Jet Aviation Dubai ramps up for Dassault Falcon 7X maintenance approval

Nov 23, 2011 12:19 PM

Jet Aviation Dubai is ramping up to provide base maintenance to Dassault Falcon 7X aircraft by the end of 2011.

Jet Aviation Dubai is working closely with Dassault to secure base maintenance approval for Dassault Falcon 7X aircraft. The maintenance engineers at Jet Avation Dubai have completed their training and are Dassault Falcon 7X type-rated for base maintenance approval, and necessary tooling is expected to be on-site in the near future.

“There are six local Dassault Falcon 7X operators in the region,” says Michael Rücker, vice president and general manager, Jet Aviation Dubai, “and with the full support of the manufacturer we anticipate delivering much-demanded, premium quality maintenance support to ensure the safety and security of these aircraft owners and operators.”

Jet Aviation Dubai’s maintenance and FBO location was established in May 2005 as a joint venture company with the Al Mula Group. The facility has a total of 4,200 square meters (45,192 square feet) of hangar space, a workshop area of 1,000 square meters (10,760 square feet), and a two-storey FBO building with an area of 1,050 square meters (11,300 square feet). The facility holds EASA #145.0317 maintenance approval and is an FAA #U8JY426Y repair station. It also holds Bermuda DCA, Cayman CAA, Jordan CARC, Pakistan CAA, Saudi Arabia PCA and UAE GCAA approvals.

Jet Aviation Dubai is an authorized service center for maintenance and warranty support to Boeing BBJ, the Gulfstream GIV and GV series, the Dassault Falcon 900, 2000 and 7X series, the Hawker Beechcraft 800 series and Embraer Legacy aircraft, including L4 inspections.

Jet Aviation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was founded in Switzerland in 1967 and is one of the leading business aviation services companies in the world. Close to 5,000 employees cater to client needs from 26 airport facilities throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North and South America. The company provides maintenance, completions and refurbishment, engineering, fixed base operations, along with aircraft management, charter services, aircraft sales and personnel services. Jet Aviation's European and U.S. aircraft management and charter divisions jointly operate a fleet of more than 200 aircraft. For more information, please visit www.jetaviation.com

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