Fokker Techniek to complete Airbus ACJ330 for K5-Aviation

Fokker Techniek has a contract with K5-Aviation for its first ever widebody VIP completion.

“We appreciate the direct lines with the knowledgeable engineering and production people plus their hands-on way of working,” says Erik Scheidt, managing director and pilot at K5-Aviation.

“It’s really the next level and we are very honored that K5-Aviation has entrusted us with this prestigious project,”, says Roland van Dijk, co-CEO of Fokker Techniek. “We have started preparations and will soon implement more changes to the company to keep up with the continuous growth in our Aircraft Completions and Conversions segment. Our orderbook demands additional workforce and an increase of in-house activities.”

Luca Madone of K5-Aviation says, “Fokker Techniek and K5-Aviation have a rich history with past projects and this new contract is a continuation of our relation. We fully believe in the strengths of Fokker Techniek; this agile organization has proven its skills before, and we expect the same again on this much larger aircraft.”

K5-Aviation took delivery of its first ACJ330-300 aircraft from Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ).

According to Airbus, the ACJ330-300 aircraft will feature a 243m² VIP cabin. The ACJ330-300 can fly more than 8,650nm (16,000km) or up to 18.5 hours, enough to fly nonstop from Europe to Australia. More than 210 Airbus corporate jets are in service worldwide.

K5-Aviation was founded in 2010 in Germany by four experienced aviation experts. It develops with its partners solutions for the business aviation sector. K5-Aviation is the largest ACJ operator in Europe with four ACJ319s and one ACJ350-900 in its fleet.

Fokker Techniek at Woensdrecht, The Netherlands, airport specializes in green aircraft completions, conversions, and refurbishments, for the VIP aircraft market, including Airbus ACJ and Boeing BBJ, and the special mission aircraft market. Fokker Techniek provides MRO support to private and commercial aircraft operators. In addition, Fokker Techniek provides component repair and full engineering support programs.