Fri, Jan 23, 2009
Expands Worldwide Servicing Operations
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation
announced Friday an expansion to its global customer service and
support capability with the opening of a new Hawker Beechcraft
Services (HBS) paint facility in Chester, United Kingdom.
The state-of-the-art paint facility enhances Hawker Beechcraft's
factory-owned service center located at Hawarden Airport near
Chester and enables Hawker Beechcraft to offer superior customer
support. In conjunction with the new paint facility, Hawker
Beechcraft is aligning its aircraft maintenance, interiors
modification and refurbishment services at the existing Chester
facility to provide a multifunctional service location for
customers.
"This new facility allows us to effectively respond to the
growing demands of our customers, and enhances our commitment to
meet and exceed their expectations," said Bruce Watson, General
Manager of Hawker Beechcraft's Chester facility. "We are excited to
open this facility and expand the world-class services we provide
to our customers."
Completed in November, the 25,000-square-foot paint facility
features lean production and process techniques along with the
latest technology to limit environmental impact. The stand- alone
facility has one paint bay and one preparation area to accommodate
the Hawker 4000 and similar sized aircraft and, depending on the
mix, is capable of housing four aircraft at any one time. Each area
provides the correct environment for the highest standard of paint
stripping and paint spraying. The facility is staffed by highly
skilled painters, designers and technicians, and will provide
Hawker Beechcraft the ability to handle an expanded volume of
work.
"This one-stop shop maintenance and paint facility will be a
unique selling point for Hawker Beechcraft in helping them to
expand their offering and accelerate the company's growth," said
First Minister for Wales Rhodri Morgan. "That is why it gives me so
much pleasure to open this new facility because they are still
investing and still expanding. At a time of challenging economic
conditions, it is great to see that Hawker Beechcraft continues to
see the advantages of growing their aircraft servicing facility in
North East Wales."
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