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EUROPEAN
BUSINESS AIR NEWS
Rizon Jet plans a
Challenger and
Hawker fleet for
all seasons
Bahrain-based Rizon Jet is investing
US$15 million in a U.K. base but
believes a major driver for business
for its expanding fleet based on
Challengers and Hawkers will come
from the East.
The busy period in the Gulf is from
November through to May and
conversely the busiest period in
Europe is April to October, says ceo
William Curtis. “So we envisage
moving aircraft and crews from
one region to the other to meet
seasonal demand. This will make
our operation much more
efficient in terms of capacity
management and consequently
enhance ultimate returns.”
Curtis adds: “We will also operate
out of the Gulf to the developing
economies such as India, China and
Asia. We expect to see substantial
growth in investment in these areas
as the U.S. and European economies
cool. The mood of business in the
Gulf is very much eastward facing.
However we also think there will be a
continuing demand for business
aviation in Europe due to leisure
related travel as much as business
related travel.”
Rizon Jet’s parent company, Rizon
Group Holdings, has secured a long
lease on land at London Biggin Hill
Airport that enables an immediate
start on construction work. “This
landmark expansion which will link
our Middle East operations with
Europe and enhance the service we
are able to offer clients traveling to
and from London.” Rizon Jet is
currently negotiating for further
aircraft although these won’t enter
service until early in the next decade.
“We are also looking carefully at new
designs, such as the Learjet 85. We try
for new aircraft wherever possible.”
Rizon Jet’s Gulf expansion plans:
see page 10.
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Commanders & first officers
JetAlliance Flugbetriebs
See page 15
Gulf ready for healthy growth
in medevac business page 3
Falcon 200 expands
Goldeck-Flug’s horizons page 4
U.K. mobile command
unit first for County Air
Ambulance page 5
Amphibian ‘magic’ builds
For details of how to enter, see page 3.
growing business for Seawings
page 6
Private Jet Company takes
Isle of Man to new private
aviation heights page 11
SPECIAL FOCUSES
Music stars in tune with
FBO services page 8
Country For details focus: of how to Russia enter, see page page 3. 12
Latest industry news page 13
ISSUE 185 SEPTEMBER 2008
G450 arrival
highlights
Gulfstream priority
Germany's DC Aviation is giving special priority to the expansion of its fleet of Gulfstreams with a new G450 just delivered and more
ordered for 2009. Dieter Heinen, Marc Ambrosius and Stefan Buschle celebrate the latest delivery. Full story page 6.
Air Alpha ceo fashions charter and one-stop
shop growth targeting Europe and Russia
Air Alpha is building a highly varied
business jet fleet based on three
Citation Vs, a Challenger 300, a
Challenger 605, a Learjet 60XR and a
Global Express as a new ceo fashions
the company’s one-stop shop
expansion. “The fleet expansion will
make Air Alpha a full-scale charter
operator, covering all the aircraft sizes
that are in demand,” says Jesper
Carvalho Andersen, group md and
ceo of Air Alpha A/S.
Andersen, formerly ceo of
Scandinavian fashion group Inditex.
says the Citation V now in operation
for charters will be joined by two preowned
Citation Vs. “The rest of the
aircraft on order are factory new.” In
addition, Air Alpha has three PC-12s
on management contracts. “The
Citation V is a very popular aircraft
because of the number of passengers
it holds relative to its operating costs
Jesper Carvalho Andersen: expansion
plans include Russia.
and it is the perfect aircraft for inter-
European travel. The combination of
range, payload, runway performance
and operation costs makes it the
right aircraft type for our clients
right now,” Andersen adds.
Air Alpha’s main focus is ad hoc
charters in Europe. “Most of our
customers are business people
from sectors including finance
and the shipping industry, often
traveling routes such as the U.K. to
Poland and Scandinavia to Russia to
name just two.”
The expansion means that Air
Alpha, headquartered at Odense
airport, is looking for pilots.
Andersen says: “Obviously, as we are
expanding our fleet, we will be
needing more flight planners and
administrative personnel in our
charter department soon too.”
But the Air Alpha Group has built a
broad “one-stop shop” business and
now sells, maintains and operates
aircraft offering all aviation related
businesses, including interior,
painting, aircraft modifications
with design organisation approval,
avionics and spare parts.
Established in 1991, Air Alpha
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Relentless rescue
work promised
by Grob ceo
after insolvency
Grob Aerospace management says it
has been encouraged by interest from
investors and support from potential
operators of the spn after the company
filed for insolvency following new
development program setbacks.
Niall Olver, ceo of both Grob and
ExecuJet Aviation Group, says: “It is a
testimony to all involved that, amidst
this situation, our fourth prototype
flew successfully on 7th August thus
further demonstrating that Grob
Aerospace is advanced on the way to
certify an aircraft that well promises to
meet its specification. Please accept
that the severity and significance of
this situation is not at all lost on us,
and we are working relentlessly on a
solution to ensure the minimum
impact to employees, customers,
other stakeholders and supporters.”
The PlaneSense aircraft fractional
ownership program says it has closely
followed the developments leading to
the declaration of insolvency by Grob
Aerospace GmbH in the German
courts. “We continue to stand by our
fleet purchase order of 25 Grob spn
aircraft,” says George Antoniadis,
president and ceo of Alpha Flying, Inc.,
the program manager for PlaneSense.
“We believe that the Grob spn is the
best large cabin light jet to fulfill the
needs of the PlaneSense program
participants. Its combination of large
cabin size, fuel and operational
efficiencies, and short field
performance is unique. We look
forward to hearing news of a prompt
reorganisation of Grob Aerospace.”
Other companies which have
ordered the spn include Jetline which
Continued on page 10.
started out as a small air taxi
company. From 1992 to 1996 it
carried out contract flying for
the United Nations, including
several assignments in Afghanistan,
alongside charter contracts in
Greenland and Greece. In 1997 Air
Alpha signed the first contracts with
Greenland's home rule government
which were renewed until 2006
when its Greenland operations were
sold to Air Greenland. In 1997, Air
Alpha collaborated as a strategic
partner at the establishment of
ExecuJet Scandinavia.
Earlier this year, the group
acquired three painting interior
and avionics companies. (See last
April’s EBAN).
Andersen says: “Our overall main
focus now is on sales, maintenance
and operation within private and
Continued on page 5.

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DRF trains staff to help colleagues overcome
stress and trauma from difficult missions
Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht (DRF),
the German air rescue organisation, is
training its staff, including pilots, in
techniques to support colleagues
suffering stress from mission trauma.
Dr. Jörg Braun, medical director,
says the DRF has established a
comprehensive peer training system
which 20 staff based at DRF air rescue
centres have completed. "They will
support their colleagues in dealing
with disastrous events in their daily
mission life,” he adds. “The demand
and the extent of the mission review
can vary individually. Some
individuals can do without any
support. For others, interventions in
order to cope with stressful
experiences can be the right thing.
Others might need more, maybe even
professional support.”
He explains that peers are staff
trained to help their colleagues. “They
are trained in psycho-social help and
will show their colleagues ways
and techniques such as structured
dialogues how to deal with stressful
missions. In this context they closely
work with mental health professionals,
who support them in their responsible
tasks. In addition, a peer is a
person that can be contacted during
daily business who can communicate
preventive stress management
techniques, which serve to facilitate
long-term stress management.”
Pilots, paramedics and emergency
physicians of the DRF’s air rescue
centres at Niebüll, Rendsburg,
Bremen, Stuttgart, Freiburg and
Zwickau have been trained in
cooperation with the Institut Psycho
Trauma Switzerland (IPTS) led by Dr.
Gisela Perren-Klinger. The peers are
also available to DRF’s other rescue
centres but the long-term goal is to
have them based at all the centres.
The overall 40-hour peer training
takes place in two stages. Trainees are
taught how to recognise traumatic
stress – what reactions can be
considered normal and what might be
pathological – and how to calm down
colleagues showing signs of stress.
“Techniques dealing with how to
DRF is training its staff to help colleagues cope with operational stress.
initiate and implement single and
group debriefings are part of the
training,” Braun says. “In addition, the
peers learn how to protect themselves
from stress. Practical exercises enable
the appropriate techniques to be
learnt in realistic environments.”
This training is followed by further
courses focusing on communication
and perception and the peers
benefit through regular input from
experienced professional specialists.
Braun points out: “In air rescue
operations, crew members are
confronted with extreme and possibly
traumatic situations. In order to be
able to pursue this demanding
profession for many years and
maintain a healthy outlook, it is
necessary to talk about missions and
about possibly critical incidents. Crew
members have to learn to care for
themselves and care for their
colleagues; they should observe each
other and learn their own ways how to
Gulf ready for healthy medevac growth
The growing focus on the development
of the rotary air medical sector
in the Arab Gulf region is being
highlighted by this year’s Dubai
Helishow. Abdulla Abulhoul,
md, Mediac Communications &
Exhibitions LLC says: “The time is right
for the launch of a specialist exhibition
which focuses on air ambulance, air
rescue, air evacuation and other
medical transport services.”
The decision to hold the Dubai Air
Medical & Rescue Show 2008 alongside
Dubai Helishow 2008 from 11-13
November has been welcomed by Dr
Fatih Mehmet Gul a flight physician,
project manager for Saudi HEMS and
founder of Air Ambulance Arabia.
He says that, although the aero
medical field does not share the same
rapid pace of development as the new
health care facilities, plans are being
studied by bodies including Dubai
HEMS. “There is a new focus on quality
to raise the level of medical care
provided in the region,” Dr. Gul says.
“In the next few years, people will look
for better services in every sector. The
healthcare field in particular will
require better patient transfer
services.” Today’s air ambulance
market in the Gulf Cooperation
Council, which includes Saudi Arabia,
Kuwait, the UAE, Oman, Bahrain and
Qatar, is ready for the development of a
greater number of professional
companies in the region.
Dr. Gul: new focus on quality.
Abulhoul: rising air taxi demand.
