Aircraft Maintenance - ATC Lasham Limited

ATC Lasham Limited was incorporated in January, 1995 to continue the business of Civil Aircraft Engineering at Lasham Airfield formerly operated by FLS Aerospace (1992—1994), and originally, established by Dan-Air ( 1954-1992 ).

ATC provide a comprehensive menu of engineering services for operators of narrow bodied aircraft from the Lasham base and since 2002, with the addition of Southend airport. With a total of  eight hangars covering 24,000 square meters and extensive back shop capability including NDT, Pneumatic/Hydraulic, composite and detailed paint shop capability. Currently ATC employ some 430 permanent staff across the Lasham and Southend bases.

ATC hold heavy maintenance approval for the following aircraft: Boeing 737-200/ 300/ 400/ 500/ 600/ 700/ 800/ BBJ;  757-200 ( Rolls-Royce & Pratt&Whitney );  727-100/ 200 ( Inc.the Goodrich Super27).

Airbus 319/ 320/ 321 ( CFM International & International Aero Engines V2500 ).

These Approvals include: EASA-145 ( UK. 145.00442),  FAA ( LH6Y959J - Lasham, LLMY605X – Southend ), Bermuda, Cayman, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Cyprus, South Africa, Bahrain, Burkina Faso and Niger together with EASA 147 Training ( UK. 147.0016 ), and IBS EN ISO 9001:2000. Customer demand will drive the acquisition of new approvals and determine the ongoing currency of existing.

ATC have a diverse customer base from established “Flag Carriers” such as British Airways and Lufthansa to single operator VIP aircraft. It has been this variety that has enabled ATC to succeed in difficult times and specifically, post September 2001. Notable Customers include DHL with their European fleet of Boeing 757 Special Freighters, Norwegian Air Shuttle operating an extensive fleet of Boeing 737-300 aircraft, Astraeus, Aer Lingus, GB Airways, Jet 2.Com, Air Astana, easyjet, Ryanair, SRT, Titan, GECAS, ILFC, CIT, AWAS, Sunrock together with many VIP/ Corporate Operators.

Engineering services include scheduled and un-scheduled heavy maintenance checks on approved aircraft for contracted and ad-hoc customers. Structural, avionic and electrical modifications and upgrades,

are frequently undertaken to comply with regulation changes and enhancement to the aircraft specification. ATC will respond to AOG requests from contracted customers where availability of labour and facilities allow for  repairs at ATC facilities and when required, off base with dedicated working parties. Technical Management services can be customized to support an airline fleet or a single low utilization VIP operator.

Type training has become an important “stand alone” business and encouraged ATC to re-establish the training school in the 1990`s. ATC now hold EASA 147 Training ( UK.147.0016 ), approval and contract training services to customers both at ATC bases and Worldwide. An Apprentice Scheme was established in the early years of ATC`s operation and now provides enthusiastic trainees on an Annual basis with most becoming the Licensed Engineers for the future.”