EuroAirport, which serves the cities of Basel, Switzerland; Mulhouse, France; and Freiburg, Germany; is home to a considerable maintenance and completion industry, with companies such as Jet Aviation, Lufthansa Technik and
Amac specializing in large aircraft. Last month Air Service Basel officially opened a new facility at the airport to serve owners of small and midsize executive jets.
Air Service Basel was established in 1967 as a maintenance shop, initially for piston singles and twins and later also for executive turboprops. With its new facility, located on the west side of Runway 16/34, the company expands its capacity for maintenance work. Air Service Basel holds EASA 145 and Camo (continuous airworthiness management organization) status and expects to receive FAA repair station authorization by year-end. It is already a Bermuda DCA-approved service organization.