Jet Aviation Hong Kong Receives Base Maintenance Approval to Work on China- and Macau-Registered Aircraft

Jul 14, 2010 1:59 PM

Jet Aviation Hong Kong recently received base maintenance approval by the Hong Kong CAD. The approval enables the facility to now carry-out heavy maintenance on aircraft registered in PRC and Macau. In addition, Jet Aviation Hong Kong has also been awarded a number of additional maintenance approvals for aircraft registered outside of the vicinity.

The firm received approval from the Bermuda authority to work on Gulfstream, Bombardier and Boeing BBJ aircraft up to a C check as well as an approval from the Isle of Man’s aviation authority to provide maintenance on G550 aircraft registered in Isle of Man.

“With these latest approvals, we will be able to further support our increasing Asian customer base in Hong Kong and strengthen our global MRO network serving major OEMs,” said Christof Spaeth, Senior Vice President, MRO & FBO services for EMEA & Asia.

Jet Aviation Hong Kong, which has one hangar totaling 9,200 square meters (99,027 square feet), offers line maintenance, inspections and defect rectifications as well as AOG support. The company holds Hong Kong CAD maintenance repair station approval and an FAA repair station certificate #6JAY388B, and mainland China JMM approval for PRC registered aircraft. The company also services aircraft registered in 11 other countries through Jet Aviation's maintenance approvals in Singapore, which include EASA #145.0461, Aruba DCA, Australian CASA, Bermuda DCA, Cayman CAA, Indonesia DGAC, Macao MAR-145, Malaysia DCA, Philippines ATO, Singapore CAAS and Thailand DOA.

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 24 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.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 91,200 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about General Dynamics is available online at www.generaldynamics.com.

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