"We wanted to be the premier service provider in all the regions,

Execulet MRO Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, has world-class MRO facilities in Africa, Asia, Australia, Asia, Europe and the Middle East where major repair and refurbishment activities are conducted. Specialising in airframe, avionics and engine maintenance; aircraft engineers are trained and certified on a wide range of aircraft, including: Dassault, Bombardier, Embraer, Gulfstream, Hawker and various others. In an Exclusive interview, Nick Weber, Regional VP, Middle East, ExecuJet MRO Services speaks with Vishal Kashyap, Managing Editor, Aviation World on the various MRO capabilities of the ME facility, their customers and USP of being in Dubai. Excerpts...

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Q: What are the services provided at the ExecuJet MRO Services Middle East?

A: We provide comprehensive services across several OEM products and after being acquired by Dassault, over the last five years, we support the whole Dassault product line as well. That's from the Falcon 8X, the 7X, the 6X now, that's just been going into service, and the Falcon 900s and the 2000s. We also support all the Bombardier Business Aircraft right now for the 7500 through all the Global series, down to the Challenger series, the 650, 605, 604, Challenger 350, Challenger 300, and the Legacy 45 and 60.

We also still support, although the numbers are dwindling within region, the 789 series Hawker aircraft. In addition, as an Embraer authorized service center, we support the Legacy, the Phenom series, Praetor series. In fact, all the Embraer business aircraft line. Additionally, up and above, we obviously are Honeywell, the Rockwell Collins, GE, and a Rolls-Royce service center and we support those engine platforms.

More to do with line maintenance and engine removal refits on those product lines which enhances our offering to the general aviation community. When they bring the aircraft in, we can do the engine work, the airframe work. Over and above, we look at expanding more into avionics modifications and that's a growing business for us. We also have the back shops, which is the battery line; wheel shop, where we do wheel overhauls and then we have the NDT line ( Non Destructive Testing), which is also a growing business for us.

Q: What are the MRO capabilities in terms of fleet maintenance & approvals of this facility?