Tuesday, July 2, 2024 Vallair , a leading specialist in mature aircraft asset support for operators and lessors, is actively dismantling an Airbus 330 airframe for CORAX, a Danish firm specializing in spare aircraft components. The aircraft, previously flown by Hongkong Airlines, is in the final stages of teardown with 80% completion, set to yield over 1,500 parts for Useable Saleable Material (USM). Vallair’s logistics team meticulously processes, catalogs, and crates each component, ensuring thorough assessment before CORAX repairs and sells them.
Morten Espenhein , President of CORAX, emphasises how important it is to have an experienced and accredited teardown partner and his organisation have worked closely with the Vallair team throughout the process. “Realising the value of mature assets relies on fast and efficient disassembly practices that protect each part throughout the inspection and evaluation process. Our global customer base enjoys unlimited access to one of the fastest growing aircraft component inventories in the world.
We have a commitment to innovation and expansion and that means sourcing both narrow and wide body aircraft for teardown and managing the streamlined transition to USM in a cost-effective way,” he says. Certified by both FAA and EASA, Vallair plays a crucial role in the aircraft teardown and recycling industry. As one of the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association’s (AFRA) original members, it has helped set global standards for aircraft.
