Jet Aviation
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Founded | 1967 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 200 | ||||||
Destinations | Global | ||||||
Parent company | General Dynamics | ||||||
Headquarters | Basel, Switzerland | ||||||
Website | http://www.jetaviation.com/ |
Jet Aviation is a
History
Carl W. Hirschmann established Jet Aviation in 1967 as a maintenance organization when he bought the former Globe Air hangars in Basel, Switzerland, and opened the first maintenance facility for business aircraft in Europe.
Two years later, he Pilatus maintenance and airline handling operations in Zürich and Geneva. He also began offering aircraft charter and management services to European and Middle Eastern customers.
1970s
During the 1970s, the company expanded its operations to the European and Middle Eastern markets, including charters and aircraft management, establishing its first overseas maintenance facility in Düsseldorf in 1975. Two years later, the company introduced outfitting at its Basel facility. In 1979, it began FBO operations in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
1980s
Since the mid-'80s, the company bought existing FBOs in
1990s
Jet Aviation, Basel, and the three U.S.
2000s
In October 2005 Jet Aviation was acquired by the
In January 2008, Jet Aviation acquired U.S.-based maintenance and completions company Savannah Air Center located at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. In Spring 2008, Jet Aviation and Beijing-based Deer Air, signed a joint venture to operate an FBO and line maintenance facility at Beijing's Capital International Airport.
On November 5, 2008, the company was acquired by U.S.-based
Business Jets
Established in 2002, Business Jets Limited is a branch of Jet Aviation operating in the
References
- ^ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ "About - Jet Aviation". www.jetaviation.com. Archived from the original on 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2021-06-23.