European Business Air News - September 2010

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BUSINESS AIR NEWS ISSUE 207

SEPTEMBER 2010

Mena project will forecast the Bahraini weather Bahraini-owned Mena Aerospace Enterprises WLL, a diverse group with a focus on aircraft management and charter, is working on a project to predict the weather. It has been selected by Bahrain meteorological service to upgrade its weather radar system at the Bahrain international airport.

Ralph Eisenschmid, coo, says: “As operators of aircraft ourselves, we have a vested interest in this project.

Nevertheless, this is an important project for Bahrain, and we are privileged to be part of it.”

The system will be manufactured and installed over the next few months in collaboration with Mena’s US partner Enterprise Electronics Corporation of Enterprise, Alabama.

Eisenschmid says: “The system has an advanced capability of forecasting adverse weather conditions for Bahrain and the surrounding region. Once fully commissioned, the system will provide a complete picture of the real-time weather conditions in and around Bahrain and equip airlines, pilots and aircraft operators with the data they need to make informed decisions.”

The beneficiaries will include Mena’s charter operations.

Eisenschmid adds: “The real-time weather data collected from the radar system will be provided to a number of government agencies that rely on weather information to keep the public safe. The system is capable of being networked with other systems in the region to provide large scale observations and forecasting tools.”

The system will also help private charter operators. Eisenschmid says: “The new weather radar will assist BMS weather forecasters in preparing short term forecast for high impact weather events which may affect the safe operations of aircraft at Bahrain international airport and for the fishermen in the seas surrounding Bahrain.”

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Jet-Link uses empty legs to help victims

A109E adds new dimension Sloane Mallorca, the Balearic-based division of UK-headquartered Sloane Helicopters, says the addition of an A109E will enable it to offer over water flights to Ibiza in 30 minutes, Barcelona in 50 minutes and Menorca in 30 minutes. “With a range of over 250 miles, the A109E can also reach many other parts of mainland Spain and even north Africa," says Capt Dan Martin (pictured). Full story page 10.

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Partners sought as ambitious ‘Queen Mary of the air’ A380 project is pushed forward A growing consortium of private aviation companies is planning to bring the ultimate in luxury large aircraft into operation. Dubbed the “Queen Mary 2” of the air it will aim to replicate the ocean-going appeal of ocean liners.

The concept is explained by Oliver Lattmann, ceo of Van Lattmann Corporate Communications (VLCC), who stresses that new and potentially interested business partners are being evaluated.

VLCC says the project is internally dubbed “Dicke Berta VVIP” and is based on creating a Queen Mary 2 of the air that can fly sequentially around the world to the most exclusive destinations. “This means the project has to consider carefully which airports can be

One of DC Aviation’s A319s may one day have a bigger sister.

approached,” says Lattmann.

The Dicke Berta would fly under an EU AOC. “It would provide on board all the services and comfort of a seven star hotel,” says Lattmann.

“The maximum number of passengers would probably be about 80.”

He says that extra fuel tanks would be needed to give an extended range but says that a Boeing 747-8

conversion project is being looked at to provide a second aircraft.

Lattmann explains: “The concept envisages a kind of ‘hop-on, hop-off’ version whereby worldwide feeder flights are provided using smaller business jets. Scheduled flights with Swiss or Lufthansa might also serve.

A cooperative arrangement with a few extremely efficient partner enterprises is being evaluated.”

The cost evaluation has estimated US$350 million for a green A380 and perhaps in the region of US$220 million for the equipment. “A further US$500 million must be taken into consideration for operation, marketing and sales as well as partner expenditures,” Lattmann says.

He says an independent international trust based in

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Whenever possible private charter operators should try and offer relevant empty legs at cost price or much reduced rates to relief organisations faced with trying to help people caught up in disasters such as Haiti and Pakistan. The advice comes from Roland Kalmus, director ground operations and sales for the Switzerland-based Jet-Link AG. After reading reports about the disaster in Haiti, Kalmus called the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and advised them he had the private owner’s permission to make available a Falcon 7X for a humanitarian flight.

Kalmus explains: “We had a commission for a charter from a Caribbean island not far from Haiti.

The client needed to be picked up and flown to Zurich. We wanted to help the people of Haiti so we advised the ICRC that we were flying very close to Haiti and could fit in an empty leg from Geneva via Nassau to Haiti.

“Jet-Link took no fee but merely passed on the very much reduced costs of adjusting the empty leg to the relief organisation’s requirements.”

A little over a day after the earthquake, the aircraft departed Geneva and arrived in Port-au-Prince with seven doctors and four logistical staff and nurses.

Jet-Link’s Falcon 7X was one of the first civilian aircraft to land in Haiti on a humanitarian flight. It marked the beginning of what would become a tidal wave of relief flights conducted by private individuals and businesses volunteering money, resources and personnel and made possible by the

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Switzerland and governed by Swiss law would be responsible for controlling finances.

The main investors would be four internationally active enterprises based in the Middle East, London, New York and Switzerland.

Lattmann says that partners and suppliers are being evaluated.

Steffen Fries, ceo of DC Aviation, confirms: “We are currently in talks to provide feeder flights with our business jets for these planned luxury trips. At DC Aviation we definitely see a market for exclusive flights. We already use our vip Airbus to conduct ‘sky cruises’ for Hapag Lloyd.”

EBAN highlighted the success of large aircraft in attracting business for charter operators in its August 2010 issue.

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AJA claims Middle East charter first

Md Air bases charter appeal on Islander’s STOL capability The UK’s Md Air Ltd has launched its long-planned new charter service based on the Britten Norman Islander after recently gaining its AOC. “We operate the Islander with two professional pilots on every flight,” says Nigel Jones-Blackett, md and accountable manager.

He adds: “The BN Islander is renowned for its short take off and landing performance which enable air charter flights into small and sometimes more convenient airports.”

Chief pilot Ian Sixsmith says: “The operation focuses on both the leisure and business sector. If required, Md Air will transport the business executive from home or office to the airport as well as provide the flight and onward transport to the final destination.

“However, Md Air also offers leisure day trips to near Europe and UK resorts, transport to sporting events and an air freight service of up to 800kg of non-dangerous goods.”

Md Air is an approved pilot training organisation, offering courses for CRM, ground school and LPC/OPC. MD Air’s Islander will be on display at BGAD10. See the BGAD preview on page 12.

Al Jaber Aviation (AJA) is claiming a Middle East first as it offers an Airbus for vvip charter flights following the delivery of its first A318 Elite.

It has a further three A318 Elites and two ACJs on order which it says will make it the largest operator of Airbus corporate jets in the region.

Al Jaber Group ceo Mohammed Al Jaber points out: “AJA’s A318 Elite features the comfortable and spacious seating found in well appointed offices and homes, offering a fresher and more attractive way to fly. The A318 Elite has a private office that converts to a bedroom, large bathrooms and plenty of space for luggage.

The Polo Club Saint Tropez partnership has paid off for Aviaxess.

Aviaxess wins recognition as key player French-headquartered Aviaxess, which is developing business in Russia (EBAN August 2010), reports that its commitments to polo are paying off by expanding its contacts, role and profile in the sports sector.

Frédéric Aguettant, president, says: “Since Aviaxess was founded in 2002 we have had a focus on sport and our involvement in polo reflects this tradition.

“Aviaxess has been an international Polo Club Saint Tropez sponsor since 2009 and was right behind the international polo season again this year culminating with the award of the Aviaxess trophy at the grand final on 11 July.”

Aguettant points out: “The company is already very visible in the sports world with high profiles in the nautical and motor sports

areas for example. We are very happy that Aviaxess has now become established as one of the key supporters of polo.”

Winning polo team members have enjoyed sponsorship benefits such as free transfers at Saint Tropez La Mole or Nice, a flight around the Porquerolles Island or five per cent discounts on helicopter flights in France and Europe.

Mohammed Al Jaber

“We aim to provide vvip clients with the ultimate in comfort, space and service, and because the A318 Elite and Airbus ACJ have the widest and tallest cabins of any business jet, we now deliver it. The Al Jaber Group’s success in construction, shipping and logistics has been built on quality and AJA is now extending this into the air.”

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Polo is among sports that have recently begun to generate business for European charter operators and brokers including Aviaxess (see story above) and Jet Booking Direct (JBD).

Jet Booking Direct, in partnership with The Ham Polo Club, is offering a new helicopter landing site in the middle of central London.

JBD currently flies members of The Ham Polo Club committee as clients and is an official partner and sponsor of the club.

PremiAir has established the London Heliport shuttle offering dedicated flights to meet private jet arrivals from the UK’s key business aviation airports and whisk passengers to the London Heliport in Battersea.

But JBD director Steve Blight explains: “Under this new agreement The Ham Polo Club will allow Jet Booking Direct to use some of its extensive grounds for helicopter landings. This is not the opening of a

new heliport, just a practical and reasonably priced alternative to the Battersea heliport.”

He adds: “We see it as an exciting opportunity for us to provide something more to business travellers into London. This new partnership offers our clients a new landing site only eight miles from Hyde Park Corner. The Ham Polo Club has a long and proud heritage.”

Blight confirms the new landing site can be used by visitors to the club and also business and leisure travellers heading into the City of London. It has been suggested that it may also be used for parking by helicopter operators flying clients into Battersea to save money and reduce flying time.

JBD says that it has also secured its position as the official flight partner of The Ham Polo Club for an initial period of one year. “However, it is expected that the deal will continue for three years or more,” Blight says.

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MSV puts King Air into gear to speed up motor sport efficiency MotorSport Vision (MSV), owner and operator of five UK motor sport circuits including Brands Hatch, has chosen a King Air B200GT to enhance business efficiency.

Until now, helicopters have dominated MSV’s aviation activities.

But MSV ceo Jonathan Palmer is an enthusiastic pilot, holding a CPL(H) IR licence with more than 6,000 hours’ experience and flies the company’s AS355N intensively on business, visiting its circuits across the UK. Fellow shareholder Sir Peter Ogden also flies extensively and owns an A109 Grand.

Palmer explains: “The B200GT will enhance the efficiency of the company’s international business and the decision to acquire it makes even greater sense in the context of the fact that our newly-developed Bedford aerodrome has recently been licensed by the CAA. “MSV bought the B200GT to give more time efficient travel to European motor racing circuits for its Formula Two race operation and to provide faster access for guests to Bedford Autodrome, home of the PalmerSport driving event and the base for the entire 26 car fleet of Formula Two vehicles.”

Palmer says Bedford is a VFR daylight-only airfield with declared distances of around 1,000m on its

The aircraft is also used for third party charter by MSV Air, operating under the Synergy AOC. But Palmer says: “We have no intention of competing on price with some of the older B200s in the charter market operated by very experienced companies, but if someone does value the newest B200GT currently available for charter in the UK we are still a very competitive proposition.”

