TAG Aviation Announces Opening of Line Maintenance Centre in Portugal

May 20, 2015
The new centre will be in collaboration with Vinair Aeroserviços S.A. and will provide a dedicated team of technicians for Dassault and other aircraft on site.

GENEVA, 20 May 2015 - TAG Aviation announced today that it will open a new line maintenance station at Lisbon/Cascais (LPCS) Aerodrome on 1 June 2015. This will enhance TAG Aviation's line maintenance business, adding to seven locations around Europe.

The new centre will be in collaboration with Vinair Aeroserviços S.A., a Portuguese aviation company specialised in commercial air transportation, airworthiness management and aircraft maintenance, and will provide a dedicated team of technicians for Dassault and other aircraft on site. This will further enhance TAG Aviation's maintenance service offering as a Mobile Repair Team will be available to support clients at short notice at the main Portuguese airports of Lisbon (LPPT), Oporto (LPPR) and Faro (LPFR) as well as across Southern Europe.

"This new line station will complement our maintenance centre network, which now offers services at seven European locations. It enables us to respond even faster to our clients' requirements and provide an important location for new clients", said Franck Madignier, President Maintenance and FBO Services, TAG Aviation Europe. "Clients can expect TAG Aviation's renowned service and a team of qualified professionals who will be available at all times."

"We are very happy to be part of this project together with TAG Aviation. It's a recognition of the quality of our Maintenance & Engineering team and capacity to correspond to the required service standards", said Filipe Avillez, CEO Vinair Aeroserviços. "Portugal being strategically located as a hub for the Portuguese spoken language countries like Brazil, Angola and Mozambique, has registered 170 movements of Falcon aircraft in the first quarter of 2015. We believe that this partnership is fundamental to support the very fast growing markets of business aviation."

TAG Aviation has heavy maintenance centres in Geneva and Farnborough and also offers comprehensive maintenance services in Sion, Paris, Clermont-Ferrand, Madrid, Hong Kong and Lomé in Togo. TAG Aviation clients benefit from highly-trained teams that have the expertise and flexibility to maintain their aircraft and make specific modifications – all available 24/7.

TAG Aviation Maintenance Services is approved by all main aircraft manufacturers and has certification to work on over fifty types of aircraft. The company offers airframes, avionics, troubleshooting and ramp services as well as ten specialist workshops, such as paint shop, interior refurbishment and non-destructive testing, making it the leading one-stop-shop for aircraft maintenance.

​About TAG Aviation
TAG Aviation has pioneered industry standards in business aviation client service, safety systems, operational excellence and bespoke training, with a history dating back to 1966. TAG Aviation is a global company that includes TAG Aviation Europe, TAG Aviation Asia in Hong Kong and TAG Aviation Middle East in Bahrain. The company offers a broad range of business aviation services including aircraft management, charter, maintenance and FBO/handling. Globally, TAG Aviation manages a fleet of over 120 aircraft, with around 50 available for charter. The company also provides comprehensive maintenance and engineering services in nine locations (Geneva, Sion, Farnborough, Paris, Clermont-Ferrand, Madrid, Lisbon, Hong Kong and Lomé). The company is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and comprises of operating centres in Geneva, Farnborough (London), Madrid and Hong Kong. TAG Aviation's FBO facilities in Geneva and TAG Farnborough Airport, a sister company, have repeatedly been rated among the top three FBOs worldwide. TAG Aviation employs over 1,200 aviation professionals worldwide including nearly 600 pilots and cabin crew. TAG Global Training, TAG Aviation's training division, trains an average of 3,000 aviation professionals each year. www.tagaviation.com