To Dubai
It is a huge hangar with a ceiling worthy of a cathedral. A building near Dubai airport where Emirates maintains its planes. Inside, an A380 surrounded by scaffolding. That day, nearly sixty people give him a check-up - in aeronautical jargon, the “big visit” which takes place every three years. Some unclog the screens in the cockpit before their operation is checked. Others remove the seats in the eco class, the covers of which will be cleaned at a minimum. The plane has already lost its nose: it is necessary to ensure that the communication systems between the pilots and the ground have no faults. “
The big visit started eight days ago
,” explains Pierre Ferteux, maintenance manager at Emirates.
The operation will last 40 to 45 days.
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