The King Air B200, the Eurocopter AS355N helicopter and a selection of PalmerSport vehicles.

30m wide runway. The site is derived from the eastern 1,100 m of the original Royal Aeronautical Establishment runway at Thurleigh, which became redundant after the UK Ministry of Defence closed its activities in 1993.

MSV owns about 800 acres of the airfield and Bedford Autodrome motorsport circuit complex is located on the northern side of the original runway.

Some six miles of track are arranged over four circuits for the PalmerSport motorsport event, at which corporate and private guests drive what is described as an “unrivalled range” of cars flat out over the course of a day. Cars featured include the BMW M3 GTP, Formula Jaguar single seater, Porsche

Demanding process

MSV ceo Jonathan Palmer with the King Air B200GT.

911 JP3, Clio Cup racer, Caterham 7 and Palmer Jaguar JP1.

Challenging requirements Palmer says he is delighted with the new King Air. “Our requirements were challenging – we needed an aircraft capable of transporting six people comfortably to Europe with loads of luggage, as well as up to nine passengers on a shuttle to Bedford from small airfields like Fairoaks, so it had to be capable of operating from as little as 800m runways for

Jet-Link demonstrates how empty legs can be used to help disaster victims Continued from front page

robust, flexible and adaptable general aviation sector.

Kalmus says: “We didn’t seek any publicity for an initiative which enabled the ICRC to act very quickly and cost-effectively but the story got around and many operators in the private charter industry like to help where they can. It seems to me that we should treat empty legs as potential opportunities to help international relief organisations and Pakistan is a case in point.”

Founded in 1997 by Hanspeter Candrian Jet-Link Ltd is certified to operate to airports requiring steep approaches, such as London City, and some Swiss airports requiring special certification.

During the first two weeks of the crisis flying to Haiti was described as “challenging at best.”

Air traffic control services were overloaded and in some cases only capable of dealing with VFR traffic, according to Rich Iudice, director of flight operations at Dassault Falcon. No fuel was available at either Port-au-Prince or Cap Haitien airports.

However at times aircraft had to hold in a circling pattern for up to three hours before being able to land, offload personnel and equipment, quickly board outbound passengers and take off again to make room for inbound aircraft.

Working in close coordination with a humanitarian group called CARE (Corporate Aviation Responding to Emergencies), Dassault Falcon volunteered its Falcon 900 EX EASy demonstrator for relief flights.

The first flight, under the

public transport operations.

“The B200 is the only aircraft capable of doing this. The latest GT version makes a big difference too – we are getting over 300kts in the cruise and the ability to fly at FL350 to achieve just 450lb/hour fuel flow is valuable to maximise the range to well over 1,000 miles. I also find it has a great travelling environment, with a quiet, spacious cabin, comfortable fully adjustable armchairs, lots of refreshment capacity and a very usable toilet compartment.”

Palmer says that achieving a licence for the airfield was a demanding process. But he adds: “Apart from the fact that we needed the airfield licensed for public transport flights, I am pleased we have been through the process to achieve a professional facility and operation. We were very appreciative of the helpfulness of the CAA’s aerodrome standards team who assisted us in achieving the high standards required in a short timescale.”

The Bedford Aerodrome, he says, is a great asset to business. “We have the only motor sport circuit in the UK with a licensed airfield adjacent. We can fly our F2 management personnel directly from our team base straight to our European circuit destinations, maximising productivity.”

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Italian coastguard says first AW139 will enhance effectiveness The Italian coastguard says its first operational AW139 medium twin will prove an asset to operations. “It will perform a range of missions including maritime patrol, SAR and emergency medical services,” the coastguard says.

It adds: “Three more AW139s will be delivered in the coming months.

The helicopter has outstanding capabilities and we expect the effectiveness of our patrols will be greatly enhanced.”

Charter clients want to enjoy freedom from long-term contracts says Avolus Private aviation and executive transport company Avolus reports encouraging upward private aviation business trends, with their European clients spending more on bigger jets. But it says they are no longer prepared to make longer term commitments to one operator or programme.

“Avolus have seen a 25 per cent increase year-on-year with charter requests and have taken market share from clients moving away from jet ownership options to ad hoc charter,” according to Justine Angelli, Avolus group president.

The announcement comes as Eurojet, which was founded in 2004 and became part of the Avolus Group in 2009, brings a 2007 Citation XLS into service.

Milestone

The AW139: boosting Italian coastguard operations.

The coastguard says that factors in its decision included the AW139’s equipment with a wide range of SAR equipment including an external rescue hoist, cargo hook, wire strike protection system, search/weather radar, FLIR/LLTV system, NVG compatible cockpit, night sun searchlight, external loudspeaker system, emergency flotation system and external life rafts.

It adds: “The AW139 design incorporates a large spacious cabin accessed by two sliding doors, powerful engines and good performance and safety.

“Excellent one engine inoperative capability ensures the aircraft can safely accomplish the most demanding rescue missions.”

There are other advantages. The coastguard says: “The AW139 has brought many operational advantages. The cockpit features the latest technology including a Honeywell Primus Epic fully integrated avionics system, a fouraxis digital automatic flight control system and large flat panel colour displays. These reduce pilot workload and enable the crew to concentrate on rescue.”

“The event was a milestone for Eurojet which hosted a vip event at the private terminal of Bucharest Baneasa airport to celebrate the addition. The event was sponsored

by Cessna and Eurocopter who showcased their aircraft alongside the Eurojet fleet,” says Avolus’s Alexis Grabar.

“The venue was also significant because Eurojet’s business-tobusiness client demand comes from the UK and Russia and Eurojet’s business-to-client demand comes from Romania, the Balkans and Eastern Europe.”

Avolus Ltd has two divisions. One is charter which focuses on private jets, helicopters, yachts and limousines and the other is aircraft sales and acquisitions.

From its base in Romania, Eurojet operates a fleet of four aircraft and provides aircraft management services. As well as Bucharest, Avolus has international offices in key cities such as London, Moscow and Monaco.

Alexis Grabar and Justine Angelli report that clients want a quality service without making longer term commitments to card or fractional programmes.

Client analysis Grabar says that a large proportion of Avolus UK clients request large cabin aircraft, confirming a growing trend towards bigger jets.

He adds: “2010 is proving to be a good year, with year on year charter requests so far up 25 per cent. The ratio of clients chartering mid-size and heavy jets as opposed to light jets and VLJs have significantly increased as have charter requests.”

He adds: “At the half year 2010, Avolus client analysis indicated almost 40 per cent of new clients are requesting mid-size and

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market providing highly competitive ad hoc charter to those clients formerly flying on fractional and block hours programmes, and previous aircraft owners looking for more economical ways to fly privately.”

Angelli concludes, on the evidence of feedback received, that an increasing number of clients want high quality service without the longterm commitment required by card programmes and fractionals.

She also reports that the company’s €12m construction of a private jet terminal in Eastern Europe is making good progress.

Pasta and helicopters are a delightful mix for Hoverfly president Saturnino De Cecco, owner of the pasta brand ‘De Cecco’ and president of Italy’s Hoverfly, says the company has grown because it has turned a passion for flying into a profession.

He says: “Hoverfly was born out of the passion for flying that I share with my good friend, pilot and vp of Hoverfly Cesare Lanza. We understand the needs of our clients.”

De Cecco says that Italian companies are beginning to invest once again in new and original initiatives. “Hoverfly is certainly one of them,” he says. “In Italy there is still a lot of work to be done in this sector but we are convinced that the potential profit margins are great.”

Hoverfly, founded and headquartered in Pescara, underwent a serious business evaluation before launch. De Cecco says: “The fleet was the main topic of our evaluation and we were also influenced by our personal experience as pilots. The final decision was made when drafting our business budget and in the end we settled for twin-engine machines. We chose both the AS355 for its versatility and the AS365 for its speed, passenger capacity and price.”

He says Hoverfly wants to make potential clients aware of the safety, security and versatility offered only by helicopters, which is “especially important in a country as geographically diverse as Italy.”

He adds: “Due to the vast layout of our country, we had to open four bases for Hoverfly; one in the north near Milan, two others in Rome and Pescara in the centre of Italy and another in Porto Cervo on the island of Sardinia, one of the most popular islands in the Mediterranean.”

Emerald Jets reports CRJ200 success Beirut-headquartered Emerald Jets, which also has a base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, reports strong interest in its three CRJ200s. Formerly Easyfly before being rebranded, Emerald Jets has expanded its service range to include passenger charter operations as well as vip flights. President Talal Wahab expects his new aircraft to be based mainly in Riyadh.

He says the CRJ200 provides a great charter platform and benefits from low operating costs and a very large cabin.

Rising numbers of pilgrims take the Titan route to Lourdes London Stansted-based private charter operator Titan Airways reports rising business through catering for pilgrims. The trend comes as Titan puts a strong focus on meeting demand for large aircraft such as the 265-seat wide-bodied 767-300ER (EBAN August).

Commercial director Alastair Kiernan confirms that more than 100 flights to Lourdes in south west France will be operated by Titan Airways on behalf of Tangney Tours in 2010. His Grace Archbishop Vincent Nichols was among pilgrims who flew with Titan Airways as part of the annual Westminster pilgrimage.

William Tangney, a first officer with Titan Airways and brother of Tangney Tours md Nicholas Tangney, says: “The flight utilised a Boeing 737300 and carried 130 pilgrims.”

From left: Nicholas Tangney, md Tangney Tours, the most reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, William Tangney, Titan Airways pilot, and Father Denis, tour director Westminster Diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes.

He adds: “Some of the passengers on the pilgrimage flights have complex medical requirements and need to travel with essential specialist equipment.

Titan Airways understands these requirements and the crew are always considerate of our passengers’ needs.”

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Particle separator plays part in helicopter tourist rescue Pilot Herman Gunnewig, aided by a helicopter’s particle separator, turned out to be the saviour for around 40 of 100 tourists stranded on the island of Hiddensee in the Baltic Sea after a severe storm struck the German federal state of Mecklenburg Western Pomerania.

Gunnewig performed seven rotations with an AS350 carrying several grateful tourists each time.

The helicopter stationed at SchwerinPinnow is routinely used for medical evacuation and rescue missions but was called into evacuation service when the Hiddensee ferry, the only boat capable of breaking the ice, was unable to deliver provisions due to an engine failure.

Gunnewig, a pilot for FJSHelicopter Lufttransport, was told that an icebreaker had made several unsuccessful attempts to free a pathway to the island surrounded by an ice sheet up to 40cm thick.

