European Business Air News May 2013

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Centreline Air Charter’s Phil Brockwell has recently seen his fleet grow with the addition of a fifth Citation 525 series jet, and expects to add more managed aircraft this year. Interest in buying aircraft is at its highest for a number of years, he reports. See full story on page 8.

Rizon Jet has expanded its managed fleet to include a Global 5000, based at its headquarters in Doha and due to be available to the vip charter market in June.

“This new management contract affirms the market’s confidence in Rizon Jet’s ability to provide comprehensive management solutions tailored to the unique needs of individual aircraft owners,” says ceo Captain Hassan Al-Mousawi. “Together with our three Challenger 605 and one Hawker 900XP already available for commercial charter, this additional aircraft offers a highly comfortable and luxurious flying experience with long range.

“We are thrilled to make this Global 5000 available to our charter customers in the GCC market, where long-distance, wide-body business jets are preferred. The demand for corporate aircraft in the Middle East has been growing very rapidly in the past few years and it is anticipated that demand will increase over the next several years. This new Global 5000 will help us to serve our charter clients even better.”

It has become the sixth aircraft managed and operated by Rizon, which already flew a privately operated Global Express.

The company’s charter flight division has been named ‘Best Charter Company Middle East’ by the travel publication Business Destinations, as judged by the primary users and purchasers of corporate travel that make up the magazine’s readership.

Al-Mousawi adds: “Being passionate about all areas of our business and investing in our people will always remain one of our first priorities. It’s not just the facility, but the people that make the difference.

“The ratings come from important sections of our industry and add enormous weight to our credibility, which is something we treasure,” he says.

Taking the brave decision not to fly earns Bond the first award for courage Bond Aviation has been awarded the inaugural Moral Courage Safety Award by the US Department of Transportation.

The award was created to celebrate helicopter companies and crew who put safety first, even when that means taking the difficult decision not to fly.

While awards often recognise those who perform life-saving missions, this unique award is designed to reward the moral bravery of those who decide that the best way to protect lives is to cancel the mission.

Bond won the award after two members of its technical team noted a small deviation in a health and safety usage monitoring system indicator on one of the company’s aircraft. While the helicopter was arguably still fit to fly,

Luke Farajallah presents certificates to HUMS engineer Sean Newlands and engineering manager John Crowther in a ceremony at Bond’s facilities in Aberdeen.

they raised their concerns immediately with managers and a decision was made to err on the side of caution and take the helicopter out of service.

Luke Farajallah, md, explains: “It caused delays and inconvenienced people coming back after two weeks offshore, but we felt it was important to listen to our people. Sometimes the bravest decision is not to fly.

“In the end, a small bearing on the aircraft was replaced in a couple of hours. We would probably have been able to fly, but I’m proud and pleased that our team spoke up. We want to be in a place where if anyone is uncomfortable, then we don’t go.”

Meanwhile, its two operating divisions have been winning new business: Bond Offshore Helicopters has been awarded a new contract with EnQuest plc, the North Sea independent oil producer. The contract is for up to ten years and will provide

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crew change flights for EnQuest out of Aberdeen airport. Services have begun using a Sikorsky S-92 aircraft initially operating under an arrangement with sister company Norsk Helikopterservice.

And Bond Air Services has been granted a seven-year contract by North West Air Ambulance, worth just over £10 million, to provide air ambulance support across Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside.

Under this contract, Bond will continue to provide a complete helicopter support service out of Blackpool airport and City Airport Manchester, including aircraft, crew and maintenance support. NWAA now operates two EC135s provided by Bond.

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GainJet brings a brace of Challengers into fleet GainJet Aviation has expanded its operation capabilities with the acquisition of two Challenger 604s to join its fleet of larger jets.

The company’s fleet is based throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa to provide maximum convenience for its main target markets. One of the 604s will be based in Athens as a central strategic location to serve GainJet’s three main markets equally. The other will be based in Kuwait to serve the Middle East. Captain Ramsey Shaban, president, explains: “We feel the 604s will be popular aircraft in all three of our markets, so we’ve chosen Athens as a central home base location for one of the aircraft. This gives us good access to most major cities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It also supports the other 604, which will be based in Kuwait to provide greater flexibility in that region.”

