New £5m business aviation centre opens at Birmingham Airport

CHARTERED plane company Eurojet Aviation has opened its new £5m business aviation centre at Birmingham Airport.

Eurojet, which is also involved in aircraft management and maintenance, has also received approval from Cessna Aircraft Company for the centre to become an authorized citation service facility.

The 41,000 sq ft building also includes a commercial operations centre and aircraft sales suite as well as a crew lounge, crew kitchen, private studies, flight planning room, shower facilities and a ‘snooze room‘ with individual softly lit ‘dens’.

Eurojet’s managing director Graeme Campbell said: “Our objective for the Eurojet Business Aviation Centre at Birmingham was simple – to create one of the finest private aviation handling and maintenance facilities in Europe. With the tremendous support of Birmingham Airport, Cessna and our other service partners, we are confident that we have achieved this.”

Campbell is hoping that the forthcoming London Olympics could provide a business boost.

“We are confident that this new world-class facility, located at such a centrally located 24hr airport with exceptional road and rail links to London, provides yet another compelling reason for operators and their clients to consider Birmingham as a very viable option when travelling to the capital this summer,” he said.

Will Heynes, development director at Birmingham Airport, said: “Here at Birmingham Airport we are always looking at ways to appeal to all markets and this is shown with the opening of the new Eurojet facility.

“We are sure this new venture will be a fantastic addition to the airport’s portfolio.”