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How Spantech built an A380-sized hangar in less than six months 

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Across the board, growth in the aviation industry has been accompanied by the need to develop all sorts of support infrastructure, including hangars and maintenance facilities. Building a new hangar can be a lengthy process if you do it the traditional way, but Belgian firm Spantech is offering a new, more straightforward approach.

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Spotted: Delta’s centenary-liveried A321neo begins ground tests in  Hamburg

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On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, and still wearing its test registration of D-AZAI, the aircraft finally emerged from the hangar at Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) to begin engine runs and ground testing before its first flight which is expected in the coming days.

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Lufthansa Technik rolls out fully renovated 1957 Lockheed Starliner in Hamburg

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The re-assembly process in the hangar in Hamburg was always destined to be a painstaking and lengthy process. The larger of the aircraft components, including the fuselage sections, wings, and the types iconic triple tail structure arrived at Lufthansa Technik in October 2023 accompanied by 292 crates of smaller parts.

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Elvis Presley’s airplanes: The Lisa Marie, the Hound Dog II and the ‘lost jet’

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He is said to have been very hands-on with the refurbishment of the Lisa Marie, picking fabrics, finishes, and colors, and regularly visiting the hangar at Meacham Field in Fort Worth to check on progress. The plane was painted white and featured a blue and red strap from its nose through the whole fuselage to the tail.

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F-4S Phantom II “Black Bunny” Restoration Update

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Since the aircraft’s arrival to the Castle Air Museum, it has been held in the museum’s restoration hangar at Merced Castle Airport, just a short drive from the main outdoor museum. Inside the hangar, restoration volunteers have been stripping the old sun-bleached back paint from the aircraft.

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House of The B-23 Dragon

Vintage Aviation News

An aircraft hangar can hold many secrets. Tucked alongside the wall of the “big” hangar at the National Warplane Museum (NWM), in Geneseo, New York is one such example of a tale that deserves to be written and subsequently read. 50 cal was mounted in a tail turret, which was a revolutionary design at the time.

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Rebirth of FG-1D Corsair 92460

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Though not quite finished, she is on display, warm and cared for in the museums hangar. It just so happened that 92460 was available, so a deal was made and the center section was sent to Texas along with the tail cone. From the cockpit back to the tail, 92460 is looking the part with the new painted control surfaces.

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