A proud GainJet crew alongside one of the Challenger 604s.

THK commits to the EC135 for Turkey’s EMS coverage The Turkish Aeronautical Association’s THK Gökçen Aviation commercial arm has placed an order for a fleet of 17 Eurocopter EC135s to perform medical airlift duties throughout Turkey.

Operations are to begin this August with an initial five EC135s, followed by a build-up to the full complement. The EC135 was selected for these life-critical services by the team of THK Gökçen Aviation and

Saran Holding – which won a fiveyear air ambulance service tender from the Turkish Ministry of Health.

Osman Yildirim, president of THK, says: “We are very happy to realise a contract with Eurocopter and to enhance our strategic and fruitful cooperation in the Turkish market.”

Olivier Lambert, Eurocopter’s svp for sales and customer relations, adds: “Eurocopter is committed to supporting Turkey in emergency

medical services, which constitute one of the most critical uses of a helicopter.” According to Eurocopter, approximately a quarter of all EMS helicopter operations worldwide are performed with the EC135. To date, some 500 have been delivered in EMS configurations out of the total 1,095 in service.

The EC135 combines an unobstructed cabin, oversized sliding side doors and rear clamshell doors to

Amira Air adds Challenger 300s

Titan 757 has power for every passenger Titan Airways is close to completing a major refurbishment of its Boeing 757 all business class interior, including modifications enabling each seat to feature a selection of two and three pin power supply outlets and USB ports.

The in-seat power system will enable passengers to run and recharge electronic devices such as laptops, tablets and phones while in flight.

The work has been carried out by Airline Services Limited in a contract worth more than £400,000, which also includes updating the upholstery in new pale grey, soft leather. The 757 offers 76 and 80 seat options with both configurations giving passengers a generous 50 inch

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seat pitch and full recline at each row. The 76 seat configuration allows a versatile and highly popular double club arrangement at the front of the cabin.

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deal that Titan has struck with specialist caterer Royalblue Executive Services, which will now provide catering for its fleet of 12 aircraft.

Kim Braithwaite, inflight services manager, says: “Following an intensive search for caterers with a product to match our high standards of service, we followed up on a recommendation that led to the selection of Royalblue. Although Royalblue tends to specialise in inflight catering for executive jets, it is equally capable of providing comprehensive, delicious menus for our larger vip group charters and higher end tour operator services. It also offers 24/7 service which was a key factor in its selection and sets it apart from other caterers.”

Amira Air has added two additional Challenger 300 aircraft to its managed roster, bringing the total number of the type in its fleet to nine. Both are registered in Austria.

“Due to our homogeneous fleet we are able to realise many cost advantages and pass these on to the aircraft owners,“ says Bernhard Wipfler, chief marketing officer.

“Furthermore, due to the number of similar aircraft, we can offer flexibility when there is an operational necessity for this. So, the customer as well as the company benefits from this homogeneity of the fleet. We are very proud of the constant yet prudent growth of our company during the course of the last few years “Our outlook for 2013 is extremely positive. We have a number of different projects in progress.”

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enable fast loading/unloading of patients, with additional safety during ground operations ensured by its shrouded Fenestron tail rotor.

The EC135 has already been in widespread use across Turkey for EMS services. As reported in EBAN this time last year, Ankara-based Skyline owns a fleet that serves the Ministry of Health for EMS operations and includes several of the type.

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Both have just been completely refurbished, can comfortably accommodate ten passengers in spacious cabins and are both capable of 8.5 hours (4,000 nm) flight range.

Shaban adds: “The 604s are ideal aircraft for the operation we have in mind. They offer spacious cabins, which many of our customers certainly prefer when compared to other mid-size jets. Each will be fitted with complete medevac kits, enabling them to operate in a duel role of passenger and medevac lift. The main reason for choosing the 604 is its proven record in medevac work and its ability to operate with two stretchers from the UAE to London direct. Their long range capabilities will also allow us to accommodate charter requests, without fuel stops, between the Middle East, Europe and Africa.”