“Once the ferry traffic had been suspended indefinitely, only the helicopter could provide a lifeline to the island,” the authorities reported. Tourists had to be evacuated to Rugen while food and medical supplies were taken by helicopter to Hiddensee.

Gunnewig says: “Navigation was no problem because we were equipped with GPS and the Moving Terrain system and we also know the terrain very well. The particle separator helped us avoid any problems due to swirling snow during takeoff and landing.”

He adds: “We were able to quickly transform the helicopter into its passenger configuration. Carrying five people, which represents a load of about 500 kilograms, was no problem for a high performance machine like the Ecureuil.”

EC135s bring advantages for French police French police are operating 12 EC135s from nine different operational bases in France. The design and test office at the national air training centre reports: “The helicopters have state-of-the-art equipment and our crews are delighted with their excellent flight quality, reliability and highperformance avionics.”

It says the choice of aircraft was influenced by the ability to add FLIR Wescam MX-15i camera, a hoist, a boom for quick descent ropes and a Spectrolab SX16 searchlight. “The EC135s have also been equipped with an ECS image transmission system to send FLIR images in real time to ground stations,” the centre adds.

The EC135s are used for roles ranging from surveillance and law enforcement to search and special operations. They have replaced a group of Ecureuils operated by airborne units.

The police report: “The new hoist, boom and increased cabin space have really broadened the scope of our missions compared with the Ecureuil. The EC135 can also be used effectively alongside the EC145 which fills a dual role for the gendarmerie (police); mountain rescue work and joint missions with the gendarmerie’s special units and the French national police.”

Danish Air Transport and Kevelair team up

Positive feedback for the new King Air 200 has pleased Air Hamburg.

Air Hamburg delighted with King Air 200 Air Hamburg reports that its brand new King Air 200 is receiving positive feedback from clients and generating bookings. “The Proline 21 avionics is a big plus and the seven passenger capability is attracting interest. The aircraft is available through Avinode and our ops team are dealing with enquiries by email and telephone,” ceo Floris Helmers says.

The German operator also operates two XLS+, two Citation

Bravos and two CJ1s. Alexander Lipsky, md, says: “This is a good fleet to meet all client needs.”

The company also operates 21 smaller aircraft for daily scheduled flights from Hamburg to North Sea islands including Sylt and Helgoland and its flight school, Flugschule Hamburg, provides PPL and ATPL training for about 80 students a year.

Helmers says: “We have also ordered a factory-new CJ3 which

will be delivered in the first week of November 2010 and start operation from December. We are enjoying a great many business enquiries – and not just because our fleet is expanding. We are now an official FBO in Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport which offers its own crew rest lounge, free-of-charge crew cars and free-of-charge crew meals as well as vip Mercedes-Benz-Viano shuttle vehicles.”

Danish Air Transport and Kevelair are working in partnership to offer ad hoc charter as well as scheduled services. Fabrice Mandon, gm (pictured below) says Kevelair and Air Vallee Spa have also signed an agreement for Europe, excluding Italy, to commercialise their fleet for charter and ACMI. A Dornier 328 jet is being based in Angers to complement the Air Vallee Spa fleet which includes an eight-seat Learjet 31 operated from Aosta. It also has two Dornier 328 jets based in Angers and Aosta and four helicopters.

Kevelair is developing business in Arab North Africa and focusing on quick response charters as it expands further in 2010 and 2011.

Mandon says: “Many of our flights are within Europe but North Africa is very promising.”

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The GlobeAir handover team included Bill Bradley, Mauro De Rosa, Bernhard Fragner and Charlotte Claar.

GlobeAir top management supervise handover of a sixth Mustang in US GlobeAir AG instigated plans to celebrate the entry into service of its latest Mustang in style with a long haul trip after opening its new summer base at Eccelsa Aviation Terminal in Olbia (EBAN July).

Bernhard Fragner, Claudio Bruno and Mauro De Rosa accompanied executive shareholders to personally participate in the handover of the Mustang at the Cessna factory in

Pictured with the Mustang (left to right) are first officer Beatrice Mezzalira, coo Claudio Bruno, first officer Florian Presenhuber and cmo Mauro De Rosa.

Independence, Kansas, US. Fragner says: “The aircraft features improvements in cabin comfort along with changes to the flight controls and engines. The Mustang continues to be the most efficient commercial jet in this category resulting in reduced emissions and noise level.”

The handover was followed by a long journey to Linz, Austria, GlobeAir’s headquarters and its first commercial flight to Olbia, Costa Smeralda.

“The Mustang will join the other five others which, since commencing service 19 months ago, have carried over 4,500 passengers,” says Fragner.

“GlobeAir will continue to focus on its homogeneous Mustang fleet model, combining high dispatch reliability with premium on board service at a competitive price.”

GlobeAir is now planning the delivery of a seventh Mustang in January 2011.

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Russia’s private aviation growth gives the aircraft management sector new impetus

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Operators with an international outlook based in Finland’s cold and difficult operating climate are being warmed by growing aircraft management prospects to the east unfrozen by Russia’s strengthening economy (see Russian Regional Review EBAN August).

However the constraints of safe flying in winter on operators focused on the domestic market are highlighted by the fact that the Finnish Border Guard has to call on the country’s air force for help in SAR operations. The force’s NH90 teams completed four SAR missions between January and April from the home base in Utti.

Professionals carrying out essential work in remote locations accessed by helicopter are constantly at risk. A force spokesman detailed two such emergencies. “The crew flew 30 minutes to Lake Saimaa to save an airman who had performed an emergency landing on the frozen surface of the lake. Another mission was to save a severely injured snowmobile accident victim near Kuoplo in the centre of Finland.”

The victim had to be tracked down at night in a vast search area. The NH90 crew reported that night vision goggles were critical in locating the victim whose body temperature dropped to critical levels.

Aerial works Pentti Törrönen, ceo, Helitour Oy, says the difficult operating conditions in Finland are a fact of life but the company compensates by ensuring that its fleet constantly changes to meet client needs. “We harmonise our helicopter fleet continuously based on the projects and jobs we have.”

The company’s current focus is on serving demand for aerial works.

Törrönen says: “Aerial work business is steadily growing, on average 10 per cent annually. This means we currently have six R22s, two R44s and an MD500 employed. Also, through our cooperation partner, we deploy an AS350, an SA315 and a Bell 205.”

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JetFlite md Elina Karjalainen and sales director Casimir Ehrnrooth report growing demand for aircraft management as Russia focuses on expanding its private aviation sector.

The company, which feels that preowned aircraft are more cost-effective to operate than new, does not anticipate ordering any more aircraft.

Törrönen says: “We launched in the spring 1989 and since then we have been focusing on developing our current status which is being the number one JAR FTO helicopter flight school in Finland and most versatile aerial works operator.

He adds: “We have outsourced our web site and IT activities.

However, we are the initiator and codeveloper of a truly state-of-the-art flight operations planning and management system working over the internet.

This system (www.comtiki.fi) called FlightPlan, is used by every helicopter operator in Finland with high user satisfaction.”

The company relies on a 24-7 work ethic to bring in business.

It is often said that the Finnish charter market is typical of that of wider Scandinavia, in that it rarely experiences growth. Operators, in the past, have tended to report that their client base remains the same and fleet sizes seldom grow year on year. The perceived advantage of this is that the stability of the market has meant that negative economic conditions rarely impact on flight hours.

This rationale is no longer valid for the internationally-oriented operators in Finland. Demand from Russia for aircraft management is changing the market. Domestically many clients may always view business aviation as a necessity rather than a luxury. This means charter business, particularly where helicopters are concerned, is likely to remain relatively stable in poor economic conditions.

International focus The trends affecting operators with an international focus is highlighted by the country’s larger operators.

Casimir Ehrnrooth, sales director, says JetFlite, part of the Wihuri Group, has taken a Global 5000 under management. He says: “This will be a new type of aircraft for us and will expand our fleet to cover the Bombardier range. This will also enable the expansion of our maintenance facility, Bombardier Line Service, which we intend to develop.”

JetFlite also operates three Learjets, the 60 and 60XR; a Falcon F-20; a Citation 680; a Challenger 300; four of the Challenger 604/605s and one 850 and the Global 5000.

The Wihuri Group, set up more than 100 years ago, has a diverse international business base with

AW119Ke to police borders in the Arctic Circle The Finnish border guard is bringing into service the first of four ordered single engine AW119Kes that will operate in the Arctic Circle.

Anne Holmlund, head of the organisation, says: “The helicopters will be used to perform various tasks including border patrol, special operations and fire fighting.

“This is the first AW119Ke to enter service in the European law

enforcement and homeland security helicopter market.”

The AW119Ke will operate from the Helsinki and Rovaniemi Arctic Circle bases, flying in the harshest weather conditions while covering the entire Finnish/Russian border.

Holmlund says the border guard is being provided with a tailored training and support package as part of the contract. She says the

new helicopters are part of a fleet modernisation plan for the organisation which also operates the AB206 JetRanger and AB412.

The border guard’s AW119Kes are fitted with dedicated tactical equipment and certified to perform missions using night vision goggles.

Holmlund adds: “The AW119Ke’s law enforcement and homeland security variant has a patrol time

of approximately five hours and a large cabin that can be quickly reconfigured for different missions.

It delivers outstanding performance while providing low operating costs.

“The AW119Ke will provide a quantum leap in operational capability and is the key to the establishment of an all new generation helicopter fleet.”

HTM Helicopters decides against sale of shares

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Plans by Gerd Brandecker, founder and owner of Cirrus Airlines and Aviation Investment Gmbh, and his business partner Axel-Georg Andre, to acquire a majority share stake in HTM Helicopter Travel Munich GmbH (EBAN July) have failed to materialise.

Hans Ostler (pictured right) says: “I am still the sole owner of HTM Helicopter Travel Munich GmbH.” He says the statement that a deal had been finalised was premature. “At this time there had been only one meeting between the future partners and there was only a LOI in existence

and not the final contract. During a second meeting it became clear there was not a common basis for the future. The equity holding by Gerd Brandecker and Axel-Georg Andre was therefore not realised.”

HTM holds IFR and offshore licences and runs its own flying school. Founded by Ostler in 1997, it operates 13 helicopters including the A109, EC135 and 145, AS350 and EC120 operating from bases at Munich, Ottensoos, near Nuremberg, Emden and Salzburg. Cirrus Airlines, founded in 1995, carried more than 400,000 passengers in 2009.

The 2010/11 EBAN Handbook of Business Aviation in Europe is out now, and gives details of many more Finnish charter operators.

It also lists business aviation facilities and services including airports, FBOs and maintenance centres.

