Manama: Comlux-The Aviation Group, a corporate charter airline based in Switzerland, announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with Texel Air, in order to provide its Middle East customers with dedicated MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) line maintenance and cabin upgrades and refurbishments on their VIP aircraft.
While Texel Air will provide hangar, maintenance and certification services through its 3,200 square metre facility at Bahrain International airport, Comlux will take care of system upgrades and cabin modification services by hiring highly skilled local craftsmen and engineers, managed and assisted by Comlux America experts on-site, the company said in a statement released as Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS2016) opened on Thursday.
The new Service Centre will provide maintenance and refurbishment works on ACJ [Airbus Corporate Jet] and BBJ [Boeing Business Jet] narrow-body aircraft.
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Texel Air, which already owns a Bahraini Part 145 approval, is expected to get its EASA Part 145 by the third quarter of 2016. Last year, Comlux America was granted the warranty and repair facility approval by BBJ and became the First independent ACJ Authorised Service Centre worldwide.
“We wanted to provide our Middle East customers with a convenient, high quality and cost-efficient solution to have their VIP cabin changes and upgrades accomplished perfectly on site during their A check ground time,” Arnaud Martin, EVP Comlux-The Aviation Group, said in a statement.
Fraser Currie, CEO Texel Air, added that the company was delighted to be expanding its capabilities and bringing new business and employment opportunities to Bahrain. “This opportunity continues to demonstrate our commitment to bringing world class services to the region,” Currie said. “The Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications’ Civil Aviation Affairs has supported the growth of the business aviation segment in Bahrain and this partnership is seen as an example of the benefits such partnerships can bring to the local economy,” he said.
