European Business Air News June 2012

Crisis calls forfresh thinking onbusiness aviation

in Greece

Half a fleetfollows

Chelsea toMunich

Patrick Margetson-Rushmore, ceo of London Executive Aviation, is a Chelsea football club supporter and was delighted when his team reached the final of the Champions’ League. But it was good for business too, as more than half of his fleet were booked for theoccasion. LEA first officer Alistair Charlett (left), cabin crew SophieLeDain, and Captain Steve Pearl, were just one of 15 crews makingthe trip to Oberpfaffenhofen. See full story on page 4.

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Comfortable Hawker 4000 fills the gap forRussian charter specialist Orion Malta

Financial turmoil in Greece continues toprovide challenges for business aircraftoperators in the country. Local charterbroker Air Business International (ABI)has responded by stepping up its effortsto establish a Greek air taxi network.

Air charter manager MariannaMargeti says: “The crisis has one goodthing about it; it makes us think creativelyand try very hard to offer financiallysensible solutions. Since we cannotreduce the operating costs we positionaeroplanes and helicopters all overGreece to minimise empty legs.

“At this stage we can offer an AS350,AS355 and shortly a King Air C90B fromThessaloniki, an AS350 from Crete, aChieftain and Seneca from Rhodes,Iraklion and Kos, and a pressurisedNavajo will be based in Santorini forsightseeing and short flights.”

Future additions will include an A109fresh out of maintenance and expected tobe on the AOC of the operator I-Flyshortly. “Last year it was operated underSuperior’s Air AOC and will be positionedin Mykonos during June. Another A109Elite is operated on the same AOC and aCaravan 208,” adds Margeti.

A second Bell 407, currently underGerman registration, arrived at the end of May and will join the first onSuperior Air’s fleet. ABI says this will beavailable for charter by the end of Juneand will operate mainly out of Mykonosand Santorini.

ABI, through the Greek air taxinetwork, aims to standardise services,coordinate empty leg utilisation, audit the participating operators andpromote sales.

Orion Malta has ordered a Hawker4000 to meet the growing demand forcharter services from business ownersacross the EMEA region. The newaircraft will be added to its Luqa-basedAOC and will slot into the current fleetthat comprises a Hawker 900XP and aChallenger 605.

Director Boris Ioffe says: “Ourcustomers expect the best service fromus, which is why we selected theHawker 4000 from a range of aircraftavailable to us.

“The 4000 stood out due to itsexceptional cabin comfort, storagefacilities, additional range andunrivalled technology. Another keyfactor in our decision was the globalsupport service provided by Hawker Beechcraft, which we are sure will give our customers the peace

of mind to enjoy their flight, wherevertheir destination.”

Orion Malta is registered andlicensed in Malta, but also has apermanent representative in Moscow.The company maintains its ownaircraft, and performs flights to anypart of the world.

“We are delighted that the Hawker4000 is Orion Malta’s aircraft of choiceto support its growing charter offeringacross Europe,” said Sean McGeough,HBC president, Europe, Middle East,Africa and Asia Pacific. “This purchasereflects our positive outlook on whatwe view as an important region inEurope and this deal demonstratesthat we are ideally positioned tocapitalise on the new opportunitiesarising in the area.

“We see Malta as a key growthmarket within Europe for a number ofreasons: firstly, its geography allows for

swift business travel to mainlandEurope, North Africa and the MiddleEast. Malta also boasts some ofEurope’s lowest initial and recurrentfees associated with business jetoperation. Lastly, its membership inthe EU means that jets registered herehave freedom of movement within theother constituent states. This, coupledwith its residency laws, makes it theperfect base for non-EU buyers toregister their aircraft, and HawkerBeechcraft expects a growing numberof non-EU citizens to take advantage ofMalta’s unique proposition forbusiness travellers.”

Hawker Beechcraft announcedthree orders for Hawker 4000 jets at therecent EBACE show. See our coverageof InterAviation on page 6 and JoinJeton page 4.

Hawker Beechcraft’s Sean McGeough(left) and Shawn Vick (right) are delightedto accept an order from Orion Maltadirector Boris Ioffe.

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SX-VIP’s crew pose with the aircraft at Athens International Airport.

GainJet Aviation continues to developits vip Boeing fleet with the additionof a 60-seat 737 corporate airliner,appropriately registered SX-VIP.

It is the company’s second Boeing737 and will operate alongside the established 48-seat variant, which GainJet says has been popularamong sports teams, rock bands,governments, and other largepassenger groups.

Captain James McBride, ceo,explains: “Our first 737 was acommercial success from thebeginning and there has been moredemand than initially forecast. Atcertain times in 2011 we were unableto accommodate some requests dueto the aircraft being unavailable.Although with 60 seats, this aircraftaims for a different market, the twoaircraft complement each other. Wewill base SX-VIP in the London areafor the initial phase of introduction to the fleet, while testing other

markets to see the best commercialhome base for the aircraft.”

McBride explains: “Ours is a partof the industry that is unique. Nomatter what aircraft is being flown,everything has to be perfect for thepassengers. Our major challenge iswhen we are dealing with largegroups of vips and we have to ensurethat everything is meticulously

prepared and delivered. It takes thecombined effort of professionalteams that can only be gained byyears of experience and continuousimprovement.

“Although highly technical, ourindustry is very much about peopleand personalities. Sometimesaeroplanes attract nicknames givento them by their crews and theengineers,” he adds. “In this case,they are already talkingenthusiastically about their new‘SeXy VIP’ which bodes well for the future!”

The 737 has been refurbished in2012 and features leather recliningseats and a baggage hold which canaccommodate up to five tonnes ofbaggage. The six-hour flight rangemakes it ideal for large groups ofpassengers in need of a mediumrange vip aircraft, says GainJet. It alsohas airstairs for operations to remotedestinations.

Second GainJet 737 will test themarket from its London base

Isle of Man-based aircraft deliveryand ferry service providerAerodynamics is to upgrade its GrandCaravan aircraft engine withBlackhawk’s XP42A package.

The company has specialisedsince 1989 in the efficient movementof aircraft all around the world,including kit planes, piston singles,warbirds, piston twins and floatplanes, right up to business jets andtransport aircraft. Its Grand Caravanis based at Ronaldsway airport, and isused for charter flights throughoutthe UK, Europe and beyond. “TheXP42A upgrade package is a welcomeimprovement to our Grand Caravan,”says md Martin Courage. “Theinstallation’s enhanced performancewill make the 208B a more reliableand efficient aircraft for ourcustomers and also yield strongerrevenues that will justify ourinvestment for the long term.”

“It is entirely appropriate that thismilestone upgrade is an XP42Apackage for Aerodynamics,” saysBlackhawk ceo Jim Allmon. “We offerexceptionally productive, high value-added performance systems that areclearly worth the investment.”

The XP42A upgrade features afactory-new PT6A-42A engine with850 continuous shaft horsepower,and a 1,000-hour, no-calendar-limitmanufacturer warranty. The systemalso features a wide-chord, 100-inchdiameter Hartzell four-bladepropeller; composite cowling andhigh efficiency inlet duct; 40 per centlarger oil cooler; four-point enginemount ring assembly and enginemount isolators; engine hose kit;Hawkeye DigiLog engine gauges; and

Frakes exhaust stacks. The system effectively doubles the

standard climb rate for the Cessna208B, says Blackhawk. Cruise speedalso increases by up to 15 per cent,and both take-off performance andsafety margins increase whileoperating costs are reduced.

Fifteen XP42A systems have beeninstalled to date, including one forthe Centre Ecole ParachutismeSportif (CEPS) de l’Ariège in south-eastern France, and another atSkydive Dubai.

CEPS operates two aircraft at itsskydiving centre, and is benefitingfrom the improved climb rate andlower fuel consumption. “TheBlackhawk Caravan has greatlyincreased our flight productivity,”says CEPS president Franck Buisson.

Skydive Dubai flies from a privateairstrip near the base of the PalmJumeira development. “Our upgradedCaravan is an outstanding performereven in Dubai’s extremely hotclimate,” reports the company’sHeath Haley.

Ferry experts sign up forCaravan engine upgrade

Martin Courage of Aerodynamics (left) took a trip to EBACE to seal the deal on aBlackhawk upgrade to his Grand Caravan. Seen here with Jim Allmon of Blackhawkand John Saabas of Pratt & Whitney.

SeXy VIP, as dubbed by its crew.

Aerodynamics’ Grand Caravan in itselement, scattering skydivers.

Fly Comlux has added a new AirbusACJ319 to its fleet, its second Airbusarrival in 2012, and has signed a jointmarketing deal with a luxury yachtcharter firm in Florida.

“I am pleased to operate this newACJ319 which offers a very quiet andbeautiful cabin, the latestconnectivity and entertainmentsystems, and also an excellent rangeof over 10 hours non-stop,” saysAndrea Zanetto, ceo of Fly Comlux.“With two Airbus aircraft based inRussia, along with three Airbus andone Boeing 767 based in the MiddleEast, Fly Comlux is ideally placed tocapture a large demand of vipcharters in Eastern Europe, CentralAsia and Africa.”

Comlux and Merle Wood &

Associates, an American yacht salesand charter company based inFlorida, have agreed to market eachother’s services. “We are extremelypleased to partner with Merle Wood &Associates and to be able to offer toour customers the most perfect vipcombination in the air and at sea,”says Richard Gaona, president ofComlux Aviation.

“It is one of the most prominentand successful yachting companies,providing a full range of services such as sales marketing, acquisition,new construction, charter andmanagement. I strongly believe thatthe commonality between our two companies will enable asuccessful partnership and willbenefit the customers.”

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Specialists in environmental surveysby air, APEM has launched a pilotcadet training programme designedto take 100-hour PPL recruits andturn them into fully commerciallyqualified crew with a frozen ATPL.

The company employs over 120scientists and over the past sevenyears has greatly expanded its aerialsurvey capabilities, concentrating ondeveloping in-house surveyexpertise. The fleet now consists offive specially modified aircraft: threeVulcanair P68s, a Britten NormanIslander, and a Cessna 172SP. Anestablished team of six full-timesurvey pilots is supported by severalpart-time pool pilots.

The cadetships are expected tolast between 18 months and twoyears, during which time the cadetswill be paid APEM employees. Theywill be trained to work in groundoperations and as on-board cameratechnicians, but will spendapproximately 20 per cent of theirtime in pilot training. The companywill pay for the cadet scheme,including all pilot training,examination and hour building, withthe qualified pilots bonded for threeyears after completing their training.Once operational, they will then jointhe full-time salaried pilot staff andfly the full range of survey activitiesundertaken by the firm.

The pilot cadet scheme follows onfrom APEM’s long-standing graduatetraining programme for aquaticscientists, which has seen over 50graduates join the company andbegin their careers in marine andfreshwater biology. The company

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Almost two thirds of helicopter pilots and more than half of business jet pilotsconsider their flying to be ‘very stimulatingand varied’. So says a survey by air charteronline booking company PrivateFly.com,which found that job satisfaction amongthese two groups runs well ahead of theircommercial airline peers.

This should come as no surprise, asbusiness aviation is by definition much morevaried and unpredictable than flying the line. Pilots typically have to take onresponsibilities far beyond simply flying theaircraft, and this makes the job moreinteresting and fulfilling.

So much so, in fact, that they are oftenprepared to accept employment with a lowerfinancial package. The survey reveals that for

pilots of similar age and experience theairlines pay more in basic salary, but alsoprovide many more benefits. Just a quarter ofbusiness aviation pilots receive a companypension plan, while over half of airline pilotsdo. Only 12 per cent took advantage of acompany share plan, compared with 22 percent of airline pilots.

