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UK's Inflite Buys Excellence Aviation Services 
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: The move gives Inflight the Jet Centre an entry into Bombardier aircraft maintenance.
Word Count: 177
UK-based Inflite The Jet Centre, which operates an FBO and MRO at London Stansted Airport, has purchased Bombardier aircraft maintenance specialist Excellence Aviation Services (EAS). The acquisition includes the Part 145 repair operation and continuing airworthiness management organization (CAMO) as well as Excellence Aviation, its Part NCC aircraft management business.

Working from Inflite’s 250,000 sq ft of hangar space at Stansted, EAS will expand its offerings from line service to full base maintenance for Challengers and Globals, in addition to continue providing line maintenance at London Oxford, Luton, and Farnborough Airports. EAS founder Colin Solley and partner Mike Smith will remain with the company, which will also add two additional maintenance technicians to its staff of 12.

“This strategic acquisition is a perfect fit for us," said Inflite managing director Christoffer Creutz. “Excellence Aviation Services’ Bombardier capabilities and services complement our long-established activity on Embraer Executive Jets and Boeing BBJ platforms, and together with our dedicated VVIP corporate FBO at Stansted, we can offer a full turnkey solution to EAS’s customers too.”