New approvals and new facilities announced at EBACE underline the expansion of services offered by Jet Aviation’s global FBO, modification and maintenance network. EASA recently granted approval for the company’s Vienna MRO facility to provide base maintenance support for the Bombardier Challenger 300, and line maintenance for the Global 5000. These approvals add to those for line maintenance work for the Learjet, line and base work for the Cessna Citation series, and AOG services.

Jet Aviation (Booth A050) opened its new 43,000-sq-ft facility at Vienna International last September. “Vienna is an important business aviation hub in Europe,” said the facility’s managing director, Dennis Kohr. “We will continue pressing forward with new service offerings that benefit our clients.” The Vienna facility has plans to add more aircraft types to its service offering in the near future.

EASA approval has also been received authorizing Jet Aviation’s Moscow-Vnukovo MRO site to provide line maintenance for Dassault Falcon 900EX EASy aircraft. Jet Aviation’s Moscow shop is located next to the FBO at Vnukovo 3, specializing in longer-range aircraft. It holds approvals for line maintenance, defect rectification and AOG services for Bombardier, Embraer, Gulfstream and Hawker aircraft. AOG operations throughout Russia are an important element of the site’s work.

In the Middle East, Jet Aviation Saudi Arabia has added a NiCd battery shop to its FBO at Jeddah. Able to check, charge and overhaul most battery models, the workshop has removed the need for out-sourcing this work. The Jeddah FBO/MRO facility has been in operation since 1979, offering a range of maintenance services. The company also has had a major maintenance/FBO facility at Riyadh since 1983, and opened an FBO at Medina in 2012.

In Europe Jet Aviation’s Geneva facility, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2019, has recently completed a cabin management system upgrade for a Bombardier Global Express. The original CMS in the 14-year old aircraft has been replaced with a Honeywell Ovation system with audio/video, JetMap HD and WiFi. The modernization also included changes to the water, lighting and air conditioning systems. Cabin management can now be controlled through touch-screen units in the side ledges, seats and galleys, and by five hand-held devices.