In 2012, GainJet acquired a Gulfstream G550 and a second vip Boeing 737-300, while also upgrading its flagship aircraft, the vip Boeing 757. The company acquired a Boeing 737-400 in November last year, which is currently being completely refurbished to vip standards and expected to be in service by June.

Signing up for the EC135 fleet are Professor Dr Ünsal Ban, rector of the University of THK – Aeronautics and Astronautics; F Volkan Yilmazer, general manager of THK Gökçen Aviation; Osman Yildirim, president of THK and vp of FAI; and Eurocopter’s Luisa Alberti, Marquard Heimhofer, Peter Feyerabend and Reiner Heimbach.

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Nigeria’s SkyBird completes fleet to open for charter SkyBird Air, based at Murtala Mohammed airport in Lagos, has been granted a Nigerian AOC and expects to begin charter operations during May. The company’s third Dornier 328 jet conversion was delivered in early April, completing a contract worth over €14 million in total which saw Germany’s 328 Support GmbH refurbish the aircraft into two 32-seat passenger airliner conversions and a vip configured 328DBJ. The vip variant has long-range tanks, increasing its overall range with four passengers to just under 2,000nm. The cabin boasts a renovated interior with high quality leather and suede seat covers in neutral tones complemented by red seat belts, a look that is consistent with the SkyBird Air brand. The new interiors, all of which were designed by Robin Dunlop of CTM Design who regularly works with the 328 team, are complemented by a wood veneer decorative panel, a full HD entertainment system, and a satcom WiFi system. LED lights were also incorporated internally and externally.

SkyBird is aiming to take to take business jet operations in Nigeria to a new level, and is determined that luxury and safety will be hallmarks of its charter operations. In addition to the 328s, the initial fleet includes two Gulfstream jets, with further unspecified aircraft set to be added soon after operations begin.

As the type certificate holder, 328 Support is confident that SkyBird will sign up for a long-term maintenance contract. It is currently also in discussions with another African

James Daniels, head of flight operations for SkyBird, with Dave Jackson, md of 328 Group.

airline, which already has a single Dornier 328, for a similar contract, and is exploring the opportunity to source three more Dornier 328 aircraft on that company’s behalf.

SpringChild Investments signs for two aircraft SpringChild Investments, a Lagosbased privately owned business, has also placed an order with 328 Support

for a Dornier aircraft conversion. The aircraft will boast four forward facing business class seats at the front, complemented by a further 23 seats in an economy format in the aft cabin. The four business seats will be engineered to slide away from each other after take-off so improving passenger comfort once the aircraft is in flight.

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Investments will have the external paint work on another Dornier 328 completed at sister company JETS Bournemouth in the UK. This aircraft is due to be commenced in late May for delivery in early June 2013.

“We are pleased to have been able to deliver these 328 conversions to the rapidly growing business aviation sector in Nigeria,” says Dave Jackson, md, 328 Group. “It has become an important area for us and we are continually seeking opportunities to expand in the region.”

London-based sightseeing service launches The UK’s first public helicopter service to sell individual seats online has launched regular sightseeing flights from The Barclays London Heliport in Battersea.

The London Helicopter’s real-time booking system allows customers to search availability up to 12 months in advance, make reservations, pay and check-in, all in one transaction.

Prices per person start from £199 and complement similar services offered from the company’s Redhill base where prices start at £129.

The helicopter route over London follows the Thames from Putney to Greenwich. During the flight, passengers see some of the capital’s most historic landmarks and new attractions such as The Shard.

Sporting venues including Wembley, The Emirates and the Olympic Stadium are also visible on the route.

Chris Mann, md of The London Helicopter says: “We’re thrilled to be launching the first London based helicopter sightseeing service from London’s only heliport. Joining the likes of New York, Las Vegas and Cape Town makes us enormously proud.”

