no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . june 2014 sabena technics industry avionics aircraft maintenance founder michel marchais headquarters france paris key people rodolphe marchais number of employees 3000 website sabenatechnics.com created in 1968 sabena technics is a leading independent mro maintenance repair and overhaul provider offering services to civil and military aircraft operators . the group operates under the brands sabena technics barfield and sabena technics training . contents 1 activities 2 history 3 sites 4 references activities edit sabena technics s services are organized into product lines airframe services component services integrated services military services training services and vip completion based on the basic principle of meeting its customers requirements . history edit 1968 founding of touraine air transport by michel marchais the air transport company touraine air transport tat 1 was born in 1968 thanks to michel marchais father of rodolphe marchais a pioneer and visionary in the developments which were to lead the way in the air transport sector . tat was to become the first independent regional company in europe . tat finally let go of its airline company in 1996 to focus on industrial activities aircraft maintenance tat industries and leasing of aircraft tat leasing provided to third party airlines . 2 2000 tat industries acquires aom industries the acquisition of the maintenance and engineering company aom industries based in n mes and originally the maintenance department of the aom airline allows tat industries to develop its activities in airframe maintenance as well as its presence in the military sector . 2005 tat industries acquires sabena technics sabena technics the maintenance department of the former belgian national airline based in brussels and specialized in the maintenance of narrow and widebody aircraft gives tat industries the opportunity to extend its offer to develop its manufacturing base and to secure a strategic opening into central and northern europe markets . 2007 the eads sogerma sites in m rignac and in tunisia as well as eads barfield join sabena technics group sogerma services originally the mro services provider at eads sogerma and based in bordeaux brings to the group a new structure capable of providing further support to both civil and military customers as well as an important design office and an entity dedicated to the training and certification of technicians working on all types of airbus . barfield renamed barfield a sabena technics company based in miami phoenix louisville and bogota specializes in the maintenance and repair of components customized global support packages management and distribution of spare parts and ground support test equipment . the acquisition of this company consolidates the presence of sabena technics across the atlantic . this pooling of expertise and resources allows an improved response to the requirements of airlines based in north and south america . sites edit sabena technics is present across 18 sites worldwide and its head office is based in paris . the group also provides its customers with line maintenance operations at many other airports . this deployment is part of a key principle for the company service proximity . at brussels airport sabena technics employs a workforce of more than 400 person . here airframe maintenance is carried out on narrow and wide body aircraft as well as component repair and overhaul . the brussels site benefits from specialized component workshops and a logistics center . it equally houses the heavy maintenance facility of x air services . in july 2014 brussels site recover his independence under the name of sabena aerospace . sabena name having a huge belgian ancrage sabena meaning soci t anonyme belge d exploitation de navigation a rienne . at dinard pleurtuit saint malo airport the facilities extend over a surface area of 35 000 m with a workforce of 650 . more specifically aimed at regional transport and narrow body aircraft these facilities include in particular three hangars which can accommodate up to 11 aircraft at the same time and a painting hangar approved by airbus which can accommodate all aircraft up to the boeing 757 . this site also houses its jv hydrep with messier services in charge of regional and corporate aircraft and helicopter landing gear overhaul . at n mes garons airport sabena technics has 20 000 m facilities with a workforce of over 400 . sabena technics also benefits from a site in marseille 2 170 m where follow up services are carried out on all fire fighting aircraft belonging to the french civil security tracker and canadair during the forest fire season . the activities in n mes are more focused on base maintenance of narrow and wide body aircraft including the b767 757 and the kc 135 as well as engineering . a main hangar divided into three bays can accommodate four large aircraft at once . it is in n mes that the heavy maintenance of the canadair water bombers of the french civil security is carried out during winter time . at bordeaux m rignac airport the group has maintenance capacities for all types of airbus aircraft as well as military aircraft like the c 130 . the airframe maintenance activities are carried out within four hangars which extend over 86 000 m of technical facilities . overhaul and repair services of components are provided by workshops specialized in avionics electromechanics mechanics hydraulics helicopter landing gear air conditioning and fuel . all of these operational activities are supported by the company s own backshops such as sheet metal working machining surface treatment workshops and painting . the sites in papeete and noum a which represent a total surface area of 4 800 m and employ a workforce of 100 are dedicated to the management and maintenance of aircraft belonging to the french ministry of defence . sabena technics is also present in monastir via its nouvelair joint venture and in li ge via its joint venture x air services with tnt airways . references edit http www.letelegramme.com ig generales regions ille et vilaine dinard 35 sabena technics annonce la suppression de 149 emplois 30 10 2012 18908 58.php http www.challenges.fr classements fortune search.html s tat retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sabena technics & oldid 737108194 categories aircraft ground handling companieshidden categories orphaned articles from june 2014all orphaned articlespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent 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