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BUSINESS AIR NEWS ISSUE 223

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Airmed moves fleet towards jets as medical transfer needs grow

AirMed has seen strong demand for the two Learjet 35As that joined its fleet last year. The air ambulance operator believes that the requirements of modern medical transfers can no longer be met by its piston aircraft.

“With over a third of our transfers requiring a critical care capability, we need to concentrate on ensuring the best possible care provision,” says managing director Rupert Dent. See full story on page 6.

Premium Jets builds fleet using dual Swiss and European AOCs Zurich-based Premium Jet has added three aircraft to its charter fleet and entered into a joint venture to offer both Swiss and European AOC options.

With the arrival of a Phenom 100, a Citation Excel and a Citation Ultra, Premium Jet now offers a selection of aircraft from light jets up to the super midsize Challenger 300.

“The three new aircraft are an important and exciting step for us in providing our customers more flexibility and possibilities,” says Marcel Wepfer, director of sales and marketing.

Peter Hartmann, ceo, adds that more aircraft additions are planned, including three heavy jets. “We are optimistic about soon being able to announce the next step in strengthening our position in the European charter market,” he says.

Premium Jet has been headquartered in Zurich for more than nine years and, by entering into a partnership with an EU AOC-operator, believes it will have

Premium Jet’s ceo Peter Hartmann (left) and director of sales and marketing Marcel Wepfer.

a lot of additional options to offer.

Hartmann says: “Irrespective of where the shoe pinches an aircraft owner – it may be certain import and/or VAT taxation practices, aviation related taxes that are imposed to fight financial difficulties (for example those in Italy) or another burden that they might encounter – we can now supply our customers with a Swiss and a European solution and help them choose the most suitable one. The extra effort required will be definitely worth it.”

Whichever AOC is chosen, aircraft owners will still be looked after by Premium Jet. The company uses its knowledge across the field of business aviation to support customers throughout aircraft ownership, with core competences lying in management, charter, sales, CAMO, completion and consulting services.

Premium Jet maintains the principle not to overgrow. “Rather than sheer size, our primary focus is on safety, service and security with the goal of offering custom-tailored boutique solutions to selected clientele with highest possible levels of personal service.”

Premium Jet believes the Excel will be the ideal aircraft for fast non-stop travel in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, seating up to eight people in comfort with a seat-side DVD/CD entertainment system, while the Citation Ultra will allow approaches to airports such as Cannes, St Tropez or London City.

Gulf Helicopters orders AW189s for offshore duties Gulf Helicopters of Qatar has signed a preliminary contract for 15 AW189 helicopters for offshore transport missions. The company already operates 13 AW139s with five more on order and has its own full flight simulator for the aircraft.

First flight for the AW189 took place in December and AgustaWestland ceo Bruno Spagnolini says: “We are delighted with the initial market response to the AW189. Gulf Helicopters is a major operator of the AW139 and we are confident that the AW189 will deliver the same levels of mission capability, performance, safety and cost effectiveness.”

Launched in response to market demand for a multi-role helicopter in the eight-tonne class, the AW189 is said to be proving popular for long range missions, especially in the offshore oil and gas market. Due to enter service in early 2014, it is optimised for long range offshore transport and SAR missions. The cabin is configured with 16 seats as standard with the option for a high density 18-seat layout or a long range 12-seat configuration.

Gulf Helicopters is owned by Qatar Petroleum, through the holding company, Gulf International Services and General Public of State of Qatar. Gulf Helicopters has been providing helicopter services since 1970 working with companies throughout the Middle East, India, Far East and North Africa. It has an in-house maintenance facility and has provided helicopter services since 1970.

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Grossmann picks up Six Sigma tick Grossmann Jet Service, the Praguebased executive jet operator, has concluded Six Sigma certification, following attendance of training courses in London and Prague. The Six Sigma methodology ensures that every project carried out follows a defined sequence of operation, removing any obstacles and ensuring a perfectly tailored service.

The word ‘Sigma’ is a statistical term measuring how far a process deviates from perfection. The key ideology behind Six Sigma is that if the number of ‘defects’ in a process can be measured, they can systematically be eliminated to get as close to ‘zero defects’ as possible.

“Our business is essentially about time saving and utilising the Six Sigma method enables us to work to our maximum potential,” says ceo Dagmar Grossmann.

Debutant Fly Vectra will take UK’s first Latitude Fly Vectra has become the UK’s newest business aviation operator, having obtained its AOC in early February within sixth months of its CAA application and achieving a ‘compliance plus’ rating. Initially offering a Citation Excel for third party charter, the company is based at Oxford airport.

The seven-seat jet will be joined by two brand new aircraft, an eight-seat Citation XLS+ with wifi, due to arrive

by May this year and a Latitude, Cessna’s newest model, scheduled to make its debut in 2015. Fly Vectra will be the first UK operator of this type.

Fly Vectra, headed by ceo Captain Edward Noel, is owned by The Vectra Group of India, which in mid-2011 made a decision to enter into aircraft operations and management in the UK in its own right, following two and a half years having the Excel managed by a third party independent operator. Noel has worked with Vectra’s owner as the lead captain for three and a half years.

“My in-depth research leads me to believe that the charter market is already growing compared to last year,” says Noel. “And 2012 will provide Fly Vectra a significant opportunity to establish itself as a leading jet charter operator. The UK charter market has always had a lot of competition but we are confident that Fly Vectra has a good list of direct clients that will use our aircraft and we always look to create alliances that enhance the overall standards all round.

“One of our key selling points, besides a high level of safety and service, is a clear line of communication between the client and the operator. I think that rather than compete for a slice of the current market, there is already a space for us there.”

Noel recognises that costs are going to be higher than usual in a

start-up year: “We will be using comprehensive flight simulator recurrent training followed by a check flight for every pilot every six months and hosting a three-monthly GA Flight Safety Forum at Oxford airport for all operators to attend, should they wish. All of these factors require a lot of investment.

“Our business model, while being realistic, does take into account the alliances created by the Vectra Group as a whole and creates an exciting opportunity for success.”

Noel believes that the Excel is the most popular business aircraft in Europe, so competition is always going to be high. However, Fly Vectra will be the only UK operator of the XLS+, which is straight off the manufacturing line. “The current Excel aircraft in the UK are over four

years old,” he says. “With the addition of this 2012 aircraft Fly Vectra feels very confident of being above the competition.”

The Vectra Group has had years of experience in aircraft operations. With nearly 40 helicopters, it claims to be the largest private helicopter operator in India. It is also the assigned Eurocopter dealership for India.

“We selected London Oxford airport as our base for a number of reasons,” says Noel. “Its owners are constantly investing in its facilities, including new hangars and offices; it has seen its business aviation activity increase significantly over the years; it has a strong network of business aviation tenants and is pro-active with its marketing and PR.” Noel is no stranger to Oxford either. He completed his pilot training

Air Engiadina places order for Sikorsky S-76D Air Engiadina has placed an order for a Sikorsky S-76D, to boost its vip passenger capacity in Switzerland or the UK from 2013. As owner, it has operated an S-76A+ for more than 20 years in the vip transport role in the UK under PremiAir Aviation’s air operator certificate, and added an S-76C++ helicopter in 2009.

“Air Engiadina chose the S-76D helicopter due to the fine quality of the airframe, the high standard of the equipment and the great support of the manufacturer,” says ceo Martin Rufener. “These attributes will provide continued high aircraft availability.”

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G550 brings NasJet tally to 75 NasJet has staked a claim to be the largest Gulfstream operator in the Middle East region following the arrival of a G550 under management, which brings its total fleet to 75 Airbus, Gulfstream, Falcon and Hawker aircraft. “This also uniquely positions NasJet as one of the top 20 operators in the world,” says group ceo Sulaiman Al-Hamdan.

The arrival of the new aircraft reflects the need for private jets in the Middle East continuing to grow, despite the global economic turbulence. “Regionally, we have seen a year-on-year increase in activity levels, particularly in Saudi Arabia,” says James Dailey, coo of NasJet. “There is an even split between existing private jet users as well as new entrants, with steady demand

Fly Vectra first officer Natasha Noel, ground operations manager Richard Moritz, head of training Captain Colin Brooks, ceo and director of flight operations Edward Noel, and flight safety officer Ben Howard.

coming from GCC corporations, actively chasing business deals around the globe.”

“With the new G550 owner, it was clear he already had considerable aircraft experience and his requirements were extremely sophisticated,” highlights Yosef Hafiz, NasJet director of aircraft management. “NasJet has managed and operated Gulfstreams in the Middle East since 1999 and has a reputation for applying stringent standards of safety/service, developed over many years working with international partners.”

NasJets says that its ‘flyGulfstream’ aircraft management programme provides owners with economy of scale cost saving benefits including fuel, crew training, parts and fleet insurance.

Air Engiadina is sticking with the tried and trusted S-76 series.

based company owned by Swiss Jet operating fixed wing and rotary aircraft for passenger, vip, sightseeing and aerial work missions. Home base

is at Zurich airport or in Samedan, the highest airport in Europe, at 5,700 ft above mean sea level.

“We thank Air Engiadina for its confidence in Sikorsky Aircraft products,” says Alex Sharp, Sikorsky European regional sales manager.

“The S-76D helicopter will bring outstanding safety, reliability, proven performance and value.”

Sikorsky was assisted in the sale by UK sales representative PlaneSayling Aviation. PlaneSayling Aviation reports that it has had a great deal of success selling vip S-76C++ models in the UK and elsewhere in Europe and expects to continue to do so with the S-76D.

at the airport with Oxford Aviation Academy in 2000 and took his first job there as an aircraft refueller. Prior to helping set up Fly Vectra, he flew for a number of operators flying the CJ2, King Air, Boeing 737 and the Piaggio Avanti for Ferrari in Italy.

“We are delighted to welcome Fly Vectra to Oxford – our seventh AOC operation offering aircraft for charter,” says Oxford airport business development director James DillonGodfray. “Being under 10 tonnes, the aircraft will rarely need to be screened in Europe making for easier, stress free business jet operations at most airports around Europe,” he notes.

Fly Vectra also offers a specialised security protection service using exSpecial Forces officers, when such support is deemed necessary for high profile clientele and dignitaries.

Eastern courts charter business The UK’s second largest regional airline, Humberside-based Eastern Airways, has introduced an enhanced charter service aimed at corporate customers, international companies, blue chip organisations, sports teams, the music industry and private clients.

For the new operation the cabin crew have been specifically trained in the hospitality sector to deliver Platinum and Gold onboard services tailored to suit each client’s needs and also in a variety of languages, including English, French, Italian, Spanish, German and Polish.

A uniform specifically introduced to differentiate the private charter service from its scheduled services has been unveiled.

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ExecuJet sends ops to the UK and a Lineage to Dubai ExecuJet Middle East has welcomed the largest and latest addition to its 22-strong managed fleet in the region, a new vip 19-seat Embraer Lineage. Based at Dubai International airport, it is now available for third party charter.

