Jet Aviation Basel Expands Completions Production Capacity to Meet Demand
Basel, Switzerland / September 8, 2015 – Jet Aviation Basel has recently signed an agreement with Basel Euroairport authorities to expand its Completions production capacity to meet rising demand for services.
Jet Aviation Basel is expanding its production operation within its Completions Center where the company produces industry-renowned furniture aircraft interior components and integrated systems for corporate and VIP aircraft interiors. The expansion includes establishing an additional 3,700 square meter facility dedicated to finishing and integration activities as well as increasing manufacturing capacity within its current Cabinet shop. Plans also include investments in equipment, such as CNC machines to support cabinet building and glue, spray and paint facilities to support finishing operations. The expansion will be completed in Q1 2016.
“This production expansion builds upon our well-developed in-house capabilities and provides the added capacity required to continue delivering the highest quality products with the shortest lead times to our customers,” says Neil Snowdon, senior director of Production at the Jet Aviation Basel Completions Center.
“It is an exciting project that underscores our long-term commitment to meeting our customers’ requirements with in-house expertise.”
Basel Completions Center Senior Vice President Neil Boyle adds, “The prospect of available and extremely suitable expansion space at Basel Euroairport was in line with our long-term growth objectives and opportune. We are pleased to invest in this additional production capacity to uphold our tradition of executing all elements of a bespoke interior in-house, where we are better able to monitor and control the quality of production and craftsmanship.”
Jet Aviation Basel is a world-renowned completions and maintenance center employing more than 1,600 professionals. The facility has in-house design and engineering departments, along with on-site cabinetry, upholstery, sheet metal, composite and paint shops. The organization is capable of outfitting jets as large as an Airbus A380 or the Boeing 747-8 series and has already completed numerous Airbus ACJ319, ACJ320, ACJ330, ACJ340 and Boeing B737, B757 and B747-400 aircraft. Jet Aviation Basel also provides aircraft maintenance and repair services for a wide variety of business jets. It is a factory approved service center by Boeing, Bombardier, Dassault, Embraer and Gulfstream. The location also holds a jet aircraft repair station rating by the FAA #QV1Y440K, and the EASA #CH.145.0232 in addition to approval certificates of 21 other national aviation authorities.
Jet Aviation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was founded in Switzerland in 1967 and is one of the leading business aviation services companies in the world. Close to 4,500 employees cater to client needs from more than 25 airport facilities throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North and South America. The company provides maintenance, completions and refurbishment, engineering,
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