Executive charter company Royal Jet is to open a maintenance facility big enough for a Boeing Business Jet next to its private terminal at Abu Dhabi's international airport in 2011.
The company - the world's biggest BBJ operator with a fleet of five - is partnering with an unnamed overseas maintenance provider.
Royal Jet - which also flies a Gulfstream IVSP and two G300s, as well as a Bombardier Learjet 60 - has been hinting at a move into maintenance for some time, but this is the first time it has confirmed its plans.
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Part of the reason for the move is that the company has until now had to ship its BBJs overseas for heavy maintenance and wanted to offer owners whose aircraft it manages an all-in package.
Royal Jet is jointly owned by Abu Dhabi Aviation and the Presidential Flight Authority and is chaired by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nayan, a minister in the UAE federal cabinet.
Source: Flight Daily News