“Not only is it the largest in our management fleet but it offers very competitive operating economics,” says Paul van der Blom, business development director and head of aircraft management. “It is a tremendously attractive charter aircraft and we know it will be appreciated by our discerning charter customers. With a cabin volume at least double the size of a traditional business jet, a stylish cabin featuring a bedroom, shower, and a very large baggage capacity, clientele can work, dine, relax or sleep while travelling in comfort.”

Meanwhile, having won a five-year contract to run Cambridge airport’s FBO, ExecuJet Europe is to relocate its aircraft operations department from Zurich to Cambridge during the second quarter of 2012. It will, however, retain some operational resources at its headquarters to run its Swiss AOC. “We recognise the value and flexibility of this sizeable new facility in the UK which has great potential to help develop and strengthen our European business further,” explains Cedric Migeon, md of ExecuJet in Europe. “Business aviation in the UK has traditionally been a very important market, especially in terms

The spacious interior of the Lineage 1000, now based in Dubai.

head count of about 40 office staff by the end of the year, alongside approximately 40 UK-based crew.

Extensive training is on-going for more than six months to ensure a smooth transition to the new team in the UK. ExecuJet has offered some employees whose positions have been made redundant in Zurich the opportunity to join the company’s UK office in Cambridge.

Vertis appointed agent for XRS Andreas Pfisterer is director of aircraft operations in Europe for ExecuJet

of medium size and large business aircraft registered, generating over 30 per cent of business aviation employment in the EU. Bolstering our presence in the UK is a logical next step for us.

“In striving to keep our business ahead of the game, we must take full advantage of opportunities available, while keeping a firm eye on the current economic situation in

Europe. In reducing some of our costs and using the excellent resources we have in Cambridge, we will be gaining a competitive advantage in the market,” Migeon says.

Some positions will be moved from Zurich to Cambridge, but the company’s European headquarters, as well as ExecuJet Aviation Group’s headquarters will remain in Zurich.

Staffing in the UK will increase to a

Swiss-based Vertis Aviation has been appointed as exclusive charter sales agent for a Global XRS operated by ExecuJet Aviation Group and based in Geneva.

Christophe Gibert, director of charter sales at ExecuJet Europe, says: “As we are one of the world’s largest operators of Bombardier aircraft we are excited to be working with a company like Vertis Aviation as they have a proven track record in the sales and marketing of long-range aircraft.”

DC rolls out in-flight med con fleet-wide DC Aviation has extended availability of in-flight medical assistance provided by the med con team, a member of International Assistance Group, to cover its entire fleet.

The med con team’s 24/7 alarm centre uses satellite telephone communications and has specially trained experts to guide the crew first responders professionally through critical situations.

“While considering the condition of the patient, as well as the current position of the aircraft, the captain’s decision-making is competently supported,” says DC Aviation. With pertinent information, the med con team is capable of recommending an airport with quickly accessible and adequate installations, and of organising any additional care including transportation before the aircraft lands.

“In the event of a medical emergency onboard, it is of utmost importance to conduct a flight/ medical evaluation of the situation.

Based on it, the right decisions can be taken, and unnecessary costintensive intermediate stops can be avoided. In this way, optimal medical care for the passengers is ensured, which can be life-saving under certain circumstances.

“In addition to basic first aid measures, our cabin personnel are also trained in the use of defibrillators in annual first aid courses.”

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The 17 Dauphins and EC145 in Belgium’s Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen fleet are to be joined by ten of the larger EC175 seven-tonne category helicopters. Deliveries will begin next year and will continue through 2015.

The aircraft will be equipped for missions that include transportation flights for the oil and gas sector, and future applications will include search and rescue missions.

“The NHV team prides itself in owning and operating a very young fleet with state-of-the-art equipment, and the EC175 meets our company’s strategy to significantly invest in helicopters with the latest design for the heavier mid-size segment,” says ceo Eric Van Hal. “This will position us for the future to serve all our clients at the highest standards.”

Created in 1997, privately-owned NHV specialises in business-tobusiness helicopter transport. It provides services for the Belgian and Dutch Maritime Pilot Service; search and rescue missions for the Dutch Ministry of Defense; oil and gas industry transportation in Europe, South America and Africa; along with emergency medical airlift for various European hospitals. The NHV aircraft fleet is located in nine countries on three continents.

The multi-role EC175 fits into

An NHV team were at Heli-Expo recently to announce the order for ten EC175s.

Eurocopter’s product range between the AS365 Dauphin (four to five metric tons) and the AS332/EC225 Super Puma (nine to 11 metric tons) aircraft families. It benefits from a mix of proven and advanced technologies, providing excellent performance and reliability. This includes unique flight envelope protection and pilot assistance with the most advanced 4-axis dualduplex automatic flight control system – derived from the EC225 – and a highly intuitive new avionics and human machine interface.

Pilot workload is decreased as the result of better situational awareness and the help of an innovative crewalerting concept, supported by a powerful vehicle monitoring system.

When it enters service at the end of this year, the EC175 will incorporate significantly increased range and payload capacity, says Eurocopter.

First Phenom on Czech register joins ABS ABS Jets has added a Phenom 300 to its managed fleet, the first of its type to be registered in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The aircraft may be made available for charter later in the year.

“We are very excited about the new opportunities the Phenom 300 will offer both ABS Jets and our clients,” says ceo Vladimir Petak. “The addition is proof of increased demand we are seeing for our services in the CEE region. We believe the Phenom 300 will meet and exceed the expectations of our passengers. It also fulfils our expansionary plan pledge to enlarge our fleet every year. It is an excellent way to start 2012.”

ABS Jets is the Embraer sales representative for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In the latter part of 2011 the company held a series of Embraer aircraft presentation days resulting in heightened interest.

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Together in Ljubljana, GIO sees a bright future beyond Slovenia Under new ownership, Ljubljanabased GIO Aviation is considering further fleet expansion, as its push for business into international markets gathers pace.

The company reports that it has been through many changes during the past year. The most important of these was the change of ownership, when heavy machinery manufacturer Litostroj Group took over. “To connect better with our new owner company we refreshed our corporate identity and brought in the colour orange,” says sales and marketing manager Ines Ogorevc.

“The symbolic meaning of orange is power and we believe the GIO team has the power to offer the best possible service to its clients.”

GIO has also moved its head office staff to work alongside the operations department at Ljubljana Brnik airport, and at the same time five new employees joined the team: Ines Ogorevc and Sabina Muharemovi in sales, Jure Mernik and Ziga Bernot in operations and Franc Buhvald in maintenance.

“So 15 motivated people are now trying their best to offer highly responsive and personalised service to the client,” says Ogorevc.

GIO has four business jets in its fleet, two Citation Excels, one Bravo and one Citation II, which can be modified in to medical configuration.

By the end of 2011 the company had begun to look for opportunities

The GIO team of Capt Bozidar Groznik, Capt Sergej Mlakar, Sabina Muharemovic (sales and marketing), F/O Marko Kaferle, F/O Andrej Kodrun, Andrej Zumer (ops), F/O Jaro Koritnik, Jure Mernik (ops), Ines Ogorevc (sales and marketing), Bojan Sodnik (managing director), Branko Vitamvas (commercial director) and F/O Uros Lozinsek, alongside one of the company’s pair of Excels at Ljubljana Brnik airport.

beyond Slovenia and had relocated one of its Excels to serve the Russian region, based in Kiev, Ukraine.

“Every beginning is hard, but we believe we are doing very well and we have high expectations for our future

business there,” says Ogorevc.

“All these changes were directed towards offering a high standard of service to our clients and we will continue our development in this direction.”

Slovenia’s central location bordering Italy, Austria and Hungary means that there are openings to investigate on all sides: “We expect a lot from the coming year. One of our projects involves medical flights in

Diversity is the key for Gestair

Carey Bond, president of Sikorsky Global Helicopters, shakes hands with James Drummond, ceo of World Helicopters Group (Bond Aviation Group’s parent company), which has purchased 16 S-92 helicopters.

Bond selects S-92 for its North Sea operations Bond Aviation Group has joined the growing number of North Sea operators to harness the Sikorsky S-92 helicopter, by placing an order for 16 of the type with deliveries to begin next year.

The purchase is the largest onetime acquisition of S-92 aircraft ever received by Sikorsky.

James Drummond, ceo of Bond’s parent company World Helicopters Group, says: “The introduction of the S-92s represents the next stage in Bond’s growth and fleet development for both UK and International operations, such as oil and gas and search and rescue, for which the S-92 is ideally designed. It is a proven and flexible platform that will provide the performance and range required to operate in these environments while delivering the highest standards of safety and comfort for its crew and passengers. We look forward to working with Sikorsky to introduce the new aircraft.”

All Bond S-92 helicopters will feature equipment and systems necessary for operations in the North Sea in accordance with EASA requirements. These include five

flotation devices, two auto-deployable life rafts, satellite flight following communications, and a main rotor blade ice protection system.

Currently, helicopter operators based in five North Sea countries are flying 47 S-92 aircraft configured for offshore transport and search and rescue missions.

The S-92 helicopter is one of the largest in its heavy offshore class. Its cabin can carry 19 passengers with luggage. Since entering service in September 2004, the S-92 fleet has grown to more than 150 aircraft.

Helicopter transport companies serving the offshore oil and gas industry operate approximately 60 per cent of the fleet, and currently account for 90 per cent of the fleet’s 380,000 total flight hours.

Bond is the UK’s largest independent emergency and mission critical helicopter operator providing air ambulance helicopter services, police and marine support to offshore wind farms and lighthouses as well as mission critical oil and gas crew change and search and rescue services in the North Sea to blue chip oil companies.

A factory-new Piaggio Avanti has become the 23rd aircraft in Gestair’s diverse fleet, joining a variety of stablemates from the spectrum of types by Bombardier, Hawker Beechcraft, Cessna, Dassault, Pilatus and Gulfstream, located throughout Spain.

The Avanti is part of the management fleet, but is also available for charter under Gestair’s AOC from its base at Madrid Torrejon. It has a range of 1,400 miles and four hours, and can hold a total of eight passengers plus two crew members.

Gestair Private Aviation specialises in private flight management for corporations and individual customers and in the comprehensive management of aircraft for executive aviation. It is one of three divisions of the business, along with Gestair FBO, responsible for procuring

The Avanti arrived with Gestair directly from the Piaggio factory.

optimal ground handling services for passengers, crew members and aircraft, and Gestair Management Consulting, specialising in offering advice for the purchase and sale of aircraft.

This is the second time that Gestair Private Aviation has operated an Avanti, and it has taken its place as the second turboprop in the fleet alongside a Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350.

collaboration with an Italian partner,” says Ogorevc.

Owner Litostroj Group regularly uses GIO’s service for its own business travel requirements, and is now investigating further aircraft additions.

Map experts find their way to East Midlands The UK Ordnance Survey’s aerial data gathering team has relocated to RVL Group’s facility at East Midlands airport, becoming the third of its customers to take space there.

