Press Release
Issued by Deutsche Aircraft.
April 30, 2010
A private Dornier 328 owner based in Milan, Italy has selected German headquartered company 328 Support Services to complete a VIP conversion of their Dornier 328 Turboprop aircraft. 328 Support Services, the type certificate holder for Dornier 328, have already completed eight successful 328JET conversions over the last 5 years and have three more in the pipeline. This will be the first turboprop conversion the company has undertaken.
The customer has selected 328 Support Services for reasons of dependability and trust. He spoke with other companies, but after careful consideration decided upon 328 Support Services based on their professionalism and capacity to and its ability to offer a no surprises conversion, based on a firm fixed price.
The conversion process will begin as soon as contract negotiations and interior material selections are completed. This will include a full rework of the cabin interior and basic maintenance as required, and is anticipated to take six months to complete. Existing plans and designs held by the German company will be used to lead the conversion. On completion the converted turboprop will return to Milan, Italy and will be utilised by the owner’s friends and family flying within Europe.
Dave Jackson, 328 Support Services Chief Executive said: “As experts in the Dornier aircraft type we are delighted to be converting our first turboprop and look forward to providing a superior VIP conversion. We hope to attract more turboprop customers for conversions in the future, and are also looking to expand our offering to other types of aircraft.”
Along with Dornier conversions 328 Support Services also designs and manufactures other VIP components for aircraft and has recently created VVIP galleys for the Airbus A340 on behalf of a major VIP conversion centre. Karl-Heinz Klein, Head of Production said, “With our excellent cabinet-making shop, and pull test rig, we enjoy being innovative, and expanding our capabilities beyond just Dornier aircraft.”
328 Support Services GmbH will be at EBACE 2010 in Geneva on Stand 780.
