MRO AND SUPPLY CHAIN
African widebody base maintenance capacity tightens
Slot availability for widebody C-checks on the continent has thinned as fleet renewal stalls and older aircraft stay in service longer.
Aerospace Garage desk
Widebody base maintenance slots in Africa are booked further out than at any point in the last five years. The driver is not new demand but deferred retirement: operators holding older aircraft past their planned exit dates need heavier, longer checks.
Hangar capacity is the constraint, not labour. Two facilities have announced expansion, but neither adds a widebody bay before the next cycle.
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