Previous flying seasons for OS have been flown from Blackpool.

Formally marking the occasion, OS ceo Dr Vanessa Lawrence CB visited RVL’s hangar and met with OS staff and the local media. Journalists were offered the opportunity to fly in the OS-equipped aircraft and saw how sophisticated equipment is used to maintain the ‘master map’ of Great Britain. This typically undergoes around 5,000 changes every day and is the source data for the whole range of OS mapping products. Apart from the traditional paper maps, the data is used in the development of products for use in satnav systems, transport and logistics planning and hundreds of other systems.

Charter profits grew for FAI in 2011 German operator FAI rent-a-jet AG has reported record sales in 2011, generating operational revenues of more than €50m, which reflects an increase of around 20 per cent over the previous year. Most of the growth came from the vvip charter division, which increased its revenues to around €16m – more than double the 2010 total.

The air ambulance division generated 40 per cent of the total revenues, which was more than €20m

in 2011, while special logistics for NGOs in Africa delivered another income of around €10m.

For the year of 2012 FAI is expecting further growth by at least 10 per cent, while a second CRJ 200 plus a second Global Express will join FAI’s fleet in second quarter of 2012, bringing the fleet to 21 jet aircraft; 14 Learjets, two Challenger 604, two CRJ 200, two Global Express and a Falcon 900 DX EASy. “Our main goal is to expand

our business in the Middle East, especially in the UAE region, as we have just opened a branch office in Dubai and simultaneously have based one of our ambulance Learjet 60s at Al Bateen Airport in Abu Dhabi,” says chairman Siegfried Axtmann.

“Furthermore FAI will target aircraft owners in this region to offer management services after obtaining CAMO and maintenance approvals from UAE’s CAA,” he adds.

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EC145 is the helicopter of choice for Lapland duties

Eurojet staff and crew, ready to be of service.

Eurojet opens operations centre with full service FBO and snooze room Eurojet Aviation has opened its 41,000 sq ft business aviation centre at Birmingham airport with a full service FBO, commercial operations centre and aircraft sales suite, hangarage and maintenance facility.

Eurojet chief pilot Mike Rawcliffe believes the facility makes a compelling argument for operators and pilots to consider using the FBO at Birmingham airport, saying: “Attention has not only been made to the vip passenger areas but also to the crew-only areas, facilities here are second to none. Already the ‘snooze rooms’ and crew kitchen are proving popular with our visiting crews.”

The FBO will join the Avfuel-

Lasers and snipers are on PAvCon’s agenda This year’s Police Aviation Conference (PAvCon) will take place at the German Federal Police air support and training facility at Sankt Augustin, Hangelar, near Bonn, on 5-6 June.

The programme will include instructional presentations on the issues of today including CRM and UAVs. Key presentations will include: Safety management system – flight risk assessment and mishap response planning, by Glenn Daley; Inserting snipers in a marihuana grow under fire, by chief pilot Parks Police San Francisco Bill Proberts; and the laser strike threat, by Florida physiologist Dudley Crosson.

branded affiliate FBO network so that ground-handling teams will have an enhanced fuel supply offering for private aviation customers.

Avfuel has a presence in more than 2,000 locations worldwide and is recognised as a market leader in its sector. Eurojet is the company’s first European affiliate.

“The affiliation with Avfuel is a strong selling point,” says Rawcliffe.

“In addition to being able to call upon its own dedicated bowser, refuelling reward cards mean aircrew can gain loyalty points as well as benefit from competitive fuel prices.”

In addition to vip passenger lounges, the complex includes crew

lounge and kitchen, private studies, flight planning room, shower facilities and a ‘snooze room’ with three individual softly-lit dens.

Managing director Graeme Campbell says: “Our mission goal was simple – to create the finest private aviation facility in Europe. With the support of Birmingham airport and a range of stakeholders and suppliers, we are confident that we have achieved this.”

Eurojet operates a managed charter fleet that includes the Citation Bravo, Excel/XLS and Sovereign aircraft with bases throughout the UK and Ireland, including Belfast, Birmingham, London and Dublin.

Scandinavian Air Ambulance has just begun flying emergency helicopter services from a third base in northern Finland at Rovaniemi under a three plus seven year contract awarded by FinnHEMS. Operations from Oulu and Varkaus in Lapland had begun at the beginning of the year.

Now the company is to acquire four Eurocopter EC145 T2 helicopters for the contract which involves demanding day and night operations over land and water in temperatures ranging from -45°C to +35°C. The order was signed at Heli-Expo 2012 in Dallas, where Eurocopter had last year unveiled the evolved version of its popular twin engine EC145. It incorporates the company’s fenestron shrouded tail rotor, new Arriel 2E engines with dual channel FADEC, upgraded main and tail rotor gear boxes, and an innovative digital avionics suite together with a fouraxis autopilot.

“Eurocopter’s development of the evolved EC145 T2 provides a helicopter system that meets our needs in a very challenging operational environment,” explains Dick Lindholm, Scandinavian Air Ambulance president. “We look forward to receiving the aircraft beginning in 2014, that will join our existing Eurocopter fleet consisting of EC135s and EC145s, along with AS365s.”

The Swedish company expects to use the EC145 T2’s performance, lift and range capabilities for emergency air ambulance flights and interhospital transportation of patients.

Scandinavian Air Ambulance began operations in 2001 with helicopter bases in Stockholm and

Östersund, subsequently expanding across the country using rotary and fixed wing aircraft to service Swedish healthcare authorities and county councils. Further growth occurred in December 2010 when it took over the contracted helicopter activity in Finland.

“Scandinavian Air Ambulance is one of Scandinavia’s largest air ambulance companies, and its choice of the EC145 T2 is a strong endorsement for this variant of the Eurocopter product line,” says Jacques Cardaillac, Eurocopter sales director of northern Europe.

Eurocopter focuses on vip variants Meanwhile, as EBAN goes to press, Eurocopter is concentrating its efforts at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo on its vip and corporate helicopter variants, including the EC145.

It has introduced the Stylence family of helicopters that incorporate extra-thick interior insulation and special flooring to further lower the noise and vibration levels, in-flight office and telecommunications equipment, and luxurious interior with high quality leather upholstery.

Eurocopter has also collaborated with Mercedes Benz to create a special edition EC145.

The company believes the key benefits of its vip-configured helicopters include the spacious cabin, the large side-sliding doors for passengers’ easy access, the substantial luggage storage space loaded easily through the rear clamshell doors, the view from a generously windowed cabin, and the low noise and vibration levels.

Business aviation needs detox to begin recovery, says LEA chief Patrick Margetson-Rushmore, ceo of London Executive Aviation, is calling on the business aviation industry to promote time-saving benefits in its marketing this summer.

“After a very tough recession, charter operators stand to do good business this summer, thanks to Euro 2012 and the Olympics.

However, there is still a temptation for many operators to emphasise ‘the champagne lifestyle’ in their marketing, which is self-defeating folly given the general public

mood,” he says.

“The zeitgeist is still very critical of excessive city bonuses, so it is vital we distance ourselves from so-called ‘corporate greed’.

“We should instead promote the true value of business aviation, which is all about saving time, an important ingredient for the economic recovery. Only once we have detoxified the public’s perceptions of chartering an aircraft can a sustained recovery truly get under way.”

The order for four EC145s was signed at Heli-Expo 2012 in Dallas, Texas.

Requirements of medical transfer means a move towards jets A pair of Learjet 35As that joined the AirMed fleet to act as workhorses alongside four Piper Cheyennes have proved their worth during their first year of operation. A fiveyear period of development for the air ambulance operator has involved the addition of medical equipment, further medical disciplines and expertise, as well as the fleet expansion.

“During 2011 the Learjets flew more than 1,900 hours covering in excess of 660,000 nm,” says Jane Topliss, director of business development. “We had always aimed for them to fly a minimum of 800 hours a year each, but it is always reassuring to find them doing above and beyond what we had predicted.”

With a better understanding of patient care requirements within the whole insurance industry and with better control of care provision by air ambulance operators, AirMed believes that there is no longer a need

for unpressurised piston aircraft to be used for air taxi flights. It has already decommissioned a Piper Seneca aircraft and the remaining Seneca and Piper Chieftain are providing passenger and freight services while they await sale.

Managing director Rupert Dent says: “We can now pool our resources into the best aircraft and make our product delivery better and more cost effective to our clients. With over a third of our transfers requiring a critical care capability, we need to concentrate on ensuring the best possible care provision.”

Topliss adds: “AirMed started out using unpressurised piston aircraft more than 25 years ago, providing platforms for assistance company medical crews to perform air taxi transfers.

However, as care provision has developed and AirMed’s ability to provide that has grown, demand for unpressurised piston aircraft has significantly

AirMed’s Jane Topliss reports that hours flown by the company’s two Learjet 35As have been beyond expectations.

declined to the point where they will be withdrawn from service.”

EURAMI minimum aircraft requirements stipulate a need for a

pressurised aircraft, limits on ambient noise and a suitably environmentally controlled cabin.

While piston aircraft have been an excellent solution for some transfers, AirMed believes they do not provide an environment that is fully controllable for patient comfort.

“I have received reports from staff who have worked on the unpressurised aircraft that suggest that the lack of comfort for patients leads to increased stress, causing pain and nausea requiring drug and patient care intervention from nursing staff,” says Dr Jon Warwick, AirMed’s clinical director. “This relates to personal experience with increased use of antiemetics and analgesia on the unpressurised piston aircraft where turbulence would be regularly avoided in other aircraft able to fly at higher altitudes.

Increased use of medications to compensate for the aircraft’s iatrogenic artefact leads us to our

decison. While AirMed has never carried complex patients on its piston aircraft, we believe that moving forward they are not suitable for even the most simple transfers.”

The Care Quality Commission in England made it a legal requirement for all England-based air ambulance operators to register with the CQC and within this registration are minimum standards for care provision, treatment, infection control and other areas pertinent to patient transport.

“The legally enforceable standards laid down by the CQC have led to our conclusion that unpressurised piston aircraft provide an environment for patients which would not comply with these standards,” says chief flight nurse David Quayle. “Given this, it is difficult to see how any legally compliant English air ambulance operation can operate unpressurised piston aircraft for patient transport.”

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GainJet adds a bedroom to make Boeing 757 ‘presidential’ GainJet Aviation is aiming to expand the appeal of its vip Boeing 757 through the addition of a stateroom and en-suite bathroom. But the aircraft will still feature 62 vip seats in order to continue to service its current transport clientele.

“The bedroom will be luxuriously appointed, incorporating a clean and modern design, suitable to all tastes,” says GainJet. “The double bed will ensure complete comfort and an LCD TV screen will be mounted in the wall of the bedroom for the principal’s enjoyment. The spacious en-suite, will be elegantly appointed with the highest quality finishings and marble surfaces.”

The company reports that the 757 is popular with many different types of client. Regular customers range from global rock bands and sports teams, through to heads of state and major corporations. In the narrow market of corporate airliners,

Capital and creativity leads Bristow to opt for leasing Bristow is to acquire five large helicopters for North Sea operations by means of leasing agreements with Milestone Aviation Group.

