Maintenance and Modifications
Minding the Fleet
Aer Arann performs its own line maintenance, with base checks contracted to TAT at Dinard in northern France, said COO Peter McKenna.

Aer Arann performs its own line maintenance, with base checks contracted to TAT at Dinard in northern France, said COO Peter McKenna. Components go to sister company Aer Arann Islands in Connemara. The airline employs 25 maintenance staff, and generally adds two or three people with each additional aircraft.

Experienced technicians are plentiful in mainland Europe, but McKenna acknowledged difficulty in finding them locally. In-house training is available and “experienced technicians require [only] about six months on type to get up to speed,” he said. Aer Arann also subcontracts mechanics from the Netherlands. Staff also have come from the Irish Air Corps and other European operators.