“With this historic investment, American Airlines continues to display their commitment to Oklahoma. The 132,000-square-foot base support building will include offices for teams in administrative functions for aircraft overhaul, engineering and more.ĭoug Parker, Chairman and CEO of American Airlines, shares the historic investment announcement with team members at Tech Ops – Tulsa This will allow team members to continue maintenance work on the more than 900 aircraft that visit the site annually while also adding to the widebody hangar capacity in American’s system. The new 193,000-square-foot hangar will be able to hold two widebody aircraft - or up to six narrowbody aircraft - and will replace two existing hangars that can no longer fully accommodate the size of American’s current aircraft. “Tulsa has been core to American’s operation for more than 70 years, and this investment in the base, along with the new positions we added at Tech Ops – Tulsa in 2019, will ensure our customers can continue to rely on our fleet as the safest and most reliable for decades to come.” “The American team in Tulsa and around the world is the best in the business when it comes to operating the safest and most reliable fleet of commercial aircraft,” said American’s Chairman and CEO Doug Parker. This investment underscores American’s long-term commitment to the Tech Ops – Tulsa team, State of Oklahoma and City of Tulsa by making improvements to ensure success. This is the largest investment ever made at a maintenance location in American’s history. The investment also provides for improvements to the existing infrastructure, including roof replacements, utility and IT upgrades, and ramp repairs. The new project includes construction of a new widebody-capable hangar and base support building. Tech Ops – Tulsa is home to more than 5,500 team members - 600 of those positions were added in 2019 - and conducts nearly half of the airline’s overall maintenance work.
It is American’s largest Base Maintenance facility and is an integral part of operating the carrier’s fleet of nearly 1,000 mainline aircraft safely and reliably. TULSA, Oklahoma - American Airlines announced today it will invest $550 million at its Base Maintenance facility in Tulsa (Tech Ops – Tulsa).
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