ExecuJet awarded Authorised Service Centre Status for Hawker Beechcraft.

Wednesday 27th July, 2011

The ExecuJet Aviation Group is strengthening its relationship with Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) with the award of Authorised Service Centre status at six of its worldwide MRO facilities – Lanseria and Cape Town, South Africa; Dubai, UAE; Melbourne and Sydney, Australia; and Lagos, Nigeria.

The company will provide line and base maintenance on HBC’s current line of Hawker series products, including the Hawker 4000, Hawker 900XP, Hawker 750 and Hawker 400XP. Other ExecuJet locations will be considered for representation as the mutual need arises. ExecuJet has recently added a number of engineering staff to support its enhanced contract with HBC.

“We are delighted to expand our relationship with Hawker Beechcraft and be recognised as a full Service Centre in Africa, Australia and Dubai,” said Graeme Duckworth, ExecuJet Group Maintenance Director.
ExecuJet Dubai also recently obtained extension to their EASA and GCAA Line and Base Approvals in support of the Hawker 400XP, 125 Series and 4000 aircraft.

The maintenance facility has trebled its capacity with the addition of a new hangar and now employs a team of over 135 maintenance staff.

ExecuJet has become a prominent third party and independent MRO provider of business jets supporting Gulfstream, Bombardier’s Learjet, Challenger and Global Express, Embraer Legacy and Dassault Falcon families around the world. The company currently holds a total of 28 maintenance authority approvals throughout its 8 maintenance facilities worldwide.

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 Berlin, Zurich, Paris, Valencia, Palma, Ibiza, Gerona, 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.

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