Jet Aviation will provide scheduled base maintenance from its maintenance facilities in Basel or Geneva and line maintenance to the fleet from its Moscow Vnukovo facility.

“We are delighted to support the maintenance requirements of Art Aviation’s growing fleet of aircraft,” says Stefan Benz, vice president of Jet Aviation’s MRO and FBO operations, EMEA and Asia. “Our teams of highly trained professionals are fully committed to meeting the highest safety and quality standards. Jet Aviation has also invested in long-standing relationships with the various OEMs to facilitate our ongoing training with new technologies, as well as ready access to parts.”

Adds Art Aviation managing director Tim Hurworth, “It is important that we have been able to affiliate ourselves with Jet Aviation, who has the experience and capability to serve all of our aircraft types. Art Aviation’s goal is to offer a fully integrated service that is focused on the quality and safety of its flight operations with the preservation of asset value under management. With the established Line Maintenance support offered in Moscow, Jet Aviation has the proven ability to ensure Art Aviation keeps its aircraft operational."

Jet Aviation Moscow Vnukovo and Bombardier have an ongoing agreement to maintain an inventory of critical spare parts at the Moscow facility to help reduce aircraft downtime of Bombardier owners and operators in Russia, particularly during AOG situations.

Honeywell Aerospace appoints Jet Aviation Basel as an Authorized Repair & Overhaul Center for Honeywell wheels

In further news, Jet Aviation Basel and Honeywell Aerospace have signed an agreement which appoints Jet Aviation’s Basel maintenance facility as an Authorized Repair and Overhaul Center for Honeywell wheels.

With this appointment, Jet Aviation is authorized to perform tire changes and provide warranty repair and overhaul services for Honeywell wheels in the business and general aviation market place. The wheels manufactured by Honeywell are installed on large aircraft such as Boeing 737 and Airbus A340. Jet Aviation Basel is already designated as an Authorized Service Center for both Airbus and Boeing.

“We are delighted to be selected by Honeywell as a preferred repair and overhaul center for its wheels,” said Johannes Turzer, vice president & general manger of the maintenance center at Jet Aviation Basel. “We are fully committed to meeting the highest quality standards, which this Honeywell designation acknowledges.”

“The Wheel Shop at Jet Aviation Basel has a great deal of experience with wheel repairs and extensive overhauls, including sand-blasting, nondestructive testing, painting, re-assembly and dynamic balancing, added Victor Valente, vice president of B&GA Honeywell Aerospace in EMEA. "We are pleased to have them repair and overhaul Honeywell wheels to ensure the safety of our landing systems.”

The Wheel Shop at Jet Aviation Basel also supports wheel maintenance for Meggitt, Goodrich and Messier - Bugatti.