William E Chiles, Bristow Group president and ceo, says: “The terms of these agreements, with Milestone covering 100% of the acquisition cost of the aircraft, meet our commercial needs to better manage our financial performance.

“What’s more, Milestone brought capital, creativity and commitment to the transaction process. We look forward to building a broader relationship with the Milestone team in the future.”

The companies completed operating leases in December for two Eurocopter EC225s deliverable in mid-2012 and anticipate closing the leases for three 2011 Sikorsky S-92 helicopters later this quarter. The total value of the five aircraft is in the range of $125 to $135 million.

This agreement with Bristow Group marks the largest for Milestone since its launch in August 2010. The company currently has an asset portfolio representing more than $500 million in financing commitments and now holds leases with three of the four largest helicopter operators in the world.

Richard Santulli, Milestone chairman, says: “We are delighted to enter into a financing relationship with Bristow, which operates the world’s largest fleet of commercial helicopters for the offshore oil and gas industry.”

Iraq takes a step towards normal operations Ali Al Naqbi, founding chairman of the Middle East Business Aviation Association, reports that operators flying to Iraq should now apply for permits through normal channels, either through the Iraq CAA or through Iraq Airways.

“The ICAA has cancelled Palm Jet’s exclusive hold on jet permits into Iraq,” he says. “This cancellation of the contract is a clear result of the community of business aviation working together and standing by each other.

“My thanks go to IBAC for its support in raising this issue to ICAO level.”

The 757’s bedroom will have a modern design to suit all tastes.

The Gainjet crew with the company’s Boeing 757.

the most attractive characteristic of this aircraft was its ability to provide vip seating in comfort for all 78 passengers.

So why change a winning

formula? GainJet ceo Captain James McBride explains: “It is a carefully calculated move and at the end of the project we will launch a unique product into the market. To be able

to offer 62 vip seats and a bedroom, combined with unbeatable range plus ten tonnes of baggage capacity makes this a presidential aeroplane!

“GainJet already has the experience and know-how in this category of large vip passenger groups – quite simply we are expanding from that base. We did a lot of research before we moved forward with this project and examined multiple ways to

implement the bedroom idea. We also spoke to our existing customers and were assured that the way we planned the upgrade, we’d be able to sustain its large capacity capability and accommodate their needs.”

The reconfigured 757 is part of a fleet that includes vip Boeing 737s, Gulfstream G550, G450s, G200s, and a Global Express XRS, and it is expected to be in service in June 2012.

GainJet is also expecting the delivery of its G550 in April of this year. McBride says: “We not only have decided to spread the range of vip aircraft types that we offer, but we have strategically based them throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa in order to maximise convenience for our customers. We continuously examine the market and trends, constantly trying to stay ahead of them. We know that we must be innovative in this fast paced industry.”

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Loganair celebrates 50 years serving Scotland and beyond

Heli Air achieves world’s first IS-BAO (H) registration UK-based Heli Air has achieved the world’s first IS-BAO registration under the industry’s amended safety standard that now facilitates implementation by both fixed and rotary wing operations.

Heli Air operates a fleet of 30 helicopters across 10 different types from multiple bases. It offers services including pipeline surveillance, charter, training, helicopter sales, and in-house maintenance.

This registration was developed as a “pilot” by a small consortium of specialists comprising the British Helicopter Association, Hayward Aviation, Heli Air and AviateQ International, all strongly supported

by IBAC in Montreal. All safety aspects of the business were assessed to a level well above the minimum regulatory requirement, based on industry best practices.

The British Helicopter Association has supported the application of this standard from the beginning. “We agree with the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) that helicopter safety performance can be improved through the application of best practice,” says chairman Brian Humphries.

Heli Air has grown significantly over recent years, and md Sean Brown believes the IS-BAO registration to be an important part of the company’s future plans: “As an established but expanding business operating out of many locations, it is vital to ensure that our growth is built on a sound foundation of safety culture and best practice. The achievement of this standard demonstrates Heli Air’s commitment to exceeding expectations in all areas of operation.”

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Welcoming the company’s fourth 7X are Saudia Private Aviation md Wajdi Al-Idrissi, general manager special flight services Captain Saleh Albayoumi, and chief of royal aircraft engineering and development Tariq Alkathiri.

Fourth 7X puts Saudia at the top Saudia Private Aviation, the private aviation arm of Saudi Arabian Airlines, has become the largest single customer/operator of the Falcon 7X following the delivery of its fourth aircraft.

Managing director Wajdi Abdullah Al-Idrissi says: “The Falcon 7X is a great addition to our fleet of business jets and is in great demand for charter flights worldwide. The Falcon 7X has received high marks from our customers in regard to its advanced technology and its exceptional cabin comfort.

“Combined with the highest standards in terms of finishing and onboard equipment, the cabin meets the most demanding requirements of

passengers for high levels of comfort, especially on very long non stop flights, up to 13 hours,” he adds.

Dassault’s global Falcon 7X fleet has just passed the milestones of 100,000 flying hours and accounts for 40 per cent of the manufacturer’s Middle East aircraft sales. Sales in the Middle East continue to be especially strong, with three 7Xs delivered to owners in the past six months.

The Middle East region remains a major market for Dassault with aircraft deliveries rising as the regional market for business jets recovers, helped by the increasing globalisation of business and the rise of strong companies operating internationally.

It has a backlog of a dozen aircraft

to be delivered to regional buyers over the next two years.

John Rosanvallon, president and ceo of Dassault Falcon Jet, adds: “The Falcon 7X has achieved impressive sales worldwide and demand in the Middle East has been especially strong, with several aircraft now operating from the region. We are delighted to be working with Saudia Private Aviation in Saudi Arabia and congratulate them on becoming the world’s largest single customer/ operator of the aircraft. The 7X is well suited to the demands of charter clients in Saudi Arabia where they are flying intensively, supported effectively by our ASC and technical centres in the Kingdom.”

HTM expects enhanced EC145 to meet demands of wind farm missions when it joins fleet in 2014 HTM Helicopter Travel Munich has signed a letter of intent to acquire an EC145 T2, adding the enhanced version of Eurocopter’s EC145 rotary wing aircraft to its fleet for the servicing of offshore wind farms.

As well as its increased power, space and new cockpit, the aircraft was chosen for its ability to support wind farm missions by carrying two service teams totalling six people. One team may be deployed and recovered by hoist, meaning that a single flight can service two wind parks.

“Performance counts in our business, and this helicopter provides what we need to meet operational demand,” said ceo and owner Hans Ostler during the signing ceremony at Heli-Expo 2012. “Our activities are growing, and we look forward to introducing the EC145 T2 for new and ongoing offshore wind farm projects.”

For HTM’s use, the twin-engine helicopter will be qualified for single and dual pilot offshore operations, and equipped with systems that include an automatic flight control system, weather radar,

Hans Ostler signed up for an EC145 T2 during Heli-Expo 2012

Celebrating the agreement between HTM and Eurocopter are Eurocopter’s head of central Europe sales Wolfgang Buchner, HTM’s ceo Hans Ostler, assistant ceo Irene Berchtold and Philipp Ostler, authorised officer for Intercopter Martin Schweikl, HTM pilot Bernd Kirchgassner and Eurocopter EC145 programme manager Manfred Merk.

moving map, traffic advisory system, external winch, cargo hook and emergency floats.

“Eurocopter understands the high

demands made on a helicopter in wind farm servicing, which is one of the reasons why we evolved the EC145 T2 version,” says Wolfgang

Buchner, Eurocopter head of central Europe sales. “HTM will fully benefit from the EC145 T2’s capabilities when the aircraft enters its inventory in 2014.”

With more than 5,200 hoist cycles for offshore wind power plants undertaken since the beginning of 2009, HTM says it sets the standard for such missions in the German North Sea region. It also conducts vip transport, airborne filming, aerial work and training, with 14 helicopters from Eurocopter’s product line in its fleet.

Loganair has launched a year-long celebration to mark the company’s 50 years as ‘Scotland’s airline’. Chairman Scott Grier was joined by Glasgow airport md Amanda McMillan to cut a cake in celebration of the halfcentury landmark and a spectacular water cannon salute, usually reserved to mark the launch of a new route, was performed by Glasgow airport’s fire department.

Passengers flying with Loganair on the launch day were treated to a glass of bubbly and a cupcake featuring a new birthday logo. The fleet of aircraft are now carrying a “serving Scotland for 50 years – 1962 to 2012” logo featuring a Saltire and the Loganair name.

The airline, which offers ad-hoc charter services as well as its scheduled routes, kicked-off the year of celebrations with a dinner at the University of Glasgow’s Bute Hall. The guest list included transport minister Keith Brown, key customers and business associates and many of Loganair’s longest-serving employees from its bases throughout the country. Brown pointed out that Loganair provides vital air links that are essential for maintaining the economic and social viability of Scotland’s remotest communities.

Loganair chairman Scott Grier and one of the fleet with its new livery.

Grier, who led a management buyout of the company in 1997 and set about rebuilding the operation, says of Loganair’s 50 year achievement: “No other airline has operated for nearly as long under its original name. During the lifetime of Loganair, at least 50 Scottish-based airlines and aviation companies have come and gone, but we are still here and thriving.”

Grier is publishing a book charting the airline’s history and adds: “After the buy-out, the company had just five eight-seat Britten-Norman Islanders and a single Twin Otter aircraft. Today, Loganair operates a fleet of 20 aircraft delivering services throughout Scotland and beyond.”

Amanda McMillan says: “In reaching such a significant milestone, Loganair has firmly cemented its place in Scottish aviation history. Only a small number of airlines can lay claim to having enjoyed such longevity and Glasgow airport is proud to be the home of what is Scotland’s national airline.

“Loganair’s success can be attributed to the dedication and enthusiasm of its team led by Scott Grier who has been instrumental in steering the company through the recent economic downturn and ensuring it is well placed to tackle another 50 years.”

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Pilot’s noise reducing innovation mimics lift properties found in bird wings Walter Enthammer, general manager of Helios Hubschraubertransport in Salzburg, Austria, has drawn on his 30 years of flying experience as a commercial helicopter pilot to develop the SilentEcoWing, an innovative new product intended to improve rotor performance.

Inspired by nature he laid the foundations for the project in 1985, mimicking the physical lift characteristics at the ends of bird’s wings. “We reflected how to minimise the noise generated at the rotor blade tips,” says Enthammer. “The result of this technical innovation is higher efficiency and noise reduction.

A simple and economic implementation of the blade tip splits up the air flow. The vortexes diminish and the drag decreases considerably.”

Previous experience as a maintenance engineer proved

The new product is inspired by the wingtips of birds.

invaluable when what he describes as ‘excessive regulations’ led to a reduction in flight hours at Helios. He used the available spare time to work on the SilentEcoWing project.

