Jat Tehnika
 | |
Native name | Јат техника |
|---|---|
| Limited liability company | |
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded |
Surčin, Belgrade, Serbia (6 April 2005) First founded 1927 |
| Headquarters | Belgrade, Serbia |
Key people | Miroslav Musuli (Managing director), Goran Glisovic (Executive Director) |
| Services | Maintenance, engineering |
| Revenue |
 €24.79 million (2013)[1] |
 €0.24 million (2013)[1] | |
| Total assets |
€20.23 million (2013)[1] |
| Total equity |
€8.70 million (2013)[1] |
Number of employees | 939[1] |
| Website |
www |
Jat Tehnika is a Serbian aerospace maintenance and engineering company. The company is based at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport and provides maintenance services for Air Serbia (the former Jat Airways), as well as other airlines across Europe.
Jat Tehnika is certified to provide full maintenance on Boeing 737 Classic and Next Generation family, as well as ATR 42 and 72 aircraft. The company is in the process of certification to maintain Airbus A310 and A320 aircraft.[2]
History
The origins of Jat Tehnika date back to the creation of Aeroput in 1927.
The first technicians and mechanics started working as pioneers of this profession in 1927. Jat Airways as a company was founded in 1947 (as the successor of Aeroput), and in 1963 the jet-engine fleet was introduced. The first wide body DC-10 aircraft arrived in 1978, followed by the new technology aircraft 737-300 in 1984.
In 2005 employees of the company launched a strike which paralysed the national airline Jat Airways for a month. Jat Technics were unhappy with their working conditions and pay.[3] In order to continue safe transportation of passengers Jat Airways brought North African technicians to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport which further angered the workers of Jat Tehnika seeing that their needs were being ignored.[4] The government of Serbia which wholly owns Jat Airways, separated Jat Tehnika from the parent company in 2006, to resolve the dispute.
Jat Tehnika received its JAR 145 certificate from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) allowing the company to maintain all aircraft from the European Union in 2005. The company obtained a certificate from the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to service airlines from the United States in 2007.
2012
Jat Tehnika has announced the construction of an additional hangar at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport which will be able to handle a Boeing 737 next generation aircraft as well as the Airbus A320. Furthermore, necessary equipment is being purchased in order for the maintenance company to begin work on servicing Airbus jets this summer. During the week, the Serbian government gave its approval for Tehnika to take out a five million euro loan in order to finance its new endeavors. The loan will be repaid within the next five years. Jat Tehnika, which was separated from Jat Airways in 2006, expects to see an increase in business as a result of the new investments.
Tehnika currently has three hangars at its disposal at Belgrade Airport. Two are used for medium-sized aircraft and can fit three jets each at one single time while the third hangar is for larger aircraft and can fit two Boeing 747-400s. Besides Jat, the company currently provides maintenance to airlines such as Jet2.com, NordStar Airlines and Astraeus Airlines.[5]
Jat Tehnika services
Line maintenance
Line Maintenance Department provides line maintenance services for complete Jat Airways fleet and third parties in compliance with technical, quality, safety and economic standards. Also, it provides operation of line station and main base in Belgrade, as well as line stations and technical bases worldwide. MCC - Troubleshooting and Control Bureau of Line Maintenance Dpt. ensure (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), that all non-routine maintenance required to be carried out in Belgrade main base and in the bases worldwide, plus troubleshooting support to both, Line and Base maintenance Dpt., is applied in accordance with necessary standards.
Base maintenance
Base Maintenance Department provides base maintenance services for complete Jat Airways fleet and third parties in compliance with technical, quality, safety and economic standards. Jat Tehnika is developing a base maintenance production system in order to minimize the whole cost and to respect and keep up with agreed service levels.
