Shanghai Hawker Pacific Business Aviation Service Centre certified by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands

Business aviation is on a positive growth trend in the Asian market and the Cayman Islands is poised to take in the tremendous opportunities that this market holds for this sector of the aviation industry. Recently, at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) tradeshow Shanghai Hawker Pacific Business Aviation Service Centre (SHPBASC) announced their certification by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands (CAACI) to perform maintenance repair work on Cayman Islands’ registered aircraft. The press conference was held at the Orange County Convention Centre (OCCC) on Monday, 29′” October 2012 and was attended by the Director-General P.H. Richard Smith and Deputy-Director General Nicoela McCoy of the CAACL.

The CAACI completed an on-site audit of SHPBASC earlier in October, which resulted in the certification of that facility as a qualified maintenance facility for Cayman registered private and corporate aircraft. The certification marks the first time that a maintenance facility has been granted Cayman Islands’ approval in mainland China. Carey Matthews, General Manager for SHPBASC commented:

“Our approval will have a positive impact on customers with the VP-C registration operating in China. We have seen strong international traffic with the registration since we started business, and are delighted to be able to add this capability for the business aviation community. This continues the tradition of having SHPBASC pioneer efforts to mature the infrastructure to support the development of business aviation in China. This is particularly good news for OEMS looking for expanded coverage capability for their international customers.”

Shanghai Hawker Pacific Business Aviation Service Cent re (SHPBAS) is a joint venture between Shanghai Airport Authority and Hawker Pacific. Shanghai Airport Authority is the owners and operators of Hongqiao International Airport and Pudong International Airport.  Hawker Pacific is one of Asia Pacific’s leading aircraft service companies with more than 30 years of experience servicing and handling business aircraft.

The Cayman Islands Aircraft Registry remains the registry of choice for many owners and management companies and continues to maintain a reputation of providing a safe, stable and credible flag for registration of business/corporate and personal aircraft. The CI registry has shown significant growth throughout the years and is continuing to grow with approximately 195 aircraft on the registry. These registered aircraft are based globally in countries throughout Europe, Middle East, South America, Asia, North America and South Africa.