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VIP & Executive jet MRO
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The most common maintenance requests are quick cabin refreshments.
Photo: Jet Aviation
opportunities for large cabin maintenance and modification work.
“The resale of aircraft like these is often challenging, Gringmuth
stresses. “Most of the time, during the initial outfitting, the customer
has designed the aircraft
to fit his or her
tastes and requirements.
Unfortunately,
this doesn’t always fit
with the requirements
of the next potential
buyer. It is smart to
consider the resale
factor right from the
get-go and design the
cabin so that an eventual
cabin modification
(e.g. new rooms, other
seating arrangements,
etc.) can be easily
done, thus making the
aircraft more attractive
for resale.”
Gringmuth - Selecting a savvy completion centre or MRO
organisation to help design and refurbish the aircraft can
save the money in the long run.
Mr Saluga from Jet
Maintenance sees an
opportunity for MROs
specialising in Boeing and Airbus commercial type maintenance to
include these business jet models into their capability list. “In terms of
executive jet maintenance experts specialising in Hawker Beechcraft
and Bombardier business jets like Jet MS, we see a great opportunity
to share our long-standing knowledge as well as contribute our knowhow
to large business jet maintenance and modification projects.”
The existing BBJ / ACJ fleets will still need to be maintained to the OEM
MPD requirements whether they be on a low utilisation programme
or even commercial standards if the aircraft are being” flown hard”
so there will be opportunities for the good maintenance organisation
to do work, according to Townsend. He adds that in the narrow-body
modification segment the Boeing BBJ’s show continued opportunities.
In the wide-body modification market the B777 and 787’s seem to be
most popular with the Airbus A330 and B747-8 providing less of an
opportunity Townsend reckons.
In the near-term, the Jetaire Group sees the requirement for §25.981
expanding overseas to regulatory authorities who normally follow
FAA rules and regulations. Currently, the OEM supply base is virtually
depleted after providing kits to US operators so lead times are
an issue. Jetaire’s INVICTA system’s lead time is weeks (not months)
while offering a purely mechanical system which not only meets the
timeline mandated by the FAA but outperforms OEM solutions across
all key metrics.
AviTrader MRO - November 2016