JOHANNESBURG \u2013 ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, will have a hospitality chalet (chalet no. 24) at the upcoming biennial Africa Aerospace and Defence Show (18-24 September) to engage with industry partners and customers.<\/p>\n
Vince Goncalves, Regional VP Africa at ExecuJet MRO Services, says the company is participating to show support for the South African Air Force as well as to promote business aviation in the region. The South African Air Force is hosting the show which is held at the Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria..<\/p>\n
ExecuJet MRO Services will showcase its capabilities in line and heavy maintenance, avionics installation and upgrades, AOG support, engine overhaul and services, aircraft modification and component maintenance.<\/p>\n
Partners Honeywell and FedEx will be on hand to meet with clients as well. ExecuJet MRO Services is an authorized avionics dealer and service centre for Honeywell engines and auxiliary power units (APUs). FedEx is ExecuJet\u2019s airfreight and logistics partner.<\/p>\n
ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa is an authorized service centre for Dassault, Bombardier, Embraer, Rolls-Royce, and GE, and also carries out heavy maintenance on Hawker and Beechcraft aircraft. Business aviation plays a critically important role in Africa, a huge continent with relatively limited commercial air service.<\/p>\n
ExecuJet MRO Services, which has its global headquarters at Johannesburg\u2019s Lanseria International Airport, recently won a contract to provide airframe heavy maintenance and component support for the South African Air Force\u2019s three Beechcraft King Airs. The MRO company has already completed airframe heavy maintenance checks on two of these aircraft which will be delivered to the air force in time to be on static display at the show. Besides completing airframe heavy checks, ExecuJet also touched up the aircraft paintwork, and refurbished the interior<\/p>\n
ExecuJet MRO Services also supports Falcon aircraft and various engine models for the air force. In addition to work for SAAF, Goncalves noted: \u201cWe serve operators across the region and are Africa\u2019s largest business aviation MRO organisation, with 130 personnel, including 70 in engineering.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
JOHANNESBURG \u2013 ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, will have a hospitality chalet (chalet no. 24) at the upcoming biennial Africa Aerospace and Defence Show (18-24 September) to engage with industry partners and customers. Vince Goncalves, Regional VP Africa at ExecuJet MRO Services, says the company is participating to show…
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