Jet Aviation Basel Receives EASA Part-145 Approval for Boeing B787 Aircraft

BASEL, Switzerland / July 9, 2015 – Jet Aviation Basel has expanded its maintenance capabilities, adding the B787 Dreamliner to its capability list following recent receipt of EASA Part-145 approval. The company was awarded the world’s first private completions project for B787-9 in May 2015.

Jet Aviation Basel has received approval from EASA to add Boeing’s new flagship B787 Dreamliner to its Part-145 capability list. With this approval the company is authorized to provide warranty maintenance and completions support to the new all-carbon airframe.

“As an authorized Boeing Service Center, we are delighted to expand our service offerings to support owners and operators of the Boeing B787,” says Johannes Turzer, senior vice president and general manager of the Jet Aviation Basel Maintenance Center. “Our goal is to provide business aviation customers seamless maintenance services to the highest standards. This approval attests our ability to do just that.”

Neil Boyle, senior vice president and general manager of the Jet Aviation Basel Completions Center, adds, “We have allocated considerable time and resources the past few years to advancing our capabilities with the new aviation technologies of the Boeing 787. I am very pleased to have our skills and competencies recognized by the regulatory authorities as we prepare to complete our first VVIP Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner."

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, B767 and B747 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 Airbus, 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, FBO and fuel services, along with aircraft management, charter services, aircraft sales and personnel services. Jet Aviation's European and U.S. aircraft management and charter divisions jointly operate a fleet of more than 250 aircraft. Please visit www.jetaviation.com and follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/jetaviation.

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