Mon, Dec 13, 2010
Aircraft To Be Decked Out For VVIP Use By A Middle-Eastern
Client
Jet Aviation Basel is the first completions center to sign a
contract for the VVIP completion of a Boeing 747-8 cabin interior.
The contract is with an undisclosed client from the Middle East.
The company's in-house interior design studio was also awarded with
the design of the cabin interior. Following its expected arrival in
Basel in early 2012, the aircraft will be completed within 24
months.
B747-8 Artists' Rendering
Jet Aviation Basel is the first completions center to be
contracted for the outfitting of a VVIP cabin interior of one of
the eight VIP B747-8 aircraft sold to date. An agreement was
recently signed with an undisclosed client from the Middle East,
and the aircraft is expected to arrive in Basel in early 2012 with
a completion cycle time of 24 months. Jet Aviation Basel's in-house
interior design studio has also been selected to design the
contemporary VVIP cabin interior of the B747-8.
"Jet Aviation Basel's selection as the first-ever completions
center to be contracted to complete the cabin interior of a VVIP
B747-8 aircraft is a validation of the investments we have made in
technology and training to build the in-depth know-how of the
Boeing 747-8 aircraft," says Peter G. Edwards, president of the Jet
Aviation group. "We are honored to be selected as the first
completions center to outfit this new generation of aircraft and we
are excited to take on this challenge," he adds.
B747-8 Assembly
This B747-8 will be the first wide-body aircraft where CATIA and
Smarteam, a 3-D design software for mechanical engineering, will be
used for the engineering, production and data management
requirements for the entire completion process. The software was
introduced at Jet Aviation Basel earlier this year. The Basel
completions center will also build a full-size mock-up model of the
aircraft so the client can experience a 1:1 view of the cabin
interior for the final decision making process.
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