In fact, over a third of those flying inbusiness aviation said they receive nocompany benefits at all.

So at first glance air charter operators andcorporate flight departments seem to havethe best of both worlds, with contented aircrews prepared to accept lower salaries.

But wait... the survey has a twist in the tail.It seems that airline pilots, withcomparatively lower levels of operational

control, were the most likely to want to savethe company money.

Indeed business jet pilots were among theleast likely of all working crew to choose

commercial awareness as a top three quality.This is despite their greater spending anddecision-making power, such as in decidingwhere to buy fuel.

This may indicate that business jetoperators, whose margins are tightening inan increasingly competitive market, could beasking more of its pilots in terms ofimproving the bottom line.

Crews are certainly resourceful enough tomake a difference, as witnessed by the traveltips provided to PrivateFly.com’s survey,which included ‘laying a wet swimmingcostume in a dry towel, rolling and twisting to get most of the water out’, and ‘take toilet paper!’

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A Pilatus PC-12 NG with specialFormula 1 livery showing the SauberC31 racing car, will fly the Sauber F1team direct to the racetracks ofEurope in 2012.

The aircraft took off on its firstmission in May, flying the eight-manteam plus team manager PeterSauber to the first European race ofthe season, in Spain. It was able toland in Sabadell, a small aerodromewith a 1,000m runway, just a fewkilometres from the circuit.

Peter Sauber was delighted withthe trip: “One of the best features ofthe PC-12 is its ability to land on, andtake off from, very short runways. Itleaves us free to avoid the big,inefficient airports.

“We were back at the aircraftwithin a few minutes of the racefinishing and airborne shortlyafterwards, thanks to the smooth airtraffic control service. We really cansave a lot of time, and that obviouslymeans greater efficiency and a betterquality of life for our topmanagement and chief engineers.”

“Sauber Motorsport AG is theperfect partner for Pilatus. Bothcompanies work with high-techproducts and embrace Swiss values,”says Fred Muggli, head of sales andmarketing PC-12. “With itsoutstanding features and flexibleoperating parameters, we areconfident that the PC-12 NG willprovide a comfortable, safe, fastmeans of flying Peter Sauber’s teamto races right across Europe. We’re delighted that the team haschosen Pilatus.”

One of the Sauber cars retiredfrom the Spanish race, but the otherwent on to finish fifth. The Sauberteam currently lies seventh in therankings.

PC-12 takes F1team Saubercloser to the

racetrack

Is it a ‘plane? Is it a car? The strikingcolours of the Sauber team PC-12 will beseen around Europe this summer.

King Air upgrade increasessafety marginsSouthampton-based South Coast AirCharter has ordered a Blackhawkengine upgrade for its King Air B200.

“We are delighted to enhance theperformance of our excellent SuperKing Air aircraft,” says director AlisonSteel. “The upgrade will improve theaircraft’s reliability and efficiencywhile adding an increased safetymargin in flight operations.”

Blackhawk president Jim Allmonpresented Steel with a signatureleather flight jacket to mark the order.“We are pleased that South Coast AirCharter is our 150th King Aircustomer, and we are confident thatMCA Aviation, our partner in the UK,will deliver a flawless systeminstallation,” he says.

The XP61 upgrade installs twofactory-new PT6A-61 engines withnew engine warranties.

Gama Group is to open its newestoperational base in Geneva forbusiness in July. The location willoffer aircraft management services toexisting and potential Gamacustomers and will also be aiming for a full Swiss AOC by the end of the year.

The office will be located withinGeneva airport’s executive terminaland will be led by general managerCaptain Hamish Ross.

Ross brings with him a wealth ofindustry knowledge, says Gama. Hehas spent over 30 years as aninstructor of professional pilotlicences, corporate pilot and managerof aviation companies. Most recentlyhe was based in Sharjah as GamaAviation FZE’s director of flightoperations. During the past two yearshe has been instrumental indeveloping the flight operations sideof Gama’s United Arab Emirates’ AOC.

“I am delighted to be able to leadGama’s Swiss-based operation,” saysRoss. “Our new facilities in Genevacomplement the recent significantgrowth in Gama’s global offering, nownumbering over 30 operational basesaround the world. Geneva is locatedat the centre of modern Europe, andSwitzerland offers political andfinancial stability for the long-term.Together, these factors create abeneficial business environment veryattractive to Gama Aviation’s clients,present and future. We want to ensurethat those clients are able to choose alocally-based company that offers thehighest standards of safety andefficiency for their aircraftmanagement or charter needs.”

Meanwhile, Gama subsidiaryFairoaks-based Gama Engineeringhas introduced what it says is theworld’s first child’s seat certificatedfor take-offs and landings on mostbusiness jet configurations. Itdisplayed the seat aboard aChallenger 300 at the EBACE show.

The seat is already in service withlong haul airlines Virgin Atlantic andCathay Pacific, has been designed to fit seamlessly with the latestaircraft seat design trends and can betailored to individual aircraft ownersand operators bespoke interiorschemes. It is now available for a wide range of aircraft manufacturedby Bombardier, Dassault andGulfstream.


Danish air charter operator JoinJet isconfidently investing in its futuredevelopment by ordering a Hawker4000 and a Hawker 400XPR, and alsosigning up for high-speed data accesson these and its existing Hawker800XPR and 800XP.

Kristoffer Sundberg, generalmanager of JoinJet, says: “We wantedto purchase a segment-leadingaircraft with unmatched technologywithout having to sacrifice efficiency,so we are delighted to confirm thepurchase of the Hawker 400XPR.With its greater range, increasedperformance and state-of-the-arttechnology – integrated withoutstanding payload flexibility and value – we are sure the 400XPRwill prove an invaluable addition toour fleet.”

Hawker Beechcraft anticipatescertification of the 400XPR inSeptember 2012 and JoinJet’s aircraftis due to be delivered in the firstquarter of 2013.

The Hawker 400XPR upgradecombines the increased power of theFJ44-4A-32 engines with the superioraerodynamics of winglets. It offersgreatly improved range and airfieldperformance while reducing noisefootprint and emissions.

“JoinJet has been so pleased withthe performance and operating costs

of the Hawker 800XPR they tookdelivery of in the third quarter lastyear,” says Christi Tannahill, HawkerBeechcraft svp, global customersupport. “They have great confidencein the Hawker 400XPR and arelooking forward to adding it to theirfleet next year.”

Commenting on the choice of theHawker 4000 Niels Sundberg, JoinJetceo, says: “We have been in theaviation market for more than 30years and after a thorough evaluationit was natural for us to select theHawker 4000.

“With its carbon-fibre compositetechnology, superior cabin comfortand low operating economics, theHawker 4000 provides the valueproposition we and our charterclients require.”

The Hawker 4000 will meetgrowing demand for charter servicesfrom business owners across theEurope, Middle East and Africaregions, says JoinJet. It is the flagshipof the Hawker line, with a compositefuselage and 3,280 nautical mile non-stop range.

Using Inmarsat’s global satellitenetwork, JoinJet’s upgraded aircraftwill utilise SwiftBroadband to providevoice and high-speed data through asingle antenna to the whole aircraft.SwiftBroadband enables all key

cockpit and cabin applications,including in-flight telephony, VoIP,text messaging, email, internet andVPN access, as well as flight plan,weather and chart updates.

Sundberg adds: “We have chosento add the in-flight entertainmentoptions, including the iPad solution,to our entire fleet to further enhancethe customer experience andcontinue to be a market leader in thecharter business.”

The Nordic region is an area whereHawker Beechcraft has beenparticularly successful in recentyears, with the company currentlyholding a 26 per cent market share ofthe business aircraft population inwhich it competes. Denmark inparticular is an important market,with the country seeing the thirdhighest overall aircraft sales in Europeover the last three years. Over thatperiod the number of business jetsregistered in Denmark increased by13 per cent.

JoinJet is part of the Danish airlineSun-Air of Scandinavia A/S that hasoperated regional scheduled flightsfrom Denmark since 1978. It has 30years’ experience of charteroperations as well as being anindependent aircraft broker, withadditional expertise in maintenanceand operations.

Lower emissions seal the deal asJoinJet signs for two Hawkers

Captain Hamish Ross previously developedflight operations for Gama in the UAE.

Gama selectsGeneva for

thirtieth base

Kristoffer Sundberg, JoinJet's general manager (right) celebrates his double order with Hawker Beechcraft’s Brian Howell.

The first child seat certificated forbusiness jet take-off and landing.

“Officially, we’re not biased, ofcourse,” says Patrick Margetson-Rushmore, chief executive of LondonExecutive Aviation, with a smile, “butwe can’t deny we were delightedChelsea reached the UEFAChampions League football finalagainst Bayern Munich. In truth, I’velong been a Chelsea supporter andregularly visit Stamford Bridge withmy sons, so I’m naturally thrilled bythe team’s achievements this year.

“And what a fantastic result forChelsea and stunning finish to thematch. Didier Drogba winning thegame, with literally his last ever kickas a Chelsea player, wasextraordinary. As you can imagine,there were lots of happy passengersflying back to London with us.

“Ultimately, we flew a diverse fleetof 15 aircraft to the general aviationairport of Oberpfaffenhofen for thematch, which represented over halfour entire business jet charter fleet. Infact, our entire available charter fleetwas flying over the ChampionsLeague final weekend, which goes toprove business aviation really is inhigh demand again and fighting backafter the recession.”

He adds: “The fact the match wentto extra-time and penalties meant wehad to rapidly reorganise our plannedreturn schedules and slots, butflexibility is one of the great virtues ofbusiness aviation. All our passengerswere on their way home withinminutes of arriving back atOberpfaffenhofen airport after thematch. We would like to thankeverybody involved in theChampions League operation,including all our crews, ouroperations team and the handlingteam at Oberpfaffenhofen, formaking the weekend such a success.

“Next stop: Poland and Ukraine for the Euro 2012 footballchampionships!”

Safety in the cloudLEA recently announced that it hassigned up for Vistair’s SafetyNetcloud-based safety reporting systemfor its entire fleet. Nick Attah, flightsafety officer, says: “We prideourselves on providing our customerswith a comprehensive set of aircraftcharter options, backed by a robustsafety management system.SafetyNet is a core component of thatpolicy,” he adds.

Vistair’s customers include avariety of commercial airlines, as wellas TAG Aviation and Netjets.

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Cyprus-based shipping companyEDT Offshore has revealed plans for anew hangar complex at Paphosairport to protect its Gulfstream G100and B200 King Air aircraft from theisland’s salty environment.

The company will also offerhangarage to other operators visitingthe island, and aims to expand to

offer a range of services for businessaviation.

Matthew Webb of EDT says:, “Thehangar door was a majorconsideration in the overall design ofthe building and, after considerableresearch, we selected Megadoorvertical lifting fabric doors because oftheir ability to operate in extremeenvironments and maximise theuseable space, as no side pockets orfloor tracks are required.”

The door is split in two, separatedby a swing up mullion, giving a clearopening of 32m wide and 9m high,enabling the hangar to accept allaircraft up to Global Express andGulfstream G650. The curtain will betranslucent to allow natural daylightinto the hangar and so reduce theneed for artificial lighting.

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Concierge Aviation has added aneight-seat Hawker 750 to its managedfleet and is offering the aircraft forcharter from Biggin Hill.

