What plans does Jet Aviation have to develop its business in the U.S.?
Our main outlook is western U.S. growth, which has been an under-addressed part of our footprint. We will focus on this opportunity through initiatives such as our new facility in Ogden, Utah. You have recently extended your completions center in Basel, Switzerland. To what extent have you been able to increase Jet Aviation’s overall capacity for completing aircraft? First, the capacity has expanded significantly along with the workforce at the Basel site. It will continue to expand as we fulfill the potential at that site. As for reducing the cycle time on aircraft, a lot of that depends on the aircraft type. Narrowbody aircraft, including BBJs, are now moving through the process quickly and we are benefiting from our growing experience in this area. What has evolved more dramatically is the large scale demand for widebodied aircraft [such as VIP versions of types such as the Airbus A340]. This plays to the core engineering and project management strength of Jet Aviation and it extend
