KUALA LUMPUR: ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia, a wholly-owned unit of Dassault Aviation, has moved into its new purpose-built maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at Subang Airport here.
The internationally certified MRO facility reinforces Malaysia's position as a regional centre for MRO and highlights the importance of Asia as a growing business aviation market.
ExecuJet regional vice president for Asia Ivan Lim said the benefit of having a purpose-built MRO facility is that it can include new features to support MRO activity (for example, a built-in overhead-crane for aircraft engine changes) and it can be future- proofed.
"We also designed the hangar and workshops to optimise the workflow through the facility. The 105,000 square feet hangar can accommodate up to 15 medium and large business jets simultaneously, including the ultra-large-cabin Dassault Falcon 6X and Falcon 10X.
"Our previous facility at Subang Airport was smaller and the hangar was originally designed for aircraft undercover parking," he said in a statement today.
"The 149,500 square feet MRO centre, the largest business aviation maintenance facility at Subang Airport, also includes workshops, storage space, offices for staff and customers, training rooms as well as rest areas.
This purpose-built facility offers customers the full suite of MRO services from line maintenance
and AOG support through to heavy maintenance checks, cabin interior refurbishments, satcom
installations, avionics upgrades and other advanced modifications.
The aircraft types covered are those from Dassault Aviation, Bombardier and Gulfstream.
Ivan said the business aviation industry in Asia, particularly Southeast Asia, has witnessed strong growth, driving demand for MRO services.
"The larger, purpose-built facility at Subang Airport allows us to cater to the growth in the business aviation market and enables us to expand our MRO capabilities," he added.
The new hangar's energy-saving design elements include large windows, allowing for more natural light; LED lighting; high-volume low-speed overhead fans for cooling; an 85 kiloWatt rooftop solar system and water tanks for harvesting rainwater.
yExecuJet is certified by Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia, European Aviation Safety Agency, the US FAA, the Civil Aviation Administration of China along with other national civil aviation regulators around the world.
Meanwhile, EASA and the US FAA have certified ExecuJet to perform line maintenance and provide AOG support for Falcon 6X aircraft throughout the region.