The Kemble-based operatorcontinues to fly its Learjet 40XR fromhome base, but reports that the firstweeks of operation of the Hawkerhave been busy. “We see thisexpansion as a key stage in ourdevelopment,” says md Glen Smith,formerly with Air Partner at BigginHill. “It presents the opportunity forus to demonstrate our service qualityin the mid-size market from a Londonbase. The Hawker 750 combinesrange and speed with a true stand-upcabin, offering our clients a far widerrange of non-stop destinations. Theclassic cabin configuration of fiveindividual seats and a three-seatdivan is more spacious than manyother aircraft in this class.

“There is a strong charter marketat Biggin Hill, well supported by

extensive aircraft maintenancefacilities for most types in currentuse. We are pleased to become a partof this growing community,” he adds.

Concierge Aviation launched AOCoperations in September last yearwith the Learjet 40XR and, despite themarket conditions, has seen an

excellent level of interest in thisaircraft. Smith adds, “On the whole,the charter market remains verycompetitive, but we will not under-sell our aircraft. We are contracted tomanage the aircraft on behalf of theowners. We look after their long-terminterests which includes maximisingreturn per hour and maintaining theresidual value of their asset. We havedeliberately focused on servicedelivery as we see an opportunity inthe market, particularly in the lightand mid-size sector. Some would callthis approach ‘old school’ but we arereceiving enquiries from clients who are looking for exactly this typeof operation.”

Chief pilot Bryan Treadgoldexpressed his belief in the Conciergeethos: “We will grow at a rate wherewe can control our service and standby our assurance of quality – overpromising and under delivering is notan option.”


Glen Smith (right), md of Concierge Aviation, with Robert Walters, business developmentmanager of Biggin Hill airport, alongside the Hawker 750 at the terminal hangar.

Controlled growth sees Concierge spread wings to Biggin

Nuremberg-based operator FAI rent-a-jet was at the EBACE show topromote its latest acquisition, asecond Global Express. The aircrafthas a complete new interior for 14passengers plus a two-seat crew restarea, wi-fi high speed internet andworldwide satellite TV.

“D-AFAM is available for charter ofcourse, but also for sale or lease,” saysSiegfried Axtmann, chairman of FAI.“We are experiencing increasingdemand for long range aircraft inboth air charter and ACMI lease,which is the reason why we decidedto add a second Global to our fleet,very likely to be followed by a thirdone soon,” he adds.

FAI operates a fleet of 20 jetsincluding Global Express, Challenger604, CRJ 200, Falcon 900 EASy andLearjet 35/40/55/60.

FAI looks forward to thirdGlobal Express

Polish-based business air carrier Blue Jet recently took a factorydemonstrator Learjet 60XR aircraft onits first ever tour of Poland.

“The business charter industry inPoland is much less developedcompared not only with westernEurope or Russia but even with theCzech Republic,” says head of salesand marketing Grzegorz Wydmanski.“There are a few dozen Polishcustomers using this type of servicebut the number of people who canafford this kind of transportation isfive to eight times higher. So the tourhad at least two goals – to educateand to sell.

“We chose Warsaw, Krakow (andKatowice which is very close),Wroclaw, Poznan and Gdanskairports to present the aircraft, andinvited Ferrari Poland to demonstrateits cars as well.”

The tour comprised privateviewings: “I don’t think it is a secretthat there are a few prospectivecustomers highly interested in buyingthe Learjet after this tour. They are myprospects as well – if they buy theLearjet or other aircraft then Blue Jetwill help them to manage, maintainand charter (if they would like to putthe aircraft into commercial usage).Ferrari Poland gained new contacts aswell, as they have their showroomonly in Warsaw. There are severaladditional customers who are myprospect on charters. I believe mostof them I will convert to chartercustomers to increase the aviationbusiness in Poland.”

Blue Jet manages seven aircraft: aGlobal 5000, two Challenger 300, aCitation XLS, a Premier One, a CJ2,and has just registered a Legacy 600which it is in process of putting it intocommercial usage. Last year thecompany flew more than 4,200charter hours and says it is alwayslooking for new businessopportunities. “We plan to expandour fleet by the end of this year withadditional aircraft for managementand charter,” adds Wydmanski.

Blue Jet takesLearjet 60XR

on tour

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Romanian air charter operatorInterAviation has placed an order for a Hawker 4000, which will join its 900XP in service at BucharestBaneasa. “We are delighted to haveadded the Hawker 4000 to ourgrowing fleet as we continue toexpand on the range of services andnumber of destinations we offer toour customers,” says CaptainOctavian Pita, general manager ofInterAviation.

“It is our intention to provide anexcellent level of service, comfort andefficiency which is why the Hawker4000 was the natural choice for us.”

Owned by a major Romanianindustrial group with interests inagriculture, energy, chemicals andtourism, InterAviation caters forbusiness travellers, governmentofficials and families looking fortransportation throughout theMiddle East, Europe, Russia and theCIS in particular.

“This is the second jetInterAviation has purchased from usin as many years, having bought a900XP last year, and we look forwardto strengthening our relationshipwith this fast-growing operator as itcontinues to capitalise on thedemand for business aviation in theregion,” says Sean McGeough,Hawker Beechcraft president,

Europe, Middle East, Africa and AsiaPacific. “Eastern Europe is a keymarket for us and this sale reflects ourview that the region presentssignificant opportunities for growth.”

Within eastern Europe, HawkerBeechcraft believes that Romaniapresents one of the best growthmarkets. “While its business aircraftfleet may still be relatively small, with20 based in the country, it has already

grown rapidly in recent years with athree-fold increase in deliveriesbetween the first half of the pastdecade and the second half,” thecompany says. “We believe that thesize of the fleet will continue to growquickly. Between April 2011 and April2012, Romania saw a four per centincrease in business flights,representing the ninth largest annualincrease in Europe.”


Sean McGeough of Hawker Beechcraft (left), with InterAviation president AdinaNiculae and general manager Captain Octavian Pita, and Hawker Beechcraft evpShawn Vick, sealing the deal on a new Hawker 4000.

Formula One racing icon and airlineentrepreneur Niki Lauda hasenrolled the engines and APU of his newly delivered Global 5000 on to hourly cost maintenanceprogrammes provided by JSSI.

“I am on the move all the time andalways looking for services that canhelp minimise my downtime andkeep me moving, so JSSI makesperfect sense to me,” he says. “Itprovides us with a predictablemaintenance budget, and the JSSItechnical services team acts as ouradvocate to make sure we get back inthe air as quickly as possiblewhenever there is an engine or APUmaintenance issue,” adds Lauda.

A three-time Formula One worldchampion and former JaguarFormula One racing team manager,Lauda is also a dedicated aviator whohas piloted and owned severalbusiness jets.

JSSI’s Platinum programme forLauda’s BR710 engines providescomprehensive coverage forscheduled engine maintenance,while delivering budget stability andpeace of mind from any unexpectedmaintenance costs. It also includessupplemental lift coverage, whichaddresses concerns regarding theavailability of the limited rentalengine pool for these BR710 enginemodels. In the event that a JSSI clientexperiences an AOG situation or hasscheduled maintenance requiring aBR710 rental engine, JSSI will covercertain aircraft charter costs if rentalengines are not available.

JSSI recently acquired twoBR710A2-20 engines to loan outwhenever off-wing engine repairs oroverhauls are required by its clients.

Lauda reducesdowntime with

hourly costengine support

CAE’s Camille Mariamo, Masterjet contracts manager Karol Gueremy and training manager Jean-Marie Dreau, with CAE's Daniel Fakhoury.

Paris-based operator Masterjet hassigned a long-term agreement withCAE for the training of its pilots inDubai, UAE, as well as at centres nearLondon, New York and Dallas.

The deal covers the company’sCessna CJ3, Falcon 7X, 900 and 900EXEASy aircraft types.

“CAE meets the very highstandards we have with regard tometiculous safety and application ofadvanced technology to the training

programme,” says Philip Queffelec,president of Masterjet. "The flighttraining our pilots receive will help usto continue to provide exceptionalservice to our clients.”

“Masterjet’s passion for safety andcustomer service is well respected inthe business aviation community,”says Camille Mariamo, CAE regionalleader, Middle East and India.

Masterjet signed the agreement atthe EBACE show in Geneva, where

CAE also hosted a number of other operators booking trainingservices. These included Vienna-based Avcon Jet top management ofceo Alexander Vargas, flightoperations director AleksanderRadanov and coo MaximillianMaruna, who selected CAE fortraining on the Challenger 300, 604and 605, Citation CJ and XLS, Falcon2000EX EASy, Gulfstream G150, G200and G550, and Hawker 800.

Geneva’s own Dasnair dispatchedcrew training manager BrunoDesmeules and general managerAngelo Conti to do the deal for itsFalcon 7X and 2000EX EASy pilots;while Antwerp-based Flying Groupwere represented by trainingmanager Walter Dierick, trainingassistant Ulla De Spiegeleire and cooFrans Dechaene arranging trainingfor its fleet of Cessna, Dassault andGulfstream aircraft.

Masterjet commits to training in Dubai and London

Niki Lauda appreciates the value ofpredictable engine costs.

Longer range and comfort are key forexpanding Romanian operator

Royal Jet offers luxury holidaysAbu Dhabi-based Royal Jet has launched a luxury travel division in partnershipwith the UK’s Eden Luxury Group. “This partnership will offer affluent travellersa wider choice and greater flexibility when booking holidays,” says ShaneO’Hare, president and ceo.

Eden’s Paul Beacall says: “Creating Royal Jet Luxury Vacations will furtheradd value to Royal Jet’s already extensive portfolio. The hotels we offer are high-profile properties, with strong personalities that can either be city centre, chicresorts, villas, ski chalets, yachts or private hideaways.”

Zurich-based Premium Jet hasfulfilled its plan to allow customers to choose between Swiss and EU-based AOC operations (see EBANMarch 2012) by signing a jointventure agreement with SGCAviation of Vienna.

“Irrespective of ‘where the shoepinches’ an aircraft owner, whetherthis is certain import or VAT taxationpractices, aviation related taxes or other burden presentlyencountered, Premium Jet can nowsupply either a Swiss or an Austriansolution and help its customerschoose the most suitable one,” thecompany says. “The eventual extraeffort required will be definitelyworth it.”

Premium Jet is currentlyembarked on a significant expansionof its fleet, and has recentlycompleted a pre-purchase inspec-tion on a Global Express in the US.The aircraft is said to be in very goodshape and delivery is expected inJune with the start of operations inJuly. The company also expects toadd two more ultra long range jet toits management fleet later this year,bringing its overall fleet by that timeto 13 aircraft.

Meanwhile, the Phenom 100 andthe Citation Excel recently added toits Swiss AOC are now checked outand fully available for charter withimmediate effect.

Premium Jet is offering a Falcon2000S for sale, with a scheduleddelivery in October 2013, interior tobe chosen by the buyer.

Premium Jetoffers Swiss orAustrian AOC

choice

FAL Aviation, a privately ownedsubsidiary of FAL Group based inRiyadh, has purchased and takendelivery of a Legacy 650

Owned by Sheik Fahad Al Athel,the company was one of the firstoperators of the super midsize Legacy600 in 2003 and now it has becomethe first to fly the Legacy 650 in SaudiArabia. Complementing the 600, the650 has longer range which will allowFAL Aviation to fly non-stop fromRiyadh to London or Beijing.

