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JetEast Opens New Jersey MRO
By: Jerry Siebenmark
Caption: JetEast's new MRO at Millville Executive Airport comprises 70,000 sq ft of hangar and office space.
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JetEast has opened an MRO at Millville Executive Airport in New Jersey that comprises two of the airport’s “most modern” hangars totaling 70,000 sq ft and that will employ 250 workers when fully operational. The Gama Aviation company is leasing the property from the Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) for 10 years, with options to extend the lease for two five-year periods.

“Over the past 20 years, the DRBA has invested more than $50 million to enhance the airport’s infrastructure, laying the foundation for…businesses like JetEast to ramp up and take flight here,” said DRBA commission chairman James Hogan. JetEast’s activities at Millville will include heavy scheduled maintenance of business jets with a focus on serving as a Citation center of excellence. In addition to JetEast’s current lease, it has the right of first refusal to lease a former Dallas Airmotive hangar at the airport.

“The collaboration and support we have received from the DRBA, the airport, and the Millville community has been overwhelmingly positive,” said JetEast CEO Stephen Maiden. “We look forward to working together with all community stakeholders as we grow our operation and its capabilities.”

The Millville MRO builds on other JetEast maintenance facilities, including ones in New York, Florida, and Texas. In addition, it opened at a 30,000-sq-ft hangar in July at Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport.