Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation

Services (LBAS) and Feras Germany

have formed a strategic alliance

to better serve business aircraft

operators at Berlin Schoenefeld

Airport.

LBAS, which has been at

Schoenefeld for six years, says it has

ample big enough facility to provide

heavy maintenance for the entire

Bombardier range of aircraft

including Learjet, Challenger and

Global Express. Feras has recently

obtained a ground handling licence

at the airport.

The LBAS facility that houses the

Feras office is also the site of the

General Aviation Terminal for

Schoenefeld.

Therefore, both companies say

they are uniquely positioned rampside

to take care of their clients.

Maintenance clients of LBAS

can use Feras’s handling service,

plus inbound and outbound trip

support and Feras handling clients

now have a range of maintenance

support from LBAS.

LBAS and Feras have said they

plan on clients taking advantage

of the synergies of having both

high quality maintenance and

handling in Berlin.

LBAS will be making its lounge,

crew rest room and office and

meeting room facilities available

for Feras clients.

The facility already has a restroom

with recliner chairs, satellite

television and snacks and beverage

service, as well as a customer waiting

lounge and a wireless LAN hotspot

and internet terminal.

Andreas Kaden, managing

director of Lufthansa Bombardier

Aviation Services, said: “We have

built our facility to the highest

standard available in Europe and we

are proud that through the

cooperation with Feras, this will now

be available to other business aircraft

operators here in Berlin and also

improve the coverage for our

maintenance customers as well.”