“For us, the Legacy 650 was thenatural upgrade of the 600 to fit ourneeds in terms of extended range,”says Sheik Fahad Al Athel. “Both ourLegacy aircraft combine luxury, largebaggage volume, innovation andoperating efficiency, and will affordour clients journeys that are as fastand pleasant as possible.”

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For this latest report in our ongoing‘Me & My Aircraft’ series we talked toowners of some of the many twinturbine helicopters in current

operation to gauge their satisfaction.We selected the owners of all 4,383helicopters in Europe and the MiddleEast and provided a private web formwhere they could deposit theirinnermost thoughts. We asked aboutmaintenance support, dispatchreliability, operating capabilities andvalue for money, and gave a chance tocomment more widely.

Only EBAN readers who we haveverified as current users of a

particular helicopter type were givenaccess to the survey forms. Our briefoverview of the wide variety ofhelicopters available in thiscompetitive sector includes ourreaders’ thoughts and opinions aboutthe aircraft of which they havepersonal, hands-on experience.

It seems that maintenance issuesare the most common cause forcomplaint, which should be no

ME & MYAIRCRAFTTwin engine helicopters


This year’s Business & GeneralAviation Day, BGAD12, at Cambridgeairport is already promising to attractmore business than ever. For the firsttime, a major business aviationconference is to take place alongside,and the airport itself will promote the opportunities available forbusinesses to build facilities in a newarea earmarked for development.

Booth reservations are runningsignificantly ahead of 2011. “Whatpleases me most about this increasein bookings,” show organiser MarkRanger says, “is that we continue toattract new names to the event, aswell was welcoming back manycompanies who have taken part inBGAD since 2001.”

First time exhibitors so farconfirmed include Gulf Aviation, TimLeacock Aircraft Sales, 2ExcelAviation and clothing and giftspecialists Plum & Ivory. As usual,BGAD12 is expected to feature anexcellent static aircraft line up, withaircraft already being pencilled in to attend.

The eighth outing of the one-daybusiness show will take place atCambridge airport on Tuesday,September 18th. On the MondayCambridge will also host the sixthannual Future of Business Jets

conference, organised by QuaynoteCommunications, and finishing atlunchtime on BGAD day.

The airport has recentlyannounced a major expansion plan,that will see new areas of the airportsite opened up for companies to bebased themselves. Airport directorArchie Garden says: “Businessaviation continues to go from strengthto strength at Cambridge, and we aretherefore delighted to hear that thisyear’s BGAD will be bigger than ever – especially with the parallel runof the important Quaynote Event. We have great plans to attract morecompanies to the airport, and indeed have attracted five newbusinesses since BGAD11. Cambridgeis known for its entrepreneurial and high tech enterprises, and theairport is run in a similar vein.

“This year, we also have our FBOpartnership with ExecuJet, now fullyoperational in good time for theanticipated increase in trafficheading for the Olympic Games inLondon this summer,” adds Garden.

Visitors wishing to stay in thehistoric centre of Cambridge can takeadvantage of special rates that havebeen negotiated with the CrownePlaza hotel. Full details can be foundat www.bgad.aero.

Cambridge to show itsdevelopment potential during

largest BGAD show yet

Lower maintenance and greaterpayload are top of twin helicopter

operators’ wish lists

Rizon Jet has added a thirdChallenger 605 to its managedcharter fleet.

“The 605 continues to receivestrong market acceptance, and it is agratifying achievement for Rizon Jetto see another one being delivered tothe Middle Eastern market, joiningRizon Jet’s managed fleet,” saysdirector of sales and aircraftmanagement Simon D’Oyly.

“This new management contractaffirms the market’s confidence inRizon Jet’s ability to operate andcharter the Bombardier family,” saysceo Captain Hassan Al-Mousawi.“Together with our first twoChallenger 605s and the Hawker900XP already based in Doha, thisadditional aircraft offers a highlycomfortable and luxurious flyingexperience for our vip clientele.

“The demand for corporate

aircraft in the Middle East has beengrowing very rapidly in the past fewyears and it is anticipated thatdemand will increase over thecoming years,” he adds.

This particular aircraft’s cabin iscertified for nine passengers, offeringa club four seating configuration inthe forward cabin, with a divan plusclub two arrangement in the aftdivan, facing a four-seat dining tablein the aft compartment. A spaciouslavatory is at the cabin’s end and thebaggage compartment is accessiblein flight through a door in thelavatory’s aft wall.

The 605 can fly up to 4,000nmnon-stop enabling Rizon to fly fromDoha to major business destinations,including London, Singapore andJohannesburg in an interiordescribed as ‘comfortable, functionaland elegant’.

New resident at Cambridge 2Excelhas three King Air aircraft and willbe exhibiting at BGAD for the firsttime. The company says it is theworld’s only aerobatic airline, andoperates the Blades aerobaticdisplay team as well as its AOCoperation, dubbed BroadSword.

2Excel was formed in 2005 andby the end of 2008 the Blades had flown 170 displays and run over 120corporate events flying more than1,000 passengers.

“The economic climate madethings more difficult and Barclayswithdrew their sponsorship,” thecompany says. “But, rather thancollapse, we diversified and in 2009doubled the size of the company.Having proved flying laboratory and contract air concepts with aNavajo, we varied our AOC toinclude A to B passenger flying andbought our first King Air in 2010.

The King Air fleet grew to three in2011 as we consolidated ouroperations and the workforcereached 32 personnel in 2012.”

Co-founders are Andy Offer, whopreviously commanded a Harriersquadron in Afghanistan and flewand commanded the Red Arrows,and Chris Norton.

Aerobatic airline joins the line-up

Third Challenger comesonline for Rizon in Doha

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East, with a registered fleet of almost600 examples in 27 countries. Thelargest fleets are with emergencyservice and offshore operators. It hasseating for seven, including twopilots, or six in vip configuration.

EC135 owners and operatorsresponding to our survey praised the helicopter for its ease ofmaintenance, support andparticularly its dispatch reliability.“We work it very hard in policeoperations,” says Keith Sturgess ofWestern Counties AOU. “It is wellsuited for police operations.”

He adds that the most desirableupgrade might be an increase inAUW, although this would be tooexpensive. This mirrors thecomments of other users, includingone corporate operator who

would like to see the transmissionupgraded to support asupplementary payload.

The EC135 has a lot of gadgets fora small helicopter, says onerespondent, and is very expensive,while another is unhappy with themain shaft and “the recent AD whichis to be complied with every 10hours.”

AGUSTA WESTLAND A109

The A109 is in widespread use, withover 450 in total in 28 countries.

It is most common in Italy, where it is manufactured, and in theUK where there are now well over 60 owner/operators. Notablelarge fleets around Europe are those of Helicopteros de Cataluna(about 20 aircraft), Castle Air in the

UK and Swiss Air Ambulance.It has seating for up to eight people

including crew, or has a five/six placeclub seating configuration. The A109SGrand has a larger cabin and theoption of a luxury interior.

John O’Sullivan of PremierHelicopters flies the A109E, andwould like to benefit from a largercabin as well as an increase inpayload or Cat A. In common with the majority of owners replying to oursurvey he is satisfied with themaintenance support on offer.

There is also broad agreement asto the best attribute of the A109,which is clearly its performance, andmore specifically, speed. “The earlierA109s were underpowered,” saysDavid George of UK distributorSloane Helicopters. “But the Power,


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A second EC225 helicopter forpower line inspection has beendelivered to Airtelis, the wholly-owned subsidiary of France’s RTEpublic utility company.

To date, the company has loggeda combined total of more than250,000 flight hours – an equivalentof nearly 30 years of uninterruptedhelicopter flight – mainly onsurveillance, maintenance andconstruction work on high and very high voltage power lines.

As with Airtelis’ initial EC225, itssecond helicopter will be equippedwith an innovative new systemenabling the pilot to control a slingused to deploy electrical cablesduring flight.

The EC225 is capable of carryingexternal loads, including a waterbucket for firefighting duties using aremovable tank, installed in thecargo compartment, with a watercapacity of 4,000 litres.

This system was developedespecially for Airtelis, and isintegrated in the helicopter’s cabin.

It enables the helicopter to carryloads that have contact with land orwater, with their orientation

maintained steady beneath theaircraft within a pre-specified cone-shaped deployment zone. The

system is said to guarantee thehighest safety levels for Class-Csling operations.

Second EC225 helps keep the lights on in France

Ever vigilant – the EC225 surveys power lines.

1. Eurocopter EC135 572

2. Agusta Westland A109 454

3. Bell 412 369

4. Eurocopter AS365 344

5. Eurocopter AS355 337

6. Mil Mi-8 271

7. Sikorsky S-76 246

8. Agusta Westland AW139 223

9. Eurocopter BK117 196

10. Bell 212 184

The top ten by numbers

EUROCOPTER EC135

The EC135 is the most prevalent twinhelicopter in Europe and the Middle

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operator Bel Air Aviation is a greatcheerleader for the AW139, havingrecently put two into service inoffshore configuration. “They haveexcellent performance, are flexible inconfiguration and comply with thelatest EASA requirements. Themanufacturer is open to newsolutions from the customer,” shereports.

Another respondent to our survey,using the AW139 for medicalmissions, has more mixed opinions.He is very happy with the operatingcapabilities in very hard conditionswith ice and turbulence, but feels letdown by parts support and, in

system, while others wouldappreciate more fuel capacity.

The best upgrade for SwanAviation would be the step up from S-76C++ to S-76D, or the Agusta A139,says Hocaoglu. He adds that hebelieves new EASA regulations, aswell as domestic restrictive regulationin Turkey, are killing the edge that thehelicopters have against fixed wing.

EBAN also received feedbackabout the larger Sikorsky S-92,praised for its capacity and range,albeit at a high price.

AGUSTA WESTLAND AW139

As well as achieving great domesticsuccess in Italy, the AW139 is popularin the UK, United Arab Emirates,Saudi Arabia and Spain. There arenow over 220 in Europe and theMiddle East.

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the Grand and the Grand New now dowhat it says on the tin.”

Critics of the A109 have concernsabout its capacity, reporting that it isnot always possible to carry a full fuelload. Also tailboom cracks andgenerator issues; cabin volume andmaintenance costs are singled out for attention.

“It offers outstanding value formoney when compared with theEC135 or the MD 902,” says George.“It would be great if it cost even less!”

For one operator the mostdesirable upgrade is simple: “I wouldchange our Grand for a Grand New.”

BELL 412

In service for over 30 years now, theBell 412 is the four-bladedevelopment of the model 212. Itslarge cabin can accommodate up to14 passengers.

There are around 370 in operationin 18 countries across Europe and theMiddle East.

The Bell 412 is extremely popularin the United Arab Emirates, whereAbu Dhabi Aviation, the Dubai AirWing and Falcon Aviation Serviceshave sizeable fleets.

Among a mixed fleet, ThomasMuensterer of HDM, a part ofGerman emergency operation DRF,uses HP and EP variants for inter-hospital transfer of intensive carepatients, for emergency rescueoperations and to transportphysicians and equipment, in dayand night operations. He considersthe 412 to be a reliable helicopter, butis currently very unhappy withmaintenance support after waitingfor parts for some six months.

Some feedback was also receivedon other Bell models, and spare partsavailability problems were a commontheme. The best attribute of the Bell230 is reported to be its wide cabin,while the Bell 427 is seen as goodvalue for money.

EUROCOPTER AS365 AND AS355

Flying for over 40 years, the AS365series has been continuouslydeveloped, and carried on today inthe form of the N3 version and theEC155. There are 340 in servicearound Europe and the Middle East,and the type is most prevalent in Italy,France (where Heli-Union has thelargest fleet at 28) and the UK.

