Thursday, June 6, 2024 MAAS Aviation , a world-renowned leader in aircraft painting and exterior finishes, has marked a significant milestone by painting its 1000th aircraft at its specially designed facility located at the Airbus Finkenwerder Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Hamburg, Germany. This facility, equipped to handle up to 144 aircraft annually, features three bays that can accommodate aircraft as large as the A321XLRs. The initial paint shop at this location commenced operations in December 2012.
The second bay was launched in October 2016, and the third was added in April 2018. MAAS’ partnership with Airbus in Hamburg has led to the employment of over 100 people currently working at the facility, which paints exclusively for the leading aircraft OEM. Tim Macdougald, Chief Business Development Officer at MAAS, and part of the team that originally established the Hamburg site, comments on how proud they are to have become an important supplier to Airbus.
“The positive collaboration between our Companies is a real demonstration of what can be achieved when a large corporation supports a much smaller business. It goes to show that size really doesn’t matter – it’s all about capability and the desire to succeed.” Macdougald continues, “Airbus gave us a significant vote of confidence by placing their trust in us to design, build and operate our first paint shop in Hamburg back in 2011.
The success of this partnership lead to them entrusting us with our second .
