Keeping aircraft fit for flight | exclusive Ljubljana maintenance tour

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In this video we visit the second MRO in the AviaPrime group: Adria Tehnika in Ljubljana, Slovenia. This facility specializes in the CRJ and A320 family aircraft so we get up close and personal with a handle of these going through heavy maintenance checks. From deep inside the belly looking at the wiring behind the computers to looking at the critical structures that make up the cockpit window frames, there’s a lot of detail to enjoy here.
Our tour guide for this one has been here since 1974 so he’s seen nearly 50 years of development. Adria Tehnika has four hangars here and is currently considering building a 5th hangar which would increase their capacity a further 50%. These days the number of CRJs in commercial service is diminishing. Over in the A320 hangar, things are looking a lot busier.
Among the thousands of parts needed to make an airplane work - there’s also the more mundane pieces to consider, such as flooring. And they’ve got stocks of that too here of course, whatever their customers use, they stock it here so they can easily install it once the heavy checks are done with.
At Adria Tehnika they’ve also recently developed the capability to repair what’s called the mirror fitting and the pistol fitting, both of which are critical parts in the cockpit windshield structure. During heavy checks they will inspect the windshield frames and if corrosion is found, instead of replacing the full part, they can now repair it.
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Thanks to Pavel Prhavc, member of the management board Adria Tehnika, for the tour and conversation.
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SECTIONS:
00:00 Introduction
00:38 CRJ hangar
03:48 How they train new people
04:10 50 years experience
05:40 A320 hangar
10:45 Specialized skill: cockpit mirror fitting
12:11 Advanced parts storage machine
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Пікірлер: 43

@gregj7916 8 ай бұрын

What a nice guy, imagine all the stories he could tell, all the history in that part of the world, why did that CRJ have an Ireland flag on it?

@Flightradar24DotCom 8 ай бұрын

They asked us not to identify any customers but I’ll give you a hint, it’s an operator that flies on behalf of other airlines!

@daniello1 8 ай бұрын

@mznidar 8 ай бұрын

it's a CityJet CRJ900 :)

@adamh6026 8 ай бұрын

These videos are an absolute gold! Pavel is a really nice guy and obviously a aviation legend.

@anomalique_ofc 8 ай бұрын

This guy is so enthusiastic about his job! Love his attitude. How he was smiling when talking about his 50th anniversary :))

@stephanherrneder2232 8 ай бұрын

I love the enthusiasm that the tour guide has!! he is just enjoying everything about everything!! and I also love to see what is going on behind the "scenes" for an airplane to fly!!

@tusharsaikhedkar9808 8 ай бұрын

what a sweet guy.

@johnclauder615 8 ай бұрын

Fascinating, but scary as well when you see the thousands of parts, meaning thousands of potential failures, and yet day in / day-out they fly and take us safely to our destination ... I think it's a miracle and a credit to the people involved !

@ianhiles8706 8 ай бұрын

What an absolutely genuine nice guy who showed you round ... an aviation industry legend and no doubt well respected by anyone who has the pleasure of knowing and working with him ...

@covercompositionandmixes9203 8 ай бұрын

I work in a big MRO as an aircraft technician and watching this video after a long day at work! feels so great as i could relate to everything i do on a daily basis. Thanks man. We aircraft techs are always left behind and the hard work we put is unrecognized by mass people.

@Flightradar24DotCom 8 ай бұрын

That's really great to hear you enjoyed it, thank you! It's incredible what aircraft techs do. Unsung heroes for sure!

@TC.C 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic video. The Big Jet TV audience especially love this type of documentary videos.

@SteenPedersen 8 ай бұрын

Very interesting videos. What a nice guy Pavel. Great tour. Thanks.

@nikkiredfern4515 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing,! And Pavel, what a gem....sooo much knowledge, and so much enthusiasm!

@JenniferinIllinois 8 ай бұрын

50 years. WOW!!!! He's seen some stuff for sure. 😁

@sadflandnav 8 ай бұрын

Great video and what a nice guy as your tour guide.