“Our primary intention was to reduce the noise. But wind tunnel tests at the Technical University in Munich showed that there is also a

significant rise in lift, and drag is reduced. Therefore the results were better than expected,” he says.

“On a Hughes 500 D tail rotor blade which we chose for rotational tests the noise could be reduced by approximately 5 dba.”

Initially he aims to license the design to manufacturers, and expects rotational tests in 2013 to be applied to the aircraft in 2014.

SilentEcoWing can be used for all aerodynamic components like airfoils, blades, propellers, rotors of helicopters, airplanes, wind power plants, racing cars and ships.

Enthammer was at the Heli Expo show recently and reports that exhibitors there were impressed.

“Contacts with several companies from the US, Canada, New Zealand and Europe have been established to apply SilentEcoWing in future.”

After years of development Walter Enthammer is close to perfecting the SilentEcoWing.

Twinjet dedicates refreshed A319CJ to charter Twinjet has now taken full operation control of an Airbus A319CJ which it has operated on behalf of its owner since it was delivered new in 2006.

G-NMAK has been given a fresh livery and moved to a new operational base at Stansted airport, from where it has been available for charter since February. The aircraft has seating for up to 34 vip passengers, a private lounge, bedroom and a luxurious bathroom and shower.

Twinjet has operated Airbus A319CJ aircraft successfully for 12 years but now says it will be able to offer a highly competitive rate structure and more rapid response rate.

The company has also made additions to its team. Frauke Schreiber has rejoined Twinjet as the company’s business development executive. She will be responsible for bringing in business and overseeing the company’s managed aircraft portfolio including the new operational agreement for the A319CJ.

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Frauke Schreiber has returned to Twinjet to develop new management business.

Schreiber originally joined Twinjet in 2007 as commercial manager and has rejoined after a three year gap. “I am delighted to be back. I am looking forward to acquiring more aircraft under management and adding them onto our worldwide AOC along with our Airbus and Challenger and also generating more business for the company,” says Schreiber.

In addition, Phillip Moore has been promoted to operations and customer services director. Phillip joined Twinjet in 2006 from British Mediterranean where he was the operations control manager. He brought with him 30 years of experience in operations and management, covering scheduled and charter types of operation. Moore was promoted to the Twinjet board in 2007 and currently also represents the general aviation industry within the CAA with regards to flight time limitations and crew fatigue.

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SHG and Europavia first in line for latest EC130 Scandinavian Helicopter Group (SHG) and Europavia are among the first customers to place an order for the latest T2 variant of the EC130 helicopter.

Long-standing Eurocopter operator SHG has signed a letter of intent to purchase nine. Its parent company, Laroy Flyg has been operating aerial works since 1976, and currently uses the AS350B3 exclusively.

With more than 50 years of experience, Europavia is a Eurocopter distributor for helicopters and spare parts in Switzerland. The company has ordered the first two EC130 T2 aircraft for the Swiss market: one in transport passenger configuration and one utility. Europavia also provides all maintenance, repair and warranty work via Swiss Helicopter Maintenance and TUAG. While retaining the EC130’s existing external lines, approximately 70 per cent of the EC130 T2’s airframe structure has been modified. New and updated features include the use of a more powerful Arriel 2D engine and upgraded main gearbox; the incorporation of an active vibration control system; improved air ventilation, distribution and demisting systems; a cabin interior structure redesign with a full flat floor; a cockpit update for enhanced man-machine interface; new energyabsorbing seats that improve weight and balance for passenger loading; integration of a crashworthy fuel tank; and increased maintenance accessibility for electrical and air conditioning systems.

Optional features on the EC130 T2 include a new-generation air conditioning unit, tinting of the helicopter’s wrap-around windshield, and a right-hand sliding passenger door. The air conditioning system

features design optimisation for improved performance, effective hot/cold temperature control, and better air distribution. Derived from the system on Eurocopter’s EC175 seven-ton class helicopter, it uses a simple control box with straightforward operating logic similar to climate control units on automobiles.

Future development for the EC130 T2 includes the integration of a new glass cockpit design utilising dualscreen electronic flight displays matched to a Garmin GPS/ NAV/COMM receiver (currently GNS series to be expanded to GTN series).

This advanced glass cockpit solution will be available as well for the AS350 B3e helicopter and will be developed through the American Eurocopter subsidiary in the United States and installed with a supplemental type certificate.

Also planned for future development on the EC130 T2 is a 1,500 kg cargo swing for an aerial work/utility configuration, and the availability of Eurocopter’s Stylence interior.

Final assembly of the initial series production aircraft began last December, and by the second half of 2012, production will transition completely to the EC130 T2 version.

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The latest version of the EC130 was unveiled at Heli-Expo.

Fourth camera ship sets about wildlife protection UK-based APEM has expanded its remote sensing operation with a fourth aircraft, a Vulcanair P68C, which will be used to gather data for environmental surveys.

Remote sensing is crucial to the development of offshore wind farms, which require a survey to ensure that surrounding wildlife will not be adversely affected.

The aircraft is brand new and was collected by APEM’s chief pilot from the Vulcanair factory in Naples and flown back to Chester via Lyon and Oxford in a speedy time of nine hours and five minutes.

Sebastien Menut’s Caravan was a major step up from the Pilatus Porter.

The company chose the registration G-GIGA, because it is expected to collect many gigabytes of data during aerial surveys for a large number of renewable energy projects, which will generate many gigawatts of renewable energy when they are constructed.

It is fitted with an RCD 30 camera, and is used to gather visual data about specific environments. All four P68s have full survey specifications, including a factory fitted camera hatch, which enables APEM to install the appropriate camera required for each survey.

ME & MY AIRCRAFT Single Engine Turboprops For this month’s ‘Me and My Aircraft’ feature we took an unscientific straw-poll of EBAN’s readers with single engine turboprop aircraft.

Operation of this category of aircraft in IMC or night conditions continues to be an issue, with rules varying from country to country.

EASA is expected to introduce a new pan-European regulation on this topic at some stage. Meanwhile, many EBAN readers are enjoying the reliability and excellent performance of these highly efficient machines.

Benair owns and operates a diverse fleet of twin turboprops and jets, but has built a substantial part of its business on the Caravan, on which it has 18 years and 70,000 flight hours of experience. As a Caravan service station, Benair reports that

The venerable Cessna Caravan is going strong after 30 years, having first flown in August 1982. Variants are currently active in at least 26 countries across Europe and the Middle East. The largest contingent of owner/operators is in Germany, while the largest operational fleets are those of parachuting and aerial survey specialists Customised Air Suppor t (CAE Aviation) in Luxembourg, and Caravan operator, service station and sales company BenAir in Denmark.

The original Caravan I was extended to create the Grand Caravan, Grand Caravan Pod and the Super Cargomaster, and is now available as the Caravan 675 and Amphibian.

the manufacturer is always very supportive. “Cessna’s new maintenance programme – with an inspection interval every 200 hours – should allow us soon to become even more flexible and competitive,” says Bruno Budim.

He says he is frustrated that EASA has delayed permission to allow single engine turbine commercial

operations in IMC and at night, even though statistical evidence demonstrates higher safety than comparable light twin aircraft. “I am very satisfied with the Caravan’s high dispatch reliability, which is thanks to a sturdy and simple design as well as proven components, assemblies and engine.”

He believes the Caravan is versatile, reliable and offers low direct operating costs and a very low depreciation rate.

“It is a combination of a simple, efficient and versatile concept, backed up by a reliable manufacturer and support organisation and a market demand that contributes to a very low depreciation rate over time,” he says.

“It is a pretty accomplished package, nonetheless there are a few engine upgrade programmes now which cover what was maybe the only weak point – in particular when operating in cold areas or for activities such as para-dropping.”

Capt Ashraf Mahgoub of Egyptian company ANKA Aviation is the proud operator of a nine-year-old Super Cargo Master version of the Caravan.

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support, reliability and capabilities, which are ideal for ANKA’s short-haul low cargo volume routes.

Mahgoub’s only wish would be for a bit more speed, and a longer interval between overhauls and hot section inspections.

Sebastien Menut is a partner in a French group that owns a Caravan 675. He reports that maintenance support for the type is “very good, at Cessna prices – meaning lower then the competition, but very bad on the other hand with regards to the known weak points of the aircraft, such as the exhaust.”

He adds: “As long as you do not have exhaust problems it is a real workhorse. It is not a true STOL aircraft, however it does offer the best balance between speed, load and STOL capabilities.

“It is a known, proven and easy to operate aircraft. It is easy to modify the cabin from passenger to skydiving/freight/aerial work in the blink of an eye for extra contracts during the low season.”

Menut would like to see a resolution to his ongoing difficulties with the exhaust system, and reports having had to change it three times in the past 18 months with the associated down time and labour costs. Upgrades which would appeal to him include additional power with Garrett and Blackhawk 900hp STCs for speed/climb improvement, and the wing modifications from Arctic Aerospace which improve the STOL capabilities.

“We do operate commercially for skydiving centres with the aircraft being made available during the winter season either in a passenger or freight version, but with little success so far on those modes being rather new operators with this model,” says Menut. The company previously operated a Pilatus PC-6 and made the switch in order to have more capacity.

“The upgrades are not a true ‘wish’ as they would be too expensive so far for our business model, but could be an option when we need to boost capacity again,” he says.

“We had to switch from the Porter to the Caravan for that reason but could avoid switching again to another model next time as we really do appreciate the maintenance costs reduction of the Caravan against others.”

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As EBAN goes to press Daher-Socata is displaying its TBM 850 for the first time in the Middle East region with the aircraft’s appearance at the new Abu Dhabi Air Expo general aviation exhibition at Al Bateen Executive Airport. The TBM 850 exhibited at the event belongs to a Hong Kong-based investment company that operates it from Asia to Europe – regularly flying distances over 1,000 nautical miles.

Based in Scandinavia, he finds that when the wing tanks are cold he needs to use Prist anti-icing fuel additives at all times for safe operations. “Pilots taller than about 185 cm will not be comfortable in the cockpit, and the cabin heat is not adequate unless you put some extra insulation under the floor mat,” he adds.

PAC 750XL One each in Sweden and Switzerland, and two in the UK: The PAC 750XL is used in Europe exclusively for skydiving operations. The aircraft is currently marketed by its New Zealand manufacturer as the P-750 XSTOL with a new and improved four-blade propeller.

Martin Lindstrom of Skydive Sweden is satisfied with the maintenance support and reliability of his PAC 750XL and very satisfied with its operating capabilities and value-for-money.

“The low operational cost in combination with long maintenance intervals is the best thing,” he says. “The worst is the poor design of flap system which creates frequent unscheduled maintenance situations.

“However, the PAC 750XL is probably the most optimised aircraft available today for skydiving operation,” he adds.

PIPER PA46 MERIDIAN Registered in 22 countries around Europe, and especially popular in Germany and Switzerland, the Meridian is the turboprop version of the Piper PA46 Malibu aircraft. Only a handful of companies, aside from dealerships, have more than one of the type.

