Frag Out! Magazine
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owner made it possible for Warsaw's works to modern- ise and develop, the effects of which are visible today, al- though most of the projects the company is pursuing are not publicly disclosed. For a layman, this might seem like another example of an unsuccessful privatisation process. But luckily, this would be an entirely wrong assumption, and the lack of publicity is very beneficial for the company, as we found out during our visit at its premises in Okęcie. It is in Warsaw that numerous components for Airbus aircraft are manufactured, including parts for military aircraft (light aircraft in the CN235/295 family and the heavy A400M Atlas aircraft) as well as civil airplanes (passenger jets from A320 family and wide-body aircraft). As regards C295, it is here in Poland that the front and back hull sections, the external wing surfaces, storage dock doors, loading platforms, electrical wiring and seats are manufactured. Furthermore, the growing popularity of C295M/W forced Airbus to open another maintenance centre (the first one is located in Spain), with Warsaw being an obvious choice for its site. The centre performs repairs, installs additional fittings and runs periodical maintenance checks of C295M (not only the Polish ones, contrary to the rumours). Within the last several months, Warsaw's maintenance centre has serviced aircraft from the Czech Republic and Spain, with more users of the aircraft family possibly to join later this year due to their growing popularity. Considering that the list of countries which utilise the aircraft is constantly grow- ing (currently it is more than 20 states, with the number of units sold nearing 200, which makes C295M the world's most popular light transportation aircraft), maintenance services will be an important area of the company's activ- ity for years to come. AVIATION