Summit Aviation News

An Amazing Aerial View of our New Building.

With our New Facility Approaching Completion we have recently taken some fantastic aerial shots.

Further News & Updates to follow shortly including the new internal layout.

Shell & Core Close to Completion

Its been a long time since we posted, but things certainly have not stopped on site. We are now only 2 weeks from the building being completed and today we started work on the internal structure, with the first job of constructing office walls taking place.

The majority of the externals are now complete and as you can see, the front curtain walling (windows) in place.

GTA signed with Windrose Aircompany

NEW ENGINE OVERHAUL GTA AGREEMENT SIGNED

Summit Aviation signed an ‘Exclusive’ Engine Overhaul GTA with Windrose Aircompany for their Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 series engines on the 22nd July 2008.

Summit Aviation are European Leaders in the Overhaul, Repair & Lease of all series of Pratt & Whitney JT8D Engines. Summit are based in Broadstairs, Kent, SE England and have held their CAA / EASA approval for nearly 20 years.

Windrose Aircompany is a Ukrainian-based airline operating under a Ukrainian AOC. Their head office is located in Boryspil Airport, Kiev, Ukraine. Windrose Aircompany currently operates x 5 MD80 series aircraft and x 1 DC9-51 Series aircraft providing charter operations & wet leases thoughout Europe and the Middle East .

Summit Aviation’s Commercial Director Mr. Bruce Erridge said “We are extremely pleased to have concluded and signed this agreement with Windrose Aircompany – Mr. Serhiy Patulya Head of Engineering for Windrose Aircompany is extremely professional and we look forward to working with him and supporting his European Operation”
This engine overhaul agreement has a potential value in excess of $6 million dollars over the next 4 years.

For further information please contact:

Mr. Bruce Erridge
Commercial Director
Summit Aviation
Tel: +44 1843 860866
Fax: +44 1843 860867
Email: bruce@summit-aviation.co.uk
Web: http://www.jt8d.com/

Internal Concrete Laying

The last week has seen a dramatic change to the inside of the building with the laying of the power floated floor. An amazing process to watch with the concrete being pumped into place by a huge crane/pump, the concrete positioned and tamped by a team of welly wearing workers, and the finish achieved by the use of 3 different bladed machines.
We should see the completion of the cladding by the end of the week and some shutter doors next week. Keep checking in for the progress reports.

We are back on Site!

Due to some general hiccups in our plans and the speed in which GSE have progressed the build we have had a slow 5 weeks on site with just fire protection work ongoing to the interior of the building. However we are very pleased to announce that a full team is now back on site with ground works and cladding being the main focus. We hope to have the cladding completed over the next 2 weeks alongside the concrete slab being started in the building as well as the roadways.

As things move along we will be keeping this news section up to date with pictures.

Roof Completion and Cladding Underway

Today we have been onto the roof as it is complete and the scaffold will be coming down. It is an amazing sight and has been completed extremely quickly.

Much of the cladding has also been fitted and the building is really taking shape thanks to the hard work put in by the GSE Design & Build Team and Reids Steel.

Press Coverage

Isle of Thanet Gazette - 1 Feb 2008

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