Surprisingly, given the number ofaircraft, we received little feedbackfrom operators in our survey.

The same was the case for theAS355 Twin Squirrel, which is ahelicopter well suited to operations inthe UK it seems, as there are well over40 owner/operators there.

SIKORSKY S-76

The choice of royalty throughout theregion, from the British Royalhousehold to the Bahrain RoyalFlight, the S-76 has grown in numbersto about 250 in Europe and theMiddle East.

Mehmet Yuksel Hocaoglu of Swan Aviation is happy with his S-76C++ because it has a goodreputation and low noise levels in thecabin, and one anonymous UK-basedcorporate operator agrees: “It has asmooth comfortable ride, is quiet

inside, and has easy access.”But the power and available

payload are the factors which appealmost to Richard Cove of CardinalHelicopter Services (IOM). He ishappy with virtually every aspect of S-76 operations, but disappointed bythe amount of maintenance required.His most desirable upgrade would bea Universal flight management



UTair of Russia has been certified asan AW139 helicopter operator andis set to operate a fleet of ten forpassenger, corporate and vviptransport missions in Russia. Thefirst aircraft is expected to behanded over this summer withdeliveries planned to be completedby summer 2013.

The aircraft will be deployed inMoscow, Saint Petersburg, Sochiand at additional bases located inSiberia. Additionally UTair is set tobecome an authorised servicecentre for the AW139. Initialtraining of UTair staff has started

with plans for approximately 60pilots and 40 technicians to bequalified to fly and maintain theAW139.

The AW139 has been chosen by a number of Russian companies,including Exclases Holdings which placed an order for twoearlier this year.

The AW139 is to be assembledand delivered by the HeliVert plant located in Tomilino, nearMoscow. HeliVert is a joint venturecompany established by RussianHelicopters and Agusta Westland.The plant will have the capacity

to assemble up to 20 helicopters a year, with production to start in the forthcoming months andprogressively increasing to a steadystate regime by 2015.

UTair Aviation JSC is the world’slargest helicopter operator in termsof carrying capacity and number ofrotorcraft, with more than 330helicopters of all classes. UTair isthe largest helicopter serviceprovider to the United Nations, withcooperation agreements since 1992.In Russia core clients for UTairhelicopter services include themajor oil and gas companies.

UTair brings the AW139 to Russia innumbers and starts service training

UTair general director Andrey Martirosov celebrates his order for ten AW139s with Bruno Spagnolini, ceo of Agusta Westland.

In response to customer demand, Harrods Aviation has added the Eurocopter EC155 to its part 145maintenance approval at Stansted airport. TheEurocopter will be joining the Sikorsky S-76 and S-92series and the Agusta A109E/S.

“We have made a significant investment in our staff toprovide the appropriate training as well as purchasing allthe tooling required to provide a full service for thisaircraft type,” comments John Bool, Harrods Aviationtechnical director.

“Stansted airport is the ideal location from which tosupport this helicopter, with many customers already

using the EC155 to interline with either fixed wing private or commercial aircraft. With facilitiesavailable to base an aircraft including hangarage, office space and a 24/7 operations team, we will belooking to attract EC155 operators to our London base,” he says.

“This is a great step forward in our capabilities at Stansted,” commented Kate Bayes, Harrods Aviationmd. “The engineering support we can now provide will complement the services already on offer with our helicopter management and charter company, Air Harrods.”

Harrods adds support for the EC155

particular, “a large problem with tailrotor blades.” Tailboom and rotorproblems are also cited by ChrisTamerius Antrobus of Swiss-Jet, whohas both short and long-nose variantsand praises the spacy cabin.

EUROCOPTER EC145

There are now over 130 EC145helicopters in service around Europeand the Middle East, the greatmajority in government, ambulanceor police service. The largestpopulations are in France andGermany, but the model has madeinroads to the east with a variety ofoperators in Russia and Ukraine too.

The manufacturer is keen toemphasise the EC145’s high in-service time due to the low level ofscheduled maintenance required, butthe best aspects according to ourreaders are the avionics suite andauto pilot, in addition to the spaciouscabin. One reports satisfaction withthe maintenance support available,but says that some modification isneeded for the heating of the cabin.

There is general satisfaction withperformance as well, although “forhot and high conditions you still haveperformance difficulties on take offs.”

Negative comments related tomaintenance costs and a mastmoment problem, especially onunprepared areas to land/take offs. Agreater choice of seat coverings,colours and interior options would beappreciated too. ■

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At the gateway to easternEurope, Czech operators reportrising demand for air charter

With a generally stable economy, theCzech Republic was seeing a slowrecovery from the effects of the2008/9 recession. However, with itseconomic reliance on manufac-turing for export, particularlyautomotive, it has since slipped backinto recession.

A diverse business aircraft fleet isshowing a transition in progressfrom eastern European aircraft tomore modern, longer range modelssuch as the Citation Sovereign andLegacy 650. Even so, the mostnumerous type throughout thecountry remains the domestically-produced Let 410.

With bases at Prague Ruzyneairport and in Slovakia at Bratislava,ABS Jets is a key player on the CEEbusiness aviation market. It reportsgood growth so far this year andrecently added a Phenom 300 to itsmanaged fleet, the first aircraft of itstype to be registered in the CzechRepublic.

Comparing its executive handlingresults from the first quarter of 2011with first quarter results this yearshows a 30 per cent increase in theprovision of services at its Ruzyneheadquarters. A key factor was arecord-breaking March for thecompany, that showed a 28 per centincrease compared to the same timelast year.

“The opening of ABS Jets hangar Nlast year, combined with thepurchase of additional handlingequipment and an increased numberof handling agents, has allowed us tosignificantly enhance our operationsand deliver more improved servicesto our customers,” says ground opsdirector Jan Kralik.

ABS Jets currently operates fromtwo of four hangars at Ruzyneterminal 3. These facilities haveestablished ABS Jets as the largestexecutive jet handling provider inPrague and such services form afundamental part of the company’sbusiness plan.

Commercial director AntoniaTomkova adds: “We set up a newmarketing strategy for the promotionof executive handling and we arehappy that these activities haveevolved into such positive economicresults and that the number

of customers has increased sodramatically.”

Silesia Air operates a Citation 560,two 560XL and a CitationJet 525 fromits base at Prague Ruzyne airport.Chief executive Tomas Karhanekreports that average flight hours peraircraft are slowly but steadilyincreasing, especially for thecompany’s flagship Excel and XLS+.

He says: “It is difficult to mark anyflight as unusual in our company.Almost every second flight has itsunique unusual aspects. Generally, Ican say that some flights, such as avisit to Yakutsk in the winter period,might be quite a challenge. Ourambulance flights often take us to theAfrican continent which could makethe daily routine a bit adventurousthese days.”

Karhanek concurs that thebanking crisis in Europe has affectedthe company’s business: “The pricesquoted and even prices of flightsoperated were pushed down by thecrisis to almost the cost of operation.We were also forced to focus ourbusiness on the eastern market muchmore than we did before.”

As a small company, Silesia Airrelies on each team member for itssmooth operation. Karhanekexplains: “The environment ofbusiness aviation has become socomplex that no part of the companycould exist without the rest. I rely onan experienced team of postholderswho try to keep the company runningsmoothly: Captain Jiri Bohacik inmatters of flight; Captain Jiri Bradnain ground operations; Milan Janik formaintenance; Captain DaliborKramer for safety; and OndrejSchaumann for quality.” Even chefJan Klika in the catering departmentgets a special mention for his part inmaking sure passengers enjoy theirflight to the full.

The main future target for SilesiaAir, not only for the rest of the 2012, isto keep to its trend of steady growth.“The question of effectiveness is thekey, so I try to consider everyimportant decision in that view.”

Based at Ruzyne and Brno-Turanyairports, Time Air reports an increase

Management at ABS Jets are seeing a return on their efforts with good growth so far this year.

ExecuJet and RUAGpartner in GenevaExecuJet Aviation Group and RUAGAviation have joined forces toprovide handling services atGeneva airport, based at RUAG’scompletely remodelled and wellestablished FBO.

RUAG’s facility currentlyhandles more than 6,000movements per year, with acapacity to handle peaks of up to80 movements a day. It offers adiscreet environment for clients onthe north side of Geneva Airportwith a dedicated ramp. ExecuJetcurrently operates a managed fleetof over 50 aircraft in Europe andhas added six aircraft based inGeneva during the past two years.

Signature adds Berlin to rosterSignature Flight Support hassigned an agreement with BerlinSchoenefeld airport to offersupervisory handling at its generalaviation terminal beginning inJune. The new Signature locationwill feature private crew andpassenger lounge areas for rest orwork. The airport will be renamedas Berlin Brandenburg airport andwill become the sole airportserving Berlin when Tegelpermanently closes later this year.

Meanwhile, Signature Frankfurtnow offers fueling services throughRheinland Air Service.

Aero Toy Store openswidebody FBOAero Toy Store has opened its firstEuropean FBO facility, at LondonStansted’s ‘diamond hangar’.

Local md Mike Foley says: “The vast square footage gave usthe scope to design and build afacility truly capable of facilitatingalmost any aviation requirement.It’s a great first step for our entryinto Europe.”

The full luxury refurbishment of the FBO is expected to becompleted prior to the LondonOlympics.

Ocean Sky consolidates in MenorcaOcean Sky Jet Centre haspurchased the Mahon FBO that isoperated by MTA (Menorca TouristAssistance).

This purchase will increaseOcean Sky’s movements to around1,000 per annum in Menorca aswell as giving it the ability toexpand its commercial aircraftsupervision capability.

Ocean Sky will be employingthe previous owner Karen Green tobe the manager of FBOs at bothMenorca and Ibiza.

Eurojet Birminghamapproved as Citationservice centreEurojet Aviation has opened its £5 million business aviation centreat Birmingham airport, and alsoreceived approval from CessnaAircraft Company to become anauthorised Citation service facility.

In addition to vip passengerlounges the new FBO offersextensive facilities dedicated tomeet the needs of aircrew. Thecomplex includes a crew lounge,crew kitchen, private studies, flightplanning room, shower facilities,and a ‘snooze room’ withindividual softly lit dens.

The newly opened FBO will alsojoin the Avfuel-branded affiliateFBO network, including adedicated fuel truck on hand.

Al Bateen hangars at the readyAl Bateen Executive Airport hascompleted refurbishment workson three hangars at its facilities inAbu Dhabi. Around half of thespace has already been committedto new and existing Al Bateencustomers, representing aninvestment of US$5 million.

The works are progressing inparallel with the roll-out of the freezone at Al Bateen to facilitate theestablishment of companyregistration services.

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ExecuJet Europe md Cedric Migeon, PR manager Juliane von Heimendahl,marketing manager Christy Fendell and FBO director Nicole Gut.

Silesia Air ceo Tomas Karhanek haslooked east for increased businessduring the crises in western Europe.

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In November, Prague CongressCentre will host the next CentralEurope Private Aviation (CEPA)convention. The board of thethree-year-old associationattended EBACE, where founderDagmar Grossmann said: “TheCEE region has not been soaffected by the financialturbulence in Europe this year andwe have a reason to smile.

“We have a number ofinternational events coming up inthe region, not least the UEFAEuropean Cup, which willinevitably see more westernbusiness aviation chartercompanies flying in.”

