We provided comprehensive architectural and engineering design, project management and construction management for a jet engine test center for Emirates Airlines in Dubai. We subsequently provided similar services for engine maintenance centers for General Electric and Emirates Airlines.
The state-of-the-art testing facility was built on a 24,000-square-meter site that included a 3,250-square-meter engine preparation area. It features six engine workstations, each served by a 30-tonne crane. They are interconnected by monorail with a bridge and turntable, which links the preparation area to the test cell chamber, easing internal engine movement.
The facility prepares and tests engines with thrust levels of up to 150,000 pounds, working in collaboration with such engine manufacturers as Rolls-Royce, General Electric, Engine Alliance and Honeywell. When it opened in 2007, this was one of 12 such facilities in the world — the largest of its kind in the Middle East and one of the most modern globally.
The engine maintenance center, built adjacent to the testing facility and completed in 2015, is used for engine module change, module disassembly/assembly, cleaning, inspection and material stores. The 22,000-square-meter facility has the capacity to perform 300 engine repairs per year on GE90 and GP7200 engines that power Emirates’ Boeing 777s and Airbus A380s, respectively.
Our team was responsible for all architectural design, engineering, project management and construction management for both phases of the project, from initial design concept stages through final commissioning, certification and handover.