The details can be accessed online through a search of aircraft operated or the airport bases. For more information please visit www.handbook.aero interests in wholesale trade, packaging, machine tools and flight safety. This international focus is shared by JetFlite.

Ehrnrooth adds: “With our location we keep working towards the Russian market as we also work towards the other neighbouring countries – the Nordic and Baltic.”

The company has managed consistent expansion since it was founded in 1980. Ehrnrooth says: “We have grown quite a lot since the early days.

“Aircraft management has expanded every year since we started to offer that service. We constantly keep our eyes open for the right people to ensure we maintain our standards as we grow.”

The market in Finland is very small reflecting its geographic size.

Most, if not all, operators agree that at least 60 per cent of their business comes from abroad.

Like Jetflite, Airfix is enjoying a growth in demand from Russia. The company has bases at Vantaa and Geneva, from where it carries out air ambulance/medevac and passenger charters.

The growth in aircraft management demand generated by Russia's expansion of its private aviation sector has, effectively, emphasised a growing difference between two sectors in Finland; the steady domestic, and forwardlooking international.

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Dubai’s Titan Aviation looks to India to fuel growth in Asia Dubai-headquartered Titan Aviation’s decision to launch new branches in India reflects the growing importance of Asia to internationally-oriented private charter and aviation companies in Arab Gulf states such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain.

“Titan Aviation has always been actively present in the Indian market due to the close proximity and trading ties between India and the Middle East,” says the company’s Henri Lauras. “The inauguration of our new offices is in line with our vision that Titan Aviation will play an active role in supporting the Indian aviation industry.”

As well as providing air charters, Titan Aviation also focuses on aircraft management, sales and leasing and human resource consultancy.

Lauras predicts: “The entire buzz of aircraft sales and charter provides proof that India specifically and Asia in general represent the future of aviation industry.”

Titan Aviation, he says, has successfully completed more than 25 business jet sales transactions globally ranging from the Phenom 100 to the Legacy 600 and Challenger 300 as well as helicopters.

Titan Aviation India now has offices in Chennai and Bangalore and bdm Imran Ahmed says there is good potential. “Indian companies have started to realise that the business aircraft is no longer a symbol of luxury but a necessary business tool. India will be an important part of our global network that has offices in the US, EU, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore.”

EC145: chosen for homeland security

Turkish government to bring first EC145s into service Two EC145s will be brought into service by the Turkish government before the end of this year. The Turkish State Airport Administration (DHMI) says: “The aircraft are the first of their kind to be delivered to the Turkish government and they are equipped for airport security missions and corporate transport needs.”

The DHMI, a subsidiary of the Turkish ministry of transport, adds: “The EC145 is able to carry one or two pilots and up to nine passengers.

With a fast cruise speed of 135 kts and an endurance of up to 3.5 hours, it is well equipped for SAR, emergency medical services and police and homeland security missions.”

SPECIAL FOCUS – IN FOR THE LONG HAUL

Royal Jet: Shane O'Hare points the way for Africa priorities.

Operators forced to fly outside of their comfort zone as client focus moves to new frontiers beyond Europe Taking your aircraft outside the comfort zone brings challenges such as selecting fuel stops and making sure the paperwork is right. Charter operators with longstanding global remits may have all the contacts needed for ensuring that flights through regions such as Africa and Asia run smoothly. However, many smaller operators based in Europe and the Middle East might be advised to carry out intensive advance due diligence and learn from those that know how to overcome problems and delays in remote regions. EBAN this month details what operators should watch out for when operating outside their regular zone of operations.

The global economic recession may be receding but it has forced some operators in Europe and the Middle East to widen their geographic catchment areas to take in new frontiers in continents such as Africa and Asia.

Germany’s DC Aviation, Africa’s Phoenix Aviation and Abu Dhabi’s Royal Jet are among those who have already built business and experience in Africa where oil, minerals and raw materials have attracted investment and interest from economic super powers such as China.

The continent is attracting growing business that is forcing operators in Europe and the Middle East to look outside their comfort

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zones. The Maghreb, Arab speaking North Africa, has an affinity with the Middle East while firms from Europe are also prospecting and investing, and therefore demanding private charter services.

European and Middle Eastern operators know they can ill-afford to ignore burgeoning demand as the need for raw materials drives international companies to build commercial relationships with African firms and governments.

But operators have to know how to overcome the security risks and the scarcity of FBO and maintenance facilities compared to the more developed markets of North America, Europe and Australasia. This usually involves taking specialist advice.

DC Aviation confirms that private charter navigation through the problems of Africa requires “tremendous know how of uncommon itineraries.”

Steffen Fries, ceo, points out: “Transportation infrastructure on the

Security arrangements may be critical.

African continent has still not been fully developed, which is why executives often use business jets to fly directly to their destinations. DC Aviation has a wealth of experience in operating onward flights in Africa but every trip to, from and within Africa has to be meticulously prepared down to the last detail. Passenger and crew safety, in particular, is our top priority. When you service multiple destinations on the continent, though, you also have to consider numerous other aspects, such as board and lodging.”

There are complex logistics involved, for instance, in transporting sufficient food and water to provide high quality, on-board service throughout the duration of a weeklong journey.

Fries adds: “Before the trip starts, flyover permits and landing slots for individual destinations must be secured, and on-site accommodation for passengers and crew have to be organised. Due to political

instability in certain countries, travellers are only booked into safe hotels that are audited in advance.

The aircraft is also guarded during layovers. Additionally, DC Aviation employs flight attendants from Africa, who are familiar with local customs and this helps facilitate a smooth flying experience.”

The Nairobi-based Phoenix Aviation also puts safety first and says clients prize local knowledge because they know it helps anticipate and avoid problems. The company’s Karen Bromham confirms: “The planning of flights is one of the most important aspects of flying, but this is especially true in Africa. One has to consider the location of airports with appropriate runway lengths to suit our aircraft, fuel availability, fire fighting capabilities, and working navigational aids.

Luckily, our Citation Bravos can land at many airports that other jets are not able to due to their excellent short field performance.”

She adds: “A large number of our flights are carried out at night and, therefore, a safe alternate airport must be identified in case of a diversion. In many parts of central and western Africa this can be a difficult task, especially at night where alternate airports are few and far between.”

Her colleague Ingrid Strahammer adds: “From the start, we use an internationally recognised online planner in order to provide our clients with the safest route available.

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This also ensures that we have the most up-to-date information regarding security, airports, navigational aids and fuel availability.

We back this up using internationally recognised planning support service companies.”

Getting overflight clearances and landing authorisation can be a major task in Africa, especially over the weekends. “As we carry out many medevac flights where time can be critical, this is an important consideration in our planning. We sometimes find it necessary to reroute our flights in order to get where we are needed in the shortest time possible. However, this may not be the shortest route between two points and may necessitate flying longer routes in order to avoid delays waiting for clearances.”

But weather forecasts are notoriously unreliable in this part of the world and stand-by plans may have to be abandoned. Bromham recalls: “An incident which comes to mind is a medevac request we received late one afternoon to collect a patient from Accra, Ghana. By the time the overflight and landing clearances were processed, it was early morning before the aircraft departed from Wilson airport.

Our first technical stop was Bangui in the Central African Republic where the weather indicated was isolated thunderstorms throughout the region.

“On approach to Bangui and shortly before joining the final approach, air traffic control asked us to join the hold for an undetermined delay, as there was a broken down fire truck on the runway. After holding for approximately 25 minutes, the truck was finally towed from the runway and we were able to land, though a significant amount of our fuel had now been consumed. Should we have

Operators must make sure access to aircraft and airfields are monitored.

Safety and comfort are important on long haul journeys.

had to divert to our alternate, Younde, we would have had the minimum required fuel onboard and landing would have been problematic due to the inclement weather and unreliability of weather reports.”

Clients who have travelled in Africa know that such setbacks may have to be overcome and tend to opt for operators with exemplary safety records.

Phoenix Aviation has worked hard to develop its reputation. It was the first BACA member based in Africa, and in October 2008, it became the first fixed wing private air charter company in Africa to be awarded an ISO accreditation for the provision of domestic, regional and international charter flights, aircraft maintenance

and worldwide medical air ambulance charter for both UKAS (UK accreditation) and ANAB (US accreditation).

“We have also been certified with safety accreditations from several other recognised bodies, including Wyvern International, Hart Aviation and IAS UK and SA. “We have 18 dedicated pilots with years of experience of Africa. All of our aircraft are operated with two crew and cabin attendant when required. Phoenix Aviation is a private executive charter company but has its own maintenance section with engineers and ground staff on-call 24 hours a day.”

Phoenix Aviation has also recently been CARB approved. Strahammer

says: “This makes us the only company in Africa to have met the international standards they require and receive the certification. We underwent an indepth audit in both flight operations and maintenance in order to qualify and are extremely proud of this achievement.”

It regards the very best avionics as essential. “All our jets have avionics including TCAS II and EGPWS,” Strahammer adds. “They are JAR OPS compliant, which includes the RVSM. Our Citation Bravos are all equipped with Tandem Lifeports, and we operate air ambulance flights together with AMREF/Flying Doctor Service. AMREF/FDS is the only aeromedical service in Africa with more than 50 years of experience and expertise.”

She says AMREF/FDS in partnership with Phoenix Aviation is the first non-European, non-US air rescue provider to receive an accreditation by EURAMI. Phoenix can also offer a varied fleet which includes three Citation Bravos and four Beechcraft King Air 200s, a King Air 350, two C208s and an AS350 B3. The aircraft are based in HKNW-Wilson airport, which is about five minutes flying time from Jomo Kenyatta.

Royal Jet, which is adding a

Lineage 1000 and two more BBJs taking the total to seven by 2014, sees growing potential in Africa. “What we found during the recession is that demand from government missions, heads of state and delegations have increased,” says president and ceo Shane O’Hare. “In addition, we have emerging markets in Africa where there is very strong trade despite recession, such as between China and countries in Africa.”

The group, jointly owned by Abu Dhabi Aviation Co and the emirate’s government, operates a fleet that also includes the mid-range Gulfstream 300, the long-range Gulfstream IVSP and the Learjet 60. It serves corporations, governments, jet-set individuals, royalty and heads of state globally.

O’Hare says the emphasis always has to be on safety, forward planning and comfort but Africa provides exceptional challenges.

Gama Group’s Dave Edwards underlines the advice that operators must give priority to constantly developing expertise of different global private charter hotspots.

He says: “A substantial proportion of Gama’s flights are over six hours’ duration. Experience really comes into play with these flights where the knowledge of which airports and which FBOs to use becomes priceless.”

Edwards says that FBO selection is perhaps one of the most important factors. “They can easily make or break a trip for you. You want an FBO that is going to deliver exactly what you ask of them, whether it is a landing permit, ground transport or a quick turnaround, it’s imperative that they provide you with that service without your ending up doing the work for them.”