Engine maintenance department
Engine Shop is THE SOLE SOURCE for CFM56-3, JT8D-STD engines and GTCP85 series APU overhaul in Eastern Europe Engine shop represents more than:
30 years of experience in jet engine maintenance 1,200 engines repaired / overhauled in total 930 repaired / overhauled jet engines 1.8 million man-hours in engine and APU shop maintenance 0.2 million man-hours in engine and APU on-wing activities
Component maintenance department
Component Maintenance Department consists of seven Workshops, Engineering Production Bureau and Support Unit. Radio Workshop is responsible for maintenance of components from navigation, communications, microwaves and auto flight systems using automatic test equipment to perform more accurate troubleshooting and fault isolation. Instrument Workshop covers testing, repair and overhaul of various types of sensors, transmitters, indicators, Air Data Computers and Cabin Pressure Controllers. It also has capabilities for maintenance of gyroscopic instruments such as vertical and horizontal gyros. Complete maintenance and readout of Flight Data Recorders is performed in this workshop. Maintenance of oxygen bottles, crew and passenger oxygen masks together with Passenger Service Units (PSU) is responsibility of Oxygen Workshop which is a part of Instrument Workshop. Electric Workshop performs maintenance of various control boxes, relays, components from distribution system of electrical power, electrical starters and generators, electrical harnesses, fire detection sensors, batteries and other electrical units. Pneumatic Workshop is in charge of components from pneumatic, air-conditioning, pressurization, anti-icing, de-icing, engine bleed and engine starting systems. Hydraulic and Mechanical Components Workshop is divided in two parts. First part is responsible for maintenance of components from hydraulic, flight controls and fuel systems such as actuators, hydraulic modules and various types of pumps. Second part deals with gearboxes and other components from flight controls systems together with all types of fire extinguishers, command cables, pipes and hoses. Landing Gear workshop covers repair and maintenance of landing gears, wheels and brakes. Test Equipment and Calibration Workshop is responsible for maintenance and calibration of tools, equipment and test equipment. It has accreditation of national standard institutions and traceability to international standards. Support Unit provides logistics in documentation and materials flow in whole department. Engineering Production Bureau is responsible to provide engineering and technological support to workshops from Component Maintenance Department. Its duties are to keep maintenance of components in accordance of latest requirements of manufacturers and relevant authorities.
Engineering department
Engineering Dpt. basic mission is to guarantee the issue, the up-dating and the right management of the technical documentation and procedures required for the maintenance of customer fleet or single airplane, guaranteeing the compliance with manufacturer requests and airworthiness rules. Also, Engineering Dpt. of Jat Tehnika ensure the serviceability of Jat Airways fleet. EASA part 21 certification of Engineering Dpt. is one of the basics for future development of Jat Tehnika.
Facilities
The base facility of Jat Tehnika at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport consists of three equipped hangars (all necessary equipment including central spare parts storage, tooling and aircraft stands and handling equipment storage). The first is designed for line-maintenance tasks as well as for trouble shooting operations, and can carry up to three medium-size planes each (such as the DC-9 and Boeing 727). There is also one hangar designed for aircraft overhaul which can carry up to three medium size planes (such as the B737-300) including annexes for all aircraft components shop maintenance. The facility also consists of one large aircraft hangar designed for large long-range planes maintenance with space capacity of 9,000 sqm. It is able to fit up to three DC-10's or MD-11's or two Boeing 747-400.
Jat Airways dispute
On 30 September 2009, Jat Airways was forced to suspend operations because Jat Tehnika refused to perform any further work on their aircraft as Jat Airways had accumulated unpaid bills amounting to RSD100,000,000 (€1,000,000 or US$1,450,000).[6]
Clients
| Airline | Type |
|---|---|
| Europe Airpost | Boeing 737-300QC, Boeing 737-400, Boeing 737-700[8] |
| Air Serbia | ATR 72-212, Boeing 737-300 |
| Jet2.com | Boeing 737-300 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Подаци о обвезнику". Agencija za privredne registre Srbije (in Serbian). Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ↑ "Serbia's Jat Tehnika And Airbus Plan Training Center for Balkans". Bloomberg. 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
- ↑ "Jat pat pozicija" (in Serbian). Kurir. 2005-03-25. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ↑ "Mehaničari iz Tunisa pod policijskom pratnjom" (in Serbian). Glas Javnosti. 2005-03-29. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ↑ http://exyuaviation.blogspot.com/2012/03/jat-tehnika-expands.html#comment-form
- ↑ "Serbia's JAT Airways flights grounded". Newsday. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- ↑ http://www.jat-tehnika.aero/en/about-us/approvals-certificates/ - retrieved on 07.03.2010.
- ↑ http://www.jat-tehnika.aero/