Piston-powered PA46 Malibu and Mirage aircraft can be conver ted to turboprop power with a JetPROP upgrade.

Both our readers who replied with their experience of the Piper Meridian wished to remain anonymous – but both are very satisfied with the aircraft’s maintenance support, dispatch reliability and operating capabilities.

The first flies a PA46-500TP with Avidyne/Entegra and is most impressed with the cost/ performance for a typical three to four person trip. Parts availability at Piper lets the aircraft down, he feels.

The most desirable upgrade would be “worldwide satellite weather instead of just Nexrad.”

The second has a PA46 JetPROP DLX turboprop conversion and specifically enjoys its economics and ease of operation. The worst thing is its payload.

TBM700/850 With the exception of the Jetfly Aviation fleet of five, TBM700/850 series aircraft in Europe are singleaircraft operations. The French government has a large number, but the bulk are in use for business and private transport missions. Many are operated on the US register, whatever their home country.

One of a dozen or more TBM700/850 owners in France responded anonymously to our survey, reporting himself very satisfied with every aspect of his 700C2 model. He believes it provides good speed for its operating costs, but that the new aircraft price tag is high. In common with most TBM700 owners, he would like to have the 850hp of the latest model under the bonnet and the G1000 on the flightdeck.

Dutch owner Frans Bakker is also satisfied with the maintenance support available for his TBM850, and its value-for-money; and very satisfied with its reliability and operating capabilities. “The best thing is that it is fast, easy to fly, and has reasonable operating costs,” he says. “I have the pilot door, which is very useful for ‘larger’ pilots!”

Frederic Caussarieu of Voldirect SAS has the TBM850 model with G1000. “The maintenance is rather expensive, but well carried out by the manufacturer. However, maintenance every 100 hours is less attractive than a VLJ with a 400 hour programme,” he points out.

He has encountered no dispatch reliability problems, and has found the aircraft to be very reliable in any weather. On his wish-list is WX reception on board in Europe.

Dierk Reuter of Liton LLP also has the current model TBM850, and reports himself well satisfied with it.

“The best thing is that it is fast while being able to land on short runways, and reliable,” he says. “The worst thing is the regulatory restrictions, which should be on a par with twin turboprops.” His most desirable upgrade: cabin heat.

PILATUS PC-12 Oddly we did not receive any feedback from owners of the Pilatus PC-12, despite there being EBAN readers with the aircraft in no fewer than 21 countries around Europe.

PC-12s continue to appear in increasing numbers on the Isle of Man register, indicating that they have a strong presence in the business/ personal transport sector.

Most are operated as sole aircraft, but there are fleets of PC-12s in the hands of the Government of Finland, Dexter Air Taxi in Russia, and Jetfly Aviation in Switzerland.

Pilatus has delivered over 1,200 PC-12s since its introduction in 1994.

The worldwide fleet has amassed 3.3 million flight hours of operating experience, including thousands of hours in some of the world’s harshest environments.

Dexter Air Taxi is the first nationwide air taxi company in Russia offering on-demand flights to any operational airport within 2,000 km range. The company was founded in 2004, and has its own maintenance base in Bykovo airport (Moscow). It employs 110 people including 24 pilots. ■

The Baltic Air Charter Association reports that the application of VAT on charter flights into, out of and within the UK, is becoming variable from operator to operator.

Chairman Dick Gilbert has given clear advice to members: “In a nutshell, all cargo flights are zerorated, and the only passenger flights liable subject to standard rate VAT are smaller aircraft (less than 10 seats) operating internal charter within the UK.” Meanwhile, the association has elected Adam Twidell from PrivateFly.com, an online booking network for private jet and helicopter charter, and an ex-RAF pilot, to its council.

Everitt takes the helm at Air Partner Air Partner has appointed Richard Everitt to succeed Aubrey Adams as non-executive chairman of the company. Everitt served as a director of BAA plc until 2001 and was then ceo of National Air Traffic Services until 2004. He is currently ceo of the Port of London Authority.

Regency boss makes the case for Plymouth Following the closure of Plymouth City Airport in December a petition has been lodged with the UK government to save the airport from permanent closure. Captain Paul Day, md of Regency Air Charter, has taken a strong personal interest.

Day was a co-founder of Plymouth School of Flying in 1990, with a variety of single engine aircraft and a Piper Navajo. He went on to fly the Dash 7 and Dash 8 aircraft as a captain with the resident airline Brymon Airways, and still currently flies the Airbus A320 part-time for a major airline and is a current A320 TRI. “I fly 50 per cent part-time and run Regency Air Charter with my sister Karen Day-Milne,” he says. “We provide private aircraft charter to a wide ranging client base and in particular over the past few years have arranged many flights in both fixed and rotary wing aircraft in and out of Plymouth for business clients and members of the entertainment profession.

“As you can see, I am very closely connected to Plymouth City Airport and feel that, as the second largest city in the south west of England after Bristol, it desperately needs a good air link, to ensure future business investment in the area. The airport was the subject of a report which deemed the airport to be non-viable as a going concern – the report, I believe, having been commissioned during one of the worst recessions since the 1930’s!

“What the airport needs if it is to

be re-opened as a viable going concern is for a sizeable increase in the runway length, so as to accommodate larger and more high performance aircraft. A local group of businessmen have set up an organisation known as Viable and have been doing an excellent job putting together business plans to the local council, with detailed plans for a complete overhaul of the airport, together with the much needed runway extension. Their website is www.viable.org.uk.”

The site has a link to the government e-petition.

Hunt & Palmer in profit Hunt & Palmer has attributed higher turnover and profits in 2011 to major contracts operated in both the commercial airliner and executive jet divisions, with contributions from many of the company’s overseas offices in particular Asia and America.

The company reports a ‘noticeably subdued’ market for aircraft charter in Europe. “The UK is very competitive at present, however 2012 has already produced some large contracts out of the automotive industry and major sporting events including the Olympics and Euro 2012,” director Jamie Martin says.

During the year, Hunt & Palmer acquired Premier Aviation, a firm specialising in the rock and pop music tours industry, and finished the year with a full company rebrand and a new marketing campaign which included the launch of a new web site.

Air Traffic spreads wings to Norway Danish charter broker Air Traffic ApS has been sold to Briar Norway, and will now trade in both locations as Air Traffic Denmark and Air Traffic Norway respectively.

The new owner of Air Traffic Gunnar Strand has extensive experience in both fixed-wing and helicopter operations and has begun marketing broker services from his office in Stavanger. “The Norwegian market has hardly been marked by the financial crises, as has been the rest of Europe,” the company says.

Gunnar Strand is promoting Air Traffic in Norway.

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Philippe Bodson of ASL expects his Dutch AOC to be in place by mid-March.

After a turbulent year, operators regroup to fulfil demand for charter in the Netherlands In October last year one of the bigger fish in the relatively small pond of Netherlands business jet charter, Solid aiR, filed for bankruptcy and had its AOC suspended. Even now the ripples have not completely settled, but a clearer view of the future of Dutch business charter is emerging.

For a while JetNetherlands was the only multi-type locally owned and based jet operator remaining in the country, and that might imply that market choice has declined.

But, in fact, nothing could be further from the truth.

ASL ASL of Belgium took over the assets of Solid aiR at the end of the year, and established a locally-registered

company. “We took over six aircraft of the former fleet of Solid aiR and we are about to restart operations in March with a new Dutch AOC,” says md Philippe Bodson.

“Our base in the Netherlands is the former Solid aiR home base at the airport of Eindhoven, and the fleet comprises two Citation VI, one CJ1, one Bravo, one Premier 1 and a Falcon 900B. The plan for our Dutch base is to grow again to the level Solid aiR was at the moment of bankruptcy, with a fleet of 12 aircraft.”

Now ASL is looking to become one of the largest players in business aviation in the Benelux. “We expect in total to have 35% of our turnover out of our new Dutch company,” Bodson adds.

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ASL now operates from the former Solid aiR building at Eindhoven.

1998 with just one Piper Seneca, and had built up a fleet of 16 aircraft by 2011. The original company operates, as you would expect, under a Belgian AOC, but the authorities’ reluctance to have foreign registered aircraft under this permit has led to the requirement for a second, Dutch, AOC.

Abelag Aviation Netherlands Other major players have also crossed the border from Belgium to service charter demand. Since March 2011 Abelag Aviation Netherlands BV has been a stand-alone company, part of the Abelag family which also spans Paris, Kortrijk (Wevelgem), Brussels and Antwerp.

It is also based at Eindhoven, and is working through the process of adding a Dutch AOC during this year.

“We do have an office here and hangar facilities attached,” says md Jerome van der Schaar.

“The hangar can handle up to Boeing 737 size. We have all necessary ground support equipment for our own fleet, but we do offer our facilities to guest aircraft also. So if another party needs hangar space for a short or long term, we offer that to them including all facilities like cleaning and catering. We call it Jet Hotel!” For the moment there are four employees at Eindhoven, a total expected to double during this year.

Abelag operates more than 25 aircraft in total, and each base has access to the fleet under the same conditions. “If a flight ends up in or near Eindhoven, we leave the aircraft here, just as if an aircraft ends up in Brussels. If we do have aircraft in our hangar, then most of the time it would be a Citation Excel, CJ2 or a Phenom,” says van der Schaar.

He reports that, despite the financial crisis, Abelag Aviation Netherlands overran its targets by 20 per cent in its first year.

“As far as it looks for now it seems

that we will add Dutch registered aircraft to our fleet in 2012, after we have the Dutch AOC. Also we have launched the Sky Club programme in the Netherlands this year which looks promising.”

The Sky Club programme enables customers to acquire a modern light jet in partnership with Abelag and a maximum of three co-owners. Abelag then oversees the full operation and maintenance of the aircraft and its engines. Each month each co-owner pays a fixed cost to cover hangarage, insurance and aircraft management.

After each flight, variable costs related to the trip, such as the pilot or fuel, are invoiced. “And that’s it. No other surprise invoices at the end of the year,” says van der Schaar.

FlyingGroup FlyingGroup of Belgium has been flying multiple sectors out of the Netherlands every week for some time now, mainly from Amsterdam but also from Rotterdam, Eindhoven and Maastricht. In November the company moved its local commercial office from Rotterdam to Schiphol.

It has four aircraft based in the Netherlands, comprising a Challenger 604 and Falcon 7X for charter as well as a Citation Excel and Falcon 900 in private operation.

“Charter business is steady in the Netherlands,” says Sebastiaan Wooning. “The only change is that most Dutch customers are highly price-driven on charter flights. But if we are not able to provide a solution on our own fleet we will look for a suitable one at selected partner operators. With this approach we are able to serve our customer with the best solution for his trip/budget.

“We fly all over the world with our 7X aircraft, with destinations from Los Angeles to Singapore.”

Wooning operates a one-man office at Schiphol: “I try to be the point of contact for Dutch passengers, but besides that I support the other offices in Antwerp (where the company has recently opened a new 5,000 sq.m. hangar), Cannes, Luxembourg and Paris. And this also works vice versa, so everybody works as one team to deliver the highest possible service to our passengers.