Edwards points out that it is “only through experience that you know

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which ones to use.” He advises: “While we have deals with some excellent chain handling agents, sometimes we use small local agencies because in the past we’ve had the best service from them and they’ve ensured that the passengers and crew are looked after incredibly well. A strong relationship with a flight support company can also be invaluable for last minute permit requests or for sorting out ‘local’ arrangements. Our aim is to make the pilot’s lives easier by taking care of all the arrangements for them, so that they can focus on safely operating the aircraft and looking after the passengers.”

Few small European and Middle East operators can achieve the scale of inhouse expertise demonstrated by Phoenix, DC Aviation, the Gama Group and Royal Jet. They will need to rely on building experience and

Security must come first when loading aircraft.

contacts and listening to experts and people in the industry that travel so much they know the problems and how to avoid them.

Asia is a region that can provide challenges to rival those of Africa.

“Asia may be the world’s smallest

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market in terms of business jet infiltration, but it accounts for some of the largest headaches in terms of getting there,” says Simon Wagstaff, ceo of the ASA Group, an ASEAN specialist aviation services provider.

“Fortunately, there is a growing raft of expertise available to smooth the journey.”

He stresses: “Good planning is always vital in aviation, but in Pacific and southeast Asia it is absolutely crucial. Due to the different regulatory restrictions and levels of bureaucracy in the region, as well as varying degrees of proper facilities, it is critical to plan carefully ahead of any flight.”

He points out that the range of onthe-ground services and facilities is probably as varied as anywhere in the world. “There are both first-class FBOs and obsolete airfields throughout the region. Knowledge of

these as well as the paperwork requirements is vital. Arranging visas, flight plans, landing and overflight permits, as well as sorting out fuel with the different payment schemes associated with each location are daunting tasks for even the most seasoned crew.”

Wagstaff adds: “Some civil aviation authorities require no clearance at all to enter their airspace, while some insist on a week or more notice.”

Because it is so fragmented, flying around Asia presents many difficulties. Japan and Hong Kong can be problematical to get into and Hong Kong requires its own special insurance policy.

“China is becoming easier to enter, but still requires strict conditions and operators must apply for overfly slots to get in and out. India is challenging because of the sheer volumes of new aviation, so parking is

an issue,” Wagstaff says.

General aviation is growing exponentially in Asia along with wealth and investment.

“Consequently, some governments are relaxing the more stringent requirements imposed on GA flights.

Since the region is a patchwork of different styles of governance this process will take more time in certain jurisdictions,” Wagstaff warns.

“Having strong local relationships is essential and a good company will help operators by establishing lines of credit during their journeys so that crews do not have to carry large amounts of cash in several currencies. We step in and act on our clients’ behalf and pay the airport and other fees.”

Wagstaff outlined a trip from Paris to Shanghai which meant a European operator had to have a business sponsor in China. He says: “The principals also have to file the usual information, such as name, address, home and cell number. The sponsor will ask for entry permission in a letter to the Chinese government to vouch for you. We can take care of all this.”

Most business jets will become thirsty on such a long journey. A common tech stop en route to Asia is Mongolia, where aircraft will refuel and the crew receives the latest weather updates, recent NOTAMS, and any pertinent information for that leg of the trip. The stop lasts approximately an hour and because the passengers do not deplane, they do not require visas.

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the destination. The first thing we do on arrival is escort the passengers and their luggage through customs and immigration. Once cleared we assist with the transportation and ensure a seamless transition from the aircraft to their final destination.”

Wagstaff predicts: “There is a growing movement throughout Asia to push for easier travel.

With so much investment pouring into the region and experienced companies ready to provide a wide range of services, the future for general aviation in Asia looks very promising.”

ASA is not to be confused with the ASI Group whose Matt Burdette has compiled a list of what crews need to do in prepping for their flight for a destination. He says: “Google it.

Check the security department for info and ascertain whether internal regulations carry insurance restrictions. Consider overflight countries for at least baseline risk issues in case of a medical or mechanical divert.”

He says there is a need to evaluate both the physical presence of security measures and overall quality of those arrangements.

“Charter operators really must identify potential risks to aircraft, crew and passengers when they travel outside familiar locations. They should check for changes just prior to departure and ensure there is adequate support in-country, including evacuation procedures if the balloon goes up. An important question is whether the flight department has integrated crisis management procedures.”

There is a consensus that thinking ahead is the first priority. “As with any international trip, pre-planning is the key,” said Shawn Neckelman, senior trip owner, large aircraft team, Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. “Obviously, the longer the trip, the more planning required. What I help my clients do to prepare for complex, multi-leg trips is assist them to plan every detail and think about anything and everything that could happen.

“If you’re used to doing the same route over and over and all of a sudden are travelling to a new region, it can be easy to overlook details that may impact the trip. For example, I might ask ‘did you remember to arrange for a cell phone that will work in Asia if you are operating to Seoul or Tokyo? Did you arrange for crew visas in locations you are

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planning to use as tech stops?’”

Neckelman adds: “This is often overlooked because for a tech stop, visas are generally not required, but I always advise clients to arrange for them anyway. I remember a trip where a crew stopped in Novosibirsk, Russia, to refuel. However, that morning the passenger was running late and by the time they got to Novosibirsk, the airport was about to close. They hadn’t planned on staying overnight and hadn’t arranged crew visas. Consequently, they had to spend the night at a less than ideal hotel at the airport.”

Neckelman warns: “It’s things like that that can really derail a trip. It’s really just not possible to make these kind of trips on your own with all the regulations and requirements you must comply with today. It’s essential to work with a service provider that can give you the information you need that may not be obvious to someone less accustomed to travelling to certain areas. For instance, there’s a lot more to planning a routing than looking on a

Larger aircraft tend to service long haul charter demand.

globe and identifying tech stops en route. What may look like a suitable tech stop to the less experienced operator could be a poor choice to someone with more comprehensive knowledge. When picking tech stops for clients, we take into account everything that could impact their trip. Fuel price, VATs applied by that country, level of service, any political

unrest that could impact the trip.”

Neckelman says: “It is essential that you have a solutions provider working with you, as your handler is probably not available 24 hours a day.

So if you’re on the other side of the world, and your passenger requests a last minute change, you have a 24-7 team available to begin working on the request immediately.”

Pilot’s practical experience can inspire solutions There is nothing quite like personal experience when it comes to inspiring solutions to the problems of planning trips outside the comfort zone.

Travis Holland is a turboprop pilot and type trainer who has been operating turbine singles and more recently a Phenom 100 in Europe a few hundred hours a year since 2006. He reports: “As a type trainer, I have the opportunity to meet and work with many different pilots around Europe. I quickly learned that flight planning and filing was

sort of a black art.

“Planning flights that would take me 10 minutes in the US or Canada sometimes took up to four hours of banging away on the CFMU validation web site before I got the ‘no errors’ message that meant I could file my flight plan and get some shut-eye. Every pilot I met had a different trick for finding valid routes and pilots kept their previously accepted routes like little scraps of gold.”

The feedback and experience inspired him to develop EuroFPL.

The service region is Europe for advanced features, and Canada, Greenland and Iceland for filing.

Nav-logs are usable worldwide. eurofpl.eu is an internet flight planning and filing website that is aimed at small flight departments and is nearing completion of an initial two-year development period.

Holland says Bristol Flying Centre is one of the highest volume flight plan filers in EuroFPL. A King Air 200 medevac operator in France is another very avid user and so is an

owner-pilot of a turboprop.

There is a perception that Middle East and European pilots taking aircraft beyond their regular destinations tend to work for large charter companies.

However, they also include owners and smaller operators who need to expand their geographical scope and expertise.

They will generally be pleased to take advice from other operators, security consultants and flight planners. The best source of advice, however, might well be other pilots.

Sloane Mallorca, the Balearic-based division of UK-headquartered Sloane Helicopters, has just added an A109E to its existing Robinson 44s. Jonny Greenall md says: “The A109E will expand the range of Sloane’s business to offer over water flights to Ibiza in 30 minutes, Barcelona in 50 minutes and Menorca in 30 minutes.

With a range of over 250 miles the Agusta 109E can also reach many other parts of mainland Spain and even north Africa.”

Sloane’s Capt Dan Martin (see photo on page 1) says the VLJ cannot compete with helicopters.

“Passengers can arrive at our airport and be in Barcelona City heliport in one hour door-to-door. You cannot do that with an executive jet even though the flight time is less. An executive jet has to taxi to the runway at both airports and often suffers ATC delays as it enters the instrument landing pattern – we go direct.

“An executive jet pilot who also works with us as a helicopter pilot believes that, between Palma and Ibiza, he would still be taxiing for take-off in his jet while we were on finals for Ibiza airport.”

Martin adds: “We have also found that air charter brokers find our doorto-door service useful: a pick up from the hotel saves so much time. Often if our helicopter cannot land at the hotel concerned there is a sister hotel or golf course within a 10 minute drive. This beats a 45 minute drive to the airport with unknown traffic conditions in the summer.”

Greenall says: “The €5 million Agusta is a new generation, eight-seat executive helicopter and an extremely valuable addition to the fleet. With our Robinson 44 fleet we have been able to offer pilot training, aerial photography and scenic flights; however the addition of the A109E opens up a whole new market for us.

We can fly executives on short haul routes, offer a quick alternative to reaching Ibiza and Menorca for tourists looking to explore the other islands, and this enables us to develop our client roster on the mainland. With no other helicopter like this in the Balearics we now have a really strong competitive edge.” He says the positioning of the A109E in Mallorca will also introduce 24-7 year round capacity.

Greenall adds: “For clients, departure will be from Son Bonet aerodrome, Mallorca’s second airport situated 10 minutes drive from central Palma. This positioning eliminates the standard airport routine of lengthy check-ins, car parking issues and security lines, for what will invariably be short range flights. The Agusta 109E can also operate out of the GA terminal at Palma’s main Son Sant Joan airport if required or from clients’ private grounds.”

Charter prices will begin at around €1,500 per hour.

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Air Partner puts its heart into charity fund-raising Air Partner is putting a high priority on raising money for charity.

A 23-strong team (pictured above), led by marketing’s Emma Kefford, participated in the London to Brighton bike ride in aid of the British Heart Foundation.

Organisations that have benefited from Air Partner fundraising events include Look Sussex, which supports families with visually impaired children, and the special Support Centre at Desmond Anderson Primary School, Crawley.