Abulhoul says that rising demand
for air taxi services is driving helicopter
orders. “Helicopter charter companies
in the UAE, which traditionally served
the oil and gas industry and SAR are
benefiting from, for instance, the need
to ferry executives, owners, and
potential investors to the Palm and
World islands.”
He adds: “Dubai is well placed to
service the demand from the Middle
East, Europe, Africa, Russia, India and
Asia. Industry insiders point out that
local investment community showed
considerable interest in setting up a
joint venture development to
manufacture helicopters using the
latest technology from leading global
players.” Helicopters are also being
used for sky banners serving UAE
advertisers and event promoters.
Exhibitors this year show include:
AgustaWestland; Italy Aviator &
Aviation; Boeing; Emirates-CAE Flight
Training; Eurocopter; Falcon Aviation;
Hawker Pacific Air Services; Horizon
International Training Academy;
Aerolite Max Bucher; Avicorp; Bristow
Helicopters; GENA Systems; Pall
Corporation and RFD Beaufort.
deal with stress.”
Jörg Baudach, who has recently
taken charge of DRF aircraft
operations, says that conversations
with colleagues were cited
prominently in surveys where rescue
team members were asked about the
most helpful experiences in dealing
with the aftermath of after critical
SEPTEMBER 2008 3
Winfried Beikler: consultancy role. Jörg Baudach: helpful approach.
mission situations.
Baudach this summer took over
from Winfried Beikler who joined the
DRF in 1990 and became chief
helicopter pilot and then deputy
director of aircraft operations. In 1997
he took over as director of aircraft
operations. Beikler will still be
available as a consultant for the DRF.
Key London City role for
landmark 200th Challenger
Austrian-based VistaJet has
allocated a key London City airport
role to the 200th Challenger 300 to
be delivered by Bombardier. The
aircraft, received by VistaJet in July
along with a Challenger 605 and
Challenger 850, entered service on 1
August this year.
Bing Chen, VistaJet ceo, says:
“The Challenger 605 steep approach
capability is key to access at London
City. The plan is that it will focus on
meeting the increasing demand
linking business and government
leaders to the heart of London’s
financial district.”
Chen says the Challenger 605 and
the company’s Learjet 40XR aircraft
are an “ideal combination” for
clients using London City. To use the
airport an aircraft must demonstrate
its ability to be flown safely at a 5.5degree
or greater approach angle,
take off and land on the airport’s
4,327 ft runway, and meet the local
noise requirements. The Challenger
605 received approval for steep
approach and landing in 2007.
Eric Martel, vp and gm, Challenger
and Global, says the 200th delivery
represents a “fantastic milestone.”
VistaJet’s plans to establish a
powerful presence in Moscow were
reported in EBAN July.
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Falcon 2000 expands Goldeck-Flug’s horizons
Austria’s Goldeck-Flug reports brisk
demand for its Falcon 2000 acquired to
meet passenger demand for
comfortable long range aircraft.
“Pilots like the aircraft system
layout, the good landing field
performance and the high maximum
landing weight allowing more
operational flexibility on flights
with multiple legs,” says Capt.
Friedrich Pontasch, deputy flight
operations manager.
He adds: “This was a logical step
into heavy size segment enabling
Goldeck-Flug to fit the increasing
demand of their clients for a larger
cabin and long range aircraft.”
Goldeck-Flug, launched in 1991
with a Citation 501 and a Citation 560,
now has a Citation Ultra, a Learjet 55,
two Citation Excels, two Hawker
800XPs and a Bell 206 JetRanger in
operation. “With the addition of the
Falcon 2000, our fleet fits the need of
our customers very well,” says
Elite Jets
reports strong
demand for
the G450
Dubai’s Elite Jets reports buoyant
demand for its new G450 and its
features designed to promote
passenger wellbeing. “I am
extremely pleased with our new
aircraft. Our clients are truly
enjoying their travel experience,”
says Ammar Balkar, president and
ceo. “This G450 is currently the
first and only one available for
charter in Dubai. It comes with
upgraded engines, the latest avionics
technology, and aerodynamic
enhancements, and comfortably
seats 14 passengers.”
Balkar says other attractions
include a range that enables it to
take six passengers 13 hours nonstop
from Dubai to destinations as
far as Tokyo, Helsinki or Cape Town.
“There is a maximum cruising
altitude is up to 45,000 feet, but
the G450 can climb to its initial
cruising altitude of 41,000 feet in less
than 23 minutes.
The G450 cabin’s space was a prime
attraction.
“The improved aerodynamics
means the clients feel only a short
and very smooth assent,” he adds.
“Twelve Gulfstream signature oval
windows increase the sense of
spaciousness and, during daylight,
substantially brighten the cabin with
an abundance of natural light,
helping to counter the effects of jet
lag. Equally significant for passenger
well-being is the 100 per cent fresh
air and the Therapeutic Oxygen
Outlet with Bubble Humidifier
inside the cabin that ensures the
cabin altitude will never reach above
6,000 feet.” There are three separate
climate control zones and a fullyfunctional
galley.
Elite Jets was established at
the Dubai Airport Free Zone in
January 2004 and provides charter,
aircraft sales brokerage and aircraft
management services.
Goldeck-Flug celebrates the addition of the Falcon 2000 to the fleet. Pictured from left to right are: Capt. Friedrich Pontasch, Marina
Leopold, Johann Lobnig, Yolanda Wirth, Capt. Karlheinz Miklau and Patrick Balazs.
Pontasch. “The Falcon 2000 offers a
quiet and comfortable cabin in a 10
passenger layout and a large baggage
compartment. The aircraft will
perform well in the increasing
demand for flights to and from longer
range destinations in Middle East,
Russia, China and Africa.”
The majority of the fleet is based at
the Klagenfurt headquarters but
“Customers can see
Pentastar’s passion for
safety in our choice of
FlightSafety training.”
Edsel B. Ford II
Owner and Chairman, Pentastar Aviation
“At CitationShares our focus
is the safety of our customers,
crew and aircraft. That’s why
we insist on FlightSafety’s
professional training.”
Steven O’Neill
CEO, CitationShares
“Richmor insists on
FlightSafety, knowing its
training will deliver quality,
value and consistency.”
Mahlon Richards
President, Richmor Aviation
Goldeck-Flug bases a Citation Excel
and the Learjet 55 in Vienna. The
Citation Ultra and the two Excels have
a nine passenger layout and are
mainly used within Europe.
“FlightSafety shares
TWC’s high standards
for passenger safety.
We rely on their advanced
simulator technology and
training capabilities.”
Andrew Richmond
President, TWC Aviation
Titan targets
music, cars
and football
London-Stansted based Titan Airways
has transformed a 130 passenger
Boeing 737 into a 44 seat aircraft for
corporate charter. Alastair Kiernan,
commercial director says: “The new
layout, representing an investment of
£0.5 million, affords plenty of personal
space and leg room, making it an ideal
size for incentives, product launches,
music tours and football charters,
including one London premiership
football team.”
The 737 was showcased to brokers
after work by Inflite at London
Stansted. Air charter broker Trevor
Wright from Planesense said it was
“perfect for European car launches or
conference and incentive trips.”
Lawrence Reed from Air Partner plc
added: “Its appeal is also its generous
hold capacity, which will be a strong
selling point for the music tour.”
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are personalized to
perfection, just like
FlightSafety’s training.”
Peter G. Edwards
CEO, Jet Aviation Group
“Mayo Aviation is committed
to attaining the highest
industry standards, and
we know FlightSafety
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Bill Mayo
CEO, Mayo Aviation
“Everyone at Key Air has
one goal: safe, reliable air
service. FlightSafety training
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Brad D. Kost
President and CEO, Key Air

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County gains first U.K. mobile command and control unit
County Air Ambulance reports that it is
the first air ambulance service in the
U.K. to take delivery of a state-of-theart
helicopter mobile command and
control unit. Ian Clayton, operations
manager, says: “The unit has been
designed to manage a safe and orderly
flow of air ambulance flights should a
major emergency incident occur
anywhere in the Midlands’ region.”
West Midlands Ambulance Service
assigned the £30,000 unit to County
which currently operates three aircraft
and provides a secondary service to
neighbouring regions.
Ian Clayton, operations manager,
explains: “Should County be called
upon to attend a major emergency
situation, it is likely that air ambulances
will also respond from all over the U.K.
It is therefore necessary to coordinate
air safety at the scene and near
receiving hospitals, and our mobile
command unit makes this possible.”
County has been on a recruitment
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County Air Ambulance is celebrating the introduction of a mobile command and control
unit. Pictured left to right are: Ian Clayton, air operations manager; flight paramedic
Steph Cormack; Anthony Marsh, ceo WMAS; flight doctor Keith Roberts; Steve
Wheaton, head of specialist operations WMAS and flight paramedic Dan Stretton.
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Twelve new paramedics recently
completed their basic air competency
training and have been recruited to
flight operations with County Air
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Ambulance. Another three paramedics
were recruited to full-time positions
with the air service.
County recently commenced
operations over a 16-hour period with
two flight crews operating a shift
system at the RAF Cosford base,
covering the operational area between
0600 and 2200 every day of the week.
But increased fuel prices are hitting
County hard, costing the charity an
extra £130,000 a year. County’s Steve
Parry, says: “The hourly fuel bill is
currently £104. From October, when
our fixed price deal ends, the fuel cost is
expected to reach over £170 an hour. It
is likely we will see our fuel bill increase
by as much as 60% by the end of
the year.”
The air ambulance burns 245 litres
of jet fuel every 60 minutes, with the
helicopters flying over 2,000 hours
every year to 3,500 incidents.
“Preferential rates are given to the
charity by its fuel supplier,” Parry adds.
SEPTEMBER 2008 5
Grand adventure
results in
round-theworld
record
Russia posed some of the biggest
problems as pilots Scott Kasprowicz
and Steve Sheik flew around the
world in a helicopter in 11 days seven
hours and two minutes to set a
new world speed record. The pilots
broke the current record by almost
six days with an average speed
of 74 knots over the entire 11
days including stops, with an
average speed of 150 knots while
in the air. The record of the
flight will be submitted to the
National Aeronautic Association
for ratification.
