Henric Petri-Str. 35
4051 Basel, Switzerland
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August 2008 update

• AMAC Aerospace (Switzerland) AG was founded in July 2007 and is incorporated in Basel, Switzerland.
• AMAC Aerospace aims to become one of the leading service providers in private, VIP and corporate aviation.
• Main activities will be corporate and private Aircraft Maintenance (MRO), Refurbishment and Completion works of the highest standards and quality. Further to its core activities Maintenance & Completions, AMAC Aerospace will be very active in Aircraft Management and will provide efficient private Aircraft Charter operations that meet the highest safety & comfort standards.

• AMAC Aerospace was founded among a group of four designated aviation specialists. The co-founders are: Heinz Köhli, Kadri Muhiddin, Bernd Schramm and Mauro Grossi.
  • Kadri Muhiddin was elected as the company’s Chairman of the Board for a period of three years. Mr. Muhiddin is a well known person in the aviation industry with over 33 years experience in aircraft/engines heavy maintenance, overhaul and modifications. Mr. Muhiddin also chairs other ventures within the aviation industry.
  • Heinz Köhli is the CEO of AMAC Aerospace. Mr. Köhli is a business aviation professional boasting 30 years’ experience. His success stories as former CEO of a leading international aviation group of companies are known within the aviation industry. He maintains premium key client, manufacturer and supplier relationships throughout the world.
• Bernd Schramm commenced his duties as the company’s COO as per 1st of March 2008. He held positions as General Manager/SVP and VP Completions within the field of business aviation. With more than 12 years experience he holds strong operational and procedural knowledge in the MRO and VIP Completions business.
• Mauro Grossi is appointed as CFO. With more than 16 years experience as CFO of various companies he is an expert for optimization and organisational restructuring, operational and financial project management. He maintains key client relationships throughout Europe.
• In addition, the core of AMAC Aerospace’ future management, engineering and production team - consisting of highly skilled, experienced and motivated business aviation specialists- has signed on and will soon be on board. Also the set-up and professional structure of the company is rapidly progressing and business activities begun to be in full swing.
• The Aircraft Management and Charter Division is headed by Christof Aregger. He boasts more than 12 years experience in the aviation industry, inter alia as airline CFO, Chief Commercial Officer and Business Development Director. The Aircraft Charter Division is lead by Rene Meier. He has long lasting experience as Dispatch and Ground Operations Manager as well as Charter Sales Director in the United States and Switzerland.

• In October 2007, AMAC Aerospace signed a 35-year land lease & concession agreement with the EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg for 50,000 m² of land located in its new extension zone.
• Planning and design work is completed for 3 aircraft hangars with a combined floor space of over 12,000 m² earmarked for Maintenance, Refurbishment, Completion Services and Paintwork, and for some 6,000 m² of integrated workshops, technical offices, administration and customer areas. The new AMAC Aerospace facilities at the EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg -expected to be completed by late summer 2008 (phase 1), respectively by spring 2009 (phase 2)- will be able to accommodate widebody aircraft such as Boeing B747, B787, Airbus A330 and, of course, many smaller business jets of any kind.
• Construction of the first double hangar (phase 1) including associated workshops, technical offices and supporting facilities has commenced in March 2008 and this first phase of the AMAC Aerospace facility is expected to be completed and operational by September 2008.
• On 6th May 2008 a formal ground breaking ceremony was celebrated on the construction site (see photograph) in the presence of over one hundred representatives from French and Swiss authorities, the directorate of the EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, as well as customers, suppliers and guests.

Landside view of AMAC Aerospace Facilities - Phase 1		Airside view of AMAC Aerospace Facilities - Phase 1

• Construction work of the hangar facilities is being performed alongside major infrastructure work such as extensions of taxiways, landside access roads, a network of utility services and other works, all provided by the EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, that begun in April 2008 and will be completed around mid year 2008.
• The construction of the second phase of AMAC Aerospace’ facilities, their third and largest hangar including additional workshops and administration facilities, is expected to begin in fall 2008 and to be completed and operational by late spring 2009.

Landside view of AMAC Aerospace Facilities - Phase 2		Airside view of AMAC Aerospace Facilities - Phase 2

• AMAC Aerospace can proudly announce the first achievements on the operational side. In April 2008 AMAC was able to sign an aircraft completion contract for an Airbus A320 for an undisclosed client in the Middle East. The aircraft will be redelivered to the client in fall 2009. Since May 2008 AMAC has its first managed aircraft in operation. In addition AMAC Aerospace has signed a number of firm orders and LOIs with private individuals and governmental bodies for aircraft maintenance and completion works.

• A tremendous success story has begun. AMAC Aerospace will impact the international markets as a leading private, VIP and corporate aviation service provider. Next update expected in October 2008.

Further detailed information is available at: info@amacaerospace.com