Air Partner also contributed £2,300 towards a pioneering trip to Hong Kong for Fulham Football Club Foundation’s Badgers, a team of talented young players who have Down’s syndrome. In addition a cheque for £2,500 was presented by Air Partner’s ceo Mark Briffa to Sarah Walker, Help for Heroes’ charity of the year coordinator, following a special fund-raising day at the company’s offices near London Gatwick Airport.

Private jet travellers mix and match to add value Air Charter Service (ACS) reports that clients are chartering more intelligently through mixing commercial and private charter travel as well as being more open to innovative charter solutions.

“Instead of flying long haul on an executive jet, many private jet users are using first class scheduled flights to get to a local hub, and then chartering a smaller aircraft for the last leg onto their final destination,” says md Tony Bauckham. “They are looking for not simply cost reductions, but also value for money. The concept is not a new one, but there has been a marked increase over the past 12 months or so.”

B757 and A320 help match fans’ expectations Three B757s and an A320 were made ready for ProAir at Stuttgart airport when it organised the transport of 950 fans supporting their football team in a match against Barcelona. Four ProAir executives accompanied the fans on board the chartered aircraft in an exercise that included complicated night flying arrangements.

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by three-quarters of a length on the American debutant Borug in the Hawker Claiming Stakes. “Many of them had placed a bet on the Italian to win,” ACS reports.

Guests at the event included Edward Davey, MP and UK government minister for trade, and Christopher Foyle, veteran of the aviation industry, chairman of Foyle’s bookshops and a nonexecutive director of ACS.

New appointment strengthens board Gavin Charles has been appointed to Air Partner’s board of directors as chief financial officer. Mark Briffa, ceo, says: “He has more than 20 years experience in both UK and international finance and over the last ten years, has held finance director positions for a number of companies.”

PrivateFly goes clubbing to build new business PrivateFly.com has launched a new partnership with The Hemingway Club, a tailored concierge service, which offers dedicated assistance from a team of destination and lifestyle experts based throughout the UK. Alex Vince, founder and ceo of Hemingway says it will enable the club to offer a comprehensive, 24hour response to members’ private jet or helicopter requests by using PrivateFly’s partner platform to compare the global charter market.

Carol Cork, marketing director of PrivateFly.com, adds: “This new partnership illustrates PrivateFly’s hybrid business model – offering an agent-friendly booking platform to sell private charter, combined with vip handling.”

A300 carries emergency aid to Pakistan Air Partner arranged the dispatch of an A300 freighter carrying 32 tons of emergency aid supplies to floodstricken Pakistan. “The charter flight

departed within 48 hours of quote confirmation taking off from Brindisi in Italy, to Islamabad, Pakistan, loaded with generators, water purification units, water tanks, plastic sheeting, latrines, jerry cans and high energy biscuits,” says Nigel Nicholas of the group’s UK freight team. “We hope this emergency response flight brings some relief to the millions of people currently suffering from the disastrous monsoon flooding.”

Brokers reach their peak to support charity Four ACS brokers recently took on the three peaks challenge in support of Bowel Cancer UK. The challenge was to climb the UK’s three highest peaks – Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon, all within 24 hours.

Joel Fenn, James Cristofoli, Thomas Howe and Andrew Summers completed the challenge in 21 hours 56 minutes and the three raised £1,500 which was matched by ACS. Executive jet sales manager Joel Fenn says: “With 655,000 deaths worldwide per year, bowel cancer is the third leading cause of cancerrelated death in the Western world.”

Spedition & Helikopterservice among trailblazers in Germany Germany’s Spedition & Helikopterservice Linke GmbH has taken delivery of an EC145 Stylence. Those present at the handing over ceremony included the company’s Detlef Linke and Eurocopter’s Dr Wolfgang Schoder. Linke says: “The new aircraft is one of the first of its kind in Germany and will transport mainly vip passengers. The EC145 combines design with stateof-the-art technology, perfectly developed for the needs of vips and business people.”

Linke points out that the helicopter is equipped for single/dual pilot IFR with an automatic flight control system, a cockpit voice and flight data recorder, TCAS, and navigation and moving map systems.

“The configuration also includes fixed provisions for weather radar, rescue winch and an external load hook,” Linke adds.

New EC135 for police The delivery came as Bavarian state interior minister Joachim Herrmann accepted the keys to the eighth new EC135 P2+ for the Bavarian police.

Herrmann can confirm: “The police force now has a full fleet of helicopters with the most advanced law enforcement equipment package

Bavarian police choice: the EC135 P2+.

available in the world.”

The helicopters were chosen after an EU-wide call for tenders, “The helicopter has superior manoeuvrability and full range of special equipment options, including FLIR cameras, rescue winches and a fire-fighting kit,” Herrmann adds.

Other factors taken into consideration included low running costs, reliability and safety: “It can be quickly configured for any type of mission, be it searching for missing persons, tracking down criminals, monitoring traffic congestion or rescuing people in danger.”

The EC135s are equipped with FLIR, a high-resolution digital camera with day and night vision, SatCOM, GPS, digital map system, tetra digital radio, FLARM collision warning system, tactical direction finder, digital flight management system and a GSM telephone system.

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Dealer presentation provides travel challenge ProAir organised the charter flights for 6,500 guests from all over Germany who attended the dealer presentation of the new Volkswagen ‘Touareg’ for the German market.

The company says: “About half of the guests were taken by ProAir charter flights to the venue in Hanover. Fantastic support from all employees, airlines and the airports, meant the charter flights could be matched exactly to the sequence of events. Aircraft departure times were even accelerated where necessary to fly the guests back home to ensure no long delays.”

ProAir’s Katrin Schuessler and Philipp Jakob helped ensure smooth check-ins and extensive gate catering at the airports.

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Summer races take off at Sandown Park More than 150 airline staff gathered in the UK to attend the first ACS summer races event at Sandown Park racecourse (pictured right). ACS sponsored the programme during which guests enjoyed a champagne reception, three-course meal and a live band between and after the races. Frankie Dettori rode to victory

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BGAD 10

The cream of business aviation gathers at BGAD

Business & General Aviation Day

For the sixth time, EBAN is proud to be partnering with Marshall Business Aviation to present the UK Business & General Aviation Day – BGAD10.

Over the years, BGAD has developed a reputation for being both a productive event and an enjoyable day out.

Thanks to our exhibitors and BGAD’s partners at Marshall Business Aviation, we are able to bring you BGAD without charging an attendance fee.

Delegates will be able to network with more than 40 companies at BGAD.

Visitors to the event, held at Marshall Cambridge Airport UK on Tuesday, September 21st, will be

able to network with more than 40 companies, listed in this preview.

Delegates will be able to browse

an excellent line up of business aircraft in the static display area, where heavy and light jets will

vie for attention with turboprops and helicopters.

The static display also features ground support equipment, including some of the best chauffeur drive limousines available.

More aircraft are being added to the static display as we approach the show, so visit the BGAD10 web site at www.bgad.aero to check for late additions.

Then delegates are invited to attend three distinct seminars, discussing important topics for business aviation. Full details of the presentations are on page 14.

To join us at BGAD10, please register at the web site – www.bgad.aero.

All attendees have to wear badges on the day for security reasons, so preregistration will speed entry to the event on the day.

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Telephone: +44 1223 373 333 Email: adam.dowling@aeropeople.com Web: www.aeropeople.com Aeropeople are the market leaders in aerospace and engineering manpower services, providing customers with a wide range of compliant solutions to suit specific business needs. From initial enquiry to service delivery, you will be dealing with industry professionals who have indepth engineering knowledge, understand your priorities and are able to tailor services meeting your exact requirements.

AIRCLAIMS GROUP BOOTH: 10 Telephone: +44 208 897 1066 Email: enquiries.uk@airclaims.com Web: www.airclaims.com Airclaims is the leading provider of claims, risk and asset management services to the global aviation industry. Founded in 1964, we handle in excess of 2600 assignments each year via a network of 18 offices worldwide. For more than four decades, we have been the organisation that people turn to when they require the very highest levels of industry knowledge and risk expertise.

AIRDATA BOOTH: 20 Telephone: +44 1293 400 888 Email: sales@airdata.co.uk Web: www.airdata.co.uk

BGAD10 — the UK Business & General Aviation Day, Tuesday September 21st, Marshall Airport, Cambridge UK.

AirData has been one of the leading developers and suppliers of flight planning, weather briefing and pilot briefing systems to airlines and flight handling companies for over 25 years. AirData is responsive to customers’ needs and treats each customer as unique. We work closely with their operations personnel and aviation industry professionals to ensure that our customers realise the return on their investment and maximise the competitive advantages our products offer.

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The UK s only dedicated business business aircraft — helicopters, aviation event — BGAD10 — will props and jets — and be able to take place again this year. take part in quality, free to attend Presented jointly by Mar shall seminars.

Business Aviation and European BGAD has become a must Business Air New, BGAD is an attend event for business aviators effective day of networking. in the UK — we look forward to You will see around 40 seeing you there. Register online exhibitors, an excellent line up of at www.bgad.aero

Telephone: +44 8448 022 100 Email: info@airops.co.uk Web: www.airops.co.uk Airops Ltd specialises in the design and development of software and IT systems for the aviation industry. In business since 1989, we are based at Farnborough Airport in the UK. Airops undertakes a wide variety of consultancy tasks for our customers, although we are perhaps best known for our two leading aviation software products: AIROPS 5 – for aircraft operators and brokers; and AIROPS Movement-Exec – for airports, handling agents and FBOs.

AKZO NOBEL AEROSPACE COATINGS LIMITED BOOTH: 37 Telephone: +44 0 31 71 308 2905 Email: robert.waddell@akzonobelaerospace.co.uk Web: www.akzonobelaerospace.com

For further information, visit the BGAD web site or contact Mark Ranger on +44 (0) 1279 714509, email: mark@bgad.aero

AkzoNobel are the largest global paint and coatings company and are a major producer of speciality chemicals. Based in Sassenheim, Amsterdam and Waukegan, Chicago, we employ 60,000 people and are committed to excellence and delivering tomorrow’s answers today.

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AIRCRAFT DISPLAY Telephone: +44 1223 399 100 Email: enquiries@flyambeo.com Web: www.flyambeo.com Ambeo offers executive jet services across Europe flying the Cessna Citation Mustang. As an executive jet service, our aim is to get you to your destination with the maximum of efficiency,

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comfort, security and the minimum of fuss. We operate under our own Air Operators Certificate (AOC GB2356) that is regulated by the UK Civil Aviation Authority.

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ARMSTRONG AVIATION CLOTHING BOOTH: 17 Telephone: +44 115 850 8130 Email: sales@armstrongaviationclothing.com Web: www.armstrongaviationclothing.com Complete pilots uniforms and accessories are supplied to commercial and private airlines at the lowest possible price but with special attention to detail. Clothing ranges include jackets, trousers, shirts in slim fit and standard fit, epaulette sliders, knitwear, belts, coats, ties, brevets and badges. We are proud to supply Marshall Executive Aviation with their pilots uniforms. Please contact Neil Wright on 07875 491924 or visit the website.

