Hong Kong – 02 March 2018 – Hongkong Jet has today announced the upgrade and expansion of its HKAR-145 maintenance capabilities to include approval to certify the Gulfstream G550 to 144MOS / 12C level. The G550 aircraft type first entered into service in around 2003-4 and as aircraft age, the checks required to keep them flying become more in-depth and complex, under the new approval upgrade, the entire Greater China fleet of 40 G550’s are now covered under the company’s Hong Kong 145 and Joint Maintenance Management (JMM) approvals.
Diarmuid O'Shea, Head of Maintenance, Hongkong Jet said, “The biggest saving for any aircraft owner is to protect the residual value of the aircraft, so we are working to ensure we can continue to provide our world class maintenance services for the entire fleet as it ages. Engineers are in limited supply in the industry, however, at Hongkong Jet we are actively expanding our maintenance capabilities. As part of this move, initially our goal is to extend this capability increase (G550 – 12C) to the rest of our NAA authorizations - Bermuda (VP-B), Cayman (VP-C), and USA (N-) - foremost. Once that is complete, we will roll-out the process on the other aircraft types within our scope, focusing on the Gulfstream G450, G650 and the Bombardier Global Express as first priorities”.
Hongkong Jet
Hongkong Jet’s mission is for our passionate team of experts to provide Clients, with a Safe, Professional, Personal and Proactive service, which consistently exceeds Client expectations. We provide business jet owners with a comprehensive suite of services tailored to their specific requirements. These services include aircraft completion, delivery, management, operation, maintenance, charter, sales and consultancy – essentially covering all aspects of the life cycle of aircraft ownership. Hongkong Jet holds Air Operator’s Certificate for both Hong Kong and Bermuda and operates, manages and maintains its charter and private fleet of aircraft in accordance with the ARGUS Platinum and ISBAO III safety standards. Hongkong Jet is fully certified with Part 145 maintenance approvals from the HKCAD, Bermuda and Cayman Islands. Hongkong Jet forms part of the HNA group which was founded in 1993 and has grown into a global conglomerate with 11 listed companies and assets in excess of USD 72 billion. The diverse HNA holdings include Aviation, Airport Management, Shipping, Hospitality, Tourism, Logistics, Financial Services, Real Estate and Retail. HNA collectively operates in excess of 500 aircraft, serving approximately 72 million passengers each year.
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