Welcome to FBO Asia.Resource.


Capt's Blog Stardate 17032011:

Hello and welcome to FBO.Asia.Resource. The objective of this blog is to share experiences and impart some of the knowledge gained so others may have a better picture of what to expect when they operate into Asia. Landing at an unfamiliar foreign airport and trying to get your pax safely through CIQ and turn around your aircraft can be overwhelming if you don't know who your handlers are or what services they can offer. You may try to call your flight coordinator if you get your mobile to work, but sitting in a cubicle in Houston half a day apart , they cannot help you much either. So here is where I will share some of our experiences. At the moment I am operating within SE Asia and China. hopefully I will be flying into more exciting cities in other parts of Asia. I have heard stories about landing and handling in India so that would be a good experience to write about.

I will attempt to get a few contributors who flies to different destinations or uses a different handler so the wealth of experience and knowledge will be even greater. At the end of the day, your pax are happy, you feel safe and secure that your aircraft is ready and we can all head for the bar and get our well deserve drinks.

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ZBAA

Capt's Blog: ZBAA Beijing Capital International Airport  PEK/BJS is the busiest airport in Asia and the 2nd busiest in the world. There is a curfew on corporate jets.  No matter how many times you fly in here , you never find it getting easier! Lots of workload coming in and after landing, thankfully there will be a follow me vehicle. There are specific taxi routes and depending on which runway you landed and where you are going it could be  15-20 mins before you reach your stand. Again our handler is TAHL and we use Capital Jet FBO  the only other FBO besides ZSPD in mainland China for the moment. There are quite a number of stands and so far we never seem to have problems parking for a few days.  Once your door is open a custom/immigration officer will come on board to do a quick check of manifest, pax and crew. A van or minibus will shuttle pax and crew to the FBO. CIQ is done in house and again security is very strict. Bags are scanned in and out and certain items can be taxed. Do not forget things inside your aircraft, if you have to come back to get it you will be charge security fees.
Refueling and toilet services are quite efficient. Expect long delays when departing especially during 'rush hour', we have waited more than hour from initial call to engine start! Then another 30 mins before you can take off. This is all in good weather conditions and can be frustrating when your VIP pax are already onboard. Departing later in the night is much better where we encounter little delay if any.

Going into the city will take 45-60mins, for a short stay nearby airport hotels like the Langham is very good.
Parking stand and FBO in the background


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