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ExecuJet MRO Malaysia Gains Philippines Certification
By: Jerry Siebenmark
Caption: The CAAP certification allows ExecuJet to perform line and heavy maintenance on a variety of Dassault, Bombardier and Gulfstream jets.
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ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia has received Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) certification for line and heavy maintenance on Dassault, Bombardier, and Gulfstream business jets, the Kuala Lumpur maintenance provider announced. Aircraft covered by the certification include Dassault Falcon 2000EX and Falcon 900EX; Bombardier Challenger 300/350 series and Learjet 45; and Gulfstream G200 and GIV jets.

“The impetus for getting CAAP certification was the increased number of queries from operators in the Philippines,” said v-p of MRO Services Asia for Execujet Malaysia Ivan Lim. “We realized that many of them are looking for a wider range of maintenance options, especially those who usually send their jets to the U.S. for MRO work.”

Lim added the Philippines is the third-largest market in Southeast Asia for business aviation, after Malaysia and Singapore, with about 50 business jets—a number that is expected to grow. The Kuala Lumpur facility and its mobile response team also are close enough geographically to support Philippines customers in AOG situations, he added.