Inside Melbourneโ€™s Private Jet Terminal
โ€” Updated on 11 March 2020

Inside Melbourneโ€™s Private Jet Terminal

โ€” Updated on 11 March 2020
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Australiaโ€™s most impressive airport terminal is one youโ€™ve unlikely ever heard about, let alone one youโ€™ll ever get to experience.

Known as the Melbourne Jet Base, the private transport hub has recently received a $100 million investment by development tycoon and private jet owner himself, Paul Little.

Designed by Cox Architecture the airport terminal/first class lounge hybrid rolled into one is now capable of handling 200 private aircraft per month following an extensive facelift. The Jet Base plans to establish itself as the first port of call for private jets into the country and the hub for domestic private jet travel. 

The space, which isnโ€™t far from Melbourneโ€™s international terminal, features a concierge, chauffeur-driven limousines, a helicopter transfer service, on-site hotel suites and an Aurora day spa similar to those featured in Qantasโ€™ First Class lounges.

The terminal offers โ€œrespectful customs and quarantine processingโ€ with onboard screening a possible. Inside, โ€œMelbourne Jet Baseโ€™s architectural expression is defined by its elegant and iconic wing form, articulated using aviation-inspired materiality and a play on the poetic tension of earth and sky,โ€ the firm says.

โ€œConversely, the warm interior spaces embrace a uniquely Australian palette of materials, textures and coloursโ€ including black Brazillian tiles, are โ€œdesigned to both calm and comfort those in transit.โ€

The centrepiece of the terminal is Paul Littleโ€™s Douglas DC-3 Kanana, built in 1938 and completely resorted following service in the RAAF and with domestic airlines ANA and Ansett. The Melbourne Jet Base reportedly already houses three VIP jets from Crown Resorts along with Littleโ€™s own Gulfstream 650.

Source: ABT

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John McMahon is a founding member of the Boss Hunting team who honed his craft by managing content across website and social. Now, he's the publication's General Manager and specialises in bringing brands to life on the platform.

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