Latvia has become a key player in the business aviation market in the Baltic States, CIS and part of Eastern Europe. Today, September 8, in the Latvian capital, officially opened the new complex service business aviation flights. The complex was built FBO Riga Latvian holding company Flight Consulting Group and was the largest investment project in the region in recent years.
It includes business aviation terminal area of ??1200 m2 and heated hangar area of ??8400 m2. According to various estimates, the total cost estimate of the project is very close to 12.5 million euros, most of these funds invested himself holding Flight Consulting Group. As expected, the return on the project is 8-10 years.
"The new center of business aviation FBO Riga can rightly be called one of the most modern and technologically advanced. In the design and construction of facilities, we have applied the best international practices, technologies and practices. For example, to increase the usable area of ??the hangar was used reactionless arched structure with a span of 98 m, which firmly hold the concrete columns. On top of the arches fixed capital equipment, including automatic fire suppression system, LED-lighting, heating system. This led to a total area of ??8400 m2 hangar capacity in 12-14 different types of aircraft, including the Boeing Business Jet. At the same time, our hangar meets the most stringent safety requirements ", - says Leonid Gorodnitsky, owner FBO Riga.
The terminal is designed to meet modern standards of business aviation passengers, on the one hand, it is designed for a minimum number of steps from the door to the plane and the rapid passage of the inspection and control procedures, and on the other - is a multifunctional center with a comfortable landing zones, VIP- meeting rooms and a conference room, an elegant bar with a view of the airfield and an art gallery.
The holding confident that the project FBO Riga will be a new chapter in the 15-year history, Flight Consulting Group. Now Riga International Airport can not boast of a strong business traffic. During the 12 months of last year it was carried out through 2887 business aviation flights and serviced 9449 pass. The increase amounted to only 6%. Many big players have noted that it is the lack of modern infrastructure is often the main reason affecting the traffic.
In Flight Consulting Group is already seeing significant interest in FBO Riga from customers and promise to offer enough pleasant business news. "We are pleased to offer in addition to the existing contracts range of beneficial services for stationing, storage and maintenance of business jets in Riga. Equipping our hangar enables it line maintenance of business jets, washing airplanes and cleaning. An important advantage is also the seat of parking aircraft on the ramp just before the hangar and terminal "- sums up the Roman Starkov, owner FBO Riga.
