flydubai Relies on Jet Aviation Dubai's Expertise for Full Technical Acceptance Procedure and Delivery Service

Nov 24, 2009 10:25 AM

In September 2009, Jet Aviation Dubai entered into an agreement with flydubai for the delivery and technical acceptance of a new 737-800 aircraft. Jet Aviation conducted the full technical new aircraft procedure in accordance with the procedures and checklists from flydubai Quality Assurance, which included the mandatory AD 111 required by the local GCAA.

On October 13, the aircraft was delivered on time in Dubai, where the B737-800 was immediately taken into operational service. The aircraft is the fifth of 54 next-generation Boeing 737-800s flydubai has on order from the U.S. manufacturer. Discussions are underway for Jet Aviation to work on future flydubai acceptance procedures and deliveries.

“We are very proud to have been awarded to provide such very specialized services to flydubai,” said Michael Rücker, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Jet Aviation Dubai.

flydubai was established in March 2008 with start-up capital of AED 250 million and is Dubai’s first low cost airline. Owned by the government of Dubai, the airline supports the city’s commercial and tourism sectors by serving all travelers with affordable air links to a range of destinations. Currently flydubai operates to eight destinations: Beirut, Amman, Alexandria, Damascus, Aleppo, Djibouti, Doha and Khartoum. It began operating to Baku on November 20. The airline operates out of the modernized and enhanced Terminal 2 on the North of Dubai International Airport.

Jet Aviation Dubai, Jet Aviation’s maintenance and FBO location in Dubai was established in May 2005. 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). Jet Aviation Dubai is a FAA (#U8JY426Y), Bermuda DCA, Cayman CAA, Pakistan CAA, Saudi Arabia PCA and UAE GCAA approved repair station and is an authorized service center to provide maintenance and warranty support by Boeing for the BBJ, Gulfstream for the GIV and GV series, Dassault for the Falcon 900 and 2000 series and Hawker Beechcraft for the Hawker 800 series.

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