| Company type | Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aviation |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Fate | 1991 (sold to FLS Aerospace) |
| Headquarters | Lasham Airfield |
Number of locations | Lasham Airfield (1954–1991) Manchester Airport (1976–1991) Gatwick Airport (1989–1991) |
| Products | MRo, aircraft conversions, modifications |
Number of employees | 1,600+ (1989) |
| Parent | Davies and Newman (1954–1971) Davies and Newman Holdings plc[nb 1] (1971–1991) |
Dan Air Engineering Limited was the maintenance arm of Dan Air Services Limited, itself a subsidiary of Davies and Newman, one of Britain's foremost wholly privately owned, independent[nb 2] ship broking and airline companies during the 1970s and 80s.
Dan-Air Engineering was established in 1954 at Lasham Airfield to maintain the fledgling airline's rapidly growing fleet as well as to cater to the maintenance requirements of third parties.
The organisation embarked on a major expansion during the 1970s, following the introduction of several new aircraft types into its sister airline's fleet. This led to the opening of a new maintenance base at Manchester.
Further expansion followed in the 1980s, leading to the opening of a new widebody-capable maintenance facility at Gatwick, its sister airline's main operating base.
Following its sister airline's adoption of a new corporate strategy at the beginning of the 1990s, which resulted in a simpler, less maintenance-intensive fleet mix, Dan-Air Engineering was put up for sale as its capacity exceeded the sister airline's maintenance requirements by 45%.[1][2]
FLS Aerospace acquired Dan-Air Engineering on 28 February 1991 for £27.5 million.[3][4]
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- ^ The Spirit of Dan-Air, Simons, G.M., GMS Enterprises, Peterborough, 1993, p. 182
- ^ Dan-Air shanghais Cathay manager, Air Transport, Flight International, 12–18 February 1992, p. 11
- ^ The Spirit of Dan-Air, Simons, G.M., GMS Enterprises, Peterborough, 1993, p. 183
- ^ Dan-Air Engineering sold to FLS Group, Business, Flight International, 16–22 January 1991, p. 13