The toilets: There were two up the front and they were clean and never had a long queue.Įntertainment: I struggled to find movies I had not seen and ended up watching Daffodils, which I really enjoyed. I had 100 minutes to clear Customs, get the luggage, get rid of bags on the United baggage conveyor belt and change terminals before my flight to Washington DC on United to attend a legal conference. The overhead lockers are big and roomy.įlight time: We left for Chicago 45 minutes late because of a technical issue with a flight time of 14hr, 50m but landed at Chicago 30 minutes late. How full: Not a spare seat in Business Premier, Premium Economy or Economy. It was immaculate and looked almost brand new.Ĭlass: Premium Economy seat 26A, right near the engine, which made it a bit noisy but the push-button window shades are excellent. The plane: A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner - the pride of Air New Zealand's fleet. Stewart Germann flies from Auckland to Chicago aboard flight NZ26 Bottom line – less fluid and less time equal lower cost.O'Hare International Airport Chicago. We do not show up to your aircraft with one truck, as the importance of schedule and holdover times are paramount. This efficiency is achieved through proper staffing and staging of equipment. Our de-ice team, with a higher level of training and experience, used an average of 10% less fluid than other de-ice providers during the 2015 – 2016 season, and routinely spray wide-body aircraft in less than 20 minutes. Our de-ice personnel are acutely aware of aircraft systems and “Do Not Spray” areas versus our competition, therefore eliminating costly fluid ingestion incidents and APU flameouts. Our competition simply cannot provide a higher margin of safety and quality. All de-ice procedures and fluid accounting will be closely monitored plane-side by our De-Ice Coordinator, ensuring the same professionalism and dependability provided with our technical handling is instilled into our deice operation.įlightcheck utilizes the proven technology of Cryotech’s Polar type 1 and 4 fluids for their outstanding holdover times and fully biodegradable properties. Additionally, we can provide specialty tooling and manpower such as NDT, and we can assist customers in sourcing spares from other airlines, IATP Partners or outside vendors.Īircraft de-icing is performed by our qualified de-ice personnel and aircraft engineers with twelve Trump 2000-2 de-ice units 24 hours a day. We have agreements for hangar access when required. Flightcheck engineers provide 24/7/365 coverage with a full complement of support vehicles and tooling for all fleet types. Flightcheck also has its own FAA approved type specific in-house training program and trains to EASA part 147 equivalent standards. We employ ATA 104 Level III trained Aircraft Engineers and are release certified on most of our customers. We are an FAA and EASA certified part 145 repair station and hold several other government approvals. Since 2015, we have expanded our line maintenance locations to include Washington-Dulles Int’l (IAD), Baltimore / Washington Int’l (BWI), Las Vegas McCarren Int’l (LAS), and Chicago-Rockford Int’l (RFD). We are now the largest commercial line maintenance provider in the Chicago area, providing technical handling, aircraft de-icing, and limited ground handling for over 25 Domestic and International Airlines at O’Hare Int’l Airport. Flightcheck Commercial Aviation Services was founded in 2004 as an aircraft maintenance provider and began operations at Chicago O’Hare in April 2006.
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