Western-MJets in Bangkok, Thailand is pleased to announce receiving FAA Certification last week and is now Asia’s newest international Part 145 Repair Station.
Western-MJets is wholly owned by MJets Limited, Southeast Asia’s full service FBO based in Thailand at Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport (VTBD). Western-MJets was inspired by Jim Hansen, the owner of Western Jet Aviation which is the world’s largest independently owned maintenance facility specializing in Gulfstream type aircraft with a full service team with over 100 years of maintenance and management experience. Jim saw the need for an option in the Southeast Asia region and initiated contact with MJets Limited. MJets Limited currently operates the first and only FBO & Private Jet Terminal in Thailand offering 7 distinct business lines that include aircraft charter, aircraft management, consultancy, maintenance & AOG services, air ambulance, ground handling services and FBO facilities with VIP lounge and CIQ on site.
FAA certification allows Western-MJets to conduct maintenance on a broad spectrum of U.S. registered business jets in accordance with 14 CFR Part 145 after having demonstrated compliance with the FAA’s rigorous high standards through comprehensive inspections of the repair station’s processes, personnel, training and facilities.
Aircraft type ratings include most Gulfstream and Cessna business jet series as well as many other popular corporate jet models including Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Dassault, Embraer and Hawker Beechcraft. For further information regarding maintenance services, e-mail Western-MJets at [email protected] or call +66 92 253 7181 or +66 2 034 5666. For more about MJets Limited, visit www.mjets.com
Western-MJets Accountable Manager, Navdeepak Vaid, and Director of Quality & Safety, Mr. Harold Stoddard, commented: “Having undergone extensive preparation prior to obtaining certification, we are delighted to have the maintenance capabilities and the expertise of our collective Western Jet Aviation and MJets team recognized. FAA certification means that Western-MJets can now approach customers at a different level with a very comprehensive capability.”
The Western-MJets management team indicated that “China, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, India, Isle of Man and UAE” are all near-term possibilities currently under consideration and cited that their “customer service, competitive pricing, proximity to Bangkok’s vibrant yet affordable downtown and central location within Southeast Asia” combine to create a significant market advantage over their closest regional competitors in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore some 1,300 kilometers south.
In the last 12 months MJets Limited reached several major milestones, including both IS-BAO and IS-BAH accreditations as well as EASA TCO Certification for their Thai AOC. In addition, AIN recently named MJets as the best FBO in Asia and 4th best in the entire eastern hemisphere. MJets Executive Chairman, Mr. Jaiyavat Navaraj, expanded on what this means to their organization “This FAA approval is the next major step in ensuring that MJets has the ability to support its global customer base. Coupled with expansive new MJets FBO facilities at Don Mueang International airport expected to be completed in Q3 2016, we are well positioned to accommodate the continued growth of business aviation in Thailand with increasing services available to an ever widening range of customers.”
Regarding 2-day / 48-hour aircraft parking restriction recently implemented at Don Mueang International Airport (VTBD), Mr. Jaiyavat Navaraj explained that this restriction does not apply to aircraft undergoing maintenance in a hangar.
