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JSSI and VistaJet Expand Support Agreement
By: James Wynbrandt
Caption: Aircraft care provider also adds Nigeria-based Global to its Tip-to-Tail coverage program.
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Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI, Booth A073) and VistaJet (Booth Z115) announced here at the EBACE show the enrollment of the 40th VistaJet aircraft, a Bombardier Global 6000, onto JSSI’s Platinum Engine and APU hourly cost maintenance program. Back in 2013, the two companies first entered into an engine care agreement worth $205 million to cover the charter operator’s order of 56 Bombardier Globals, and last year expanded the agreement to include VistaJet’s Challenger 350 order (20 firm plus 20 options). VistaJet’s Challenger 850s and Challenger 605s are also enrolled.
  
“This is a tremendous milestone for JSSI and we are very appreciative for the continued trust and confidence VistaJet has placed in us,” said Neil Book, JSSI’s president and CEO. “Our businesses have much in common, especially when it comes to the emphasis placed on premium service, and no one does that better than VistaJet.”
  
JSSI’s Platinum Engine Program provides all-inclusive engine and APU care for a set price, providing operators with budgeting certainty. “The ability to plan engine and APU maintenance and accurately forecast cost has brought a great deal of stability to our operations and budget planning,” said Nick Van Der Meer, chief operating officer, VistaJet.
  
JSSI also announced that a new Nigerian-based Global 6000 business jet operated by Wings of Grace has been enrolled in its Tip-to-Tail Program, the operator’s second aircraft to join the maintenance plan, which as the name implies, covers airframe, engines, and APU. “The business aviation market continues to expand in Africa, and our Tip-to-Tail coverage is specifically designed to meet the needs of operators in this region,” said Kevin Thomas, the U.S.-based group’s senior vice president for business development & strategic planning.