French business aircraft cabin interior parts supplier JCB Aero (stand 1029) is moving into cabin refurbishment and relocating to larger premises this year.
At the show this morning JCB vice-president commercial Philip Male said "this is the final link in the chain" for the 25-year-old French company. "We have found a niche in the market," he added. "As the used aircraft inventory starts to shift these new owners will look at changing the interior as a way of stamping their identity on the aircraft. There is also a growing fleet of 10-year-old Boeing Business Jets that will need to be refurbished."
Drawn by financial incentives from the French government, JCB is moving at the end of the year from its base in L'Isle-Jourdain 30km (18 miles) west of Toulouse to a new, larger facility around 40km further away.
JCB will offer refurbishment on all business aircraft types, Male said, and has no plans to move into new aircraft completions. JCB expects European Aviation Safety Agency Part 21J design organisation approval for installation in the fourth quarter.
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Source: Flight Daily News