AVCARD

SaxonAir’s Hawker 400XP will be flying in to BGAD and will be available for inspection in our static aircraft display.

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Goodrich Lighting Systems. Sharing our stand with Bell Bespoke interiors, showing examples of veneered furniture.

Telephone: +1 410 771 2701 Email: avcard@avcard.com Web: www.avcard.com World Fuel Services, the global leader in the marketing of aviation, marine and land fuel products and logistics services, is a Fortune 150 company with over 25 years of experience working with business aviation. Leveraging the highly-experienced staff of Avcard and BaseOps, World Fuel Services is able to offer unprecedented service in the supply, quality control, logistical support and price risk management of fuel, trip planning and related services.World Fuel Services contract fuel is the largest and most comprehensive fuel program in the industry with prearranged fuel available at more than 3,000 locations around the world.

With more than 1200 staff in 44 offices in 190 countries, we are able to meet any of your fuel and service needs, anywhere you operate – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

AVIATION QUALITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES BOOTH: 21 Telephone: +44 1702 328 246 Email: info@aqms.org.uk Web: www.aqms.org.uk EASA Parts M, 21, 145, 147 compliance services.

Exposition and procedure compilation in plain English. Auditing. Records and aircraft surveys – sales, leasing, ARC. Training for Part M(i), Human Factors, SFAR88.

AVINODE BOOTH: 7 Telephone: +46 31 751 0000 Email: info@avinode.com Web: www.avinode.com Avinode is the world’s leading online marketplace for air charter professionals. Over 6,000 aviation professionals use Avinode daily to buy and sell charter flights worldwide. Nearly 3,500 aircraft are currently listed in the marketplace, which features online quoting, availability reports, integrated scheduling, empty leg reports, and safety data. Avinode also provides up-to-theminute market data and trend reports for the charter aviation market through Avinode Business Intelligence.

CESSNA CITATION AIRCRAFT DISPLAY Telephone: +44 1252 378 811 Web: www.cessna.com

Chauffeur drive limousines will be on show.

BASEOPS INTERNATIONAL BOOTH: 20 Telephone: +1 281 556 2400 Email: sales@baseops.com Web: www.baseops.com See Avcard’s entry.

BBGA BOOTH: 41 Telephone: 01844 238 020 Email: info@bbga.aero Web: www.bbga.aero

STATIC DISPLAY Telephone: +44 1952 507 705 Email: gary@hifolddoors.co.uk Web: www.hifolddoors.co.uk Industrial doors manufactured in the UK and widely used in the aerospace Industry. Hi-fold is a vertical, bi-folding door, electrically operated, while Hi-swing opens in one piece and is operated by hydraulics. Both achieve maximum accessibility, have various cladding options and offer a bespoke, reliable and hi-tec solution.

EYELEVEL BOOTH: 32 Telephone: +44 1279 814 111 Email: sales@eyelevelmedia.com Web: www.eyelevelmedia.com

BOOTH: 30 Telephone: +44 1582 459 090 Email: sales@firstclasscars.co.uk Web: www.firstclasscars.co.uk First Class Cars has been offering its chauffeur services to the private aviation industry for ten years. With cars strategically based at London’s regional airports we are able to offer a quick responsive service to our discerning clientele.

Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year we offer an unrivalled service for the whole of the UK. First Class Cars is ground transportation without compromise.

FOREST AVIATION SERVICES BOOTH: 2 Telephone: +44 2380 879 670 Email: info@forestaviation.co.uk Web: www.forestaviation.co.uk Legal advice for aviation companies and individuals in relation to customs/VAT matters including imports, exports, VAT registration and appeals. All work overseen by a qualified lawyer.

BOOTH: 8/9 Telephone: +44 1305 757 575 Email: sales@cartergreen-aero.co.uk Web: www.cartergreen-aero.co.uk Suppliers of interior products for aircraft and yacht interiors. Sales agent for Spinneybeck leather, Scott Group Custom Carpets, Majilite Novasuede and Nytek products, Bute Fabrics and

The BGAD static display – all kinds of everything Once again, BGAD has been able to assemble a superb static display, thanks to the flexibility of our hosts at Marshall Airport Cambridge, who permit late changes to the line-up, reflecting the ‘real world’ nature of BGAD. Please check the BGAD web site – www.bgad.aero for late additions or deletions.

Cessna Mustang (Ambeo) Hawker 400XP (Saxon Air) Beechcraft Premier (Hawker Beechcraft) G200 (Gulfstream) Hawker (Hawker Beechcraft) Hawker 900XP (Hangar 8) Hawker 4000 (Hangar 8)

Equiom is recognised as one of the world’s leading aircraft registration and management services providers. Since the establishment of the Isle of Man Aircraft Registry in 2007, and our market leading “Aviation” service, the number of aircraft managed has grown remarkably. Our knowledgeable team provide bespoke solutions to clients including choice of jurisdiction for the registration of their business jet, private jet or helicopter.

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European Business Air News is Europe’s leading business aviation title and the only magazine with an audited circulation to every owner and operator of a business aircraft in Europe.

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Telephone: +44 1279 714 509 Email: mark@ebanmagazine.com Web: www.ebanmagazine.com

BORLEY BROTHERS

BALTIC AIR CHARTER ASSOCIATION

BACA represents the interests of commercial aviation companies particularly in the air charter industries and markets. Membership includes air brokers, charter airlines, airports, business aircraft operators, freight forwarders, consultants and others.

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BBGA is the British Business and General Aviation Association. The association is the trade body representing companies operating and trading in the general and business aviation industry, including manufacturers, business aviation operators, maintenance organisations, repair and overhaul organisations, training organisations, aircraft and helicopter sales organisations, spares stockists and other supporting organisations including finance, insurance and publishing companies.

Borley Brothers Engineering provides a diverse range of services, which includes bespoke aircraft docking equipment, ground support equipment, test rig manufacture and general steel fabrication, for a wide range of industries.

Telephone: +44 20 7623 5501 Email: baca@balticexchange.com Web: www.baca.org.uk

Cessna Aircraft Company will exhibit its Citation Mustang, the highly successful entry-level business jet, of which more than 200 have been delivered since April 2007. This recent milestone confirms the aircraft’s popularity with operators and private owners alike.

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Eyelevel specialises in supplying VIP airlines and private jet operators with luxury items to enhance the passengers’ flying experience. We are proud to work with some of the worlds leading luxury brands. We also offer a tailored concierge service allowing aircraft owners and VIP airlines to contact us with bespoke requests for particular items: a favourite cosmetic brand on board, specially made luxury soft furnishings, or the design and manufacture of company branded items.

Helicopters EC120 or EC135 (Saxon Air) BK 117 (East Anglian Air Ambulance)

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JP30 and JP75 electrical towbarless tugs (Tronair) 6500S automatic tug (Mototok)

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GATES AND PARTNERS

I N D U S T R Y

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Founded as the executive jet charter specialists within the Marshall Group of Companies in 2003, the focus of Marshall Executive Aviation is the provision of the finest quality of service to the discerning jet traveller throughout Europe, North Africa and Western Russia. We own and operate an expanding fleet of Cessna Citation aircraft, on a UK Air Operator Certificate, with the full backup of an in-house Citation Service centre.

BOOTH: 3 Telephone: +44 20 7220 5950 Email: aosullivan@gatesandpartners.com Web: www.gatesandpartners.com Gates and Partners is recognised independently as one of the world’s pre-eminent aviation and commercial law firms. Our head office is based in London, UK, with an office in Singapore and representatives in key locations worldwide.

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GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE STATIC DISPLAY Telephone: +44 118 977 0180 Email: steve.jones@gulfstream.com Web: www.gulfstream.com Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world’s most technologically advanced business jet aircraft.

Gulfstream has produced some 1,800 aircraft for customers around the world since 1958. To meet the diverse transportation needs of the future, Gulfstream offers a comprehensive fleet of aircraft.

Gulfstream also offers aircraft ownership services via Gulfstream Financial Services Division and Gulfstream Pre-Owned Aircraft Sales®.

HANGAR 8 Chris Mace (left) with Norwich airport ceo Andrew Bell.

SaxonAir celebrates 10-year handling agent contract SaxonAir has been awarded a 10-year contract as the preferred agent to supply ground handling services at Norwich airport for all non-scheduled business, private and general aviation aircraft.

Chris Mace, md, says: “This follows full planning permission for SaxonAir’s new £6m business aviation centre at the airport.

Construction of the new purposebuilt facility is already well under way. The dedicated business aviation centre is designed to enable SaxonAir to meet the growing demands of the business aviation market.”

Mace points out that SaxonAir, launched in 2007, owns and operates a fleet that includes a King Air 350 and Mustang based at Norwich, Hawker 400XPs based at both Norwich and Edinburgh, an EC120 based at Norwich and an EC135 based at both Norwich and Redhill.

He continues: “In recent years it has experienced a 30 per cent increase in the number of movements at Norwich and has handled a wide variety of aircraft from GA to vip flights including celebrities, royalty, foreign ministers and the Red Arrows.”

Britten-Norman adds broker service Britten-Norman is now offering aircraft brokerage services to its customers, including hangarage, maintenance and demonstration of the aircraft, thereby reducing the cost of sale for the seller. The buyer is assured that the aircraft has been inspected by the OEM.

Mustangs to be prefitted for aeromedical role Spectrum Aeromed and Cessna have teamed up to prefit the Mustang 510 for an air medical interior during aircraft manufacturing. The aircraft will come out of the Cessna factory prewired for Spectrum Aeromed’s

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air medical equipment.

The first such aircraft will feature Spectrum’s modular 2200 series advanced life support system with storage provisions customised to the Mustang, a stretcher, IV pole, manual loading system and their patented seat rail adaptor.

Telephone: 01865 372 215 Email:jets@hangar8.co.uk Web: www.hangar8.co.uk

Phenom 300 simulator approved

HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORPORATION

Embraer CAE Training Services’ (ECTS) first Phenom 300 full flight simulator has been qualified

by EASA. Located in Dallas, US, this is the third ECTS Phenom simulator, and the first dedicated to the 300. The other two support Phenom 100 operations, based at Dallas and at Burgess Hill in the UK.

Hangar 8 is one of the largest aircraft operators in Europe, specialising in a very personal, private, bespoke service, we do not advertise and only accept clients by referral. With over twenty jet aircraft under management, we specialise in operating the Hawker HS125 Series although our current AOC has a number of other types attached.

