LOTAMS performs world’s first 50K FC-Check

A heavy maintenance check performed by LOTAMS on a Boeing 767 was completed on July 31. It was the first check of this type in the world carried out on an aircraft with 50,000 flight cycles. LOTAMS worked on the aircraft for five months, completing almost 35,000 man-hours. The range of services provided to the client included maintenance activities such as replacement of main landing gears and both engines, removal and repair of rudders and flaps, structural repairs, as well as complicated activities requiring specialist checking by non-destructive testing (NDT). “We have successfully completed one of the most labour intensive