Jet Aviation Zurich designated JetBedTM distributor for EMEA & Asia
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 12:01pm
Zurich / Switzerland, February 3, 2011– Jet Aviation Zurich has announced that it recently entered into a distribution agreement with JetBed Inc., a US-based provider of lightweight, portable beds for Bombardier, Cessna, Dassault, Gulfstreamand Learjet aircraft. The patented JetBedTM is specifically designed to make comfortable and fully horizontal beds available on board to aircraft passengers.
Jet Aviation Zurich offers this complementary service to Jet Aviation customers to enhance passenger comfort on board through the comfort of JetBed Inc.’s practical design. Widely recognized for easy deployment, care, stowage and comfort, the lightweight JetBedTM can be ordered through Jet Aviation Zurich and is available per exact aircraft and customer specifications for the following aircraft: Bombardier: C300, C600 series and Global Express; Learjet 40 series; Cessna: CJ, CJ1, CJ1+, CJ3; Sovereign, X, XL and XLS; Dassault F2000, F900 and F7X; Gulfstream G200, Galaxy, GIV, G450, GV and G550. Beds for the Hawker 800 Series and the Embraer Phenom 300 will be available soon.
“The patented design and custom fitting of JetBed is unsurpassed in the industry,” says Jakob Straub, vice president and general manager of Jet Aviation Zurich, “and we are delighted to help ensure the comfort and safety of our passengers.”
JetBed Inc.is based in San Diego, California and was founded by its President Gary Bosstick to assist aircraft passengers achieve proper rest and comfortwhile flying.Combining hospital standards for even weight distribution with aviation safety requirements, JetBedrepresents uncompromised comfort, fit and quality.
Jet Aviation Zurichconsists of 5,000 square meters (53,820 square feet) of hangar space and provides aircraft maintenance support to small and medium-sized business jets and turboprops. The facility is an EASA #CH.145.0202 and FAA #CR5Y789M authorized repair station offering airframe and engine maintenance, completions, cabinetry and furniture refurbishment, electrical systems installations, avionics installations and exterior painting services. Jet Aviation Zurich is a Hawker Beechcraftand Cessna Citation authorized service center. The location also offers FBO and fueling services.
Jet Aviation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was founded in Switzerland in 1967 and is one of the leading business aviation services companies in the world. Close to 5,000 employees cater to client needs from 24 airport facilities throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North and South America. The company provides maintenance, completions and refurbishment, engineering, fixed base operations, along with aircraft management, charter services, aircraft sales and personnel services. Jet Aviation's European and U.S. aircraft management and charter divisions jointly operate a fleet of more than 200 aircraft. For more information, please visit www.jetaviation.com
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 91,000 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about General Dynamics is available online at www.generaldynamics.com
Contact: Heinz R. Aebi, Senior VP Group Marketing & Communications or Mary-Lou Murphy, Manager PR & Communications EMEA & Asia, +41 58 158 8891 or jmgt@jetaviation.ch
