Press Release

Issued by Jet Aviation Basel.

November 26, 2013

To improve operational efficiency and production capabilities, Jet Aviation Basel has expanded, restructured and refurbished its engine, wheel and non-destructive testing (NDT) shops.

All three shops were doubled in size, reorganized and outfitted with new materials and equipment. The expansion and refurbishment further includes large new storage rooms, a meeting room, office space and a library. A new in-house water purification system has also been installed to recycle water from wheel and NDT activities.

"Along with the restructuring of the shops, we developed and introduced new work processes," said Arjen Boone, senior director of MRO supply chain management and support operations at Jet Aviation Basel. "The shops are now better coordinated to help improve efficiency, meet our strategic business objectives and ultimately enhance customer focus and service quality. This is one of many initiatives that has been undertaken to ensure we continue providing our clients the best support possible."

"These changes have directly improved our production capacity to enable us to respond to increasing demand and better meet the needs of our valued customers," added Johannes Turzer, vice president and general manager of the maintenance center at Jet Aviation Basel. "This investment demonstrates our commitment to the highest quality standards and the ongoing improvement of our services."

The company plans to further expand its engine repair capabilities in the near future. Its engine shop currently supports Honeywell TFE 731, CFE 738, HTF7000 and Honeywell APU GTCP engines.

To ensure off-site customers have access to parts and maintenance when and where required, Jet Aviation operates a spare parts and 24/7 global repair service with dedicated AOG experts at each maintenance location. The parts shop at Jet Aviation Basel maintains an extensive inventory of spares in addition to consignment stock from Gulfstream, Dassault, Honeywell and Universal.