FAI’s air ambulance division expects record year German operator FAI rent-a-jet is expecting another record year from its air ambulance division after revenues in the first quarter of 2013 increased by 40 per cent against the first quarter last year. The company expects annual revenues of over €70m in total.

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Conference of DRF medics awards research prize At this year’s annual meeting of its chief medical doctors and chief paramedics, DRF Luftrettung has awarded its research prize for the second time. The aim of the prize is to promote research and strategic planning in pre-clinical emergency care.

The €5,000 prize was awarded to Dr Jan Wnent, who works at the Schleswig-Holstein University Hospital. On behalf of the German Resuscitation Registry, he had submitted a study on the question of how the choice of hospital affects the survival of patients who had suffered a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital.

The DRF board was of the opinion that the study represented an important step towards structured and standardised care of patients

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suffering a pre-clinical cardiac arrest in Germany. Taking care of this patient group presents a major

Maleth teams up with SkyWork Maltese business jet operator Maleth Aero has added three aircraft to its fleet through a management contract with Swiss company SkyWork Executive.

A new Beechcraft 90 GTX, a Beechcraft 350i and a Citation Ultra have all been placed on Malta’s aircraft registry and added to Maleth Aero’s AOC. SkyWork Executive will sell the aircraft to its existing customer base but when they are not in use they will be chartered out to others by Maleth Aero.

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“Unlike most aircraft management organisations, we maintain a strict policy of simplistic transparency enabling owners at all times to understand the cost base for their product.”

Fiona Healy is legal counsel for Aircraft Corporate Services, which managed the aircraft registration and importation process. She said: “This was an especially interesting project as it is the first time that aircraft have been imported into Malta by a foreign operator to be managed by a local AOC.”

MJET adds a second Global Austria-based jet operator MJET has taken delivery of a second Global aircraft, this time a 6000, to join its managed fleet. It made the delivery flight from Montreal to Vienna at the beginning of April, and will now be operated commercially on MJET’s AOC. The company’s long-range private and managed fleet includes a Global 5000, Gulfstream Vs and G450s, Fokker 100EJs and an A319CJ.

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challenge both for the ground-based and air-based emergency services in Germany.

Topics discussed at the annual conference ranged from paediatric intensive care transport to medical law in practice, with one lecture about emergencies in power generation and biogas plants.

DRF Luftrettung has reached its 40-year anniversary this year. In March 1973, its first helicopter took off from Stuttgart to provide quick medical help at a traffic accident.

Today, the organisation uses helicopters in 31 locations throughout Germany, Austria and Denmark for emergency services and the transport of intensive care patients between hospitals, at eight locations around the clock.

In those 40 years it has flown more than 700,000 rescue missions, all funded through the support of sponsors.

Saudi medevac department commits to AW139 The aeromedical evacuation department of the Ministry of Defence in Saudi Arabia has signed a contract for a fleet of AW139 twin engine helicopters, with deliveries starting in 2013 and being completed in early 2014.

It is the first order for the type to be placed by the Saudi Ministry of Defence, although the AW139 is already in service with other operators in the country.

Expanding LEA adds first Falcon to ensure fleet suits all requirements London Executive Aviation continues its fleet development with the arrival of its first Falcon 2000LX, and its ninth Embraer jet – a Legacy 650 to be based in Tallinn, Estonia.

The Falcon will be based at Luton airport and takes the total number of aircraft on LEA’s air operator’s certificate to 28. It is configured to carry up to 10 passengers and is fully available for charter. With a range of 4,000 nautical miles, it allows for non-stop connectivity from London to destinations such as New York and Dubai.

The cabin includes a state-of-theart entertainment system featuring two DVD players with stored media and a 3D airshow feature, four personal widescreen units, a forward cabin monitor and a connection port for iPhones, iPads and iPods. Using the remote Apple app, passengers can use their Apple products to control the entertainment system as well as the cabin lighting.

Chief executive Patrick Margetson-Rushmore says: “This is the fourth business jet we have taken delivery of so far this year and our first Falcon 2000LX builds on the variety of aircraft types in the LEA fleet, ensuring we have an aircraft to suit every private aviation need.”

