German MRO FAI Technik has opened a maintenance base at the Willy Brandt Berlin Brandenburg Airport (EDDB). Located in the general aviation terminal, FAI’s new facility includes more than 36,000 sq ft of hangar space and 14,000 sq ft of workshops, stores, and offices. FAI Technik is the second MRO serving business aircraft at EDDB and the only one to support more than one aircraft manufacturer’s maintenance services. FAI will employ some 90 percent of Beechcraft Berlin Aviation’s (BBA) former workforce at the facility, following BBA’s filing for insolvency in 2022.

The location will offer line and base maintenance for aircraft including the Hawker HS125, Beechcraft Premier I/IA, and King Air-series aircraft and line maintenance checks to 1C for Gulfstreams including the G280, G450, G500, G550, and G650/650ER. 

Additionally, an AOG team for Learjet and Bombardier aircraft will be deployed to support the FAI rent-a-jet fleet of Learjet 60, Challenger 604, and Global Express aircraft that regularly operate in and out of EDDB. The facility will complement FAI’s existing center of competence for base maintenance and modifications of Learjet and Bombardier aircraft at its headquarters at Albrecht Duerer Airport in Nuremberg.