“We keep growing and that is the way we want to continue.”

Business aviation in the Netherlands by the numbers 16 business aviation airports Major business aviation airports* 1. Amsterdam Schiphol 2. Rotterdam (The Hague) 3. Lelystad 4. Maastricht-Aachen 5. Eindhoven

EHAM EHRD EHLE EHBK EHEH

AMS RTM LEY MST EIN

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

17 business charter operators Leading fixed-wing charter operators** 1. JetNetherlands 2. Denim Air 3. AIS Airlines 4.Air Charters Europe 5. Special Air Services

Leading helicopter charter operators** 1. Heli Holland 2. ANWB Medical Air Assistance 3. HeliCentre ** ranked by number of aircraft for charter

aircraft 15 business maintenance organisations Leading maintenance centres*** 1. Rijnmond Air Services 2. JetSupport 3. ASL Aircraft Maintenance 4. Stella Aviation Maintenance 5. Heli Holland

Leading TRTO training companies*** 1. Heli Holland 2. CAE Training & Services *** ranked by number of aircraft types covered

business aircraft on PH 179 the Netherlands register Data extracted from the Handbook of Business Aviation in Europe, and the EBAN reader roster.

JetNetherlands The largest based operator of dedicated business jets in the Netherlands remains JetNetherlands, whose latest news featured on page four of our February edition.

Based in Amsterdam, the company has also moved in on the available business at Eindhoven where it will base a Mustang, Piaggio Avanti, Challenger 850 and Citation VI. The airport is also home to its travel business.

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Abelag Aviation Netherlands md Jerome van der Schaar is also planning to operate under a Dutch AOC.

The fleet now comprises two Mustangs, Citations CJ2, CJ3, VI and two XLS, three Piaggio Avanti II, a Gulfstream 200, a Falcon 2000EX, Challenger 850 and privately operated Beech 400. One of the XLS jets and the Falcon are based in Moscow flying a long-term lease.

The company plans to add an executive lounge alongside its offices at the new GA terminal at Amsterdam Schiphol airport.

Jet Management Europe During last year, Jet Management Europe also moved its home base to Schiphol. The company specialises in Falcon 900 operations, also from Eindhoven.

reposition into the Netherlands before and after each charter.”

Brokers cast the net wide to meet charter demand

Hangar8

AIS Airlines

The past few years have seen the inexorable rise of the international business jet operators, with multiple bases in countries around the world. One such is Hangar8, which offers charter using a CitationJet owned by a Dutch national and based at Schiphol.

Says director of sales Gareth Cadwell: “Our Amsterdam-based aircraft has good charter availability year round and there is strong likelihood that we will add further managed aircraft in the CJ series to the Amsterdam base, as there is a good aircraft management market locally, along with consistent charter demand.”

“Jet Netherlands is a strong local player and its fleet covers all categories, and there are emerging players in the air taxi market such as Globeair, along with German, UK and Eastern Europe operators who either offer transient availability or

Expanding in the other direction, from its Netherlands base to other European countries, is AIS Airlines.

The company now has two aircraft active in Scandinavia, and offers Jetstream 32 turboprops on the charter and ACMI market. “If we have the opportunity we will acquire an extra Jetstream 32,” a spokesperson reports. From April this year AIS Flight Academy will be operating a full motion Jetstream 32 simulator at Lelystad airport.

We asked some charter brokers how they meet demand for charter services in the Netherlands.

Ryfas Helicopters Ryfas Helicopters is based at the general aviation airfield at Hilversum and has Hughes 300 and Eurocopter EC120 types, along with its most recent acquisition, an EC130.

It carries out passenger, aerial photography and sightseeing missions, and md Nick van der Meer reports that business has held up well despite the economic downturn.

• Jelle Smouter of Dutch broker HeliJet says: “More often than not there are aircraft based in the Netherlands from operators around the globe. And sometimes due to lack of availability we need to fly in jets from the UK, Germany or Belgium.” Heli-Jet is about to expand with a new office in Belgium.

• LunaJets ceo Eymeric Segard uses FlyingGroup often: “They are very professional and reasonably priced.

Otherwise it is our job to source the best aircraft for our clients, so we search in surrounding countries such as Germany, Luxembourg and the UK. The Belgian operators are still over-priced which is a shame as the positioning flights would be minimal.”

• Matthew Savage of Smart Aviation finds himself using aircraft from

First Class Aviation has a long-term perspective on Dutch air charter Over a career of almost 40 years Hans Noorlander of First Class Aviation has seen many changes in business aviation in the Netherlands: “The market has changed. In my opinion in Holland there are now brokers and “brokers”. The difference is that the brokers are serious, experienced and established and the “brokers” are anyone who wants to start as a broker (often without any experience) mainly working from home with a phone line, email connection and a web site.

“Competition is fierce and so reliability and perfect service are the best points to distinguish yourself from the rest. It is a difficult market for the well-established brokers to keep their figures in the black, if they only depend on the commissions of charter flights and have not spread their activities.”

First Class Aviation is also active in other parts of the world, and has arranged flights from Miami to Philadelphia and helicopter flights in New York, among others.

The company uses aircraft from all

around Europe, but has noticed that a lot of UK operators tend to try to find their business domestically. “We would gladly assist them in offering their services to our customers and charter customers in general, in Holland,” adds Noorlander.

“An interesting development of the past year or so is that we see that turboprops are getting back in the focus of customers again. Whereas before “it had to be a jet” people are – due to the pressure of the financial/economic crisis – using turboprops more than before, on the short and medium European distances and it is often funny to see how passengers are pleasantly surprised by the spacious and comfortable cabin of, for instance, a Beech 200 or Beech 350, compared to the small jet aircraft they used to hire before.”

First Class Aviation was founded in 2007 by Sven and Hans Noorlander and is based at the GA centre at Eindhoven Airport.

In the 1970s Hans was general manager of Business Air Services at

Rotterdam, with a fleet of Navajo Chieftains and a Falcon 20. Later he became general manager at Holland Aero Leasing. In 1985 he founded Business Aviation Services Eindhoven as a broker, and after acquiring shares in the Piper Cheyenne III operator Air Transport Schiphol the name of the company was changed to BASE Airlines. He expanded the business into scheduled operations before selling to an investment group.

First Class Aviation was founded with Sven Noorlander handling adhoc charter requests, twin brother Niels in marketing and Hans specialising in the management of privately owned jets and other consultancy.

In 2010 the family business was joined by Frank Vellinga, who had owned the biggest Dutch aviation charter broker Frank’s Aviation, which he sold in 2007 due to retirement. “However, the smell of Jet-A1 keeps attracting the real aviators of this world, so he joined us with all his contacts and knowhow of the trade,” says Hans.

the UK or Germany to service these requirements.

• Simon Wheatley, UK manager of Air Partner Private Jets, reports: “The Netherlands is in an affluent part of Europe where there is ample private jet availability and significant activity that moves around freely and routinely.

“Where aircraft are commercially based is less relevant these days. The ease with which

aircraft can be tracked enables operators to manage floating fleets and sell from wherever they are.

The lack of Netherlands-based operators is therefore immaterial, although it does reduce choice for anyone who wants to use a local company because there is a limit to what they can offer.”

“The most unusual request to come out of the Netherlands in the last year was for a round-the-world trip to all seven continents in seven days,” reveals Dennis van der Meer, who heads up Air Partner’s Dutch team based in Cologne and spends significant time in the Netherlands.

• Leigh Wilson of Jetlogic says: “We do have experience of flying customers in and out of the Netherlands and have been positioning aircraft in to do certain flights as it has worked out more cost effective on occasions.”

Jetlogic reports that it works in partnership with Netherlandsbased Jet Vision, which has agreement with operators of light jets based in the region to provide additional resources.

“This agreement has resulted in point-topoint pricing without the additional repositioning costs normally associated with bringing aircraft in. This has only happened in the last few weeks and is covering the light jet sector only at present, but depending on how the business develops there could be larger aircraft made available through Jet Vision in the coming months,” says Wilson.

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Reuben Brothers acquires London Heliport

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Reuben Brothers has acquired the London Heliport in Battersea (pictured), adding to Oxford airport, which it acquired in 2007.

The London Heliport, located on the River Thames and with easy access to London’s West End and the City, represented a unique opportunity to acquire the only CAA licensed heliport in London. It has an established client base and a newly developed terminal and VIP lounge.

BBGA names ops manager The British Business and General Aviation Association has appointed Lindsey Oliver as operations and development manager. Oliver has worked for the BBGA in a part time capacity for three years and has worked with the team in all areas including the annual conference and House of Commons event, together with organising the SMS toolkit workshops and development of the new web site.

Falcon operators are offered FDM Dassault is now offering a Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) service designed and tailored specifically for Falcon operators. FDM is the collection and analysis of specific flight parameters such as acceler-ation, velocity, Gforces, path, and other flight data with the purpose of minimising risk factors and improv-ing operational performance.

Operators will be able to identify events such as unstable approaches and deviations from standard operating procedure, among other parameters. FDM is available to all Falcon operators whose aircraft is equipped with a Quick Access Recorder (QAR).

Ocean Sky partners with Avfuel

Hawker Beechcraft adds MedAire

Ocean Sky Jet Centre, operator of five FBOs in Europe, has announced a partnership with Avfuel Corporation to provide fuel and service solutions at Luton airport.

Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support now offers MedAire’s Medical Safety Program for new Hawker and Beechcraft jet and turboprop aircraft that enroll in its SupportPlus service plan.

Piper boosted by Meridian sales Piper ended 2011 with increased revenue from new aircraft sales of $131.2 million, up more than nine per cent. The increase was fuelled primarily by a favourable mix of Piper’s flagship single-engine Meridian turboprop deliveries in 2011. Piper delivered 32 new topend Meridians in 2011 compared with 25 in 2010.

Phenoms top 300 Embraer has delivered the 300th Phenom jet. Fifty per cent have been to north American customers, with Latin American operators accounting for another 30 per cent.

Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) account for 17 per cent, while Asia accounts for three per cent of the total.

Max-Viz approved for King Airs Max-Viz has received an EASA STC covering the installation of its EVS1500 Infra-red enhanced vision systems on European registered Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200 and 300 series aircraft as well as the King Air C90GT and GTi.

Bell 212 maintenance training is approved Bell Helicopter Training Academy at Fort Worth, USA, has received EASA approval to provide B1.3 Maintenance Training courses on Bell 212 helicopters, covering both theoretical and practical training.

CEPA appoints chairman The Central European Private Aviation organisation has appointed Brendan Lodge as chairman (pictured). Business development director of JetBrokers Europe, Lodge has many years’ experience as a specialist business aviation finance broker. “His business takes him to the CEE region frequently and he has experienced at first hand the challenges this region faces in obtaining aircraft finance,” CEPA founder Dagmar Grossmann says.

