With the aid of new equipment and technology, dnata will boost its handling capacity beyond 9,000 repair and maintenance activities per year as it eyes future growth in line with the coming Terminals 4 and 5. Its existing facility, which was launched in 1981, can handle 3,000 activities of this nature annually. The 6,900 square metre maintenance base, which should be completed by the first quarter of 2017, will be sited next to the dnata Cargo Centre within the Changi Airfreight Centre.
Commenting on the initiative Mark Edwards, Chief Executive of dnata Singapore, said: "We need to be prepared for the future today and we are taking this opportunity to expand the maintenance base infrastructure.
“The maintenance base is an important facility to keep our fleet of ground service equipment operating smoothly and efficiently, so that our teams can rely on the GSE to deliver the service we promise to our airline customers."
To streamline the operation, danta has partnered with Sage Parts to provide an extensive array of GSE support services, such as dispensing GSE replacement parts and managing inventories at its maintenance base. It is anticipated that dnata Singapore's current fleet of over 320 motorised and 1,200 non-motorised units of GSE will all be serviced at the new maintenance base.
Dnata has said that it also plans to adopt green technology and equipment, starting with fast-charging bays for electric tractors at the new maintenance facility.
