ExecuJet MRO Services Australia (ExecuJet) has completed its first 20-year maintenance check on a Global Express aircraft.

Carried out at ExecuJet’s facility at Melbourne’s Essendon Airport, the work is the heaviest airframe maintenance check that can be performed on a Global Express, because the oldest aircraft of this type are around 24 years old.

The 20-year check required extensive work because it involved the removal of cabin interior so that the areas of the fuselage that required inspecting and testing could be accessed.

This particular aircraft also needed all three landing gears to be overhauled during the works.

ExecuJet says it made the most of the downtime by also upgrading the inflight entertainment system, which is part of the aircraft’s Honeywell Ovation Select cabin management system, and installing USB-C outlets in the cabin.

Grant Ingall, regional vice president Australasia at ExecuJet MRO Services, said: “With more Global Express aircraft due for this check in the coming years, we are well-positioned as we have the experience and attention to detail.

“Our clients recognise that we have the capability and capacity to deliver quality services, on-time and cost-effectively; that makes ExecuJet MRO Services the preferred MRO partner for business jet owners and operators in Australia and the region.”

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