JetAviation on 21 November broke ground on a new 8,700m² (93,600ft²) hangar at its
Basel, Switzerland base, to meet the rising demand for its VIP maintenance,
repair and overhaul and completions services.
The building, known as Hangar 3, will replace two
existing structures at the facility, but will be nearly twice their size when
it opens at the end of 2018.
It will have the capacity to accommodate a number of
single- and twin-aisle airliners simultaneously, up to the size of a Boeing
747-8, says Jet Aviation. The project also includes expanding the apron by
5,000m², and adding another 2,000m² of office and workshop space.
The General Dynamics-owned business aviation
services provider says the new project "reinforces its commitment to
Basel", which has been home to Jet Aviation's main engineering facility
since the company began operations 50 years ago.
Since entering the completions market in 1977, the
company has outfitted over 200 green aircraft at Basel and refurbished
countless more, it says.
The 49,000m² site houses seven hangars for business
aircraft MRO and completions, including a 10,000m² structure designed to
accommodate an Airbus A380.
(Evangle Luo of TTFLY shared with you)
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