Hong Kong Awards AOC to TAG Aviation Asia

Switzerland’s TAG Aviation Holding’s subsidiary, TAG Aviation Asia, has been granted the coveted Hong Kong Air Operator’s Certificate (Hong Kong AOC) by the Civil Aviation Department. This accreditation comes in the wake of the company’s effort at expanding its aircraft charter, aircraft management, aircraft completion monitoring, and aircraft brokerage services in the country.

According to the Civil Aviation Department of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, an aircraft registered in Hong Kong may not fly for the purpose of public transport unless the operator holds an Air Operators Certificate (AOC) granted by Director-General of Civil Aviation. Granting of an AOC by the Director-General is cognizant of an applicant’s previous conduct and experience, equipment, organization, staffing, maintenance, and other arrangements. The AOC award to TAG Aviation Asia, therefore, attests to the carrier’s competence regarding its ability to conduct safe operations.

The carrier recognizes that by becoming an air operator in Hong Kong it has accomplished a major milestone and seeks to grow its business and that of the aviation industry to cater for the increasing demand in the Greater China region. In a response to growing demand for services and to facilitate the expansion, the carrier has hired additional staff and moved into larger offices in Wanchai.

In welcoming TAG Aviation Asia’s business expansion, the head of transportation at Invest Hong Kong, Mr. Benjamin Wong, notes that the carrier’s continued investment and expansion in the city is an illustration of the opportunities in, and strong support of, Hong Kong’s aviation industry in the face of the current economic challenges. With growing interest from the Greater China region, much optimistic about the long-term development of the aviation industry in Hong Kong is therefore expected a consequence.

The recognition of the quality of service provided by companies like TAG Aviation Asia in Hong Kong helps strengthen the industry and the city’s position as a regional aviation hub. Established in Hong Kong in 2006, TAG Aviation Asia is responsible for the Asian expansion of parent company TAG Aviation’s global business aircraft services. TAG Aviation Asia offers its clients the benefits of centralized aircraft operations support and local service to Asian clients and joins a network of TAG subsidiaries around the world in locations in the USA and in Europe. The company currently operates over 200 business aircraft worldwide. Having obtained the Hong Kong AOC, TAG Aviation Asia is now able to offer commercial flights to their clients in Hong Kong-registered aircraft amid the adverse economic climate.

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