The ninth Legacy on the company’s AOC is configured to carry 13 passengers and has a maximum range of 3,900 nautical miles. LEA says it has become one of the most experienced operators of this aircraft type in the industry, since taking on its first Legacy in early 2006.

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LEA chief executive Patrick Margetson-Rushmore and md George Galanopoulos celebrate the arrival of the brand new Falcon 2000LX.

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others of the type, including G-SYNA, which has been based in London since last summer,” says md George Galanopoulos.

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Elit’Avia opens US sales office for long-range charter Slovenian operator Elit’Avia has opened a US sales office in Atlanta, which it says has greatly facilitated the provision of charter and other services to US-based clients, and has further advanced aircraft sales.

The company has a large charter fleet of Bombardier long range aircraft, including Global 6000s, Global XRS, Challenger 605s and Challenger 300s. The company also has considerable experience with other aircraft manufacturers, currently managing

Michel Coulomb believes new clients still have sophisticated requirements.

three Falcons and previously managing Gulfstream models, including the G550 and G450.

“This has been a good year for Elit’Avia,” says Michel Coulomb, president. “We now operate one of the world’s largest Global 6000 fleets.

Being based in the heart of Europe provides a unique perspective and facilitates access to markets from western Europe, to Russia, to Africa – with one of Europe’s most modern Bombardier long-range fleets.

Additionally, our experienced, multicultural and multilingual team has worked hard to serve these markets with tailor-made solutions, maximum professionalism and attention to detail. Our clients are often relatively new to business aviation, but have the sophisticated requirements and preferences associated with ownership and operation of modern long-range aircraft. They appreciate our proven ability to seamlessly manage all stages of completions management at the factory, turnkey aircraft management and charter.”

The Ljubljana-based company is taking two aircraft to EBACE on behalf of Bombardier (see Buyer’s Guide report, pages 13-17).

Executive Airlines retains top spot in Spain Executive Airlines reports that its charter business grew by some nine per cent during 2012, with a total of 13,623 passengers according to official figures produced by AENA. With bases in Madrid and Barcelona, the operator has been successful in attracting charter contracts with annual packages of hours with major companies, as well as important international clients. It puts this success down to the types of aircraft it can offer, most of its fleet being medium and long distance. The growth in passenger numbers transported has been consistent during the past four years.

Members of the IT Mercure team seating on the Mystère 20 wing: Maxime Denis, Jacques Levesque, Christian Fauchet, Joseph Olivé, and Serge Adnet (president), along with second row: Henri Pellon, Jean-Louis Rousseau, and Gérard Fontaine. Team members not pictured were Claude Conty and Peter Senna.

Fifty years on, the first Mystère is back in the limelight and historic livery The very first Mystère 20, ancestor of today’s industry leading Falcon business jet line, is set to return to public view following a three-year long radical facelift.

The restored jet was unveiled recently in Le Bourget, and will next be shown at this year’s Paris Air Show before returning to its permanent home at the Air & Space Museum.

It is being presented in its flight test livery, together with a banner commemorating the world speed record set on June 10, 1965, by famed test pilot Jacqueline Auriol. Flying the

first production aircraft, Auriol covered a distance of 1,000 km (600 miles) at an average speed of 859 km/hr (534 mph), underscoring the Falcon 20’s exceptional flight performance.

The historic aircraft was carefully restored by a team of enthusiasts, IT Mercure, which had earlier refurbished the last active Mercure airliner. The project, first conceived in 2010, consisted primarily of repairing or replacing metal parts that had begun to rust away over time – the wing, airbrakes, engine

pylons, cowlings, aircraft interior – much of it by hand.

The presentations mark the 50th anniversary of the Mystère 20’s first flight on May 4, 1963. The aircraft was renamed the Fan Jet Falcon 20 at the request of its first customer, Pan Am, which ordered 40 of the 8-10 seaters, plus 120 on option, just days after the inaugural flight.

