HANGAR DOORS


“When I first started working here, we had five slots in the completion hangars, and two were in the service center,” says Rodney Kooiman, who leads the 7X and 8X business unit. “Now we have 14 spots in the hangar, and we can reorganize to fit 16 aircraft.” The advantage of the expansion to Hangar 14 isn’t only space for airplanes. “The beauty of what we have today is that all the employees in the same business unit are in the same hangar. All of our workforce is in the same area.”


Connections – WiFi, electrical, air conditioning, network cables – all drop down from the ceiling. That’s a far cry from yesteryear’s loud, overheating air conditioners and air hoses snaking across the hangar floor, presenting dangerous obstacles. There’s also a parts train that zips up and down the line delivering parts and an unmanned tool room where every item is micro-chipped to chart workflow.


From the moment a Falcon jet arrives right through to delivery, the team follows its airplane. The hangar is broken up into three stations. Module one is where the airframe undergoes structural work and the wire harness is installed. At the second station, all the interior mechanical and avionics are installed. Then it goes to the flight line. “It’s truly amazing to work in a hangar this advanced,” says Kooiman.


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