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2008 Jet Aviation acquired by General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), November 5, 2008
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2008 Jet Aviation celebrates Grand Opening of its wide-body completions hangar at Basel. 
2008 Jet Aviation signs joint venture agreement to operate a FBO and line maintenance facility at Beijing’s Capital International Airport (PEK). 
2008 Jet Aviation acquires U.S. based Savannah Air Center.
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2007 Jet Aviation signs agreement with Vnukovo Invest to provide line maintenance, defect rectification and AOG services at Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport.
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2007 The Jet Aviation Group celebrates its 40th anniversary on November 13
2007 Jet Aviation Handling AG, the company's airline and cargo handling division with operations in Geneva and Zurich, was acquired by Dnata on November 5
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2007 Peter G. Edwards is appointed CEO of the Jet Aviation Group. Jim Ziegler is named new Chief Operating Officer of Jet Aviation North & South America.
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2007 Carl W. Hirschmann is appointed interim CEO of the Jet Aviation group. André Wall is named new Chief Operating Officer of Jet Aviation EMEA, Asia & South America.
2006 Jet Aviation introduces Skylliance - a new charter program that will Innovate the air charter industry
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2006 Jet Aviation completes acquisition of U.S.-based Midcoast Aviation
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2005 Permira Funds acquires Jet Aviation October 4, 2005
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2005 Jet Aviation Dubai opens in May 2005
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2004 Jet Aviation breaks ground and starts building the new maintenance facility and FBO in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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2003 Heinz Köhli, former President and COO for Jet Aviation Europe, the Middle and Far East, is appointed CEO of the Jet Aviation Group. Theo Staub is named new President and COO of Jet Aviation's U.S. operations
2003 In spring, Jet Aviation Basel opens its new multi-story administration building at the EuroAirport in Basel, Switzerland
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2002 Jet Aviation celebrates its 35 th anniversary
2002 The company establishes a partnership with the Almulla Business Group of Dubai.
Jet Aviation expects to open a facility in Dubai in 2004
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2001 Jet Aviation opens an aircraft management and charter office in Hong Kong, China
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2001 Jet Aviation takes over certain activities of Schwartz Engineering Company and establishes Jet Aviation Engineering Services near San Antonio, Texas. The company provides engineering services to third-party modification centers and its services are an addition to Jet Aviation's worldwide lines of business
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2001 In Teterboro, New Jersey, Jet Aviation opens its new five-story terminal and administration building
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2001 Jet Aviation purchases a facility at London Biggin Hill, United Kingdom, to offer maintenance, refurbishment and FBO services
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2001 Jet Aviation reports the highest revenues in its 34-year history. Revenues for the year 2000 are reported to be CHF 841 million (USD 500 million), a 24 percent increase over the previous year's figures
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2000 Jet Aviation introduces its first-ever corporate video
2000 Jet Aviation completes its comprehensive construction project in West Palm Beach, Florida, by adding three new hangars to the FBO
1999 Aircraft sales is added to Jet Aviation's worldwide lines of business as part of the Dallas, Texas acquisition
1999 Jet Aviation acquires Jet East fixed base operation (FBO) in Dallas, Texas to offer FBO, maintenance, charter, management and aircraft sales services
1997 Jet Aviation introduces its branded charter services worldwide with the formation of its Private Fleet, which includes a fleet of similarly outfitted Gulfstream aircraft
1997 Jet Aviation celebrates its 30 th anniversary
1996 Jet Professionals, a flight crew staffing company, is added to Jet Aviation's lines of business in the United States as part of the acquisition of K-C Aviation Transportation Services
