Jat Tehnika
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Jat Tehnika or often simply referred to as "Tehnika" is a Serbia
n company responsible for the aviation engineering and maintenance. Based at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
it is responsible for aircraft maintenance of Serbia's national carrier Jat Airways
as well as other carriers from Europe.
The company has a license to maintain all Airbus
and Boeing
manufactured planes and is therefore the biggest aviation engineering and maintenance company in the Balkans
.It has 930 employees and a profit of 22 million Euros (at the end of 2007).
, the then national airline of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
.
Tehnika was a subsidury of the national airline which later changed its name to JAT Yugoslav Airlines and then later to Jat Airways. The company's good name was mostly established due to the extremely good safety record the airline has.
The first technicians and mechanics started working as pioneers of this profession in 1927. Jat Airways as a company was founded in 1947 (as the successor of Aeroput), and in 1963 the jet-engine fleet was introduced. The first wide body DC-10 aircraft arrived in 1978, followed by the new technology aircraft B737-300 in 1984.
In 2005 the company launched a strike which paralysed the national airline Jat Airways for a month. Jat Technics were unhappy with their working conditions and pay. In order to continue safe transportation of passengers Jat Airways brought North African technicians to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
which further angered the workers of Jat Tehnika seeing that their needs were being ignored. Finally the government of Serbia
stepped in and made Jat Tehnika an independent company owned by the government which would still have close ties with Jat Airways (allowed to share logo of the national airline, service Jat's aircraft etc). The pay was slightly increased and business picked up. The strike came to an end and the national airline and Jat Tehnika have remained close ever since. However the split allowed Tehnika to start servicing aircraft from other parts of the world.
Later in 2005 Jat Tehnika received the JAR 145 certificate from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) allowing the company to maintain all aircraft from the European Union
. On the February 5, 2007 the company also obtained a certificate from the American Federal Aviation Administration. This certificate enables Jat Tehnika to service airplanes from the United States of America.
In late 2007 the government of Serbia announced they would privatise the company by the end of 2008.
The company's good reputation was established due to the extremely strong safety record Jat Airways has.
Also, it provides safe, efficient and economic operation of line station and main base in Belgrade, as well as line stations and technical bases worldwide.
MCC - Troubleshooting and Control Bureau of Line Maintenance Dpt. ensure (24 h a day, 7 days a week), that all non-routine maintenance required to be carried out in Belgrade main base and in the bases worldwide, plus troubleshooting support to both, Line and Base maintenance Dpt., is applied in accordance with all necessary standards.
Jat Tehnika is developing an efficient, flexible and reactive base maintenance production system in order to minimize the whole cost and to respect and keep up with agreed service levels.
Engine shop represents more than:
30 years of experience in jet engine maintenance
1,200 engines repaired / overhauled in total
930 repaired / overhauled jet engines
1.8 million man-hours in engine and APU shop maintenance
0.2 million man-hours in engine and APU on-wing activities
Radio Workshop is responsible for maintenance of components from navigation, communications, microwaves and auto flight systems using automatic test equipment to perform more accurate troubleshooting and fault isolation.
Instrument Workshop covers testing, repair and overhaul of various types of sensors, transmitters, indicators, Air Data Computers and Cabin Pressure Controllers. It also has capabilities for maintenance of gyroscopic instruments such as vertical and horizontal gyros. Complete maintenance and readout of Flight Data Recorders is performed in this workshop.
Maintenance of oxygen bottles, crew and passenger oxygen masks together with Passenger Service Units (PSU) is responsibility of Oxygen Workshop which is a part of Instrument Workshop.
Electric Workshop performs maintenance of various control boxes, relays, components from distribution system of electrical power, electrical starters and generators, electrical harnesses, fire detection sensors, batteries and other electrical units.
Pneumatic Workshop is in charge of components from pneumatic, air-conditioning, pressurization, anti-icing, de-icing, engine bleed and engine starting systems.
Hydraulic and Mechanical Components Workshop is divided in two parts. First part is responsible for maintenance of components from hydraulic, flight controls and fuel systems such as actuators, hydraulic modules and various types of pumps. Second part deals with gearboxes and other components from flight controls systems together with all types of fire extinguishers, command cables, pipes and hoses.
Landing Gear workshop covers repair and maintenance of landing gears, wheels and brakes.
Test Equipment and Calibration Workshop is responsible for maintenance and calibration of tools, equipment and test equipment. It has accreditation of national standard institutions and traceability to international standards.
Support Unit provides logistics in documentation and materials flow in whole department.
Engineering Production Bureau is responsible to provide engineering and technological support to workshops from Component Maintenance Department. Its duties are to keep maintenance of components in accordance of latest requirements of manufacturers and relevant authorities.
Also, Engineering Dpt. of Jat Tehnika ensure the serviceability of Jat Airways fleet in order to guarantee the airworthiness, in accordance with all necessary standards and rules and with objective of total profitability on behalf of our customer - Jat Airways.
