Now is the perfect time to find a cost-effective packaging solution that significantly minimizes maintenance demands for your multimillion-dollar aircrafts and aircraft parts during short-term and long-term storage.

Why you should be concerned

When an aircraft is idle, long-term exposure to the elements can present many issues. For example, moisture accumulation poses the risk of rust and corrosion in critical areas such as gas tanks, fuel lines, and engines. Sunlight can accelerate tire deterioration and cause paint damage. Pests can make nests in small access points or damage wires and components.

Avoiding these issues with an effective packaging solution helps save time and money in many ways:

  • Control the environment around your aircraft.
  • Eliminate the need for a climatized warehouse with real-time humidity monitoring.
  • Protect your investment for a fraction of the cost.
  • Reduce the need for maintenance and repair personnel.
  • Educate your staff to install customized kits on their own, anywhere in the world.

Take preventive measures with the solutions below to avoid risks and preserve your products while in storage:

Wheel and tire covers: Individually tailored covers shield each tire from UV rays, dust, and insects for over five years, ensuring a long-lasting defense against destructive elements. It’s important to note that the covers may not be the best solution for mobile storage. If the aircraft must be moved or repositioned during storage, it is best to leave the wheels exposed.

Window coverings: A moisture barrier material envelops all passenger windows, safeguarding them from the elements and possible damage. This protective covering helps maintain optimal window conditions during storage.

Inlet marker ribbons: These 1-inch-by-1-inch screens feature adhesive backings and orange marker ribbons, providing protection and identification for air intakes. The screens allow proper airflow while preventing insects and debris from entering the intakes.

Engine covers: These covers are crafted from FAA-approved military-spec moisture barrier material to precisely fit the engine’s off and on-wing. Engine covers provide humidity control with humidity indicator cards and monitoring windows for easy readings without removing the cover for engines in a can or stand.

Engine storage kits: Engine storage kits are reliable for safeguarding engines and APUs during storage. Protective Packaging kits are custom-made to fit your specifications, including mil-spec moisture barrier covers, pre-measured desiccants, humidity-indicating plugs, and UV-enhanced heat-shrink material.

Aircraft protection kits: Our comprehensive aircraft protection kits provide the highest level of defense against moisture, insect damage, and harmful UV rays. The kits encompass jet engine intake covers, desiccants, jet engine exhaust covers, tire covers, and cockpit and passenger window products. Designed to meet or exceed FAA and military standards, these kits establish a controlled environment around the aircraft, ensuring dependable protection for up to five years.

Why major manufacturers choose Protective Packaging

Our team of experts has manufactured over 300 AirProPak kits worldwide and provided storage solutions for numerous industries and governments. We’ve made preservation kits for every major international helicopter and airplane engine manufacturer worldwide, as well as developing protection from the tires to the entire aircraft. We are proud of the success we have brought our customers.
Here are a couple of examples that demonstrate our capabilities:

Helicopter company servicing offshore oil rigs

During the 2016 oil industry downturn, Protective Packaging showcased its expertise by assisting a prominent global helicopter operator that services the oil and gas sector. This company needed a cost-effective solution to store and preserve idle helicopters. Leveraging our experience in safeguarding military equipment and technology, Protective Packaging developed a solution using AirProPak kits that protected the helicopters from environmental factors, including corrosion, mold, and mildew, ensuring complete control over the aircraft’s storage environment.

Marine Corps preserving emergency-use helicopters

Protective Packaging also helped the US Marine Corps preserve its military aircraft by assisting the aviation wing in protecting its emergency-use helicopters. Protective Packaging applied state-of-the-art packaging technology and long-term preservation kits to safeguard these aircraft, subject to outdoor storage and varying weather conditions, Protective Packaging applied state-of-the-art packaging technology and long-term preservation kits to each aircraft. This unique solution effectively prevented corrosion, mold, moisture, UV damage, and other contaminants. The success of this project, which included preserving the largest-ever helicopter, the VF-22 Osprey, has led to continued collaboration between the Marines and Protective Packaging on additional preservation projects.

These success stories further solidify Protective Packaging’s reputation in providing long-term preservation services across various industries, including aerospace, defense, electronics, communications, and transportation.

Don’t wait. Contact us today if you need a packaging partner to tailor each solution to meet your needs. We not only provide you with the product, but we also guide you in making the best choice based on your specifications.