ExecuJet Haite Aviation Services China is opening a maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility at Beijing Daxing International Airport, the company said today. It will be jointly run with Capital Airport Holding Business Aviation Management (CBM).
Under the partnership agreement, ExecuJet Haite will operate a 5,000-sq-m (54,000-sq-ft) maintenance hangar to support multiple business aircraft types subject to the requirements of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). It will be equipped with back shops and offices.
The new MRO hangar will be situated within the airport’s business aviation area, which covers approximately 300,000 sq m. A substantial portion of this space is designated for FBO use, including an 11,000-sq-m terminal building, an area specifically designated for business jet parking, and five additional 5,000-sq-m hangars for covered parking.
“The infrastructure at Beijing Daxing International Airport is second to none and we are delighted to immediately start supporting business aircraft at the airport and working cooperatively with CBM to create a world-class business aviation hub and destination,” said ExecuJet Haite general manager Paul Desgrosseilliers.
Established in 2010 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Sichuan-based Haite Group, ExecuJet Haite offers line and base maintenance support at its Tianjin MRO for various business jets, including Gulfstream, Dassault Falcon, Embraer, Bombardier, and Boeing. The company is certified to provide maintenance by the CAAC, EASA, the FAA, and aviation authorities in Caribbean nations.
The company is wholly owned by Chinese investors and operates as a franchise of ExecuJet MRO Services. Neither ExecuJet MRO Services nor its parent Dassault Aviation hold any stake in the company.
As a division of the Capital Airport Holding Company, CBM currently delivers FBO services to both business aviation operators at Daxing International and Beijing Capital International Airport. In collaboration with ExecuJet Haite, CBM aims to make Beijing Daxing Airport a primary business jet hub and an entry point to the Chinese market.
“This new agreement will bring the combined FBO and MRO business aviation expertise of both companies together to work in unison towards the further development of China’s business aviation market and specifically enhance maintenance services and support at Beijing Daxing International Airport to the benefit of both of our shared customers,” added Li Yingyong, general manager of CBM.