Jet Aviation Singapore begins building new hangar
The Singappore facility begins building a new hangar that will triple the size of the maintenance area to meet the growing demand at Singapore Seletar Aerospace Park.
Jet Aviation Singapore begins building a hangar adjacent to its current facilities in Seletar Aerospace Park, bringing the total hangar size to 7,500 sq m. The new facility will add two floors of shops and offices covering a gross area of 2,500 sq m and approximately 9,300 sq m to its apron and is scheduled to be open in 2014.
In response to growing demand in Asia, Jet Aviation Singapore is building a new maintenance hangar alongside its current maintenance and FBO operation in Seletar Aerospace Park.
Jet Aviation Singapore hosted a ground-breaking ceremony last week to celebrate the commencement of construction of the new maintenance hangar. The event was attended by over 150 people, including Dan Clare, president, Jet Aviation; Gary Dolski, vice president and general manager, Jet Aviation Singapore; Lim Kok Kiang, executive director, Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB); and Leow Thiam Seng, director, Singapore Jurong Town Corporation.
“Our additional hangar space will permit up to five G650 or five Global Express 7000 aircraft and clearly improves our ability to accommodate large, long-range business jets, which are the preferred aircraft in the region,” says Gary Dolski. “This expansion further highlights our commitment to providing our clients the most benefit through continuous focus on quality, service, comforts and standards.
”“We worked in close cooperation with Singapore’s Economic Development Board and JTC Corporation, the national developer of industrial infrastructure, to finalize our lease and conclude this expansion project agreement,” Dolski adds. “Their support is very much appreciated and we look forward to working with them in the future.”
On behalf of the Economic Development Board, Lim Kok Kiang said, “We are delighted by Jet Aviation’s decision to expand its presence in Singapore. We are committed to working with MRO companies like Jet Aviation to tap into Singapore’s skilled talent, supporting infrastructure and connectivity to better serve their regional customers.”
The JTC’s Leow Thiam Seng congratulated Jet Aviation on building its new extended hangar said “With the new facility catering to larger aircraft, Jet Aviation is well-positioned to embrace the growth of MRO and business aviation in the region. This expansion reaffirms the company’s confidence in Singapore and will boost the strength of the aerospace cluster in Seletar Aerospace Park.”
Photograph: (left to right): Jet Aviation president Daniel Clare, EDB executive director Lim Kok Kiang, Jet Aviation Singapore vice president & general manager Gary Dolski and JTC director Leow Thiam Seng at the Hangar Expansion Ground Breaking Ceremony on January 18, 2013
