Exclusively Focused On The Boeing Business Jet
JetTech Aerospace announced the acquisition of Cascade
Aerospace’s completion division based in Spokane, Washington
at the NBAA Meeting and Convention this week. Established in 2008
to provide specialty services for the Boeing Business Jet including
completions, refurbishments, and maintenance, the company will now
operate as JetTech Aerospace.
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Since its founding, the company has earned a reputation
throughout industry for excellence. In a press conference today at
the 63rd Annual NBAA Meeting and Convention, Stephen R. Taylor,
President of Boeing Business Jets welcomed JetTech Aerospace as a
designated completion center to meet the growing demand for
superior completion capacity and commended the company for its
track record of quality and delivery.
“The JetTech team has already demonstrated their ability
to deliver a high quality executive Boeing Business Jet interior,
leading to another very satisfied BBJ customer. In the face of an
aggressive schedule, they completed the aircraft early—the
mark of a well managed project and exceptional team," said
Taylor.
The proven staff and management team of Cascade Aerospace USA
— each with an average of 26 years aviation experience
— will remain with the new company, including Bret Burnside
who will continue to manage operations as president of JetTech
Aerospace. “We see tremendous opportunity in providing the
full spectrum of dedicated completion, refurbishment, modification,
and maintenance capabilities for the Boeing Business Jet, at a new
standard of service,” said Burnside. “We have built a
company focused on customer satisfaction achieved by delivering
quality, innovative design, excellence in execution, and full
transparency throughout the process—from pricing to each and
every resource working on the aircraft.”
JetTech's state-of-the-art, 52,000 square foot facility at
Spokane International Airport includes extensive hangar floor
space, shops, and six acres of ramp and aircraft storage, and is
co-located with Associated Painters' new 41,000 square foot
aircraft paint facility. JetTech’s proximity to Boeing's
Business Jets Headquarters in Seattle, Washington provides
immediate access to Boeing and a community of Boeing-focused
resources. JetTech continues to enjoy high utilization and has one
remaining completion slot available.
JetTech’s near-term capacity provides prospective clients
with full range of services—from luxury interior completions
and modifications to maintenance repair and overhaul—by a
designated Boeing Business Jet Completion Center. JetTech also
announced today that it has been selected to deliver full
completion services including interior and exterior design,
engineering, certification, fabrication, and installation for First
Virtual Air’s new “green” Boeing Business Jet,
slated for delivery in November 2010. The company will also provide
ongoing maintenance services for the new aircraft.
In a related move, the company said it has been selected to
deliver full completion services including interior and exterior
design, engineering, certification, fabrication, and installation
for First Virtual Air’s new “green” Boeing
Business Jet, slated for delivery in November 2010. The company
will also provide ongoing maintenance services for the new
aircraft.
Mike Plymale, Director of Aviation for First Virtual Air,
said JetTech was chosen based upon its proven track record of
delivery, while maintaining strict cost and safety controls and its
exclusive focus on the Boeing Business Jet. “JetTech was the
only vendor to demonstrate full transparency, hands-on management,
and provide dedicated teams,” said Plymale. “We know
exactly what we were paying for, line-byline, and we know precisely
who is working on the aircraft. The same dedicated professionals
will work on our aircraft from start to finish.”
Plymale added that JetTech further distinguished itself by
“having delivered the only Boeing Business Jet both on-time
and under budget in the last five years.” It is expected to
be completed in late 2011.
JetTech employed creative solutions to meet the owner’s
requirements for both usability and comfort, tailored to his
lifestyle, like a multi-purpose dining area that converts from a
casual gathering space to a formal dining room thanks to cleverly
designed ottomans that convert to individual tables or a full-size
dining table at the touch of a button.