EASA part 21 certification of Engineering Dpt. is one of the basics for future development of Jat Tehnika.
consists of three fully equipped hangars (all necessary equipment including central spare parts storage, tooling and aircraft stands and handling equipment storage). The first is designed for line-maintenance tasks as well as for trouble shooting operations, and can carry up to three medium-size planes each (such as the DC-9 and B727). There is also one fully equipped hangar designed for aircraft overhaul which can carry up to three medium size planes (such as the B737-300) including annexes for all aircraft components shop maintenance. The facility also consists of one large aircraft hangar designed for large long-range planes maintenance with space capacity of 9,000 sqm. It is able to fit up to three DC-10's or MD-11's or two B747-400
.
was forced to suspend operations because Jat Tehnika refused to perform any further work on their aircraft as Jat Airways had accumulated unpaid bills amounting to RSD
100,000,000 (€
1,000,000 or US$
1,450,000).
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n company responsible for the aviation engineering and maintenance. Based at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport is Serbia's busiest airport, also known as Surčin , after a nearby Belgrade district.Named after Nikola Tesla, the airport is situated west, of central Belgrade, in the Municipality of Surčin, surrounded by Syrmia's fertile lowlands...
it is responsible for aircraft maintenance of Serbia's national carrier Jat Airways
Jat Airways
Jat Airways is the national airline of Serbia and the former national airline of Yugoslavia, and has its head office in the Jat Airways Business Center in Belgrade. It was established in 1927 as Aeroput, making it currently one of the world's oldest airlines still in operation...
as well as other carriers from Europe.
The company has a license to maintain all Airbus
Airbus
Airbus SAS is an aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of EADS, a European aerospace company. Based in Blagnac, France, surburb of Toulouse, and with significant activity across Europe, the company produces around half of the world's jet airliners....
and Boeing
Boeing
The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
manufactured planes and is therefore the biggest aviation engineering and maintenance company in the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
.It has 930 employees and a profit of 22 million Euros (at the end of 2007).
History
The origins of Jat Tehnika date back to the creation of AeroputAeroput
Aeroput was the national airline of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, which was founded on 17 June 1927 in the palace of the Adriatic and the Danube bank in Belgrade as Drustvo za Vazdusni Saobracaj A D – Aeroput ...
, the then national airline of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...
.
The first technicians and mechanics started working as pioneers of this profession in 1927. Jat Airways as a company was founded in 1947 (as the successor of Aeroput), and in 1963 the jet-engine fleet was introduced. The first wide body DC-10 aircraft arrived in 1978, followed by the new technology aircraft B737-300 in 1984.
In 2005 the company launched a strike which paralysed the national airline Jat Airways for a month. Jat Technics were unhappy with their working conditions and pay. In order to continue safe transportation of passengers Jat Airways brought North African technicians to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport is Serbia's busiest airport, also known as Surčin , after a nearby Belgrade district.Named after Nikola Tesla, the airport is situated west, of central Belgrade, in the Municipality of Surčin, surrounded by Syrmia's fertile lowlands...
which further angered the workers of Jat Tehnika seeing that their needs were being ignored. Finally the government of Serbia
Government of Serbia
Officially the Government of the Republic of Serbia is the executive branch of government in Serbia.-Current government:The current government was elected on 7 July 2008 by the majority vote in the National Assembly of Serbia and restructured on 14 March 2011...
stepped in and made Jat Tehnika an independent company owned by the government which would still have close ties with Jat Airways (allowed to share logo of the national airline, service Jat's aircraft etc). The pay was slightly increased and business picked up. The strike came to an end and the national airline and Jat Tehnika have remained close ever since. However the split allowed Tehnika to start servicing aircraft from other parts of the world.
Later in 2005 Jat Tehnika received the JAR 145 certificate from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) allowing the company to maintain all aircraft from the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
. On the February 5, 2007 the company also obtained a certificate from the American Federal Aviation Administration. This certificate enables Jat Tehnika to service airplanes from the United States of America.
In late 2007 the government of Serbia announced they would privatise the company by the end of 2008.
The company's good reputation was established due to the extremely strong safety record Jat Airways has.
Line Maintenance
Line Maintenance Department assures the performance of line maintenance services for complete Jat Airways fleet and third parties in compliance with all technical, quality, safety and economic standards.Also, it provides safe, efficient and economic operation of line station and main base in Belgrade, as well as line stations and technical bases worldwide.
MCC - Troubleshooting and Control Bureau of Line Maintenance Dpt. ensure (24 h a day, 7 days a week), that all non-routine maintenance required to be carried out in Belgrade main base and in the bases worldwide, plus troubleshooting support to both, Line and Base maintenance Dpt., is applied in accordance with all necessary standards.
Base Maintenance
Base Maintenance Department assures the performance of base maintenance services for complete Jat Airways fleet and third parties in compliance with all technical, quality, safety and economic standards.Jat Tehnika is developing an efficient, flexible and reactive base maintenance production system in order to minimize the whole cost and to respect and keep up with agreed service levels.
