Embraer Appoints Metrojet as Authorized Service Centre

[HD video below] Metrojet has become Embraer’s first Authorized Service Centre in the Greater China Region.

This means Metrojet able to provide line and base maintenance for Embraer’s customers of both the Lineage 1000 and Legacy 600/650 by November 2011.

Metrojet is a leading business aviation service provider in Asia based in Hong Kong that provides a full range of aviation services including aircraft maintenance, fleet management and charter services.

The company is an Hong Kong CAD and CCAR 145 approved maintenance organization, with approval from other authorities as well, including US FAA, Macau CAA, Canada TCCA, Bermuda BDCA and Cayman CAA.

Bjӧrn Nӓf, CEO of Metrojet, said, “This cooperation will enhance our leadership position in aircraft maintenance across Asia. It is a great honor to be Embraer’s first Authorized Service Center for executive jets in the Greater China Region. Metrojet will continue to provide dedicated and high quality service to Embraer’s fleet in the Asia Pacific region. We have honed our knowledge through 30-year’s heritage in business aviation maintenance. We look forward to a long term partnership with Embraer.”

Metrojet’s maintenance department is currently a fully certified Repair Station with approvals from the Hong Kong CAD, the United States FAA and is fully authorized to carry out maintenance on aircraft registered in China, Macau, Taiwan, Malaysia, Bermuda, Canada, Isle of Man, and Cayman Islands. Metrojet is a full Authorized Gulfstream Warranty Repair Facility as well as an authorized Bombardier, Hawker Beechcraft and Cessna Service Facility. Its Avionics and Airframe engineers have ratings on Gulfstream, Bombardier, Hawker Beechcraft, Falcon, Cessna Citation, Embraer, Boeing and Airbus aircraft as well as Eurocopter, MD, Bell, Sikorsky and Augusta helicopters.

Guan Dongyuan, President of Embraer China, said, “We are very glad to cooperate with Metrojet, one of the best maintenance organizations in Asia. This partnership not only indicates Embraer’s strong business growth in the Greater China Region, which includes mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, and the People’s Republic of Mongolia, but also demonstrates Embraer’s commitment to continuously improve support and services for all of its customers. We have every confidence that Metrojet will provide efficient and top-quality service to customers in this market.”

Inside an Embraer Legacy 650

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