They used a factory-standard
AgustaWestland Grand to cover 18
countries, 24 time zones, 49 states,
78 fuel stops and almost 21,000
nautical miles.
“This has been the trip of a lifetime
and is a remarkable achievement
for all of us,” says Kasprowicz. “We
had some challenging situations,
especially in Russia, and the planning
and coordination at each control
point was key to our success.”
No mission specific modifications
or additional fuel tanks were
added to improve the Grand’s
performance.
Landing at the end of the record-breaking
round-the-world flight.
Kasprowicz and his co-pilot Steve
Sheik travelled eastbound across the
Atlantic into Europe via Greenland,
traversed western and eastern Europe
into Russia, crossed 11 time zones in
Russia, returned to North America
over the Bering Strait crossing the
U.S, and returning to New York City.
Air Alpha fashions charter and
one-stop shop growth
Continued from page 1
business aviation, focusing on
markets in Europe, including the
Baltic countries and Russia.” He adds:
“Our one stop shop concept will be
applied to other markets in the
Nordic-Baltic countries and Russia,
over the next few years.”
Peter Høgsberg, director Russia,
Air Alpha aircraft sales, says the
company is still waiting for the final
Russian certification of the engine for
the Pilatus NG. “I expect that in
October,” he reports. Air Alpha, the
exclusive distributor of PC-12 NG in
Russia, expects to take delivery of a
total of five of the new model by
December depending on final
certification with Russia’s Dexter Air
Taxis among the buyers. Andersen
says: “Dexter has received four out of
a total of 25 aircraft, and another four
will be added to its fleet by the end of
this year.”
He says: “In addition we have
considerable expectations for the
forthcoming business aviation
show, Jet Expo 2008, which takes
place at the Moscow Crocus
Centre this September 17-19. This
will be our third time attending
the show, and we are looking
forward to meeting existing and
potential customers.”

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Seawing's directors are planning expansion. Pictured, from left to right are: Peter Groves, director; David Stockwell, director; Sheikh Saeed Mohammed Hasher Al Maktoum,
chairman and ceo; and Stuart Wheeler director.
Amphibian ‘magic’ builds growing business for
Seawings in ever-changing scenic Dubai
Seawings, which provides Dubaibased
aerial sightseeing tours, is
planning expansion. “We are
looking at the possibilities of adding
more aircraft to our fleet in the near
future,” says chairman Sheikh Saeed
Mohammed Hasher Al Maktoum.
The company is registered as Air
Charter International (Arabia) Ltd.
and its tourist flights are based on
three Cessna 208 Caravans offered by
Seawings LLC and operated by Jet-
Ops FZE. “We chose our current fleet
on criteria based on excellent
reputation of Cessna products,”
director Peter Groves says. “There is
an attractive ease of maintenance and
we have a well qualified maintenance
team that looks after all three aircraft.”
Another director, David Stockwell,
A Cessna 208 Caravan lands after a
'magical' tour of Dubai's iconic
landmarks.
points out that the Caravan has a
cabin size that enables it to carry nine
passengers and a pilot and its range
allows a tour of up to two hours.
Seawings started operations in
August 2007 with one aircraft and a
team of 14. It now employs more than
35 staff, operates the three Caravans
Club328 enters insolvency
London Biggin Hill-based private jet
company Club328 has been wound up
in the U.K.’s County Courts. The
hearing on 11 July this year in Brighton
was held after some 30 creditors
claiming a combined total of £550,000
signed a petition brought by the
Club328’s former ceo Elaine Young.
The U.K. government Insolvency
Agency is determining the extent of
assets in consultation with the
directors Paul Crowther, owner of
Planechartering and Mark Edworthy
from General Capital Plc. Club328 Ltd
was acquired from Quest Aviation
Services, formerly Corporate Jet
Services. Quest also owns 328 Support
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engineering company JETS.
After the acquisition Club328’s
headquarters was moved from
Southampton airport to London
Biggin Hill. The Club328 fleet included
a Dornier 328, two Premier 1s and two
managed Hawker 800s and the fleet of
Planechartering included a Beech
Super King Air 200 and Citation I. The
takeover of Club328 brought
Planechartering an AOC and a staff of
around 30 who have either left or been
made redundant, according to
petitioner Elaine Young who has
appointed Robinsons Solicitors
of Derby.
and is planning to acquire more.
Sheikh Saeed says: “The Caravans
have established a reputation for
providing a magical journey across
Dubai’s dramatic and ever changing
coastal skyline. The Caravan provides
great views from each seat,
exhilarating water take off and
landing, a luxury cabin with leather
seating and air conditioned comfort.
The flight provides an opportunity to
capture the unique views of Dubai’s
most iconic landmarks but Seawings
understands business needs and what
is required to organise a perfect day
for meetings, incentives, conferences
and exhibitions. Therefore, the guests
now have a choice of experiencing
one or more of the resort facilities
before or after the flight.” These, he
London Executive Aviation, which
reports that its first Challenger 300
has registered more than 450 charter
and 200 owners hours in just over a
year, says a just-delivered second
(pictured above) is set to chalk up
similar business. The second
Challenger 300, based at Luton,
has been purchased by an existing
LEA aircraft owner. “Passengers
says, include golf, the beach and water
sports, a spa and fine dining.
The company recruits pilots based
on criteria including minimum flying
hours, licence and aircraft flying
experience. It does not recruit
cabin crew but uses customer
representatives to assist clients.
Business is being referred through
travel agents, tour operators, hotels
and comes from corporations and
business bookings. “We have focused
our marketing efforts with different
promotions targeting each of these
avenues and we tailor tours to meet
requirements,” Stockwell says.
Its broker operations, carried out
by Air Charter, provides medevac,
cargo and helicopter bookings as well
as passenger charter.
Challenger inspires second purchase
appreciate the aircraft’s quiet and
spacious cabin and the demand
is for flying mainly to European
destinations, with an average stage
length of 1,500 miles,” says LEA md
George Galanopoulos. The two
Challenger 300s fill a niche in the LEA
fleet between the midsize Citation
Excel and large cabin Embraer
Legacy 600.
Gulfstreams add
long haul luxury
dimension to
DC Aviation fleet
Germany’s DC Aviation is giving
special priority to the expansion of
its fleet of Gulfstreams with a new
G450 just delivered and more
ordered for 2009. “We charter
Gulfstreams to business and
private customers alike,” says sales
director Jonas Kraft. “Our clientele
appreciates the uncompromising
comfort. It is for this reason that we
will be continuing to expand these
fleet types.”
The Stuttgart company is
currently operating a total of 31 jets
ranging from the Learjet to the A319
CJ. The range of aircraft includes
two G550s, a G450 and a G150.
“The G450/G550 segment is
powerful with its very spacious and
luxurious cabin and an attractive
cruising range for long haul flights.”
Kraft says.
He points out that, with a
cruising range of 4,350 n.m., the
G450 can carry up to 16 passengers
non-stop from Berlin to Washington
D.C. or from London to Dubai. “In
the case of the G-550 the cruising
range of 6,750 n.m. even the Paris-
Beijing flight is possible non-stop –
with the same equipment.”
DC Aviation: focus on comfort.
Kraft says the luxuriously
furnished cabins are divided into
three private areas and offer
amenities such as a full galley
for treating passengers to
gourmet delicacies and numerous
entertainment systems such as
satellite telephone, personal
monitors and CD/DVD players “so
there is no risk of boredom.”
The conference area and
two comfortable divans are
complemented by six comfortable
full-size sleeping berths. In
addition, Kraft says, the pilots
enjoy external cameras, an
enhanced vision system (EVS) and
“planeview-cockpit.”
However the expansion of the
fleet by the former DaimlerChrysler
spin-off company is not restricted to
Gulfstreams, as reported in EBAN
June. Kraft says: “In the next few
months alone we are expecting
another G550, three more A319 CJs,
a Challenger 850, our seventh
Legacy 600 and the fifth Learjet
40/45”, says md Stefan Buschle.
DC Aviation, formed by the
merger of Cirrus Aviation and the
former DaimlerChrysler Aviation,
provides aircraft chartering,
operation and maintenance of
business jets. It employs over 380
and operates a fleet of aircraft that
has an average age of 2.44 years.

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Stars of music and sport play key role in demand-led expansion
Europe’s political leaders fear
recession-inspired business cutbacks
but stars from the world of music and
sport and vips are among those
sustaining demand for expanded
FBO services.
The Aviación General y Ejecutiva
Aerea (AEREA) FBO based in Malaga,
which reports strong interest in its
new business centre, recently
welcomed Bon Jovi through its vip
access. The facility is also used by
Julio Iglesias when he travels to
Málaga after concerts. “AEREA offers
the vip facility to all its clients not just
famous musicians,” says FBO
manager Yolanda Ávalos.
She adds: “We are also making the
business centre’s services widely
available. It will be open to both
executive and general aviation users
as well as entrepreneurs and local
professionals.”
The business centre is scheduled
to open ready for the winter season
and will be operated along the lines of
a special event lounge with capacity
for 200.
The FBO also offers two vip
lounges, equipped with satellite TV
and wi-fi and a helicopter shuttle
service between Malaga airport and
clients' final destinations. “We are
experiencing high demand for the
new crew lounge,” Ávalos adds. “A
third passenger lounge is planned in
the near future and, with the new
crew lounge already in operation, we
will be well placed to service our
clients' expanding needs. Our range
of services is, in fact, constantly
expanding to keep up with demand
from the executive aviation sector.”
A new FBO has recently begun
operations in Shannon Airport
Ireland. US Alliance Flight Support
which began full operations this
summer, reports increasing business.
And, in Germany, Munich’s MES
Handling, which came fourth in
overall in EBAN’s 2008 FBO survey
results, has been taken over by
Signature Flight Support. The former
MES management team, led by Oliver
Trono and Klaus Besold, will be
staying with Signature’s first FBO
operation in Germany and its 22nd
base worldwide.
