Aviation News Item: 00795

5th May 2009

Source: ubmaviationnews.com

Last week, Air Berlin officially opened its new hangar 7 at Düsseldorf airport. Measuring 220m (720ft) by 90m (295ft), the EUR65m facility ($87m) can accommodate up to three widebody aircraft and is the largest aircraft maintenance hangar in the North Rhine-Westphalia region. A photovoltaic system measuring 1,269m2 (13,950ft2) has been installed on the roof. For a period of 20 years, the airline claims it can avoid up to 2,475 tonnes of CO2 and feed up to 2,737,442 kWh into the public mains network.

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