Virgin Atlantic Appoints TAECO as D Check

Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (“TAECO”) has been appointed by Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited (“VAA”) as the airline’s provider of heavy maintenance service (D Check) for its Boeing 747- 400 fleet.

The four-year maintenance services agreement for 2014 to 2017 was signed on 31 January at Virgin Atlantic’s Maintenance Facility.

“TAECO has been providing heavy maintenance services for Virgin Atlantic since 2009. We are very pleased with the opportunity to become the airline’s D Check service provider for its 747-400 fleet,” said Steve Chadwick, Chief Executive Officer of TAECO.

“We take pride in our delivery of high quality services and the ability to accommodate the customers’ specific needs. Virgin Atlantic has been a very appreciative customer and we will continue to provide best-in-class service to the airline.”

Phil Maher, Director of Engineering at Virgin Atlantic stated that, “VAA has had a good experience of both D Check and major cabin reconfiguration support from TAECO over the last few years and we look forward to their support for the remaining period of Boeing 747- 400 service at VAA.”

Virgin Atlantic operates a combination of Boeing and Airbus wide-body aircraft, including 13 Boeing 747- 400 aircraft.