David Best, md Europe, Middle
East and Africa, for Signature Flight
Support Europe, says: “Munich is a
key and growing destination for
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City
Pembrey
Moscow
Munich
Malaga
business aircraft operations.”
The Avitat network expects to
exceed its target to grow the number
of European and Middle East
members to 12 during 2009. “We are
currently anticipating growth up to 14
or 15 members,” says Joseph Fish,
business development manager,
Avitat and ExxonMobil. “I think it is
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as reflected by the increased volumes
for Jet A-1 amongst the Avitat
members. However, Avgas fuel
volume sales continue to decrease as
more of the Avitat customers are
increasingly using jet fuel aircraft.”
In the U.K. the all-weather 24-hour
privately-owned Pembrey airport is
gearing up for increased demand
following its runway extension. “For
sporting enthusiasts, the airport
offers the fastest, most direct route to
the adjoining Pembrey Motor Circuit,
home of Welsh motor sports, and also
to the nearby Jack Nicklaus golf
course,” says md Capt. Winston
Thomas. “It is also just only three
miles from Ffos Las, the UK’s first
dedicated equestrian training and
sport centre, now in its initial
development phase.”
The 600-acre, multi-million pound
amenity will include a hotel, pub,
restaurant and up to 250 homes and
the new National Hunt racecourse
already has 16 British Horse Racing
Board meetings scheduled for 2009.
Pembrey’s runway extension of
1,148 ft takes its total length to
3,780 ft. It also offers a passenger
terminal and restaurant, extensive
free parking, aircraft hangars and
extensive hardstanding.
Southair Iceland has moved to a
Germany's FAI rent-a-jet is offering customers a courtesy shuttle by chauffeur-driven
Maybach at Munich and Nuernberg airports. "We always want to offer just a little bit
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Oliver Trono and Klaus Besold are general
managers of Signature’s Munich facility.
new location at Keflavik. It has
opened a new GA terminal on what is
known as the ‘East Ramp.’ The
company says the facility caters for all
sizes of aircraft and is accessible from
both the S1 and N1 taxi-ways.
The company has recently been
acquired from Atlanta Icelandic by
the former manager of Southair
David Johannsson, now the ceo of
Southair Iceland.
But high fuel prices continue to
raise issues. Swissport International,
which started applying a separate fuel
surcharge of up to two per cent under
its current contractual agreements as
from the middle of June, summed
up the realities. “Despite all the
internal cost efforts and significant
endeavours on all levels Swissport is
obliged to make this increase in
response to the continued steep rises
in fuel prices.”
Swissport said it was following an
unfortunate but general, industry
trend. “Most airlines are suffering
from higher fuel prices and have
passed on some of these costs to their
passengers in the form of fuel
surcharges added to their fares.
Swissport operates thousands of
vehicles and energy generating
facilities all over the world and
these, too, have seen their fuel costs
rise by up to 50 per cent over the past
few months.”
The precise details of the new
surcharge for the company’s
products, services and tariffs that
involve fuel/energy depending
activities will be determined and
implemented locally by Swissport’s
various stations around the world.
Meanwhile ExecuJet is opening
a new representative office in
Moscow as part of European and
global expansion. “Two sales
Royal Jet’s new
commercial vp
eyes expansion
Abu Dhabi-based Royal Jet is putting
a major focus on expanding its
operations outside its core Middle
East business base.
New vp, commercial, John
Morgan, says the company has
restructured and expanded its sales
operations. “It is now analysing
revenue, pricing and yield
management, and looking at the
whole gamut of tactical marketing
across Royal Jet’s services with an eye
on spreading the company’s
dominance of the private jet industry
further afield.”
Royal Jet, by HE Sheikh Hamdan
bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, is targeting
business in countries including
Russia. Morgan says: “Royal Jet is
enjoying a major increase in its
market share in the up and coming
regions of Asia, Europe and Africa
and we will be working to ensure
that continues.”

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Avitat puts a strong emphasis on its members meeting regularly. The photo shows (left to right): Dogan Ilter,
ExxonMobil Aviation general aviation manager, Europe, Africa and the Middle East: Prajeet Parepatambil,
Royal Jet (Avitat Abu Dhabi), head of vendor standards; and Caroline Pennington, ExxonMobil Aviation, sales
territory manager, U.K. and the Middle East.
representatives have been
appointed to head up
ExecuJet’s new office to
support a booming market
where three to four business
jets are being delivered each
month,” says ExecuJet Europe
md Peter Hartmann.
“Moscow activity will centre
around sales of the spn and
the Aerion SBJ.”
ExecuJet manages more
than 110 business jets
worldwide and its managed
aircraft fleet has grown over
the past six months to over 55
aircraft, with new arrivals
being based at Copenhagen
Roskilde, Berlin Schönefeld in
Germany and at ExecuJet’s
latest base at London City
Airport where a Falcon 900
has just been registered under
its new U.K. AOC.
At Berlin Schönefeld,
ExecuJet is busy expanding its
FBO facility with a new vip
passenger lounge and
enhanced facilities ready
for completion in October.
“The 24 employees will be
looking after up to eight
managed aircraft this year,”
says Hartmann.
In the Middle East Palm
Aviation is setting up a
handling facility at Aviation
City which is part of Dubai
World Central. DWC, home to
the largest maintenance,
repair and overhaul (MRO)
Gorka Ruíz, David España and
Antonia Sánchez airside in
Malaga.
centre in the world, has
signed a deal with Palm
Aviation to set up the project’s
first FBO. The 80,000 square
foot facility will be designed
to cater to the flight support
services industry in the 140
square kilometre DWC urban
aviation project under
construction at Jebel Ali.
Under the agreement,
Palm Aviation will extend its
existing global flight support
operations centre to DWC
Aviation City from its existing
Dubai airport free zone office.
“This is part of our expansion
strategy which will see the
company grow by 35 per cent
annually over the next five
years across the region,” says
Khalid Al Mutawa, chairman.
Abdullah Al Quraishi, ceo,
DWC Aviation City says:
“DWC will be home to the
world's largest MRO
providers, largely due to the
strategic aviation services
offerings to third parties
The FlyMeNow.co.uk team (left to right) includes operations manager
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setting up their regional
operations within our
projects. The aviation sector
is expected to grow at more
than 30 per cent annually for
the coming five years and the
impressive growth of over
nine per cent for the
Middle East MRO market is
expected to continue over the
same period.”
Abu Dhabi’s Royal Jet has
welcomed Abu Dhabi
Airports Company’s (ADAC)
plan to set up the Middle
East’s first dedicated
executive airport. ADAC
is to invest US $54.4 million in
transforming the Al Bateen
military base into an exclusive
corporate jet facility.
Shane O’Hare, president
and ceo, Royal Jet, says: “Al
Bateen’s location just 10
kilometres from the capital’s
diplomatic and business
centres will be a compelling
advantage for our strong
corporate client base and
we are now working with
the relevant authorities to
assess our operational
requirements for Al Bateen.”
Sahlee Fajutagana says
United Aviation Services
(UAS), headquartered in
Dubai, is enjoying rapid
expansion, accelerated by
the success of its new
headquarters complex in the
Dubai airport free zone.
U.K. ‘relies
on aircraft
from Europe’
U.K. broker FlyMeNow.co.uk,
planning international
expansion to reflect growth in
sectors including concert tours
and medical repatriation, is
reporting a requirement in
the U.K. for a number of
new or nearly new aircraft
catering for around half-adozen
passengers.
“We have sought these,
including the CJ1, CJ2+ and
Learjet 40XR from European
operators and have had
tremendous feedback from
clientele no longer happy to
accept older aircraft,” says
Andrew Whitney, commercial
director, says. The company,
which plans to open a new
office abroad by the first
quarter of 2009, is currently
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Continued from page 1
organised the delivery of two aircraft in
mid-2009; Prestige Jet of Abu Dhabi,
which lined up two spns for the end of
this year; and ZAS Z-Aviation which
wanted two aircraft in 2009. But Grob
says: “Customers with a bank
guarantee will get the full deposit
refund should it come to it.”
The spn must overcome financial
problems. Photo: Anthony Quayle.
Olver maintains the position of ceo
of both ExecuJet Aviation Group and
that of Grob Aerospace. He says:
“Whilst ExecuJet enjoys a close
working association with Grob
Aerospace, the two companies are
totally separate, and thus the
insolvency of Grob Aerospace has no
direct bearing on ExecuJet. But it is
important that the business aviation
industry and our customers and
suppliers remain assured in the
knowledge that this unfortunate
situation has no affect on the ongoing
viability of the ExecuJet Aviation
Group, and on that of the company’s
global aircraft sales and services
business units.”
He adds: “Whilst ExecuJet
anticipates that spn sales and support
will materially contribute to the
company’s long term business
performance, even before considering
the contribution of the spn,
the group can confidently forecast
a profitable future for ExecuJet
as a global business aviation force, and
the sales representation relationship in
33 countries. “The ExecuJet Aviation
Group is, and remains the exclusive
sales distributor of Grob Aerospace’s
spn light jet, and furthermore shall
support the aircraft in many regions of
the world. The spn remains an
extremely promising product in
ExecuJet’s portfolio, as borne out by
the significant customer demand,
enjoyed to date. ExecuJet shall do all in
its legitimate power to support both
Grob Aerospace, and our mutual
customers, over this trying time.”
The spn program suffered in
November 2006 when one of its two
flying prototypes was destroyed during
a demonstration flight crash near the
company factory in Tussenhausen-
Mattsies, Germany, and the then chief
spn test pilot Gerard Guillaumaud
died. Grob says that the effects of the
latest spn program delays became
apparent only recently. “The staff in
Mattsies were informed promptly by
Niall Olver and the German mds. We
hope that this situation will be
resolved within the next few weeks
since Mr. Olver already has received
some interest from possible investors.”
Olver says: “This unfortunate
situation has arisen as a consequence
of recent delays in the spn
program, resulting in the increased
requirement for cash to see the
program through to certification.
