CLARK FREEPORT— An executive of an international business aviation service provider cited Clark as a strategic location to grow their new business.
During the groundbreaking of their regional expansion project of a hangar and a maintenance facility here, Metrojet Limited Chief Operating Officer Bruce Watson expressed elation on their new investment in Clark noting its suitability as an investment destination.
“We are really proud to try to make this happen in Clark. We believe that this is the place to be and it is a very strategic location that has really grown overtime. I think we can see over the years that a lot of investments and infrastructure has been invest in this area,” Watson said.
Watson added “(t)he growing strategic importance of Clark with its freedom of operations and Freeport zone enable us to provide our clients with a high quality and very competitive hangar parking and maintenance facility in the region, especially with location such as Hong Kong and Singapore becoming increasingly expensive and having capacity constraint,”
Watson said the existence of talented English-speaking workforce and its strategic location made this Freeport a premiere choice for their new venture.
“The workforce is available and it means that Clark and the government sector just made this a strategic location in Asia. It’s something that fits perfectly with what we are looking for. For many years, out of all the places that we go to, Clark would be the right place for us to grow our new business,”
Metrojet Limited has designed a 26,000 square meter state-of-the-art facility in Clark which is envisioned to ensure safety and productivity in their activities. This expansion project that is envisioned to be operational by the first quarter of 2020 will also feature a 7,100 square meter hangar floor space which can accommodate up to 10 long range business jets and a maximum of Boeing Business Jets or Airbus Corporate Jet.
Meanwhile, Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) President and CEO Vivencio Dizon expressed optimism over the new project of Metrojet, complementing the ongoing expansion of the Clark International Airport.
“The ongoing expansion of the Clark International Airport positions Clark as a premier international gateway in the Philippines. I am optimistic that this will bode well for Metrojet’s new investment in Clark and for future investors from the aviation industry,” Dizon said.
Through Metrojet Engineering Clark, they currently operate a 1,200 square meter hangar and provides both hangar and ram parking. Accordingly, Metrojet Limited started its operation in 1995 and pioneered business aviation in Hong Kong as it remains as one of the leading safety and customer focused business jet operators and maintenance providers in Asia.