Airports
Châteauroux Airport Vies for More Maintenance Business
This airport in central France offers MRO, freight, pilot training and fireman training.
Specialist ATE has four paint shops at Châteauroux Airport, each capable of accommodating up to a widebody airliner. (Photo: Thierry Dubois)
Specialist ATE has four paint shops at Châteauroux Airport, each capable of accommodating up to a widebody airliner. (Photo: Thierry Dubois)

Châteauroux Marcel Dassault Airport (Hall 4, G106), in central France, is striving to expand maintenance, repair and overhaul activities, in addition to boosting cargo flights and training. The construction of a new 100,000-sq-ft maintenance hangar was to begin this spring, which involves replacing the existing air traffic control tower. The goal is to create a one-stop shop for aircraft maintenance and modification– “Châteauroux Air Center.” As for freight operations, Châteauroux airport executives hope to eventually double the current throughput of 4,500 metric tons per year.