ExecuJet Africa signs new Service Agreement with Blackhawk.

Friday 21st October, 2011

Blackhawk, a recognized aviation leader in providing engine performance solutions to the global turboprop fleet, signed a new Service Agreement with ExecuJet Africa at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) 64th Annual Meeting & Convention in Las Vegas last week.

The service agreement will expand ExecuJet’s expertise whilst facilitating the Blackhawk performance upgrades for turboprop aircraft owners in Africa. Blackhawk, who in just a decade has established industry leadership in performance improvement systems for single- and twin-engine turboprop aircraft, planned on expanding its worldwide business in Africa.

The company has the largest installed fleet of STC twin-engine turboprop engine upgrades, making them the largest non-OEM buyer of new Pratt & Whitney turboprop engines in the world. With a worldwide network of approved dealers and service support centers, Blackhawk has the strongest resale value of any engine upgrades on the market and holds multiple certifications and approvals from the FAA, EASA and ANAC.

Blackhawk Upgrades are exclusively endorsed by Hawker Beechcraft Corporation and as an ongoing commitment to improve the performance of legacy aircraft, most recently a new FAA-certified upgrade package for the Cessna Caravan has been announced.The enhancements provided by Blackhawk help make aircraft a more valuable and cost-effective asset due to the faster speed and longer range improving arrival and turn-around times for business and passenger flights, not to mention better fuel efficiency.

"ExecuJet Africa is very pleased to join the Blackhawk global network and add this “best in class product” to our range of upgrade services," says Steve Bothma, Maintenance Director of ExecuJet South Africa. "We look forward to a mutually productive partnership."

ExecuJet Africa is the only approved Hawker, Bombardier Aerospace, Dassault and Honeywell Engine Approved Service Centre and is holding dealerships for various Avionics OEMs such as Honeywell, Universal, Avidyne and Garmin.

The ExecuJet Aviation Group:

The ExecuJet Aviation Group is a leading global business aviation organisation offering a diverse range of services including pre-owned and new aircraft sales, aircraft management for private and commercial registered aircraft, aircraft charter, aircraft maintenance, aircraft completions management and fixed base operations. Headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, ExecuJet has operations in six regions – Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, embracing a workforce of over 830 experienced staff.

The ExecuJet Aviation Group manages 150 business jets worldwide under the most stringent safety standards. Its commercial fleet is operated under the regulatory umbrella of seven regional civil aviation issued air operating certificates (AOCs). ExecuJet has many authorised maintenance facilities throughout four regions, certified to work on most Business Jets. The ExecuJet Aviation Group operates eleven world class FBO facilities in Zurich, Berlin, Cambridge, Paris Le Bourget (in cooperation with Advanced Air Support), Ibiza, Valencia, Barcelona, Gerona, Palma, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Istanbul and Dubai.

The ExecuJet Aviation Group offers considerable experience in new and pre-owned aircraft sales worldwide and has a large inventory of business aircraft to suit all budgets with an international team of sales directors offering local knowledge and expertise.

www.execujet.net