Story ID: 411
Jet Aviation To Debut New DWC FBO
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: The new facility at the VIP terminal is six times larger than its previous offering at the airport.
Word Count: 356
Jet Aviation used the stage of the Dubai Air Show to unveil its newly relocated FBO. the original facility was established in 2013 in the main terminal building at DWC; the new facility will be one of the service providers sharing the world’s largest purpose-built VIP terminal at Dubai South.

At 6,460 sq ft (600 sq m), the new FBO, which, like Jet Aviation’s facility at Dubai International Airport, is operated in partnership with the Al Mulla Business Group, is six times as large as the company’s previous location at Al Maktoum International. With European style and branding similar to that at the company’s other locations such as Zurich and Geneva, it will feature a trio of 430-sq-ft (40-sq-m) ()customer lounges along the main corridor, a conference room, crew lounge, separate prayer rooms for men and women, shower facilities, operations center and a designated waiting room for chauffeurs. The terminal also houses a large duty free shop. “We are very pleased to begin operations at Dubai South and look forward to welcoming customers to our new FBO, where they can expect to receive the highest quality services in the comfort and style to which they are accustomed with Jet Aviation,” said Stefan Benz, senior vice president of regional operations for EMEA and Asia.

Given the current lack of available hangars at Dubai South, the General Dynamics subsidiary will provide base maintenance through its MRO location at Dubai International Airport. “We are firmly committed to our customers in Dubai and the region, which our new Dubai South FBO demonstrates,” noted Hardy Butschi vice president and general manager of the company’s MRO and FBO operations in the country. “We also continue operating our award-winning MRO and FBO facilities at Dubai International Airport and are extending our DXB maintenance approvals to support line maintenance services through the Dubai South FBO.” Since it began operating in Dubai in 2005, Jet Aviation has handled more than 25,000 aircraft in the country. Both of its locations have been audited and approved for registration under the International Standard for Business Aviation Handlers (IS-BAH).

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