Across the Strait of Johor, the Senai Aviation Park in Malaysia is slowly taking shape next to the Senai International Airport, with operators trying to position it as a regional aviation park for aircraft manufacturers, fixed base operators, maintenance and repair firms and other companies supporting general aviation. Last year, two Seletar-based companies decided to relocate to the Johor aviation park: C&A Aviation, which supplies and maintains aircraft engines, and Executive Jets Asia, which operates private jets. The second phase, which will double the park’s size to 142 hectares, is now being developed and should be completed by the fourth quarter of this year, said Mohd Sidik Shaik Osman, chief executive officer of Senai Airport. Full story
Malaysia Challenges Singapore as Aviation Hub
Across the Strait of Johor, the Senai Aviation Park in Malaysia is slowly taking shape next to the Senai International Airport, with operators trying to position it as a regional aviation park for aircraft manufacturers, fixed base operators, maintenance and repair firms and other companies supporting general aviation. Last year, two Seletar-based companies decided to relocate to the Johor aviation park: C&A Aviation, which supplies and maintains aircraft engines, and Executive Jets Asia, which operates private jets. The second phase, which will double the park’s size to 142 hectares, is now being developed and should be completed by the fourth quarter of this year, said Mohd Sidik Shaik Osman, chief executive officer of Senai Airport. Full story