@Mlgraham22 8 ай бұрын

I wish Pavel would show more joy for his job.😊 He must be a dream to work for. Loved the video and would love to see more. Living in ATL would love to see the Delta ops center. They have Boeing, Airbus, CRJ, and Embraer so it would be neat to compare and contrast with the line guys who really know the ins and outs.

@Danny_Roman. 8 ай бұрын

An amazing story I enjoyed every second of that. Brilliant the expertise of the guys who work so hard to ensure our safety. We'll done everyone. ❤

@jamessmitka8066 8 ай бұрын

We know you love doing videos like this (especially being under that RJ that was on lifts) because we love seeing videos like this! One can see why the cost of these aircraft are so high to build and then that cost is relayed to us to fly in them. All aircraft, general aviation or larger, are expensive to operate. Thanks, due to this video, we see what it takes and I know I am thankful. Jim

@Flightradar24DotCom 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! I'm sometimes amazed at how relatively cheap it is to fly after seeing all that goes into keeping them airworthy! Not to mention the complex day to day operations.

@eduardoevangelista2403 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for your video! It’s nice to know some people love flying and other people with care and dedication maintain aircraft fitted to fly!!! A big family…

@markusp1788 8 ай бұрын

MRO is the backbone of everyone flying safe, thanks for making these vids! Go visit the largest air cargo terminal in Northern Europe? The Finnair Cargo Hub in Helsinki.

@flightpercussionist3943 8 ай бұрын

try visit air kenya engineering maintenance company in kenya, maintaining the DHC-6,7,8 AND Cessna Caravan C208B

@Flightradar24DotCom 8 ай бұрын

Oh wow that would be amazing!

@Oduck22 8 ай бұрын

2:38 my love of aviation started in a maintenance hangar like this, crawling under CRJ and DHC-8. Flying non-rev meant I was always in the back, but I’d love having the engine next to my head 🛩🙃😬 The procedures for maintaining planes is very complex and organized, and ridiculously expensive 🤑

@toby.maximillian 8 ай бұрын

You should try visit Eastern Airways’s maintenance base in Humberside, UK. Think that would be interesting.

@user-zl4zd8ln3d 8 ай бұрын

I got my training from Adria. Saw a lot of friends working there.

@halina8369 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely great video. ✈️ Thank you. 🥀

@FLHTdriver 8 ай бұрын

Great video, such a massive job to do a major inspection on these large AC. And WoW, I would love to be able to search for a part and have it almost placed in your hand like they can.

@JelmersAviation 8 ай бұрын

Amazing and interesting video man!

@RFSYTAviation 8 ай бұрын

Would be awesome if you could check La Muñoza storage and maintenance facility in Madrid

@JNK1337 8 ай бұрын

Perfect, thank you gabriel for another peek into not so fancy part of the aviation industry. I know it prolly never happen because its clasified, but i would love to see some conversion of a330 to military MRTT variant.

@ScottishT 8 ай бұрын

Amazing video Gabe, my only complaint is there isnt enough for md to enjoy lol

@bcorr35 8 ай бұрын

Very interesting video. Perhaps Lufthansa Technik would agree for a tour

@mpbee78 8 ай бұрын

I don't know where their fleet is maintained, but it'd be interesting to go out of the commercial space: I'm wondering what behind the scenes looks like for UN Humanitarian Air Service or WFP Logistics. I think they still use an Ilyushin for food drops

@marcel-rudimantaj4773 8 ай бұрын

Airmalta or Lufthansa Technik or SR technic malta would be awesome!!

@bhanukhaladkar738 8 ай бұрын

How about a tour of a Boing maintenance facility?

@Danny_Roman. 8 ай бұрын

Who owns flight radar 24 ?

@andersfant4997 8 ай бұрын

Another topic. Do you know why Finnair changed their routes from Asia? No longer over the Artic. Cheers.

@Flightradar24DotCom 8 ай бұрын

They won't have changed them permanently. It's all down to the winds. Sometimes the southern route, which is less distance travelled, makes more sense if headwinds aren't bad.

@andersfant4997 8 ай бұрын

@@Flightradar24DotCom Thanks.

@bhanukhaladkar738 8 ай бұрын

Oops. I mean Boeing!!