Press Release

Issued by Jet Aviation Singapore.

April 12, 2016

Jet Aviation is pleased to announce the appointment of Christophe Chicandard as its new regional sales director for the Asia Pacific region. Chicandard is based in Singapore as part of the local leadership team.

Chicandard is a seasoned sales professional with a strong commercial background and more than 25 years of experience in commercial and business aviation sales. Previously, Chicandard served Embraer Executive Jets Asia Pacific as senior sales director and Air Castle as senior vice president of marketing. Prior to this, he was in aircraft sales with Bombardier in Asia, selling numerous Bombardier business jets in the region. He holds a master's degree in Organizational Leadership and International Business Administration, in addition to undergraduate degrees in Business and Organizational Management.

“Christophe brings vast customer relationship knowledge and leadership experience to this role,” said John Riggir, vice president and general manager, Jet Aviation Singapore. “He will lead our efforts in marketing our extensive global capabilities and services within the rapidly growing Asia Pacific market.”

In August 2015, Jet Aviation Singapore received full FAA approval for its new Interior Shop. One month later, it secured maintenance approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to support Chinese operators of Bombardier and Gulfstream aircraft. At the inaugural Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA) 2015 Gala Awards held in Hong Kong that November, Jet Aviation Singapore was named the Best Operational Support Services Company. Established at Seletar Airport as an Authorized Service Center (ASC) for Gulfstream aircraft in 1996, Jet Aviation Singapore celebrated its 20th jubilee of exceptional service delivery in February at Singapore Airshow 2016.