VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS has officially opened its new hangar at Heathrow which was used for the A340-600 role-out back in July. The new building measures 80 metres wide and 95 metres long and has been designed to be able to accommodate aircraft of the size of the A340/A380. The facility will also allow the airline to bring more of its fleet”s maintenance in-house. The 13,000 square metre hangar - double the size of a football pitch - is positioned at the eastern end of the airport on a site which was formerly the home of the now relocated Heathrow fire training ground. The building has 16 metre high by 84 metre wide modern main hangar doors with translucent panels which were designed to save space by being stored alongside one side of the building, a design that is unique in the UK on doors of this size. The project was a joint venture between BAA Property and Virgin Atlantic.
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