Under the circumstances, our current
loan provider has elected to
discontinue their support.
“In order to resolve the situation all
possible alternatives are being
evaluated. Given the significant
support we have enjoyed to date, I
remain confident that this disruption
can be overcome.”
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Rizon Jet plans Gulf-wide coverage to
complement charter operations
Rizon Jet is setting up aircraft
maintenance facilities in a number of
locations in the Gulf region and will
offer a full aircraft management
and maintenance service to
complement its core fleet. “We see
aircraft maintenance as a growth
market in the Gulf as there are
insufficient existing facilities,” says ceo
William Curtis. “Many Gulf operators
take their aircraft to Europe for
maintenance inputs.”
This will complement its new
Biggin Hill development which will
feature a 13,000 sq. m. maintenance
hangar and FBO facility. (See story on
page 1). “We expect the facility to be
fully operational by September 2009
and will begin recruiting and training
staff late this year” says Curtis. “We aim
to offer full EASA 145 maintenance
facilities along with aircraft
management packages and charter
services pursuant to a U.K. AOC. We
will also offer a ‘high end’ FBO service.
We see the need for a service which will
meet the expectations of clients from
Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region who
expect associated services such as
helicopter links, prestige car rental and
limousine services of the highest order.
We aim to provide all these services in
house. We expect to develop a London
client base quickly as many
mainstream charter brokers are
already flying their clients with us in
the Gulf region and the UK business jet
fleet is continuing to expand.”
Rizon also intends to add
An artist's impression of the Biggin Hill
development.
an aircraft catering facility. “Halal
compliant catering will be offered
as standard,” he says.
The company began operations
in April 2007 and says it has
increased sales to in excess of $10
million annually. Curtis says: “Sales
are growing month on month and
we expect them to top $50 million
in 2009.”
The expansion follows new
ownership. In December 2007 the
company was wholly acquired by
Qatari national, Ghanim Bin Saad
Al Saad who is also chairman of
the Barwa International property
development firm and of Qatari
DIYAR, the property investment arm
of the Qatari Investment Group.
Curtis says: “We try for new aircraft
wherever possible. However all the
desirable models are back-ordered so
we have to supplement in the short
term with used aircraft and there is not
much that represents good value right
now. A five-year-old Challenger 604
will often sell for more than its new
cost – not a good investment for us in
the long run. It is, we believe,
preferable to pay a premium for a new
aircraft given that one normally carries
the substantial cost of the deposit
schedule anyway and in purchasing
a new aircraft one at least has the
benefit of the warranties and the first
five years of subsidised support
programmes plus the customer appeal
of a new airframe and the latest
interior amenities.”
Rizon Jet has two Premier 1As and a
Hawker 900XP already in service. A
second Hawker 900XP is scheduled for
delivery in the second quarter of 2009.
Two Challenger 605s are expected in
the first and last quarter of 2009 and a
G-5000 follows in the last quarter of
2010. “We are acquiring two further
Challenger 604/5s late this year.” says
Curtis, “and we are about to order or
acquire further aircraft for the U.K.
although we are still evaluating our
options in this regard. Rizon Jet also
offers broking services to our clients
where our own fleet is unavailable or
unsuitable for their mission.”
Curtis says the start-up Premier 1A,
although a surprisingly good aircraft,
has a too limited size and payload
range for Rizon’s remit and will be
phased out. “We have chosen Hawker
900XP and Challenger 605 for their
reliability. We fly into Africa, India,
Asia, China and the former USSR
where support is sparse. These newer
designs, have the benefit of being good
in terms of dispatch reliability and ‘get
you home performance.”

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The Private Jet Company is building a
sizeable managed fleet and putting the
finishing touches to the design of a
new FBO on the Isle of Man.
Tony Corlett, MD, says: “Our rapid
growth means that we have outgrown
our current business and hangarage
premises and therefore we are
planning to build a new state of the art
private aviation facility. This will
provide our clients with a first-class
facility that is currently not available
on the Isle of Man.”
The Private Jet Company, formed to
accommodate customer requests for
turnkey aircraft management, has
several new aircraft on order for clients
which will be managed for the clients
by the company.
Corlett says: “We delivered a new
CJ3 for a European client in April and
recently acquired a Citation XLS 560
for a local client. In addition we are
taking delivery of a Citation Sovereign
in February 2009, and we are also
The Private Jet Company registered the first two aircraft on the IoM M-Register’.
purchasing a Challenger 300 for a
European client. We will also be
managing that Challenger 300
remotely for our European client.”
The company anticipates operating
a fleet of up to seven managed aircraft
within two years.
On average the aircraft fly
approximately 400 hours per year, with
each client using approximately 200
hours per year. Owners, Corlett says,
use their aircraft for both business
and pleasure.
Driving factors in the choice of
aircraft include a comfortable cabin, a
good range and high performance.
“We now have trained engineers based
on the island so maintenance is not
such an issue,” Corlett adds. “We
intend to increase the quality of our
ground based services for handling our
clientele and are currently finalising
plans for a new private aviation facility
that will commence development later
this year. The company is organised so
that they just tell our operations what
time they would like to depart and to
where, everything else is looked after
under our management agreement.”
There will be job vacancies
available from early next year to
accommodate the increase in
managed aircraft, including an XLS
pilot and Sovereign pilot, both based in
the Isle of Man and a Challenger 300
pilot based in Europe.
Capt. Corlett has British, American
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Private Jet Company takes Isle of Man to new business aviation heights
Bond adds
three EC225s to
North Sea fleet
Bond Offshore Helicopters is
introducing three latest technology
EC225s to its fleet. Bill Munro, md,
says: “With their enhanced
specification, range and operational
efficiency, the EC225s are particularly
suited to long range flights servicing
BP’s activities east and west of
Shetland. The capability to fly direct
from Aberdeen, with no need to refuel
en route, avoids potential delays if, for
example, Shetland is fog-bound.”
The new aircraft will bring Bond
Offshore Helicopters fleet of Super
Pumas to ten. The three EC225s are on
crew change contracts, as are five
Super Puma AS332L Mark IIs, with two
specially-modified AS332L Mark IIs
dedicated to air-sea rescue.
With a fleet increasing to ten, Bond
Offshore Helicopters’ aircraft include
Super Puma AS332L Mark IIs and the
latest additions, three EC225s.
Munro says the acquisition of the
EC225s is part of a continuing
investment programme in support
of new contracts worth almost
£240 million which also includes staff
and facilities.
The contracts include two new
clients, ConocoPhillips (U.K.) and
Maersk Contractors U.K., and an
amendment to an existing contract
with BP Exploration.
From earlier this month, Bond is
operating two of the new EC225
aircraft on crew change flights for BP in
the North Sea and west of Shetland.
Bond will operate a third EC225
under a five-year contract with
ConocoPhillips for services in the
central North Sea. Two Super Puma
AS332L Mark IIs, released from
contract with BP, will be used in
support of various clients, including
Maersk Contractors U.K., on behalf of
North Sea Production Company, for
which Bond began operating in June
under a five-year contract servicing the
McCulloch Field.
Munro says: “The addition of new
clients reinforces the current
expansion of our fleet, staff and base
facilities as part of our strategy
to expand operations in the U.K.
and overseas.”
and European Airline transport
licences and also holds Bermudian and
Isle of Man certificates of validation.
But he was born on the Isle of Man and
was active in helping form the Isle of
Man register. “There are now over 70
aircraft on the M-registration. Overall it
has been a huge success, and it will
continue to grow.”
When the register’s doors opened
for business on 1 May 2007, the Private
Jet Company registered two jets and
Corlett completed the first flight in a
Manx registered aircraft.
The company’s core business
includes aircraft sales and purchase,
worldwide aircraft delivery and
ferry flights, de-registration and
registration, aircraft management,
operations and crewing, hangarage,
aircraft handling, technical
documentation and maintenance.
The Isle of Man airport has separate
plans for an executive jet facility (EBAN
October 2007).

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RUSSIA
REGIONAL
REVIEW
Despite hefty price rises in the cost of
fuel and a sales tax of almost 40 per
cent, business aviation in Russia
continues to grow, with operators
acquiring more aircraft and
expanding their business to improve
FBO and maintenance facilities
there. For some time, many
operators have wanted to see
facilities in Russia equipped more
like those of their European
counterparts and in some areas this
is beginning to happen. The Vologda
region is one key area that is
experiencing increasing demand for
charter. The economy and transport
system has been intensively
developed and both private charter
and scheduled business are growing.
Most charter operators are based
in and around Moscow. Popular
destinations within Russia include
St Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod
and Samara.
Although Russian aircraft remain
popular, there are very few new
Russian-made aircraft appearing on
the market. Many operators are
opting for western-built aircraft either
in response to their clients’ requests
or to meet European regulations
governing noise levels, which has
prevented many operators using
Russian aircraft from entering Europe.
Sergey Guekov is director general
of Aeroflot Plus, an associated
company of Aeroflot, the Russian
airline. Formerly a broker, the charter
company now operates three Tupolev
Tu-134 aircraft, one seats 6-8
passengers while the other two are
also specially-tailored for the VIP
market. Although Guekov explains
that Aeroflot does not perform
regular flights to the same
destination, all of its operations
remain within Russian boundaries.
The company's missions include
weddings and corporate flights, often
for bankers and large corporations.
According to Guekov, the company
is planning to buy two or three
western-built aircraft in the near
future, the most likely choice being
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Avcom operates three Yak-40 aircraft in
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the Embraer Legacy.
“In Russia, a lot of passengers want
to use foreign aircraft. We studied the
market and found that the most
sophisticated aircraft to suit our
needs is the Legacy. There are no
new VIP aircraft being built in Russia
and we want to accommodate
more passengers.
“Right now we are also planning to
start our own engineering department
to work on our Tupolev aircraft.
Although I can’t say when it will
be in operation, with the help of a
very experienced chief engineer on
our team we plan to expand the
business to develop our own
maintenance facility.”