Engine Maintenance Department
Engine Shop is THE SOLE SOURCE for CFM56-3, JT8D-STD engines and GTCP85 series APU overhaul in Eastern EuropeEngine shop represents more than:
30 years of experience in jet engine maintenance
1,200 engines repaired / overhauled in total
930 repaired / overhauled jet engines
1.8 million man-hours in engine and APU shop maintenance
0.2 million man-hours in engine and APU on-wing activities
Component Maintenance Department
Component Maintenance Department consists of seven Workshops, Engineering Production Bureau and Support Unit.Radio Workshop is responsible for maintenance of components from navigation, communications, microwaves and auto flight systems using automatic test equipment to perform more accurate troubleshooting and fault isolation.
Instrument Workshop covers testing, repair and overhaul of various types of sensors, transmitters, indicators, Air Data Computers and Cabin Pressure Controllers. It also has capabilities for maintenance of gyroscopic instruments such as vertical and horizontal gyros. Complete maintenance and readout of Flight Data Recorders is performed in this workshop.
Maintenance of oxygen bottles, crew and passenger oxygen masks together with Passenger Service Units (PSU) is responsibility of Oxygen Workshop which is a part of Instrument Workshop.
Electric Workshop performs maintenance of various control boxes, relays, components from distribution system of electrical power, electrical starters and generators, electrical harnesses, fire detection sensors, batteries and other electrical units.
Pneumatic Workshop is in charge of components from pneumatic, air-conditioning, pressurization, anti-icing, de-icing, engine bleed and engine starting systems.
Hydraulic and Mechanical Components Workshop is divided in two parts. First part is responsible for maintenance of components from hydraulic, flight controls and fuel systems such as actuators, hydraulic modules and various types of pumps. Second part deals with gearboxes and other components from flight controls systems together with all types of fire extinguishers, command cables, pipes and hoses.
Landing Gear workshop covers repair and maintenance of landing gears, wheels and brakes.
Test Equipment and Calibration Workshop is responsible for maintenance and calibration of tools, equipment and test equipment. It has accreditation of national standard institutions and traceability to international standards.
Support Unit provides logistics in documentation and materials flow in whole department.
Engineering Production Bureau is responsible to provide engineering and technological support to workshops from Component Maintenance Department. Its duties are to keep maintenance of components in accordance of latest requirements of manufacturers and relevant authorities.
Engineering Department
Engineering Dpt. basic mission is to guarantee the issue, the up-dating and the right management of the technical documentation and procedures required for the maintenance of customer fleet or single airplane, guaranteeing the compliance with manufacturer requests and airworthiness rules.Also, Engineering Dpt. of Jat Tehnika ensure the serviceability of Jat Airways fleet in order to guarantee the airworthiness, in accordance with all necessary standards and rules and with objective of total profitability on behalf of our customer - Jat Airways.
EASA part 21 certification of Engineering Dpt. is one of the basics for future development of Jat Tehnika.
Facilities
The base facility of Jat Tehnika at Belgrade Nikola Tesla AirportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport is Serbia's busiest airport, also known as Surčin , after a nearby Belgrade district.Named after Nikola Tesla, the airport is situated west, of central Belgrade, in the Municipality of Surčin, surrounded by Syrmia's fertile lowlands...
consists of three fully equipped hangars (all necessary equipment including central spare parts storage, tooling and aircraft stands and handling equipment storage). The first is designed for line-maintenance tasks as well as for trouble shooting operations, and can carry up to three medium-size planes each (such as the DC-9 and B727). There is also one fully equipped hangar designed for aircraft overhaul which can carry up to three medium size planes (such as the B737-300) including annexes for all aircraft components shop maintenance. The facility also consists of one large aircraft hangar designed for large long-range planes maintenance with space capacity of 9,000 sqm. It is able to fit up to three DC-10's or MD-11's or two B747-400
Boeing 747-400
The Boeing 747-400 is a major development and the best-selling model of the Boeing 747 family of jet airliners. While retaining the four-engine wide-body layout of its predecessors, the 747-400 embodies numerous technological and structural changes to produce a more efficient airframe...
.
Jat Airways dispute
On 30 September 2009, Jat AirwaysJat Airways
Jat Airways is the national airline of Serbia and the former national airline of Yugoslavia, and has its head office in the Jat Airways Business Center in Belgrade. It was established in 1927 as Aeroput, making it currently one of the world's oldest airlines still in operation...
was forced to suspend operations because Jat Tehnika refused to perform any further work on their aircraft as Jat Airways had accumulated unpaid bills amounting to RSD
Serbian dinar
The dinar is the currency of Serbia. An earlier currency also called dinar was used in Serbia between 1868 and 1918. The earliest use of the dinar date to 1214. Today's Serbian dinar is a continuation of the last Yugoslav dinar...
100,000,000 (€
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
1,000,000 or US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
1,450,000).