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Metrojet is a
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
provider of business aviation services to users in the Asia Pacific region. Established in 1997, Metrojet pioneered business aviation services in Hong Kong and provides all-inclusive aircraft management, charter, maintenance, and aviation consultancy services to our growing business aviation customer base. Metrojet also has a regional presence with satellite maintenance base in Clark,
the Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
.
Metrojet HK Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) station is Hong Kong CAD,
US FAA, Aruba DCA, Bermuda BCAA, Canada TCCA, Cayman Islands CAACI, Isle of Man IoM, Qatar QCAA and San Marino SMAR certified.
History
Metrojet is part of The Kadoorie Group, which includes
CLP Holdings
CLP Group () and its holding company, CLP Holdings Ltd (), also known as China Light and Power Company, Limited (now CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd., ), is an electricity company in Hong Kong. Incorporated in 1901 as China Light & Power Company Syndi ...
,
Heliservices (HK) Ltd, and
The Peninsula Hotels
The Peninsula Hotels is a chain of luxury hotels operated by Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels. Founded by the Kadoorie family, the first hotel opened in 1928 and now stands as the oldest in Hong Kong.
History
Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Limite ...
. The Group has over 30 years business aviation experience in the region, with the establishment of
Heliservices in 1978 and Metrojet in 1995.
Corporate affairs
The head office is located in Suites 1303–1306 at
One Citygate
Citygate () is a commercial complex at the town centre of Tung Chung, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It comprises a shopping centre called Citygate Outlets, an office tower, and the Novotel Citygate hotel.
When it first opened for business in 2000, ...
in
Tung Chung
Tung Chung, meaning " eastern stream", is an area on the northwestern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. One of the most recent new towns, it was formerly a rural fishing village beside Tung Chung Bay, and along the delta and lower courses of T ...
. Previously it was at Suite 608 at One Citygate. On a previous occasion the head office was on the ninth floor of the China Hong Kong Tower in
Wanchai
Wan Chai is situated at the western part of the Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. Its other boundaries are Canal Road to the east, Arsenal Street to the west and Bowen Road to the south. The area no ...
.
[Company Profile]
" Metrojet Limited. 27 January 2007. Retrieved on 16 May 2013. "Hong Kong Aviation Group, 9/F China Hong Kong Tower, 8–12 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong"
Fleet
Metrojet currently operates a fleet including Gulfstream
G450
The Gulfstream IV (or G-IV or GIV) and derivatives are a family of twinjet aircraft, mainly for private or business use. They were designed and built by Gulfstream Aerospace, a General Dynamics company based in Savannah, Georgia, United State ...
, Gulfstream
G550
The Gulfstream G550 is a business jet aircraft produced by General Dynamics' Gulfstream Aerospace unit in Savannah, Georgia, US. The certification designation is GV-SP. A version with reduced fuel capacity was marketed as the G500. Gulfstream ...
, Gulfstream G650ER, and
Boeing Business Jet
Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) are versions of Boeing's jet airliners with modifications to serve the private, head of state and corporate jet market. In 1996, Phil Condit, president of The Boeing Company, and Jack Welch, chairman and CEO of Genera ...
(
BBJ
Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) are versions of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Boeing's Jet airliner, jet airliners with modifications to serve the private, head of state and corporate jet market. In 1996, Phil Condit, president of The Boeing Company, ...
) in the region. They also provide maintenance support to regionally based and transient aircraft.
Services
Aircraft management
Metrojet assists the aircraft purchaser initially in connection with matters leading to and associated with aircraft registration, certification, inspection and delivery.
Metrojet also acts as the turn-key flight department, providing flight operations, flight crew, aircraft maintenance, regulatory compliance, aviation accounting, insurance and administration as well as pre-delivery assistance.
Aircraft maintenance
In addition to being a Gulfstream Authorized Warranty Repair Facility, Metrojet also maintains Boeing BBJ.
Metrojet's engineers have Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, GE and Honeywell aircraft engines and APU type ratings. Metrojet is also recognised as a Pratt & Whitney Authorized Service Facility and Mobile Repair Team, and a Rolls-Royce Authorised Service Facility for BR710 series engine. Their avionics and airframe engineers also have ratings on other aircraft.
Aircraft charter
Metrojet provides private jet charter services throughout Asia and beyond.
References
Airline Codes Website*https://web.archive.org/web/20100619163855/http://www.propilotmag.com/archives/2008/Sept08/A1_Kadoorie_p1.html
External links
Metrojet
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Airlines of Hong Kong
Companies established in 1995