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AAL AG, a Part 145 maintenance facility based in Altenrhein, Switzerland and a subsidiary of Atlas Air Service, has been the sole shareholder of the aircraft painting company Egli Paint since July this year.
Since its foundation in 2006, Egli Paint has earned an outstanding reputation for all painting work on business and special mission aircraft, as well as aircraft components. Aircraft painting complements perfectly the range of services offered by the group company, which also includes Atlas Air Service in Bremen and Ganderkesee in Germany; and Augsburg Air Service in Germany.
Last year, Egli Paint moved into a new paint hangar at the St Gallen-Altenrhein airport, not only creating more work space but also installing environmentally protecting air filtration systems. The hangar now offers space for new and pre-owned aircraft up to the size of an Embraer Praetor, Gulfstream 280, Cessna Longitude, Challenger 350 or Pilatus PC-24.
The employees of Egli Paint have many years of experience and continue to be led by their operations manager Stefan Koch after the takeover.
Natascha Rode, managing director of AAL and Egli Paint, says: “With Stefan Koch and the new paint hangar, Egli Paint can continue to grow. Stefan has been a recognised expert in aircraft painting for more than 20 years and brings with him a wealth of experience. Egli Paint has always reliably met the highest quality standards, and we will continue to do so.”
Nicolas von Mende, CEO of Atlas Air Service, adds: “Egli Paint is a logical addition to the group's range of services. The aircraft maintenance facilities in Altenrhein, Augsburg, Bremen and Ganderkesee, with a total of almost 300 employees, can now also offer the painting of aircraft and components within the group. The European fleet of business jets is constantly ageing; a new paint job makes pre-owned aircraft more attractive and thus contributes to sustainability. With Egli Paint, we can not only offer excellent quality from Switzerland, but also reduce the downtime by synchronising painting and maintenance.”