The association’s primary goalis to represent members’ intereststo support the growth of privateaviation in the Czech Republic and abroad.

CEPA sees areason to smilein CEE region

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Aircraft Service Klatovy in thewest of the country has carved animportant market niche for itself,offering maintenance services veryspecifically for the Shorts Skyvan SC7.Managing director Thomas Lewetz

reports that, with little competition inthis field, the company has no plans toexpand or need to market its services.

The company is associated withPink Skydiving of Austria, which has abase in Vienna from which its Skyvan

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handling, offers some interestingadditional services. Its NAVsystemsoftware, and the lighter versionNAVrouteplanner, can be used byoperators with their own navigation,dispatch or operational departments,or for individual flight planning bypilots, or even by companiesproviding flight planning services fortheir clients.

Sales and key account managerJan Vanous says: “We compete withother companies in the marketthanks to high standard of ourservices and also thanks to theindividual and sensitive careprovided to customers.”

NAVjet is the section of thecompany that provides handlingservices at all international airports inthe Czech Republic, dealing with

Major business aviation airports*

1.Prague Ruzyne LKPR PRG2.Brno Turany LKTB BRQ3.Ostrava Leos Janacek LKMT OSR4.Hradec Kralove LKHK5.Prague Vodochody LKVO VODZ

* ranked by the number of handler, charter,

maintenance, sales and training organisations

based at each.

Leading fixed-wing charter operators**

1. ABS Jets2. Aeropartner3. Silesia Air4. Time Air5. Grossmann Jet Service

Leading helicopter charter operators**

1. DSA2. Aerocentrum** ranked by number of aircraft for charter

Leading maintenance centres***

1. DSA2. Bell Helicopter (Aviation Service)3. ABS Jets*** ranked by number of aircraft types covered

Data extracted from the Handbook

of Business Aviation in Europe,

and the EBAN reader roster.

Business aviationin the Czech

Republic by thenumbers

18 business aviation airports

33 business charter operators

18 business aircraftmaintenance organisations

OK 153 business aircraft onthe Czech register

ABS celebrates eight years of safe flying ABS Jets has received two awardsrecognising the safety of itsoperations. NBAA’s CommercialBusiness Flying Safety Award hasbeen given to ABS Jets for its eight years and 19,938 consecutiveflying hours without accident,incident, injury or damage topersons or property.

In addition, the NBAA Pilot SafetyAward has been given to ABS Jetspilot Stefan Kukura for his 5,500 safe flying hours.

Kukura was one of the first pilotsflying for the company and has beeninstrumental in maintaining thecompany’s safety record. As well asflying, Kukura develops ABS Jets’

training and safety programmes. Hesays: “For my work with ABS Jets tobe recognised by NBAA is somethingI could never have imagined.”

With a company strategy ofincreasing its fleet by one aircraft ayear, safety is a fundamental part ofABS Jets’ operations.

Chief executive Vladimir Petak is delighted that ABS Jets safetyrecord has been recognised, saying:“This is very exciting to receive these awards and a great honour thatour track record in safety has beenacknowledged. They underline thestringent procedures we implementwhen it comes to safety andsecurity.”

Petak is delighted with the awardsrecognition.

in flight hours over the past year.Managing director Martin Prazskyadds that the company does not seemto have been affected by the negativeeconomic situation in Europe.

Time Air carries out passengerand freight charter with its fleetcomprising a Beechjet 400, twoCitation Mustangs and a Super KingAir 300.

Since 1999, Air TransportSolutions has offered charter brokerservices on the Czech market, with itsmain activity in the cargo business.The company’s Jiri Sedlacek says:“Over the years we tended to carrylarger cargoes, but in the last coupleof years we have become active alsoin small and urgent shipments. Wemainly cover Europe and Africa inthat field and use all suitable jet andturboprop aircraft.”

Sedlacek adds: “We also carrypassengers on dedicated charterflights, with the major market beingin Europe. We have carried outnumerous vip and group charterflights with tailor-made services forthe client including limo service, highquality catering and more.” Andthings are looking bright for AirTransport Solutions, as Sedlacekexplains: “Despite the current generalglobal economic situation we faceincreased demand for our services,including from the Slovak market.”

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and crew travel to different dropzones throughout Europe all yearround, one of these being Klatovy.

NAV Flight Services at Ruzyneairport has been in operation formore than 20 years and, in addition to

specialise in handling commercialairlines or local operators and GarethDanker says that Euro Jet hasspecialised in taking care of vipclients or special missions goingthrough Prague.

Another Prague handler, MenziesAviation (Czech), estimates that ithandled 9.52 per cent of allmovements from the GA part of theairport in 2011, although it has yet toreceive accurate data from the airportauthority. Commercial and handlingcoordinator Jaroslav Castka says that

with eight GA handling providersoffering services at the airport, thereis a highly competitive atmosphere.

“We are preparing a new contin-ental Europe corporate business planin this handling category,” he adds.“We would like to set the samestandard of services for all stationswhere we provide services and have avalid handling licence for GA.”

VodochodyJust 15 minutes from the city centre ofPrague, the Aero Airport at

of the key airports for flights having toreposition from Poland.

While there is no FBO service, EuroJet handles approximately 50 flights ayear into the city.

PardubicePardubice is a small regional airportlocated 100km north east of Prague.Euro Jet handles several flights a yearthere for mainly recreational aircrafttraffic. Pardubice is also a hub for theCzech presidential aircraft andmilitary planes.

Karlovy VaryKarlovy Vary in western Bohemia isone the most popular spa resorttowns in central Europe, a popularholiday spot for people from Russiaand the former CIS countries. Euro Jethandles more than 100 flights a yearthere, and is busiest during theKarlovy Vary film festival that occursevery summer. ■

Vodochody is a private internationalairport without slot restrictions.

BrnoBrno is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, with a large partof its industry focused in thetechnology sector. Brno in the southeast of the country serves as thecentral airport for holiday flights inthe eastern region.

It has no based handlers otherthan the airport itself and saw a 40 percent increase in traffic in 2011,despite a dip the year before. Euro Jethandles approximately 50 flights ayear into Brno, the majority beingbusiness jets and cargo aircraft.

OstravaSimilar to Brno, Ostrava airport to theeast is a central airport for passengersfrom Poland, Slovakia and the easternpart of the Czech Republic, andtherefore a hub for many holidaycharter flights, with commercialflights hitting their peak during thesummer months.

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around 50 movements a year onaverage. Vanous says that business ismost affected by the financial crisis,an ongoing issue for the past threeyears or more.

Airports across the countryEuro Jet is providing handlingsupport for several hundred Euro2012 flights and reports thatneighbouring countries, like theCzech Republic will also play theirpart. The company’s Gareth Dankersays: “We have our own agents on theramp of each Polish and Ukrainianfootball match city; however, due tolimited parking space, several CzechRepublic and Slovak Republicairports will play an important role asalternate locations for flights andrepositioning aircraft.

“This gives us a distinct advantagefor being able to handle all types offlights related to the tournamentthroughout the region.”

Prague RuzyneABS Jets and Aviation Service bothhave FBO facilities at Ruzyne airport,while handling agent Euro Jetprovided ground handling support tomore than 400 flights last year there, including business jets,commercial aircraft, militarymissions and cargo aircraft.

In Prague there is a choice of FBOservices, however these mostly

Bell and Cessna chose Praguefor European maintenance

US manufacturers Bell Helicopterand Cessna Aircraft Company havechosen Prague for their Europeanmaintenance base to make themost of high technical standardsand relatively low costs.

Operated by Aviation Service,the facility has received EASA Part 145 MRO certification andprovides maintenance, repairs,modifications, customising andcompletion as well as aircraftcomponent overhauls for almostthe complete line of Bellhelicopters.

It also provides line and basemaintenance for most CessnaCitations, with training planned toincorporate all other models.

Bell Helicopter Europe generalmanager Gordon Harveson revealsthat there are plans to expand thefacilities at Ruzyne airport toprovide more capacity formaintenance and FBO services,although he admits that thecontinuing economic situation in Europe had undeniablydampened overall demand foraircraft and services.

Harveson says: “The Prague

labour market is very technicallycapable and is quite costcompetitive by Europeanstandards. Offering a factory-backed maintenance solution forBell and Cessna aircraft providesan improved level of service to theEuropean customer base.”

Scott Nelson, Cessna’s Pragueservice centre maintenancemanager, adds: “Cessna has a large fleet of aircraft operating in Europe. This facility in Prague is a significant step towardproviding our operators with amore comprehensive customerservice and support experience intheir region.”

In addition to this newcustomer service and supportcapability in Prague, it is theEuropean headquarters forregional commercial sales for BellHelicopter. The 12,440 square footfacility will also be where Cessna’ssecond mobile service unit incentral Europe will be positioned.It will complement the main-tenance work done there forCitations by travelling tocustomers in surrounding areas.


The 2012/13 EBAN Handbook ofBusiness Aviation in Europe is out now, and gives details of manymore Czech Republic andSlovakian charter operators.

It also lists business aviationfacilities and services includingairports, FBOs and maintenancecentres.

The details can be accessedonline through a search of aircraftoperated or the airport bases. Formore information please visitwww.handbook.aero

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Bombardier launchesLearjet 70 and 75Bombardier has launched theLearjet 70 and 75 aircraft, featuringtechnology from the Learjet 85. Thejets will have a next generationcabin management system, theVision Flight Deck, superior aircraftperformance and low operatingcosts, the company says. Entry-into-service is scheduled for thefirst half of 2013. Firm orders, lettersof intent and other commitmentshave been made for over 50 aircraft.

The aircraft will have animproved Honeywell engine, lowerweight and the canted winglets foraerodynamic efficiency. Overall, upto a nine per cent improvement infield performance under hot andhigh conditions and up to a four percent improvement in fuel efficiencyare expected.

Inside will see improved seatingcomfort; cabin management systemfeaturing individual touchscreenmonitors; LED lighting throughoutthe entire aircraft; a generousbaggage suite and a spacious galley.

Both models will have a rangegreater than 2,000 nautical miles ata cruise speed of Mach 0.75.

Altenrhein becomesPhenom service centreEmbraer has appointed Swiss-based Altenrhein Aviation as aPhenom 100 and 300 authorisedservice centre starting in the thirdquarter of 2012. Altenrhein willcover central, southern and easternEurope, providing scheduled andunscheduled maintenance, avionicsand electrics, sheet metal andstructural repairs, plus interior andaircraft painting.

Falcon 2000S to beatperformance targetsDassault reports that its Falcon2000S is demonstrating perfor-mance figures substantially higherthan the capabilities originallyannounced. To date, the test aircrafthas accumulated more than 300flight hours in over 130 flights. It hasbeen operated through its full flightenvelope and demonstratedexcellent handling qualities.

The 2000S is fitted with inboardslats and winglets that worktogether to reduce landing speedand, together with a unique autobrake system, make it possible to

access more challenging runways.Better than expected low-speedperformance will greatly expand thenumber of secondary airports theaircraft can serve.

AW169 takes maiden flight The first prototype of the AW169, anew generation 4.5 ton lightintermediate helicopter, hascompleted its maiden flight, and ison schedule to achieve basic civilcertification in 2014.

The helicopter performed asexpected during the flight whichincluded an assessment of thehelicopter’s general handling andbasic systems. The first prototypewill be joined by two more aircraftlater this year and a fourthprototype in 2013. Fifty have beenordered so far.

