Metrojet, a provider of business aircraft
services in Asia, has signed a business partnership agreement with
US-based The Leather Institute.
The agreement will see Metrojet partner with The
Leather Institute as part of the US-based organisation’s affiliate
network, offering full aircraft interior care services including
complete refinishing of interior leather components.
The Leather Institute is headquartered in Red Bank, New
Jersey, with over 70 Aviation Authorised Service Centres
worldwide, from New York to Singapore, serving the business jet
market.
Chairman of The Leather
Institute Patrick Dorgan said, “Our new affiliate agreement with
Metrojet provides an opportunity to expand our Asia presence and
services to both private and corporate business aircraft owners in
the region, in conjunction with a company that enjoys a heritage
of outstanding service quality and highest reputation.”
The agreement is the latest in a series of recent Metrojet
development and expansion plans which include a joint-venture agreement with Zhuhai Hanxing General Aviation to create
Metrojet Hanxing with a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO)
facility, located at Zhuhai Airport, with over 15,000 sq ft of
hanger space, workshops and storage facilities, representing Metrojet’s first operations in the rapidly growing China business
aviation market.
As part of an on-going
international expansion programme, Metrojet has also opened a
maintenance facility, Metrojet Engineering Clark, within the
Clark Freeport Zone in the Philippines and established a joint
venture with India-based Taj Air to establish TajAir Metrojet
Aviation in Mumbai, offering maintenance services to the growing
Indian business aviation market.
Established in
1995, Metrojet is a leading business jet operator and maintenance
provider in Asia. The company offers comprehensive aircraft
management, consultancy, maintenance and charter services and
pioneered business aviation services in Hong Kong.
“We are delighted to partner with The
Leather Institute to offer their outstanding craftsmanship and
services to Metrojet’s customers,” said Steve Hughes, Metrojet’s
Director of Maintenance & Engineering. “Metrojet
will be the first exclusive Asia-based business aircraft
maintenance company with the ability to provide interior care
services to business jets in Hong Kong, China Zhuhai, Macau, the
Philippines and India.”
Metrojet,
Hong Kong
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