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Completions backlog boosts business at Jet Aviation Basel
Jet Aviation Basel, one of Europe’s largest completion facilities, has to live with the long lead times unavoidable in its business, but they can be a bles

Jet Aviation Basel, one of Europe’s largest completion facilities, has to live with the long lead times unavoidable in its business, but they can be a blessing in recessionary times. The company has a several-year backlog for large airline-sized aircraft and a little less for purpose-built business jets, which should allow it to bridge a possible reduction in new orders.

The Swiss group, which is now a subsidiary of General Dynamics, employs a staff of some 2,200 in Basel engaged in maintenance (about 40 percent), large aircraft completion (40 percent) and completion of Dassault Falcon 900, 2000 and 7X jets. All three main sectors grew last year and existing backlogs demand a similar workload this year. The Basel facility workshops occupy 350,000 sq ft, including a 100,000-sq-ft hangar added last year.