Jet Aviation launches new hangar project in Singapore

Jet Aviation recently held a hand-over ceremony to commemorate the launch of a third new hangar at its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) and fixed base operator (FBO) facility at Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore. The project slated for completion in November 2017 will add 3,850 square metres of hangar space to the facility, as well as 380 square metres to the interior shop and additional space for equipment and storage.

In cooperation with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and Jurong Town Council (JTC), the land managers at Seletar Aerospace Park, Jet Aviation launched a new construction project to build a third hangar at its integrated MRO and FBO facility in Singapore. The new 3,850-square-metre hangar will be constructed adjacent to the current site by Aircraft Support Industries (ASI) under a design-build contract that will be managed by MERx Construction. Representatives of the three companies and EDB met on site for a ribbon-cutting ceremony earlier on November 3, where land access was officially ceded to ASI and MERx.

With the new hangar, the Singapore facility will have a total hangar space of 11,650 square metres, with hangar three equipped to accommodate an additional two Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) aircraft or five Gulfstream G550 aircraft.

“As with our second hangar at 1071 West Camp Road, we are building this third hangar to meet the growing demand in the region for business aviation services, particularly for large, long-range business jets,” says Stefan Benz, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Jet Aviation’s MRO and FBO operations in EMEA & Asia. “The new hangar will significantly boost the capacity of our maintenance, FBO and parking operations.”

Jet Aviation Group President Rob Smith added, “This expansion project has been fully supported by EDB and JTC for which we are very grateful. We’ve been working closely with EDB since going operational here in Singapore 20 years ago and we look forward to earning their ongoing support for years to come.”