Jet MS acquires RAS Group and extends its services to London Biggin Hill Airport

Global MRO services provider, Jet MS (part of Avia Solutions Group) has acquired the UK-based RAS Group, comprising of RAS Completions Limited and RAS Interiors Limited.

Founded in 1996 and based at London Biggin Hill Airport, RAS Group offers a wide range of aviation services, including aircraft exteriors, VIP and business jet interiors, commercial interiors, paintwork protection, aircraft interior design, aircraft seating, helicopter painting, military aircraft painting and coatings, aircraft galleys, and cabin stowage.

Jet MS plans to expand RAS' offering to include base maintenance, line maintenance, and spare parts trading services to its clients. To further these goals and ambitions the Jet MS team is working in close cooperation with the airport team with a focus on further improving and expanding capabilities and employment opportunities for the future.

Jet MS’s CEO, Vytis Žalimas said: “The acquisition of RAS Group gives Jet MS a valuable and complementary range of services to offer its international clients. We are excited to welcome RAS Group’s founders Russell Pitt and Chris Ransley, along with their industry-leading team, to our growing family of aviation professionals and we are thrilled about the next chapter of growth for our enlarged and strengthened group of businesses.”

BlueSky Business Aviation News | 4th March 2021 | Issue #595