See how advanced simulation enhances nuclear safety

Learn how the UNESCO Chair in Numerical Methods spearheads frontier innovation in the Global South

News

Back

Buildair installs an inflatable hangar for MRO tasks in the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

Feb 16, 2021

Buildair, a spin-off company of CIMNE, is setting an inflatable hangar for the company GMR Aero Technic (GAT), a leading Airframe Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility based at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, India.

The structure has a covered dimensions of 45.5 x 62 meters, making it capable of accommodating the Airbus A32X jacked fleet for MRO aeronautical maintenance tasks.

Buildair
Installation after the inflation process from the outside

The hangar incorporates important technical improvements in the internal sealing of the tubes (airtight technology developed by Buildair), significantly reducing electricity consumption and improving the frontal closure of vertical tubes. The technology, developed by Buildair and unique in the world, achieves greater efficiency in opening and operating time.

Buildair has developed a business line to supply all the facilities for the operation of its hangars and, in this case, it has offered a “turnkey” solution in which the interior facilities necessary for the operation are also supplied: lighting, firefighting, air conditioning and low voltage supply.

Buildair
The photographs were taken after the inflation process, before installing front doors and rear closure

The hangar is in the final assembly process and installation of the interior facilities. The assembly time for this hangar is just over two weeks, so it is expected to come into operation at the end of February, once it has the corresponding approvals from the Aeronautical authorities.

Buildair
Hangar assembly team (from right to left): Jordi Lopez, Eric Cuartero, Alberto Cuadrado (SIDE), Antonio Cobos, Jordi Pirretas, Roger Miralles, Rafael Casas (SIDE)

Related news: “Buildair carries out an intense international activity”

Related News

Unify, analyse, and optimise: MindOpera already gathers data from more than 11.000 public  facilities
Unify, analyse, and optimise: MindOpera already gathers data from more than 11.000 public facilities

MindOpera is a comprehensive facilities information management system that enables public administrations, hospitals, universities and building managers to unify, analyse and optimise all energy and maintenance data in a single environment. This innovative tool,...

CIMNE Hosts the First Meeting of the Year of the CERCA Impact Community
CIMNE Hosts the First Meeting of the Year of the CERCA Impact Community

The International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE) hosted, today, the first meeting of 2026 of the CERCA centres Impact Community, which took place in the “Olek C. Zienkiewicz” room at CIMNE’s headquarters in Barcelona. The session, co-organised by...

CIMNE Launches DAMSHAI Project to Advance Dam Safety Through Artificial Intelligence
CIMNE Launches DAMSHAI Project to Advance Dam Safety Through Artificial Intelligence

The International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE) has launched DAMSHAI (Dam Structural Health Monitoring and Safety Assessment with an AI Agent), a three-year research project that will explore the application of artificial intelligence to critical...

Tags