OREANDA-NEWS. Volga-Dnepr Gulf, representing Volga-Dnepr Technics in the Middle East, has opened an aircraft battery workshop at Sharjah Airport.

Certified under EASA Part 145, the new battery workshop opened for business at the end of January. The production capacity of the workshop enables its team to service Varta and Saft batteries under the following scope of works: full inspection, periodic repair, regular repair, and overhaul.

This is the second of two new component repair workshops opened by Volga-Dnepr in Sharjah, following the dedicated wheels and brakes workshop that commenced service in December 2012. The two facilities will enable Volga-Dnepr Gulf to expand its capabilities at the airport.

Volga-Dnepr Gulf has conducted activities in Sharjah since 1996. These services include: aircraft maintenance and repair services, components, spare parts and consumables supply, as well as the sale of fuel, oil and lubricants used on various types of Western and Russian-built aircraft. The company provides services under its EASA Part 145 certificate and certificate of Arab aviation authorities CAR 145.