hangar, can accommodate 6 narrowbody aircraft, 3 widebodies, including the Boeing 787, or a mix of the aircraft. American operates 15 Dreamliner departures per day from ORD and plans to establish a 787 maintenance centre of excellence at ORD now that it has the facilities and scale. <br/>