STATIC DISPLAY Telephone: +44 1244 523 600 Email: howard_povey@hawkerbeechcraft.com Web: www.hawkerbeechcraft.com Hawker Beechcraft Corporation is a worldleading manufacturer of business, specialmission and trainer aircraft – designing, marketing and supporting aviation products and services for businesses, governments and individuals worldwide.

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All systems gogo for Aircell Aircell has rebranded its high speed internet service as Gogo Biz Inflight Internet, and launched three crossmarket programs for business aircraft operators. These provide Aircell business jet customers and potential buyers with price reductions or free trials on internet services aboard Gogo-equipped commercial airlines.

Signature net covers Germany Signature Flight Support now offers assistance in coordinating flight support services such as ground handling, fuel, catering, hotels, limousines and more at airports throughout Germany.

Through agreements with a network of existing FBOs and airport authorities, Signature’s Munich location can now schedule flight support services for its customers, arrange credit and billing and offer a single invoice for all services received for the customer’s flights in Germany.

Agreements cover Baden Baden, Schoenefeld, Tegel, Koeln Bonn, Dresden, Frankfurt Hahn, Friedrichshafen, Hamburg, Hannover, Ingolstadt-Manching, Leipzig, Stuttgart and Echterdingen.

Telephone: +44 1244 523 778 Email: john_mitchell@hawkerbeechcraft.com Web: www.hawkerbeechcraftservices.com With ten service centres located across the US, in Mexico and the United Kingdom, Hawker Beechcraft Services is a network of factory owned world-class service centres dedicated to providing professional aircraft maintenance and repair.

HAYWARD AVIATION LIMITED BOOTH: 11/12 Telephone: +44 20 7902 7800 Email: info@haywards.net Web: www.haywards.net

BGAD is all about networking. services to our international clients. We can provide tailored assistance to aircraft owners and their advisers and boast a team of experts in our London Stansted Airport office and on the Isle of Man. We can provide you with detailed information about all of our aviation services including time scales and costs.

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BOOTH: 20 Telephone: 0044 (0) 7982 706 441 Email: rfee42@gmail.com

MD Air provide air taxi, air charter and air freight operations between UK, Ireland and Europe.

Our aircraft offer a unique service being able to operate into the smallest and most remote airfields as well as all the major city airports.

JET SUPPORT SERVICES, INC (JSSI)

Megadoor Hangar Doors are sold through Crawford Sales Companies and Distributors and are custom designed to the customer’s exact specification. There is virtually no limit to size or configuration of a Megadoor. Hangar doors have been supplied to MRO facilities throughout the world. Crawford also supplies industrial doors and loading bay equipment for baggage handling areas, emergency service buildings and cargo sheds.

BOOTH: 6 Telephone: +1 312 644 4444 Email: info@jetsupport.com Web: www.jetsupport.com JSSI is the largest independent provider of hourly cost maintenance programmes for aircraft engines and airframes. We offer comprehensive, flexible and affordable financial tools for managing the often unpredictable costs of operating and maintaining turbine-powered aircraft. JSSI serves customers globally and utilises a worldwide team of FAA certified technical service representatives.

MARSHALL AIRPORT CAMBRIDGE UK HOST Telephone: +44 1223 373 765 Email: enquiries@cambridgecityairport.com Web: www.cambridgecityairport.com Marshall Airport Cambridge has 24/7 capability, Customs and immigration services, and excellent travel links to London. With a 2km runway and no slot restrictions, the airport can accept public transport aircraft up to Boeing B757 size.

MARSHALL BUSINESS AVIATION CENTRE HOST Telephone: +44 1223 373 214 Email: enquiries@marshallbusinessaviation.co.uk Web: www.marshallbusinessaviation.co.uk

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Telephone: +44 1772 563 112 Email: paulb@hydroswing.co.uk Web: www.hydroswing.co.uk

Telephone: +44 1223 399 299Email: enquiries@marshallexecair.comWeb: www.marshallexecair.com

BOOTH: 4 Telephone: +44 1624 682 400 Email: info@i.im Web: www.i.im ICM is proud to offer a wide range of aviation

Telephone: 01604 870 370 Email: nigle@mdair.co.uk Web: www.mdair.co.uk

IntOps UK is unique software designed specifically for the aviation industry. It is the only bespoke aircraft charter software that fully integrates point of sale, fleet management, MIS, operational control, EASA approved crew and maintenance currency and accounting. It is perfect for all aircraft from light pistons to heavy jets and helicopters. Established in 2008 and already fully audited, IntOps UK is currently servicing several well-established global charter companies and has been designed exclusively for the use of ad hoc aviation businesses.

The Marshall Business Aviation Centre provides an ‘executive gateway’ to the UK comprising VIP lounges, executive boardroom, crew rest rooms, full operations and handling, charter aircraft, and an impressive 50,000 sq ft Authorised Cessna Citation Service Centre

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As Europe’s leading aviation and VAT specialist, Martyn Fiddler Associates Limited is well known throughout the aviation industry for the quality of its advice and service.

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Hayward Aviation Ltd is Europe’s leading business and general aviation insurance broker.

We design, negotiate and place high quality, low cost insurance programmes for clients throughout Europe and further afield.

The one-piece hydraulic door, the Hydroswing, is the obvious and natural successor to the bi-fold door and other traditional hangar door openings.

It’s the best solution for maximising your hangar’s effectiveness, reliability and value. Gone are the days of squeaking and groaning straps, cables, and pulleys with many moving parts.

Hydroswing’s overhead aircraft hangar door delivers a powerful, secure and simple solution, with only three major components: the door (pre-hung with frame), the rams and the pump.

Telephone: +44 1279 680 045 Email: mfal@i.im Web: www.i.im

MEGADOOR BOOTH: 22 Telephone: +44 7770 887 005 Email: alan.clark@megadoor.com Web: www.megadoor.com

OXFORD AVIATION SERVICES BOOTH: 1 Telephone: +44 1865 290 710 Email: info@oxfordairport.co.uk Web: www.oxfordairport.co.uk Oxford is emerging as a viable alternative to the traditional London options for business aviation lying just an hour away from the west end with a new runway and ILS, first class FBO facility, excellent opening hours and Cat 6 RFFS for aircraft up to Global and G550-size.

OXFORDJET BOOTH: 1 Telephone: +44 1865 290 600 Email: customerservices@oxfordjet.com Web: www.oxfordjet.com We aim to be the premier independent handling business in Europe. Providing exceptional quality, premium service and an exclusive environment, catering for all our customers.

PRIVATEFLY BOOTH: 23-28 Telephone: +44 1747 642 777 Email: enquiries@privatefly.com Web: www.privatefly.com PrivateFly.com is an award-winning, free online marketing platform for charter operators, connecting them seamlessly with private jet customers and travel agents. It is the only online charter booking network in Europe and has been developed specifically to simplify the process of quoting for and booking private jet charter.

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BACA to launch escrow account Confirmed free seminars during BGAD 11.00: The benefits of escrow to business aviation Since the demise of XL Airways in 2008, the Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA) has been working to create an escrow account facility, that is designed to protect charter brokers and operators from financial exposure, and to offer brokers a commercial advantage in securing new clients. Those plans, which involve a major bank, have now reached a point where the association can publicly announce the new facility.

BACA’s Chairman Dick Gilbert will be explaining why the charter industry needs an escrow account and why it is good news for both brokers and charter operators.

BACA will be joined by Geoff Gates of Securus Escrow which aims to remove the elements of risk for buyers, sellers and indeed financiers of aircraft by allowing clients to transact through a neutral third party.

12.00: Managing in-flight emergencies, travel health and telemedicine for business aviation Presented by MedAire, topics to be presented include telemedicine, equipment resources – including medical kits and AEDs, and useful information – know before you go, prevention, managing in-flight emergencies, managing post-flight events.

MedAire also plans to offer an additional demonstration of a live AED and Resusci Anne to give an overview and snapshot of the training involved.

14.00: Avinode Business Intelligence Presented by Magnus Henriksson, business manager of Avinode Business Intelligence, the seminar will discuss trends, stories and anecdotes analysing the business aviation market in Europe during 2010.

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800B 1989, G-GRGA, Any sensible offer above $2.0m seriously considered. S/N: 8130.

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BOOTH: 29/STATIC Telephone: +44 845 155 6222 Email: ops@saxonair.com Web: www.saxonair.com SaxonAir Charter Ltd offers a bespoke private air charter service from airports throughout the UK/Europe with a variety of aircraft including executive turboprops to the latest modern business jets.

SAXONAIR FLIGHT SUPPORT BOOTH: 29/STATIC Telephone: +44 1603 510 110 Email: handling@saxonair.com Web: www.saxonair.com SaxonAir Flight Support Ltd provides a dedicated ground handling service for all private and business aviation at Norwich Airport, ranging from light aircraft to complete services for the largest business jets.

Experienced Air Charter Broker AirMayfair is a new air charter broking company looking for a confident broker with a strong business aviation background.

We need someone with quality contacts, who knows the industry from the inside, and who is looking for an opportunity to join the new arm of a long-established aviation company.

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BOOTH: 33 Telephone: 0113 245 3300 Email: saleseurope@tronair.com Web: www.tronair.com Tronair’s line of environmentally friendly towbarless tugs have the power and reliability to get the tough jobs done. Models include the JP30, JP75 and JP100 with towing capacities of 30,000lbs, 75,000lbs and 100,000lbs respectively.

THE PRIVATE JET COMPANY BOOTH: 35 Telephone: +44 1624 825 100 Email: info@privatejetco.im Web: www.privatejetco.im The Private Jet Company, the only aviation company on the Isle of Man to operate corporate and private aircraft, is pleased to announce a new ‘Executive Gateway’ at the Isle of Man Airport.

The new development will encompass a Business Aviation Centre and hangar facilities for visiting and based executive aircraft. For more details please visit us at stand 35 or call us.

WORLD FUEL SERVICES BOOTH: 20 Telephone: +1 305 428 8000 Email: businessaviationsalesteam@wfscorp.com Web: www.wfscorp.com

Chief Technical Officer BBGA is the UKs national trade body representing General and Business Aviation which contributes over £3.5 bn to the UK economy.

BBGA is seeking applications for the post of Chief Technical Officer. The successful applicant will work with the Chief Executive inter alia to:• Continually adapt, refine and enact BBGA strategies • Further develop industry representation and promotion • Continue representation of the industry at the highest level with government and regulatory authorities in UK and Europe • Enhance the public role of the Association The successful applicant will have relevant experience in the aviation industry together with appropriate communication skills and a strong desire to promote the industry and the interests of BBGA members.

Further details are available on BBGA website at www.bbga.aero

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