1996 In September, Jet Aviation adds the assets of K-C Aviation Transportation Services to its aircraft charter and management services in the United States
1996 Jet Aviation enters a management agreement with The Eagle Group to add the Las Vegas Executive Air Terminal to its FBO chain
1995 In Singapore, Jet Aviation acquires DHP Aviation Pte. Ltd. at Seletar airport to offer aircraft maintenance, FBO, charter and management services in the Far East
1995 Carl W. Hirschmann, entrepreneur and founder of Jet Aviation, dies on April 28, 1995, at age 74, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota
1994 In Cologne, Jet Aviation opens its sixth maintenance facility in Germany
1994 Jet Aviation establishes Jet Aviation Handling Ltd., expanding its airline handling services in Zurich and Geneva to provide services to scheduled airlines and IATA carriers
1993 Terrance P. Kelley is named new President and COO of Jet Aviation's U.S. operations
1993 Jet Aviation inaugurates its new FBO terminal in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1992 Jet Aviation opens an aircraft management and charter operation in Burbank, California
1992 Jet Aviation acquires the Falcon Jet Service Center in Teterboro, New Jersey
1992 Jet Aviation celebrates its 25 th anniversary
1991 Jet Aviation reorganizes its corporate structure and announces a new group management team as part of its global strategy. Head of the newly formed group management is Thomas M. Hirschmann as Chairman and CEO while Heinz Köhli is appointed as president and COO of Jet Aviation Europe, Middle and Far East. Joseph J. Campanella, president and COO, is responsible for Jet Aviation's U.S. operations. Jet Aviation's worldwide headquarters is established in West Palm Beach, Florida
1991 Jet Aviation Hannover in Germany is established to provide maintenance services
1991 Jet Aviation introduces its customer magazine, OUTLOOK, published biannually
1990 Jet Aviation opens a third facility in Saudi Arabia to offer line maintenance to airlines out of Dahran
1990 Carl W. Hirschmann retires and Thomas M. Hirschmann takes over as chairman and CEO
1988 Jet Aviation acquires Aero Service FBO and Executive Air Fleet, the largest aircraft charter and management company in the United States, located in Teterboro, New Jersey
1987 Expansion in Europe continues by opening a maintenance facility in Saarbrucken, Germany
1987 Malaga, Spain is Jet Aviation's next location to open a FBO in Europe
1986 Jet Aviation acquires Atlas Aviation in Denver, Colorado to operate a FBO
1985 In May, Rockwell Aviation was purchased in West Palm Beach to establish Jet Aviation's third FBO in the United States
1985 Jet Aviation acquires Continental Group Aviation Division and operates a FBO out of Morristown, New Jersey
1985 In Kassel, Germany, Jet Aviation opens a maintenance facility
1984 Jet Aviation buys Stead Aviation and establishes a FBO in Bedford, Massachusetts
1982 The company opens an office for aircraft management and charter in Bermuda
1982 Jet Aviation enters the United States with an office in Washington, DC
1981 Jet Aviation opens a maintenance facility in Munich, Germany
1981 In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jet Aviation opens its second FBO in the Middle East
1979 Jet Aviation enters Saudi Arabia and provides ground handling for corporate and private aircraft in Jeddah
1977 Jet Aviation Basel establishes itself as one of the world's leading completions companies, offering outfitting and refurbishment services
1975 The company acquires a maintenance base in Dusseldorf, Germany
1972 Jet Aviation enters the aircraft charter and management business in Europe
1969 Jet Aviation enters the airline handling markets in Zurich and Geneva, Switzerland, offering its handling services on chartered flights and with private, corporate and government air traffic, as well as military aircraft
1969 Jet Aviation offers maintenance services for business aircraft in Zurich and Geneva, Switzerland
1969 Jet Aviation acquires the ground handling and maintenance facilities of Pilatus AG in Zurich and Geneva, Switzerland
1967 The company, under the leadership of Carl W. Hirschmann, begins providing a full line of maintenance services for business aircraft
1967 Jet Aviation was founded in Basel, Switzerland with the acquisition of the former Globair hangars

 

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Headquarters Worldwide
Jet Aviation Management AG
P.O. Box 229
CH-8058 Zurich-Airport
Switzerland
Tel. +41 58 158 8888
Fax +41 58 158 8889
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Headquarters North America
Jet Aviation Holdings USA, Inc.
112 Charles A. Lindbergh Dr.
Teterboro Airport
Teterboro, NJ 07608
Tel. +1 201 288 8400
Fax +1 201 462 4136
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