Citation Longitude to fly4,000nmCessna has launched its longest-range business jet, the CitationLongitude. It will offer a 4,000nmrange and a maximum speed ofMach .86 at a price of $25.999m.

The Longitude will be poweredby two Silvercrest engines, on anon-condition maintenance planwhich is expected to reduce theoperating costs becausemaintenance intervals will beextended significantly.

The cockpit features GarminG5000 avionics with touch-screencontrols and all of the capabilitiesrequired to comply with emergingoperating requirements forintercontinental aircraft, includingFANS/CPDLC, ADSB and RNP.

With space for a crew of two plus up to eight passengers and oneoptional additional crew memberseat, the Citation Longitudeoptions include a dual-club eight-seat arrangement and a four-placeforward club with a three-placecouch and entertainment credenza.

For long-distance travel, thecabin is equipped with dual-zonetemperature control, a fullyoperational galley with an oven and cold storage along with apressurised water system. Theaircraft features a large lavatoryequipped with a vacuum-assisttoilet. Entry into service is expected in 2017.

HondaJet enhancedHonda Aircraft has announcedenhancements in the HondaJet’savionics and cabin managementsystems, as well as the first flight ofits fourth conforming flight testaircraft. It is the first manufacturerto announce and demonstrateplans for a new 40/60 displayconfiguration on the Garmin G3000Primary Flight Displays for theHondaJet. This enhancement is saidto provide pilots a more user-friendly visual scan of additionalflight information in a conciseformat that contributes to improvedsituational awareness and safety.

Honda Aircraft also unveiledplans for a new cabin managementsystem that will enable passengersto use a wireless device such as atablet or smartphone, to view realtime flight information and tocontrol the cabin lighting, temp-erature, music, and window shades.

Seastar CD2 to tour EuropeDornier Seaplane Companyrecently landed its Seastar CD2seaplane in Germany after asuccessful US and Canadian demotour. It will next travel throughEurope, India and other destin-ations in Asia. The company hopesto announce a factory location forthe FAA and EASA-certified, allcomposite, amphibious aircraft inthe third quarter of this year.

TBM 850 is CIS certifiedThe TBM 850 has achieved typecertification in the CIS, includingRussia. “We anticipate a CIS marketdemand for the new TBM 850,”stated Victor Kuklyaev, generaldirector of Infinity Aviation, whichis the authorised TBM sales repre-sentative in Russia. “The 2012 Elitemodel is well-suited to Russia’sbusiness transportation require-ments, offering fast cruise speeds,excellent range, low operating costsand cabin flexibility.”

A IRCRAFT NEWS . . .

Ralph Acs, vp and general manager of Learjet, and Steve Ridolfi, president of Bombardier Business Aircraft, at the launch ofthe new Learjet 70 and 75.

Smaller models make up themajority of Slovakia’s mixedbusiness aircraft fleet, that rangesfrom PZL Swidnik helicopters to aFalcon 2000. With Slovakia’s HighTatra mountains forming thehighest range of the Carpathians,the country is a popular skiingdestination and nearby Poprad-Tatry airport is the focus of arrivalsfor the winter season holidaymakers.

Air Transport Europe has a longhistory of providing a diverse range offlights for leisure, air ambulance,survey/surveillance, filming, aerialworks, fire services, logging andconstruction.

In its fleet are 10 Agusta A109 K2, aMil Mi-8, Eurocopter AS355 and aCitation 560 Encore.

Located at the foot of the highestmountains in the country, manyflights for ATE are challenging. In2011 alone, the company carried out1,398 HEMS missions, logging 91,892flight minutes. “The number of flighthours per aircraft increases from yearto year, though we have to take intoaccount the location of the HEMSbase,” explains business managerEmília Vargová. “The bases located inthe vicinity of the mountains performmore primary missions, those in thecities mostly secondary missions.”

ATE has EMS bases at Poprad-Tatry, Kosice, Bratislava, BanskaBystrica, Nitra, Trencin and Zilina.

A Citation 560 Encore acquired lastyear is used for medical andcommercial vip flights. “Our team isable to switch the aircraft interior in about 90 minutes,” says Vargová.“Our crews and clients includingpatients are very satisfied with its performance.”

With the provision of HEMS at itscore, to an extent ATE’s businessremained unaffected by theeconomic crisis. “On other areas wewere definitely affected, as ourcompany is also a service centre andrepair base (for Mil and Agustahelicopters), so we have experiencedfewer requirements for repairs andoverhauls of aircraft. The number ofdeliveries of spare parts has also beendecreasing,” says Vargová.

Continuous staff training is onearea ATE plans to turn its focus to forthe remainder of 2012. Additionally,says Vargová: “Our effort is alsoconcentrated on becoming part ofinternational assistance serviceorganisations providing wide rangingservices to patients in need,repatriations flights, transplantation

programmes, etc.”Based at Bratislava’s MR Stefanik

airport, Flight Service wasestablished in 1996 with the aim ofoffering services for helicopter andaircraft flights, purchase and salemediation.

Despite the world crises, thehelicopter business in Slovakia isgrowing rapidly, managing directorIgor Susko reports. “Our clients, fromprivate and business sectors, aregetting more and more used to hiringhelicopter services and even buyinghelicopters for themselves.”

Specialising in the monitoring ofelectrical power grids and gaspipelines, as well as geologicalsurveys, Flight Services works acrossall of Slovakia and abroad.

“With these growing numbers ofhelicopter users and workpossibilities, we are starting to lookfor a new economic partner whocould help us to cover all the projectpossibilities that are happening inour country and bring our companyto the next level,” says Susko.

Aelis Group offers aircraft trading,leasing and aviation consultingservices in central Europe, with keymarkets in the private aviation andregional commercial aircraft areas.

“We cover every aspect of theprocess of selling or buying anaircraft, from the sourcing of offersand compilation of sales documentsto the conclusion of actual sales,delivery and payment,” sayspresident and ceo Philippe Lienard.“Aelis may also buy aircraft for its ownportfolio and lease them out on anoperating lease.”

Looking at the current issues thatmost impact the business, Lienardsays that, as operators aim to improvethe efficiency of their services, fleetsneed to be restructured. “Aelisbecame a favourite partner foroperators to dispose of their usedaircraft and introduce replacementaircraft. We also work with Slovakoperators to provide customisedservices, such as insuranceagreements and aircraft financingadvisory.” The development ofhelicopter operations in Slovakia hasbeen of major interest to Aelis whichoffers added value services to clientsin sourcing and putting helicoptersinto operation.

Aelis Group successfullydelivered a Eurocopter EC130B4 toa South African client in April 2012,marking the 121st transactionrecorded by all Aelis team membersover the years.

Flying into SlovakiaBratislavaBratislava enjoys a central location inEurope, with Vienna less than an houraway by car. At MR Stefanik airport, acomplete range of services is offeredfor general aviation flights, composedmainly of vip, business, training,medical and unscheduled privateflights or cargo.

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Flight Service’s Igor Susko sayshelicopter business is growing.

Cessna’s latest and longest-rangeCitation, the Longitude.

Poprad-Tatry airport is convenient forskiers visiting nearby mountain resorts.


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The GAT offers a vip lounge andwas opened in 2005 to enhance theprocessing of ground handling andspeed up the passage of customerscoming through. Responding to thegrowing number of unscheduledflights at the airport, 12 new parkingplaces for Embraer 135 type aircrafthave been made available and, forspecial events such as summits,additional parking can be madeavailable. An advantage for flightsusing Bratislava airport is theflexibility offered by not having slots,and the 24-hour handling services.

At the beginning of the 21stcentury Slovakia saw an influx offoreign capital, with many foreigncompanies starting activities there.“In that period, thanks to economicgrowth and the increased purchasingpower of the population, demand forvip flights rose,” says an airportspokesperson.

This prosperity was aided byevents taking place in Bratislava andneighbouring countries, such as theNATO summit in 2009, EuropeanFootball Championship in 2008 inAustria and Hockey Championshipsin Slovakia in 2011.

Handler Euro Jet has a dedicatedramp agent at the GAT and deals witharound 100 flights a year.

Poprad-TatryPoprad is a popular ski resort townlocated in the Tatry mountain rangeand, as a cold weather holidaydestination, the winter months dotend to bring the highest levels ofaviation traffic.

Business charter growingstrongly, says Air PartnerWhile the market remainschallenging, Air Partner says it isstarting to see improvement in theprivate aviation sector, with salesin its private jets division 30 percent ahead year on year.

Mark Briffa, ceo, says: “We arealso seeing a growth of business inemerging markets, particularly inAsia, as well as the development ofnew ‘hubs’ for private jet activity.Enquiries are being generated inUkraine and Russia, where weexpect demand for private jetcharters to continue to grow.”

Air Partner expects the hotdestinations this summer to be:The St Tropez Polo Club, Coted’Azur, with 15 competitions heldover the summer; the Copa delRey Regatta, Real Club Náutico dePalma, Mallorca; the VermentinoCellar, Monti, Sardinia, a two-daywine festival; and the Arena diVerona, the ampitheatre built in30 AD which hosts the VeronaOpera season.

Direct Air Charters warnsover name confusionBACA member Direct Air ChartersLimited has advised customersand suppliers to avoid confusionwith any other companies with asimilar name. “It has come to ourattention that a broker has setthemselves up using the nameDirect Aircraft Charter Ltd, tradingas Direct Air Charter,” says EmmaBrown. “Obviously with this beingone letter shy of our trading name,it is causing some confusion withinthe marketplace.

“Direct Air Charters Limitedwould like to state for the recordthat this is a completely differentcompany to ours, that we have notmoved offices or employed anynew staff. Our team continues tocomprise Emma, Wendy, Farid,Stella and Ian.”

ConnectJets launchesloyalty cardConnectJets is launching adedicated loyalty programme forclients who are able to commit to25 or more flight hours per year.Known as Jet Card Europe, it willprovide guaranteed aircraftavailability and pricing throughoutEurope and holders will alsoreceive Jet Miles; bringing atraditional benefit of commercialairline travel into the businessaviation world.

Jet Card members select thedesired cabin size and, aftermaking a single upfront payment,are ensured completelytransparent pricing with nohidden charges, says ConnectJets.Prices start from €4,550 per hourfor a VLJ.

Special offers are provided tocard holders, such as luxury villaspecialist Royal Villas Europe,official suppliers to the X Factortelevision programme judges,which is offering a complementaryprivate chef for the week at its 400luxury European villas.

ConnectJets md Gabriella

Somerville says: “We did not wantto create another jet card per se –we were keen to create a threedimensional product. With this in mind we developed the loyaltycard with access to a host of offers, discounts, upgrades andsporting events.”

ProAir SMS service is a hitProAir reports that its servicesending SMS text message toclients with updates on flightmonitoring via Eurocontrol,actual departure times, estimatedarrival times and possible slots isproving popular, especially duringlarge events over an extendedperiod of time.

The facility was introduced atthe start of the year when ProAirexpanded its Stuttgart head-quarters with a new customer careand flight support division.Employees Adriane Hadbawnik,Anna Monastirli and KathrinSchüßler, provide additionalsupport for group charters,including deployment of a trainedProAir employee as a check-inassistant and flight attendants onboard; support in the event of lostor missing luggage; co-ordinationand inspection of on-boardservices provided; and operationspersonnel on call 24 hours a day.

Erik Lindbergh joins ACSErik Lindbergh, renowned aviatorand grandson of world famousCharles Lindbergh, has joined AirCharter Service as a brandambassador.

