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Oct 06, 2020 (newstodate): Plans by Farsund Aircraft Storage to launch business at Norway's Farsund Lista Airport are advancing - but the process has been drawing out..
   -We are now in the final stages of completing the extensive paperwork required by the Norwegian CAA to grant our request for permission to start accepting aircraft for long-term storage at the airport, says Ragnvald Brobakken, Aeroconsult that is supporting the initiative.
   -This has really been a tough and demanding process alongside the efforts by a newly founded Norwegian company Morrow Batteries planning to build a battery cell factory for electric cars in the region, which is also expected to generate new air cargo traffic at Farsund Lista Airport.
   -Lista has now been shortlisted among three locations, and we have high hopes for the eventual choice of localizing the new plant.
   -Farsund Aircraft Storage has started recruiting staff to operate the coming new business, but we do not expect to launch business in October while potential customers are lining up, says Mr Brobakken.
   Seeing a new niche in the market, the owner of Norway's Farsund Lista Airport with one 2,990m runway, Arne S. Mikalsen established Farsund Aircraft Storage.
   The company will be offering storage for up to 150 aircraft including Airbus A320, Boeing 737, Airbus A330/340 and even Boeing 787 aircraft, benefiting from a rather stable climate and parking on concrete surfaces.
   While only storage is offered, the new company will work with partners including the Icelandic EASA part 145-approved  maintenance company Arctic Maintenance as well as the Icelandic company GMT, Ground Maintenance Technics that can provide wrapping of aircraft for protection on long-term storage.