Eirtrade Aviation-Knock Airport

Oscar Bravo

It would seem Eirtrade Aviation haved moved into the big hanger located in Apron B at Knock Airport. Flying Club Aircraft and based aircraft there have been booted out of the hanger and are now stored on the very West side of the Apron.

eastmayo

Who are eirtrade aviation? I seen the club aircraft parked on apron b alright.

Oscar Bravo

They are involved in

• Engine Sales-including CFM’s, V2500’s, CF’s, PW’s, JT’s
• Engine Parts Sales-EirTrade has an experienced sales team with a diverse network which enables them to maximise value.
• Sourcing of Aircraft, Engines and Engine parts-Diverse network allows us to locate product for investors.
• Consignment/Harvesting Project- EirTrade will take ownership of the process from teardown to repair and finally to sales and marketing. Visibility will be provided to the owners through regular reports.
• Technical Services –Focus on engine shop visit technical management & Back to Birth traceability. EirTrade firmly believes that the key to a successful sale lies in traceability. We will assist our customers in providing proactive solutions.
• Engine Stand Leasing / Provisioning-EirTrade has a stock of engine stands available for lease/sale

eastmayo

Would that mean more aircraft flying into knock useing eirtrade aviation.

Oscar Bravo

Yes,i would say your spot on.I remember when Sureline were there,it was busy enough. There is an interesting aircraft still in the hanger and will have to move soon EI-CNG,A Gyro,if you see it at all try and get a photo.Also still in the hanger is EI-CZA. Outside on the west ramp now is regulars EI-AOB,N38974(ex EI-CTT),G-HYLT,G-KELL and a recent addition,an "N" reg Rallye.

Neworder79

Saw the gyro on the back of a truck the other day heading off.

Oscar Bravo

Thanks for that.wheres she gone?

eastmayo

I see there is an air namibia 737 being scraped down in the cargo apron at the moment,they could do with a bigger hanger to carry out that work.

Kenny2012

How far have they got with the scrapping and is it possible to get a picture of the aircraft in the scrapping area.

thanks
Ken

eastmayo

Kenny2012 wrote: »

How far have they got with the scrapping and is it possible to get a picture of the aircraft in the scrapping area.

thanks
Ken

Just removeing the engines now....no problem gettin a picture,but i wont be there till next weekend.

Kumsheen

I saw a note on another website that an Air Serbia 737 was ferried on 28Mar to Knock for scrapping. Is this regular business for them now?

eastmayo

Kumsheen wrote: »

I saw a note on another website that an Air Serbia 737 was ferried on 28Mar to Knock for scrapping. Is this regular business for them now?

There is too 737s and an a321 in knock for scraping at the moment,there is a 757 due in during the week for scraping as well.

CaptainSkidmark

any photos? Didnt realise its busy for that stuff

eastmayo

CaptainSkidmark wrote: »

any photos? Didnt realise its busy for that stuff

Not a great picture but you can see them lined up on bravo

AlekSmart

eastmayo wrote: »

There is too 737s and an a321 in knock for scraping at the moment,there is a 757 due in during the week for scraping as well.

Excellent stuff...this is the kind of heavy engineering that could provide well paid manual work for many...Mayo could easily become to European Aviation the equivalent of Aliaga to the Maratime world !!

http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1874425

Bring it on

Oscar Bravo

The aircraft parked on bravo are as follows. 737s YU-AON and LY-BGC. the A321 is N262LM. Also stored there is a Cessna 550 Citation N7070A,almost a year there now. it was once weston based. Meanwhile just off the main apron the flying club has had a new hanger constructed which is home to EI-AOB,N38974,G-HYLT and N370AJ.

mickdw

Very interesting that this business is taking off at knock. Didnt think they were much facilities for such work there but no doubt plenty of room for expansion if needed.

Booster Spool

3 in a queue is potential employment for 10 for 2 months + plant hire + tool purchase + consumables, simple things like toilet rolls! Go EirTrade.

Booster Spool

Aircraft are :
A321-131 MSN 557
B737-300 MSN 23972 x Grand Cru
B737-300 MSN 24208 x Air Serbia

Oscar Bravo

keep us updated!

Flew in there on Thursday was surprised to see the three scrapped planes. Has to be good for jobs and future investment.

Oscar Bravo

This evening at 8pm, 757, N101LF was ferried to Knock for scrapping. EX EC-LHL of Mint airways

Oscar Bravo

Yep on bravo, as I said above. landed just after 8pm.

Neworder79

See some of the aircraft (and a waiting FR) on bravo at 3:30 into this recent video
http://youtu.be/qSQgZFA6hYc

christy c

Great news for Knock. Can someone explain the scrapping process? I presume it's remove any useful parts, eg. engines. Then the airframe is crushed and scrap metal brought somewhere?

Neworder79

Irish aviation startup to raise €100 million
(Paywall)

EirTrade raising €100million investment with major aviation private equity firms. Plans to increase staff and already "dealing €30 of aircraft engine stock from it's Knock Airport facility" according to the article.

Good sign for the new business.