The pilots will work with customers and local management companies to transition Gulfstream aircraft into the region. This includes assistance in transiting aircraft to/from the U.S. and providing entry-into-service flying.

The flight department is housed in Gulfstream’s Hong Kong Product Support office, a location that Gulfstream says is centrally located with access to India, Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia.

Gulfstream estimates that nearly 200 of its aircraft are registered in the Asia-Pacific region, and Gulfstream President Larry Flynn has called Asia the leading export market for the Savannah, Ga., business jet maker. The Gulfstream fleet had expanded from zero a little more than a decade ago to more than 80.