Last month, Aeroflot Plus
performed about 30 flights, according
to Guekov. Although there is a lot of
competition from other business
aviation firms, the biggest problem
at the moment is the relatively high
price of fuel.
And as for the future of the
business?
“It’s hard to say if business is
improving as we were formerly a
broker, which was a different kind of
business,” he says.
Russia has, for some time, provided
a lot of business for charter operators
in Europe and this shows no sign of
abating. European charter firms have
been targeting the massive potential
there for a number of years, carefully
navigating logistical and operational
problems as they develop business.
Two factors continue to increase
business for European operators; a
sales tax of almost 40 per cent within
Russia is encouraging owners to base
their aircraft outside the country,
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firms. More and more operators are
considering the purchase of larger,
long-range business jets to allow them
to reach North America and the Far
East, and the midsize sector is
broadening too as businessmen
seek faster and more efficient
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ExecuJet is expanding services in the air and on the ground.
ProAir recently opened a
representative office in Moscow.
Managing director Elmar Monreal
says: “We have placed a Learjet 45 and
a 31A on our German AOC. Flights to
Russia will be included on that.”
Cessna’s Tom Perry, regional sales
manager for the UK, Ireland,
Scandinavia and the former Soviet
Union, says: “We view Russia as an
important market for the future.
The progressive spread of wealth
throughout the economy and the
rise of more Russian businesses
will generate greater demand for midsize
jets.”
As Russia’s economy has improved
over the past decade, so the number of
potential charter clients has
increased. Russia now boasts some of
the richest individuals in the world –
good news for charter businesses
hoping to attract top-notch clients. It
has not always been so however.
Following the break-up of the Soviet
Union in the early 1990s, Russia’s
economy went into decline. People
on fixed incomes faced a sharp
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drop in their standard of living
while state-owned industries were
auctioned off to entrepreneurs at
rock-bottom prices.
Almost a decade later, the economy
began to recover and since 2000,
soaring oil and gas revenues have
boosted state coffers and helped
Russia pay off its debts. Russia has the
largest known natural gas reserves in
the world and is the world’s second
largest oil producer after Saudi Arabia.
In 2005, oil and gas accounted for
about 60 per cent of Russia’s exports.
Europe depends on Russia for much
of its energy and almost all existing
pipelines head west. In much the
same way, Europe depends on Russia
for a significant percentage of its
charter business. There is still
currently more demand for flights
from Europe into Russia than the
other way round. Many charter firms
manage aircraft or base aircraft on
European soil on their clients’ behalf.
Various factors, including the high
import tax cost of registering aircraft
within Russia, mean that many
Russian owners prefer to purchase
their aircraft outside of the country
and place them with Western
operators. But this is slowly starting to
change, as more business aviation
companies set up premises in Russia.
ExecuJet and Avolus are among the
organisations expanding their
presence in Moscow.
Peter Hartmann, ExecuJet Europe
md, says his company is increasing
the four-strong staff in the city and
will be deploying more aircraft to
meet demand.
“We operate a range of aircraft
from light jets, to midsize and heavy
jets out of Moscow,” he adds.
“Demand is high and increasing
and we make sure our customers are
able to get the aircraft for their
individual needs.”
Hartmann says enquiries, for both
charter and aircraft management, are
coming from international companies
as well as private customers.
The opening of an office in
Moscow, he says, “underlines our
dedication to an already long lasting
and strong relationship with Russia’s
business aviation world – a rapidly
growing market which we feel
deserves a permanent presence.”
Separately Avolus, and Russia’s
Planet Aviation Group have entered
into a strategic relationship that they
say will “bring together the two brands
and their complementary offerings
across the private aviation spectrum.”
The Avolus Group has offices in
London, Moscow, Dubai and Monaco
and operates the Avolus Aircraft Sales
& Acquisitions Division and Avolus
Luxury Vehicle Charter which offers
charter across private jets, helicopters,
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Dexter has ordered ten PC-12s for air taxi flights to southern Russian cities.
yachts and limousines. Planet
Aviation Group offers charter flights,
aircraft management, sales and
acquisitions and legal and technical
consulting services in Russia and the
former CIS states.
Planet Aviation Group founder
and md Sergey Morozov says: “We
are already working on some
exciting prospects to develop our
mutual businesses.”
In Russia itself, there remains
much room for improvement. There is
pressing demand in Russia for
consistent improvement and
development of business aviation
infrastructure at airports. Analysts say
that one of the obstacles faced by
companies operating air services on a
regional basis in Russia is that the
government pays much more
attention to the very large aircraft
enterprises, while regional aviation
programmes are regarded as being of
secondary importance.
According to Hartmann, lots of
people from the aviation industry are
trying to start up maintenance
facilities for western aircraft however
“so they don’t have to travel all over the
place to have their aircraft worked on.”
Nevertheless, over the past ten years
or so, things have become much
better organised than they used to be.
“It used to be really troublesome to
get into the country and then go
through customs and passport
control, but that has improved greatly.
There has been a definite
improvement as they have adapted to
European business aviation,” he says.
Charter operator Avcom agrees
that improvements are being made.
“The infrastructure of the Russian
aviation industry is improving slowly
step by step but for executive aviation
it is still not sufficient. If you have
technical problems with a foreign
aircraft on Russian territory you have a
lot of headaches with getting spare
parts and maintenance. Most of the
western-made aircraft still have to
have their maintenance checks done
outside of Russia.”
Situated at all three of Moscow’s
airports, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and
Sheremetyevo, Avcom’s fleet includes
two Tu-134s and three Yak-40
aircraft, the third of which it acquired
in April 2007.
JFK
Anna Barishevskaya ExecuJet office
manager in Moscow reports a rising tide
of business.
There are ambitious plans afoot to
develop Vnukovo airport, where many
business aviation companies are
based. Future improvements include
further apron enlargement, increased
parking, and development of hangars,
a heliport and new passenger
facilities. An MRO facility to support
western business jets is under
construction following an agreement
between Vnukovo Airport and
Lufthansa Technik.
As well as a VIP hall, which is
used by many political leaders
including the Russian President and
other VIPs visiting the country. This
massive development programme
commenced at the airport in 2003 and
is expected to last until 2015.
Dexter Air Taxi is based at Vnukovo
airport. Formed by Air Management
Group four years ago, it received its
AOC in 2005 and its first aircraft one
year later. Its first shuttle services
between Moscow, Nixhny Novgorod
and Samara began that year and since
then, the company has gone from
strength to strength. Last October, it
celebrated the expected delivery of ten
PC-12s, which will be used to provide
air taxi flights to southern Russian
cities, including Rostov to Sochi,
Maikop, Volgograd and Astrakhan.
Also based there is aircraft operator
Meridian Air. Its fleet includes two
Tupolev Tu-134s, which fly across
Russia and to some parts of Europe.
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Commercial department manager
Oleg Loginov told EBAN: “Our clients
are mainly businessmen, although we
also transport some passengers on
holiday. We do not have any popular
destinations, but some of our clients fly
regularly to the same place. It would be
safe to say that the most frequent
destinations are within Russia.”
Loginov said he would welcome
improvements to the FBOs in Russia.
“That would be good,” he says,”I would
like to see more facilities in Russia run
more like European FBOs. I think that
would be very good for the Russian
aviation industry.”
As well as fuel price hikes, one of the
biggest problems for Russian charter
operators is that they cannot fly into
Europe. He explains: “The Tupolevs are
much bigger aircraft than the
Gulfstream IV for example and Russian
customers love to travel on such big
aircraft for their internal flights. None
of the smaller aircraft, such as Learjets
or Gulfstreams, can offer the same level
of comfort as the Tupolevs.”
Baltic Airlines operates helicopters
out of one of Russia’s most famous
cities, St Petersburg, where it performs
a range of services from tourism flights
and air ambulance missions to aerial
works, photography and filming.
Founded in 1993, the company has five
Mi-8 helicopters. It has realised over
100 building and assembly jobs in
Russia including the installation of a
cross on Kazansky Cathedral in St
Petersburg and salvage operations on
the wreck of the “Estonia” ferry in 1994.
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Russia handling
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The 2008/09 EBAN Handbook of
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useful details about charter operators.
It also details business aviation
facilities and services including
airports, FBOs and maintenance
centres. The details can be
accessed through a search of aircraft
operated or the airport bases. For
more information please visit
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Gulfstream I passes
fifty years
In August the Gulfstream marked
the fiftieth anniversary of the first
flight of the venerable twin
turboprop Gulfstream I. Around a
third of the 200 built are still in
service, in countries including
France and Turkey.
Annual growth in jet fleet
tops 20 per cent
The August 2008 edition of
European Business Air News was
distributed to owners and operators
of 11,765 business aircraft in Europe
and the Middle East, a fleet eight per
cent larger than one year ago. The
largest increase is in business jets,
by 20 per cent to 2,468, while the
turbine helicopter fleet has
exceeded 5,000 for the first time,
having increased by 11.5 per cent.
Blackhawk boosts
Beech 200s
Blackhawk Modifications has
gained EASA approval for the
upgrade of Pratt & Whitney PT6A-
41 or 42 engines to PT6A-61 for the
Super King Air 200 and B200 series.
MCA Aviation (U.K.), Beechcraft
Vertrieb und Service (Germany)
and Ruag Aerospace (Switzerland)
are the European distributors.
EASA approves EVS down
to 100ft
EASA has approved all Gulfstream
aircraft equipped with the
Gulfstream Enhanced Vision System
(EVS) to obtain operational credit
for continuing approaches to 100
feet. EU-OPS rule 1.430(h) requires
pilots using instrument approach
procedures be able to visually see
the approach lights and runway
environment from a predetermined
distance in order to proceed with
landing the aircraft. With EVS, that
distance has been reduced to 100
feet, because the pilot can use the
visual cues EVS supplies. U.S.
operators flying in and out of
Europe can take immediate
advantage of the EASA approval.
European-based operators must still
obtain operational approval from
LHR
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the authority or agency that is
legally responsible for operational
approvals in the country where each
aircraft is registered.