Garmin now aboard medium helicopters Garmin International has introduced the G5000H, an integrated flight deck specifically designed for twin turbine, medium lift helicopters. “With HSVT and HTAWS plus innovative tools like touchscreen control, Telligence voice command and 3D audio, the G5000H promises to reduce workload and enhance the safety of each mission,” says Carl Wolf, vp aviation sales and marketing.

Digital pressure now standard on 900XP Hawker Beechcraft now includes a digital pressurisation system as standard on the Hawker 900XP. “Passenger comfort in the Hawker 900XP is now fully automatic,” says Ron Gunnarson, HBC vp, Hawker marketing. “Not only will passengers appreciate it, maintenance personnel will welcome the system’s diagnostics capability and a 94 per cent reduction in components, resulting in easier and more cost-effective maintenance.”

Gulfstream takes on pre-owned sales Gulfstream Aerospace is to expand its preowned aircraft sales to include aircraft brokerage services. The new team will assist with finance options and competitive rates, as well as consult with the new owner regarding aircraft customisation.

New owners will also be able to take advantage of a number of Gulfstream programmes.

7X notches 100,000 hours The Dassault Falcon 7X fleet has accumulated more than 100,000 flight hours. The first 7X was delivered in June 2007 and since then 133 have entered service in 31 countries.

The fleet leader has accumulated more than 3,500 hours.

Bell introduces the 525 Relentless Bell Helicopter has unveiled what it has dubbed the world’s first “supermedium” helicopter, the Bell 525 Relentless. Positioned at the upper end of the medium class it is a culmination of Bell research and development efforts, which were informed by a representative product development panel of its customers. The 525 Relentless will be capable of carrying up to 16 passengers, in various mission configurations including oil and gas, search and rescue, helicopter emergency medical services and vip/corporate transport.

AW189 sim is set for 2013 Rotorsim is to operate the world’s first AgustaWestland AW189 fullflight simulator. The CAE 3000 series sim will be located in Sesto Calende, Italy, and will be available for training from third quarter 2013.

Sloane distributes GrandNew

• Colin Darmanin of SkySearch says: “Most operators having business jets based in Holland actually have AOCs in neighbouring countries. If you are looking for a based operator with Dutch registered aircraft, you may want to have a look at Denim Air which has a Fokker 50, a Fokker 100 and a Dash 8. It specialises in remote and dangerous areas and we have used them in the past for operations in conflict countries with great success, offering reliability in high risk situations where most operators would not even dare to go.”

• Richard Seeberg, general manager of Skybrokers AS, Oslo, points out the availability of scheduled airlines with excess capacity. “In the past nearly 40 years of air brokering we have contacted Transavia or Martinair from time to time in connection with charter requests for larger groups. The Dutch work very much like the Norwegians and are easy to communicate with.

Very professional.”

Amsterdam sees investment While several of the companies active in business air charter have home bases clustered at Eindhoven, it is Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport which has seen the greatest investment in facilities, and from which 4,500 business jet flights a year are operated.

The airport hosts Bombardier’s first wholly-owned service centre outside north America, and last year opened a brand-new general aviation terminal for the use of resident FBOs KLM/JetSupport and Aviapartner.

For the past year KLM Jet Center and JetSupport have been operating as a formal partnership, to be able to provide the full range of handling and maintenance services respectively.

KLM Jet Center has been a key FBO operating at Amsterdam and Rotterdam since 1985, and has now been granted a licence to carry out the traffic planning at the new general aviation terminal apron. This includes two ‘hotspot’ vip parking positions for aircraft under the building’s canopy to give passengers the opportunity to embark and disembark quickly and discreetly.

JetSupport, founded in 2001, is an MRO specialising in a wide range of

technical services, providing aircraft maintenance for a large variety of business jets. One of the company’s several divisions, JetSupport Avionics, moved in February to new workshops at the Amsterdam Service Center.

“Being closer to the actual aircraft maintenance, we aim for more efficient production and organisational processes,” the company says. “This physical move is one of the outcomes of a continuing LEAN project implemented to strive for more efficiency in aviation MRO.” JetSupport Avionics has a broad range of customers, also including regional, helicopter and GA aircraft.

“The combination of the key strategic location of Amsterdam and the synergy between KLM Jet Center and JetSupport provides a number of key advantages that are hard to beat,” says KLM’s FBO director Edwin P Niemöller.

From 13th February a new security regime has been implemented at the GA terminal which means that there is no longer a permanent presence of security personnel.

“The implementation of recent EU regulations means that the transit of passengers is no longer permanently obstructed by time-consuming security checks. Passengers and crews can pass the GA terminal security filter and depart without a full security check. Nevertheless KLM Jet Center staff will escort crews and passengers from the terminal to the aircraft as usual. This process will speed up the departure process and adds convenience for both crew and passenger,” adds Niemöller.

Abelag is now one of several operators with a fixed base at Eindhoven.

The new regulations do not apply to all flights and aircraft, and if the regulations, company policy or an aircraft owner dictates that full security screening is required, KLM Jet Center can liaise with the authorities to arrange this.

KLM Jet Center has a second base at Rotterdam Airport, which it says is an ideal location for operators who need to visit the The Hague and Rotterdam area. ■

Sloane Helicopters has signed a distribution agreement covering a ‘significant number’ of GrandNew light twin helicopters through to 2014, including a firm order for the first two.

PlaneParts opens to G650 and G280 Gulfstream Aerospace has begun offering its PlaneParts cost-per-hour maintenance program to buyers of the G650 and G280. Both aircraft are scheduled to enter service this year.

PlaneParts provides Gulfstream operators with replacement components for parts removed due to failure, life limit or wear, in exchange for monthly payments based on the aircraft’s model and age.

Miller heads Hawker Beechcraft as ceo Hawker Beechcraft, Inc has appointed Robert S “Steve” Miller as ceo, replacing Bill Boisture who will remain as chairman of Hawker Beechcraft Corporation. Miller has had a successful career in the automotive, steel and waste management industries.

Philips once had one of the largest corporate fleets in Europe.

Twenty years ago...

The very first EBAN review of business aviation in the Netherlands was almost 20 years ago, back in October 1992, and things were very different...

Our major feature reported on the corporate operation run by electronics giant, Philips, with its pair of Falcon 50s and three Falcon 20s. The flight department at Eindhoven had an illustrious history all the way back to when the founder Frits Philips bought an open biplane in 1936.

Martinair had just added a Citation VI to its charter armoury, and Dynamic Air also had Citations.

The former is now a subsidiary of KLM and has no business aircraft, while the latter became part of JetNetherlands back in 2006. Other names passed into history included Quick Airways, Tulip Air (merged into Dynamic) and BASE Airlines.

In fact, none of the charter companies mentioned in our report remain in independent business jet operations today.

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Challenger 604 1995, 1995. S/N 5302, 5834 hours TTAF. Smart Parts Plus. APU on MSP. Major inspections (6/12/24/48/96/192/240/Gear Overhauls) complied with November 2011 at Duncan Aviation. Precision Plus avionics upgrade. Triple Collins FMS 6000.

Dual Litton LN-101 IRS. Airshow Genesys.

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CRJ 200LR 2001, D-ACRN, S/N 7486. EU-OPS 1.

Available for sale or lease. 19,240 hours. CCheck 9/2010. 50 pax

Global XRS S/N 9203, 1,698 TTAF. Excellent pedigree and condition. RRCC. HUD/EVS/triple FMS. High speed data with wireless LAN. Tailwind 500 satellite TV. CES (Collins) software 7 upgrade. High service bulletin compliance. Asking $41M. Watch a video about this exciting aircraft on our web site. Tel: 800 671 6766 or +1 303 444 6766 J. Mesinger Corp Jet Sales, Inc. Web: www.jetsales.com. Email: sales@jetsales.com

Learjet 55C 1989, D-CFAZ, S/N 136. EU-OPS 1.

Available for sale or lease. 6,893 hours.

MSP-Gold. Extended fuel capacity to 7705 lbs. Delta Fins. 7 pax configuration. 4 single-seats and private lavatory. Contact: Thierry Huguenin. Te: +49 911 36009 375 or +1 561 771 1322 FAI rent-a-jet AG. Web: www.rent-a-jet.de . Email: JetSales@fai.ag

King Air 90 S/N LJ-285, TT since overhaul 6,790, LE 3247, RE 4159, props 100 hrs, FM Immunity, Garmin 430, Collins FD, Bendix M3 autopilot, Radar RDS84VP, RMI. Price USD 295,000. Tel: +41 44 385 55 80 H. Bodmer & Co. AG. Email: h.bodmer@hbodmer.ch

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Falcon 2000 1997, 1997. S/N 48, 5,788 hours TTAF. Engines on CSP. Heads-up display. Triple FMS. Honeywell FDR. Great maintenance history. 10 passenger configuration. Great paint and interior. Price reduced: Now $9,250,000. Watch a video and read a blog post about this exciting aircraft on our website at www.jetsales.com. Tel: +1 303 444 6766 J. Mesinger Corp Jet Sales, Inc. Web: www.jetsales.com. Email: sales@jetsales.com

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Citation CJ 1999, T/T 2,750 hours approx. 2 owners since new. EU-OPS compliant. CESCOM. 5+2 configuration plus belted flush toilet.

Cream leather seats, dual executive tables in centre club. Exterior light cream with gold, red and brown striping. Contact Hans Doll. Tel: +49 421 53658 711 Atlas Air Service AG. Web: www.atlas-airservice.com. Email: sales@aas.ag

2009, D-AMIG, 2009, S/N 623 | EU-OPS 1.

Available for sale or lease. 1,917 hours.

Head Up Guidance System, FalconCare and MSP-Gold. 14 pax configuration.

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Global Express D-AFAM, Entry into service in 2000, S/N 9028 | EU-OPS 1. Available for sale or lease. 4,723 hours. Smart Parts Plus, R/R Corporate Care. To be delivered with new interior including woodwork and fresh 8C inspection. 14 pax + 2-seat crew rest area

2007, Airframe TT: 2,496, Honeywell Primus 1000 integrated avionics system.

Universal UNS-1 ESP in double wide pedestal. Honeywell Mark V EGPWS, Honeywell TCAS II with Change 7 software. 8 pax interior. $6.5m Tel: +1 403 291 9027 John Hopkinson & Associates.

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Citation S/II 1985, Airframe TT: 8,576, Cycles: 6,755, TSO: 1,304, Pro Line II, GNS-XLS, GPWS, CVR. New windows 2007, RVSM, Freon air, cosmetics refreshed & Perma-guarded.

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2007, G-CGSE, For sale and lease, hangared in London Stansted. T/T SN 2,112 hours. Enrolled on Embraer and R-R corporate care programmes. Integrated Primus 1000 avionics suite. 13 pax interior, inc 3-seat divan. Forward crew and aft passenger lavatories. Contact Ben Dean. Tel: +353 1 6650 443/ +44 7525 411652 Airclaims Ltd. Web: www.airclaims.com. Email: ben.dean@airclaims.com

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