Erik’s grandfather was the firstperson to fly solo across theAtlantic in 1927. In 2002 Erikrecreated the feat on the 75thanniversary of his grandfather’sachievement, by flying the single-engine ‘The New Spirit Of St Louis’from New York to Paris.

Chris Leach, chairman of ACS,says: “It is a great honour to haveErik on board – his pioneeringwork in the world of aviation isinspiring and he shares our visionsfor the future of how we travelaround the planet.”

CHAR TER BROKER NEWS . . .

Erik Lindbergh will be working withACS on a number of projects for itscargo and passenger divisions.

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Major business aviation airports*

1. Bratislava MR Stefanik LZIB BTS2. Poprad-Tatry LZTT TAT3. Kosice LZKZ KSC4. Zilina LZZI ILZ5. Piestany LZPP PZYZ

* ranked by the number of handler, charter,maintenance, sales and training organisationsbased at each.

Leading fixed-wing charter operators**

1. Opera Jet2. VR Jet3. Air Transport Europe

Leading helicopter charter operators**

1. Air Transport Europe2. UTair Europe** ranked by number of aircraft for charter

Leading maintenance centres***

1. Air Transport Europe

*** ranked by number of aircraft types covered

Data extracted from the Handbook of Business Aviation in Europe,

and the EBAN reader roster.

Business aviationin Slovakia by the

numbers8 business aviation airports

11 business charter operators

5 business aircraftmaintenance organisations

OM 60 business aircraft on theSlovakian register

maintenance facility for Agusta andMil helicopters there. Euro Jetprovides handling support for severalbusiness aviation and sports charterflights every year, with a dedicatedpilot lounge that includes a fullworkspace for the crews.

“A decision has very recently beenreached for a football training facility,partly financed by UEFA, to be built inPoprad, so more sport charters andbusiness flights could be expected,”says Rokfalusy.

SliacLocated in the middle of Slovakia,Sliac underwent a major renovationin 2009 and re-opened to civiliantraffic in the summer of 2011. With its central location, Sliac is used for many holiday charters during the summer months and also sees frequent flights by theSlovakian military.

PiestanyPiestany is not far from Bratislavaand a popular choice for commercialcharter airlines and cargo aircraft. It handles around 45 businessaircraft movements a year, and 257helicopter movements.

KosiceKosice is an important industrialtown, with US Steel its largestemployer. Euro Jet handled nearly 100flights there last year. There is a GATat the airport. ■

Letisko Poprad-Tatry opened itsnew pilot lounge in May 2012 and isplanning a new departure terminal,with the present building beingconverted to a dedicated generalaviation facility within two years,following the completion of adeparture hall for commercial flights.

The company’s Juraj Rokfalusy hasno precise statistics of businessaircraft movements, as allmovements except scheduled andcharter flights of commercial aircraftare counted together, but about 15-20per cent are business/air taxi flightson a commercial basis. “In 2011,Poprad-Tatry airport recorded a totalof 6,954 movements, of which 222was scheduled traffic and 228 chartertraffic. The rest – 6,504 – were generalaviation, 15 per cent beinginternational,” Rokfalusy says.

Helicopters represent about 20 percent of the airport’s movements, ashelicopter operator Air TransportEurope is based at the airport, whileother companies, namely Tatra Jetand EHC Service, frequently fly to theairport. Air Transport Europe has a

Air Transport Europe finds HEMS flight hours increasing year-on-year.

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C/W. Good Paint & Interior. Asking:$33.5M USD. Watch a video about thisincredible aircraft on our website. Tel: +1303 444 6766 J. Mesinger Corp Jet Sales,Inc.. Web: www.jetsales.com. Email:[email protected]

Global Express

D-AFAM, Entry into service in 2000, S/N9028 | EU-OPS 1. Available for sale orlease. 4,733 hours. Smart Parts Plus, R/RCorporate Care. To be delivered with newinterior including woodwork and fresh8C inspection. 14 pax + 2-seat crew restarea configuration. Forward and aft lav.Contact: Thierry Huguenin. Tel: +49 91136009 375 or +1 561 771 1322 FAI rent-a-jet AG. Web: www.rent-a-jet.de. Email:[email protected]

Global XRS

2006, S/N 9203, 1,701 TTAF. Excellentpedigree and condition. RRCC. HUD/EVS/triple FMS. High speed data withwireless LAN. Tailwind 500 satellite TV.CES (Collins) software 7 upgrade. Highservice bulletin compliance. Asking$38.995M. Watch a video about thisexciting aircraft on our web site. Tel: 800671 6766 or +1 303 444 6766 J. MesingerCorp Jet Sales, Inc. www.jetsales.com.Email:[email protected]

Learjet 55C

1989, D-CFAZ, S/N 136. EU-OPS 1.Available for sale or lease. 7,166 hours.MSP-Gold. Extended fuel capacity to7705 lbs. Delta Fins. 7 pax configuration.4 single-seats and private lavatory.Contact: Thierry Huguenin. Te: +49 91136009 375 or +1 561 771 1322 FAI rent-a-jet AG. Web: www.rent-a-jet.de . Email:[email protected]

CESSNA

Citation S/II

1985, Airframe TT: 8,576, Cycles: 6,755,TSO: 1,304, Pro Line II, GNS-XLS, GPWS,CVR. New windows 2007, RVSM, Freonair, cosmetics refreshed & Perma-guarded. Looking for offers. +1 403 2919027 John Hopkinson & Associates. Web:www.hopkinsonassociates.com. Email:[email protected]

Citation Ultra

Citation Ultras available. HoneywellPrimus 1000 3-Tube EFIS, HoneywellGNS-XLS FMS, Honeywell MKVIIEGPWS, Honeywell TCAS II w/Change 7,w/ski tube. Recently Permaguard.Recently refreshed interior. Fresh phase1-5. Zero engine option. Tel: +1 403 2919027 John Hopkinson & Associates. Web:

www.hopkinsonassociates.com. Email:[email protected]

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Falcon 2000

1997, S/N 48, 5,788 hours TTAF. Engineson CSP. Heads-up display. Triple FMS.Honeywell FDR. Great maintenancehistory. 10 passenger configuration.Great paint and interior. Asking USD8.45m. Watch a video and read a blogpost about this exciting aircraft on ourweb site. Tel: +1 303 444 6766 J. MesingerCorp Jet Sales, Inc.. Web:www.jetsales.com. Email:[email protected]

Falcon 2000LX

2008, S/N 141. TT1,275, 675 landings. 10seats. EU-Ops compliant. Engines onESP. Owned from new. Beautiful paintand interior. Superb condition.Exceptionally low operating costs.$23.75m. Contact Roger Stainton tel: +441353 661636 JetFlight Ltd. Email:[email protected]

BOMBARDIER

Challenger 604

This aircraft has undergone all recentinspections and is being offered with afresh 48 month, 96 month and 192month gear inspection completed.Enrolled on the GE on Point engineprogram, CAMP, and an APU serviceplan, this aircraft is well suited forextensive flying without any significantscheduled maintenance coming due.Andrew Pearce Tel: +44 7557 237730Innotech Aviation. Email:[email protected]

Challenger 604

VP-CAP, The owner has appointedInnotech as its new exclusive broker.Impeccably maintained CL604. Theinterior is configured to offer both acomfortable business workingenvironment with excellent rest facilitiesand delightful family & diningenvironment with large rear monitor forentertainment. It has an excellentoperating pedigree– worth a viewing.Andrew Pearce Tel: + 44 7557-237730Innotech Aviation. Email:[email protected]

Challenger 604

S/N 5364, 5,903 TTAF, engines oncondition. Collins ProLine IV, HoneywellEGPWS, Collins TCAS II w/Change 7.Dual Collins FMS-6000 FMS w/dualGPS4000, DVD, VCR, 9 Pax. Tel: +1 403291 9027 John Hopkinson & Associates.Web: www.hopkinsonassociates.com.Email: [email protected]

CRJ 200LR

2001, D-ACRN, S/N 7486. EU-OPS 1.Available for sale or lease. 19,414 hours.50 pax interior configuration w/aftlavatory and divider. Contact: ThierryHuguenin. Tel: +49 911 36009 375 or +1561 771 1322 FAI rent-a-jet AG. Web:www.rent-a-jet.de. Email: [email protected]

Global 5000

2005, 2005. S/N 9158, 1,368 hours TTAF.Manufactured in 2005 - in service 2006.Triple FMS. EVS Display. HUD. HighSpeed Data. Satellite TV. Extended RangeSB C/W. High Max Take-Off Weight SB

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SALES / AIR CHARTER BROKING VACANCIES

JetAir is currently seeking to recruit a number of experienced personnel for roleswithin its expanding Gatwick based air charter brokerage.

Our ideal candidates will have at least three years successful experience within asimilar aviation related business, and will have the desire, focus and energy to excelin a challenging sales environment. You will demonstrate the highest levels of clientsupport and service for which JetAir is renowned, and be prepared to go the extramile to achieve it. In a fast paced environment, you will need to communicateconfidently and knowledgeably, be numerate and literate, with excellent IT skills.Fluency in another European language would be advantageous.

In return, successful candidates will receive an attractive remuneration package withmany additional benefits.

If you are looking for a role where you will be instrumental in driving the company’sexpansion, please send your application with a full CV to [email protected] or bypost marked “Private and Confidential”, for the attention of Sue Coxhead, JetAir, 3City Place, Beehive Ring Road, Gatwick, West Sussex, RH6 0PA.

Closing date for applications is29 June 2012

Sales Executive and Aircraft Charter BrokerOxygen Aviation has opportunities in its expanding team of aviation professionals in Horsham. We area highly specialised provider of independent worldwide business aircraft charter to a VIP clientele.

Sales ExecutiveTo meet the challenges of the sales executive role you will need to be motivated, organised and haveexcellent communication skills. Experience is not essential as training will be given but ambition andenthusiasm are a must!

Charter BrokersCandidates interested in this position will have a minimum of two years aviation experience. Youshould be able to thrive in a sales orientated environment where you will be expected to build yourown portfolio of clients. Combining excellent communication skills with a rounded knowledge of themarket is vital. You should be able to demonstrate a strong client care ethos from the outset.

Both roles will report directly to the directors of the company as you will be influential in the on-goingsuccess of this dynamic business.

Oxygen Aviation will offer the right candidates very desirable packages and company bonus schemes.

Please apply in writing with a CV for the attention of Justin Barber to [email protected].

Closing date 13 July 2012.

Jetstream 32 Captain/FO positionsRedstar Aviation seeks two Captains andone First Officer for our air ambulanceoperations.

Applications should preferably be JAAlicence holders with BAE Jetstream 32Type Rating

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Falcon 900DX EASy

2009, D-AMIG, 2009, S/N 623 | EU-OPS

1. Available for sale or lease. 2,083 hours.

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Falcon 900EX

1999, S/N 048. This aircraft has an

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check and Landing Gear Overhaul

January 2012. Andrew Pearce Tel: 44-

7557-237730 Innotech Aviation. Email:

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GULFSTREAM

G550

2004, S/N 5060, 3,226 hours TTAF. In-service date August 2005. Twoowners since new. Engines on RRCC.Airshow 4000, Honeywell Planevieww/HUD & EVS. Forward crew restarea. Aft full service galley. Asking$35,900,000 USD. Watch a video aboutthis outstanding aircraft on our websiteat www.jetsales.com. Contact: Tel: +1303 444 6766 J. Mesinger Corp Jet Sales,Inc.. Web: www.jetsales.com. Email:[email protected]

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Sabre 65

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