Additionally, Gulfstream has
received validation from EASA to
install the upgraded version of its
Enhanced Vision System (EVS II) on
any of its four in-production largecabin
aircraft models.
Piper delivers more pistons
Piper piston-engine aircraft
deliveries, including the six-seat
Matrix, have risen by 18 per cent in
the first half of 2008. Deliveries
overall are up 13 per cent over the
same period last year and the
company expects to deliver 53
turboprop Meridians during
this year.
BBJ3 receives
finishing touches
Boeing has completed work on the
first BBJ3. The aircraft is now at
DeCrane Aircraft in Georgetown,
where it will receive its long-range
auxiliary fuel system and a Headup
Display. Delivery to the
customer will be in 2009.
Eclipse faces FAA review
Following two incidents on landing,
the Eclipse 500 very light jet is to be
subject of a special certification
review by the FAA. The company has
welcomed the move, pointing out
that the model is the most tested
FAR Part 23 aircraft in decades. Six
test aircraft have completed 5,000
hours of flying.
Columbus passes through
the tunnel
Cessna has completed a series of
wind tunnel tests on its largest
business jet design, the Columbus.
First deliveries of the 4,000nm
range, 10-place aircraft are on
course for 2014.
First production CJ4 flies
Following the first flight of a
prototype in May, the first
production model CJ4 took to the
air on August 19th. First deliveries
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Bavarian police begins upgrade
to specially-equipped EC135 P2is
The Bavarian police helicopter
squadron is acquiring eight EC135
P2is scheduled for delivery between
September 2009 and April 2010.
“In view of the evergrowing
demands on police work,”
says interior minister Joachim
Herrmann, “we are making this new
purchase to provide our police
helicopter squadron with the latest
machines including customized
police equipment.
In the 1970s, police helicopters
were used only for traffic
monitoring. Since then, however,
they have adopted a variety of other
tasks, including crime fighting,
missing-persons searches, support
in disaster relief missions, and the
handling of special traffic and
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ISSUE 117 July 2002
Sloane Helicopters has added a Bell
206B helicopter to its AOC in the UK
after what operational services
director Paul Forster described as a
“very long, laborious and painful reregistration.”
The company first spotted the
potential addition in Greece 12
months ago. “We were over there
on a trip and noticed a charter
company had started to cannibalise
two aircraft to keep one of their fleet
flying. We then put a silly bid in for
both machines and they took us up
on it,” he said.
The project to make one aircraft
out of the parts was initially
designated for any spare-time that
Sloane’s engineers had.
But after a particularly busy year
it was decided that a couple of
workers should be dedicated to
the completion. “From the builders’
point of view it went very
smoothly, particularly as there wasn’t
any real urgency.
“It was only after the work had
finished around four months ago
that it became a nightmare due to
Greek bureacracy regarding the
documentation. In fact we eventually
thought it wouldn’t happen, but then
miraculously it came through,”
explained Forster.
The Bell will mainly be used for
flight training and charter. “It just
came on the fleet 10 days ago, so it’s
only done some self-fly hire with
some of the members down here but
they’ve all reacted positively to it,” One of Europe’s largest real estate us to start selling and delivering marketplace. We’re delivering two
said Forster.
developers has placed an order airplanes in Europe. We’re also airplanes into Europe this year which TAG Aviation used this year’s EBACE
The company didn’t start to with Embraer for a Legacy aircraft. delivering our first airplane into may not seem like much but for us, to showcase its new handling and
promote the aircraft until the paper Spain’s Fadesa made the announce- Europe next month and although it’s a beginning and we think it's going office facilities at Geneva Airport.
work was completed, so now was the ment at this year’s EBACE, adding we’re unable to disclose the to grow substantially.
The FBO moved just ten metres from
time to start: “It’s a nice machine – that the aircraft would replace the customer’s name, the operator will be “At the current time, the US is still its old premises, which was
there’s a brand new interior and it’s company’s existing Hawker 700 in GV Executive of Zurich.”
the largest market, followed by South considered too small to handle the
been completely resprayed.
September of this year.
America, where we’ve had some increase in traffic passing through.
“It charters at £480 per hour and The Legacy will be based in La
sales in Brazil.”
The company moved into the 300-
fills the niche for those wanting to go Coruña, where the company has its
An extra incentive for operators metres-squared handling facility and
down to the races (Ascot, Epson), the headquarters, and will carry out
in Europe to buy Legacy aircraft is 1,500-metres-squared European
Grand Prix and an advantage of corporate missions to Spain,
the announcement of the Total administrative headquarters in April,
having floats is that it can also go to Portugal, Romania and Morocco,
Legacy Care (TLC) maintenance a month after completion.
Battersea,” he added.
where Fadesa is currently active.
programme. The programme covers Handling supervisor John
This is Sloane’s only Bell 206B and “We were looking for a larger
scheduled and unscheduled airframe Christian said: “We moved because
complements its range of Agusta aircraft,” said Jose Luis Macia, Fadesa
maintenance during the five-year it’s important to have brand new
109s. “After this I’d like to put a Twin financial director. “Our main criteria
period after the delivery of a facilities in Geneva. PrivatAir and Jet
Squirrel on the fleet (which I know I were reliability, cabin volume and
customer’s aircraft.
Aviation were also going to move
could find some good business for) value. The Legacy very quickly
When selecting the TLC program, here, so it was important to be in this
and also an EC-120,” said Forster. became the best, that is to say the
the customer or operator of a Legacy business centre.” The facilities
only choice.”
pays a fixed hourly rate for the include a quick departure lounge and
Speaking to EBAN's Richard Evans
airframe maintenance based on the a larger private lounge with DVD,
at the show, Embraer vice chairman Embraer is now waiting for JAA hours flown and operational refrigerator, coffee machines and
Sam Hill said: “Most of Fadesa's certification, which Hill says he parameters. Said a spokesman: “This internet access. Along with this is
missions will fall in the category of expects next month. While the Fadesa covers virtually all the airframe line, another spacious lounge with the
2,000nm or under although they will order brings the total order book for base and heavy maintenance same equipment, which can
occasionally need to fly 3,000nm. the Legacy to 74 firm orders and 94 operations leaving the customer free accommodate a group of twenty. The
They’ve already got several trips options, we asked Hill about the to concentrate on the best utilisation crew lounge has a direct view of the
planned to the US.
Legacy’s popularity specifically in of his Legacy.”
passengers arrival in order to
“We’re delighted with the order Europe. He said: “We’ve just started TLC is based on a minimum of 400 maximise time efficiency. “We are
and see it as a real breakthrough for making inroads into the European
An EBACE press conference provides the setting for Signature Flight Support to join forces with the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in establishing a handling facility at
Toulon-Hyeres Airport. (L-r) Jonathan Soper (Signature), Bernard Lecat, Bernard Stouff (both CCI), Louis Demarque and Peter Whitehead (both Signature). Full story, page 14.
Spanish developer ready to
deploy Europe’s second Legacy
JAA certification is expected imminently
for Embraer’s Legacy.
www.ebanmagazine.com
Continued on page 16
EUROPEAN
ISSUE 108 SEPTEMBER 2001
Adamantis has purchased a Falcon
900, which is currently managed
by charter and sales broker
Air Entreprise.
Vice president Arnaud Poisson
said: “The owner chose the 900
because he wanted a long range
aircraft with a large cabin. We were
also keen to have such an aircraft
available in our charter fleet, as many
of our customers were asking to
charter a long range aircraft.”
So far the Falcon’s destinations
have included Africa, the West Indies
and the US.
Air Entreprise also manages a
Falcon 50 and owns a twin jet
Aerospatiale Corvette. Poisson
added: “The Falcon 900 is very good
for our image. We have a mixture of
private individuals, company
presidents and show business stars,
so obviously such an aircraft will
attract a great deal of interest.” The
aircraft is an addition to the
existing fleet.
Air Entreprise has a large
hangar and a private terminal at
its Le Bourget, Paris base,
combined with handling and
maintenance departments.
Poisson said: ”We are currently
working on expansion plans, but have
yet to decide what level of investment
to put in.
“The French charter market is
More than two and a half years have With regard to the vip market, and if you consider the square area of Air Taxi has purchased a King Air 200
strong and not particularly affected
elapsed since Muk Air started putting Werjefeld says one of the aircraft’s the plane, it’s only beaten by the BBJ from Regourd Aviation. Ground
by economic variables, so we don’t
a VFW-614 aircraft on the Danish main strengths lies in its ability to and ACJ.”
operations manager Jean Pierre
feel that the investment will be
register. With TCAS recently installed, land on short runways. He told EBAN: Asked whether potential charter Florent said: “The company chose the
affected by the US slow down.”
the aircraft is now available for freight “In an 18-seat configuration fully customers may fret over the safety of King Air because it suits our needs
The company has found that the
and passenger charter but says owner loaded, I can land at any airport that a an old aircraft, Werjefeld said: "The perfectly. The range of the aircraft is
market has remained stable, Poisson
Ruben Werjefeldt, he’d never have Citation II can land at. We can get aircraft has been maintained in the around 1,500 nautical miles and the
explained: “The private jet market is
tried in the first place if he’d known down as short as 800 metres if we are same way as the British Queen’s cabin holds between seven and nine
very special, as it only concerns a
how long it was going to take.
Flight; everything has been half- passengers, depending upon our
small number of people world wide.
He said: “It’s been a long and
normal life-cycle.”
configuration.”
Consequently it’s difficult to
somewhat political fight. Early on,
In terms of economics, Muk Air is Air Taxi is based in Tours, France
introduce new ideas onto the market,
problems which we had to overcome
confident that for the right customer, and operates as a charter company
although fractional ownership
included both support and
the 614 could present a huge saving. concentrating solely on a French
appears to be succeeding.”
maintenance issues.
