International business aviation services group Jet Aviation (Booth P312) is putting the final touches on its new maintenance facility in at Macau International Airport, which is expected to open in August. The exact date is subject to approval by the Macau government.
Services at Jet Aviation Macau will include aircraft maintenance, cleaning and parking. Jet Aviation has leased some 4,000 sq m (43,170 sq ft) of hangar space and an additional 1,000 sq m (11,58 sq ft) of back shop space, including a wheel shop and a battery servicing facility.
Jet Aviation Macau will add the company’s Gulfstream and Dassault Falcon authorized service center credentials, and also work under its previously attained U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Part 145 and European Aviation Safety Agency Part 145 approvals. Similar certification from Macau’s Civil Aviation Authority is expected soon.
In particular, Jet Aviation Macau will help relieve some of the choking congestion at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), where Jet Aviation also has a facility but finds the restrictions challenging. Nigel Parker, managing director at the HKIA maintenance facility, said, “Jet Aviation Macau will help relieve some of the congestion experienced in the region by providing quality MRO services from a proximate location.”
Jet Aviation’s aircraft management and charter operation at HKIA received the 2015 Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA) award for “best management company.” The management arm of the Swiss-based company now counts 331 aircraft among its fleet in the Asia Pacific region.