Werjefeld explained: “If you compare client base. The company has already
The company has found the sales
“It took me a year and a half to
it with business aircraft which offer made a number of domestic and
market to be relatively buoyant also,
convince Airbus to cooperate but
similar capability and space, and you international flights, particularly
and believes it will continue to grow.
since then, over the last year and a
want to go somewhere where the size cross-channel, including: Oxford,
“The price of aircraft is currently
half, they have been very supportive.
of the runway might be an issue, then Inverness and Farnborough.
being pushed down by the deflated
“During the certification process,
the price is half what others would Customers are generally vips, ranging
US market, which has knocked onto
an educated crew went elsewhere and
ask. A Global Express, Gulfstream or from corporate executives to private
Europe and increased demand,”
the loss of revenue went into seven- light – which is unheard of for a Falcon 900 would all have a challenge individuals and celebrities. “The
he said.
digit numbers. If I’d known it was 46,000 pound aircraft.”
getting down on La Maule in St French charter market is not very
going to take this long, I’d never have The incentive for vips to fly in a Tropez. I don’t have any problem and strong at the moment. I don’t really
tried to do it. There are more 614, says Werjefeld, does not end I’m half the price.
know what has led to the present
attractive things you can do.”
there. “It has a fully stand-up cabin,” “Conversely, if you’re considering climate but it is possibly the influence
Muk Air’s 614 aircraft can be he said. Helmut Kohl preferred the an international trip, we couldn’t of the US market,” explained Florent.
configured to accommodate 18 or 44 614 a lot more before the Challengers. compare with any of these When asked why the company had
passengers or for the purposes of “You have a big first class seat, you three aircraft. With 1,300 nautical chosen a particularly slow time to
freight. It is the latter which Muk Air have a hot oven, refrigerators, large miles, we’re way too short purchase an aircraft, Florent replied:
hopes to pursue the most. Said stand-up toilet and big mahogany for intercontinental range but “If a company cannot offer a
Werjefeldt: “There’s less trouble in tables where you could play roulette if for intra-European trips, we’d be sufficient number of aircraft for
freight. If you’re delayed, you don’t you wanted.
very competitive.”
charter then customers will look
have to book hotel rooms for 44 “In the business jet market, it’s for Muk Air has another 614 which has elsewhere. We bought the aircraft
passengers; if it is a little bumpy, no people who want the extra space. It’s been on a US register for two despite market conditions, because
one vomits; and if you fly in a more than you have in a Dornier 328 years and will soon be added to the we are hoping and expecting for a rise
turboprop, no one wants a refund.” JET, it’s larger than the Gulfstream Danish register.
in demand in the foreseeable future.”
Leeds Leeds awaits awaits
UK’s UK’s first first BBJ2 BBJ2
Leeds-Bradford based Multiflight will be the first UK owner of a BBJ2 when the green aircraft is handed over at the end of September. See full story on page 12
‘Supremely-maintained’ VFW-614
finally joins Danish register
An example of the VFW-614, now offered
by MukAir for charter.
All for one
at Toulon
TAG reacts
to competition
at Geneva
Continued on page 10
www.bizjet.com/eban
Air Taxi starts
fleet build-up
with King Air 200
Aircraft for sale
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Individual pre-owned aircraft may be
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A109 Power Elite
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Global Express
2000, S/N 9061 TT 3,039 hours, 14
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EUROPEAN BUSINESS AIR NEWS
Learjet 60SE
2006, S/N 301. TT 476 hours, 299 cycles.
Dual Collins avionics suite including
mode S transponder, FM immunity and
8.33 spacing. APU, emergency lighting
and aircraft locking package. 7 passenger
configuration. Available immediately. Tel:
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Learjet 60XR
S/N 361: Brand New! 4th quarter, 2008
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compliant, beautiful eight passenger XR
executive floorplan Aconfiguration, loaded
with options! Call before it’s gone! Tel: +1
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CESSNA
Citation Sovereign
2006, s/n 680-0087, Spanish registration
EC-JYG, ProParts & Power Advantage Plus+,
567 hours TSN. Best Buy. Tel: +1 702 260
3333, Fax: +1 702 260 3377. Aircraft
Marketing Ltd.. Web:
www.aircraftmarketing.com. Email:
info@aircraftmarketing.com
DASSAULT
Falcon 2000
1997, S/N 51 AFTT: 4,250.0 hours. MSP on
engines/APU. Heads up display. Paint,
Interior 3/2007. CAMP. Ten passenger
executive interior. Most maintenance
performed at Dassault Falcon, Little Rock.
Both engines TT 4,060.0. APU TT 1,775.0.
Tel: +1 214 505 1640 Double D Aircraft
Sales, LLC. Web: www.doubledaircraft.com.
Email: sean@doubledaircraft.com
Falcon 900B
1992, N525MH, SN 113, AFTT: 6,389
hours. Currently in Europe. The aircraft is
fresh out of 4A+, new carpet. 2C Check
CW 06/2004. G.O. 04/06. Part 135. 14
passenger configuration with private aft
section, interior refurbished 08/05. Paint
06/05. Enhanced Mode S. Tel: +1 214 505
1640 Double D Aircraft Sales, LLC. Web:
www.doubledaircraft.com. Email:
sean@doubledaircraft.com
Falcon 900EX
1999, S/N 046. TT 3,450 hours. 13
passenger configuration. APU – Garret
GTCP 36-150 on MSP TSN: 1672.
Maintenance: Aircraft is enrolled on
CAMP with engines and APU on MSP.
Avionics: Honeywell FMZ 2000 system,
which includes: Primus 2000 EFIS. Tel:
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Falcon 900EX
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EUROCOPTER
BO 105 LS A3
1994 S/N: 2043, EMS Configured with
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left hand, Pilot, Co-Pilot Seats
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Landing Gear, CSAS Pitch + Roll and as
extra Hydraulic Test Machine, Fly Away
Kit. Contact: Roel Y. Fang, Email:
fangry@alj.com
HAWKER BEECHCRAFT
Hawker 800XP
First registered December 2000. Two UK
owners since new. 2,600 hours and 1,150
landings. Available September with new
paint and fresh 8 year/2,400hr check.
MSP Gold, RVSM, SATCOM, EGPWS,
TCAS 2000, Airshow 400. Beautifully
maintained, excellent condition.
US$9.3m. Roger Stainton, +44 1353
661636 JetFlight Ltd. Email:
JetSalesUK@aol.com
SIKORSKY
S-76B
1989, TTSN 6,490 hours, dual digital
Honeywell SPZ-7000 AFCS. Single pilot
IFR certified. UK public transport
equipped. 6-8 Place VIP interior. All
gearboxes on Sikorsky PAP. Contact Steve
Ayling. Tel: +44 1276 855 340 Lynton
Aviation. Web: www.lyntonaviation.com.
Email: sayling@lyntonaviation.com
S-76B
S/N 760324, TTAF 1,967, Landings 2,977,
single pilot IFR, DDAFCS, new paint &
interior & avionics by Keystone
Helicopter Corp. Call for details, Tel: +1
702 260 3333, Fax: +1 702 260 3377
Aircraft Marketing Ltd. Web:
www.aircraftmarketing.com. Email:
info@aircraftmarketing.com
Austrian-based JETALLIANCE Flugbetriebs GmbH is one of the world’s leading business jet
enterprises. The fleet of over 35 commercially operated business jets has an average age of only three
years, one of the youngest fleets within Europe.
Due to the growth of the aircraft fleet, we are looking for experienced cockpit crew to join our team as:
Commander and First Officer
C680 Sovereign
on
CL300 C56X
CJ Fleet G150 G200
All applicants must fulfil following requirements:
JAR FCL Medical First Class • Unrestricted passport • Fluent in English
Team orientated • Flexible lifestyle • Basic computer knowledge
The right to live and work in the EU
For application please send your CV to pilotrecruitment@jetalliance.at
For further information please visit our homepage: www.jetalliance.at
Career opportunities
All advertisements in EBAN
Marketplace (other than pre-owned
aircraft) are available at a cost of
UK£39 per single column centimetre,
the minimum depth being five
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and logos you supply, free-of-charge.
Job opportunity advertisements are
also included on the EBAN web site
free-of-charge.
With a fleet of 10 Learjets (4 x 55, 3 x 35A, 3 x 60) and a utilisation of more than
10000 hrs. p.a we are one of the largest Learjet Operators worldwide. Due to
recent expansion of our fleet we offer the following full-time positions at our
Homebase NUE/EDDN:
Captains for Lear 35A/55/60: Type-Rating preferable but not obligatory.
Annual Salary € 90.000 incl. supplementary allowances, 38 days holiday
entitlement or Freelance Contract at € 600,00 per flying day incl. allowances.
Co-Pilots for Lear Lear 35A/55/60: Type-rating for at least one type mandatory.
Annual Salary € 40.000 incl. supplementary allowances, 38 days holiday
entitlement or Freelance Contract at € 250,00 per flying day incl. allowances.
Charter-Manager (f/m): with significant experience in Business-Jet-Charter for
Acquisition and Management of Charter-Key-Accounts.
Please apply with CV and licence copy to:
FAI rent-a-jet AG, Attn: Nico Lange
Flughafenstr.100, Nuernberg 90268, Germany
e-mail: lange@fai-ag.de, www.flightambulance.com
SEPTEMBER 2008 15
OUR NEXT
ISSUE:
OCTOBER 2008
FINAL BOOKING
DATE:
SEPTEMBER 22nd
Triair Bermuda Limited
Triair Bermuda is looking for the following
professionals to join their team for a new Falcon
7X operation based at Farnborough Airport.
Flight Operations Manager
To take full control of the day to day flight operations.
Must have experience of Executive Jet
Worldwide Operations and be fully conversant
with EU OPS requirements and International
Regulations.
Chief Cabin Attendant
To be fully responsible for all aspects of cabin
safety and customer VVIP services. Previous experience
in a similar role is essential as is the ability
to provide the very highest standards of cabin
service.
Terms of employment will be attractive and
commensurate with an operation of this type.
If you have the relevant experience and you are interested in joining Triair,
please apply initially by email to: David@triairops.co.uk

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Choose the runway less traveled.
In a Citation Sovereign, you give yourself the often-overlooked freedom to choose airports that are closest to your true
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