To date, more than 2,250 Falcons have been delivered. Among the aircraft in the active fleet are some 300 Falcon 20s; ample testimony to its sound design and craftsmanship.

Expanding Centreline sees more managed aircraft on the horizon Aircraft management and charter operator Centreline Air Charter has received an additional Citation 525 into its fleet, making it one of the largest operators of the type in the UK. Centreline, part of the Bristol Flying Centre Group based at Bristol airport, took over management of the aircraft at the beginning of April bringing the total number of aircraft in its fleet to five, which are based at Luton, Manchester, Bristol, Biggin Hill and Dunsfold.

BFC Group ceo Phil Brockwell says: “Now that Centreline Air Charter has become such a large operator of the CJ 525 it sends a clear message to owners, passengers and brokers that we are the experts in flying, maintaining and handling this aircraft. We are examining the potential to add similar performance aircraft types as well as midsize aircraft to our fleet. We expect to add

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two or three aircraft during this year, with at least one based in mainland Europe, and we are in discussion with six potential aircraft purchasers, which is the highest level of interest we have seen for a number of years.’’

Established in 1991, Centreline Air Charter has a long association with the Citation 525 and has been operating the aircraft for over seven years.

The relationship has been strengthened by BFC’s engineering facility at Bristol airport which has been qualified to offer full maintenance support for the Cessna product for many years and is an established Approved Training Organisation authorised by the CAA and EASA to train pilots across Europe and ICAO membership states.

This qualification means that all Centreline crew can be trained inhouse to reduce costs and can operate any of the aircraft in the fleet.

Sovereign popularity continues to grow in Turkey Boydak Air reports that its Citation XLS+ has been replaced on the fleet by a 2013 model Citation Sovereign, marking the first time the Turkish operator has flown this type. The Sovereign is popular in Turkey, with up to nine different current operators, and Boydak’s Captain Hakan Kantas believes this is because of its range and operating cost capabilities.

Boydak has also recently taken on a Falcon 2000, flying under its AOC on behalf of another company.

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Medical carriers pass inspection

by England’s regulators Both CEGA Air Ambulance and AirMed have recently passed inspections by the independent healthcare regulator for England, the Care Quality Commission.

CEGA operates a fleet of air ambulances from Bournemouth International airport, and reports that the CQC recognised its proactive arrangements to deal with foreseeable emergencies and its preflight visits to individual patients and their relatives; not just to make medical assessments but also to allay personal concerns and fears.

AirMed’s medical director Dr Jon Warwick is also pleased: “The team has worked extremely hard to develop a robust, high quality medical service and it is really satisfying to see everyone recognised for their input in this report,” he says.

“Not only does the report contain feedback directly from the CQC’s audit, but it also contains references from our clients and our service users, the patients themselves, so to hear that they feel our service and staff to be professional and indeed, inspirational, is excellent.”

Air cruises spark increasing business for Portugal’s Omni Jodi Noah, Cessna’s svp of propeller aircraft hands the Grand Caravan EX over to Emmanuel Anassis.

DAC Aviation’s six new Caravans will go ‘where few others dare’ DAC Aviation International has taken delivery of a new Cessna Grand Caravan EX; the first of six it will receive over the next six months.

Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, DAC’s primary base of operations is at Wilson airport in Nairobi, Kenya. It has secondary bases in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan.

The Wilson airport facility offers MRO services and is home to DAC’s current fleet, which includes Bombardier Dash-8s, a CRJ 200 LR and Cessna Grand Caravans. The new Grand Caravan EX will be repositioned to Nairobi within the month, and when all six have arrived the operator will be flying 21 aircraft

to provide safe and reliable passenger and cargo services to international relief and aid agencies across the region.

In the early 1990s, DAC founder and chairman Emmanuel Anassis was a bush pilot in Africa. Starting with one DHC-5 Buffalo, Anassis founded DAC and began to offer a solution to this critical need. The company’s first client was the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and over the years, DAC has served numerous relief and aid agencies.

“Over 20 years of continuous operations, DAC has increasingly focused its efforts on providing safe and reliable air transportation for relief and aid agencies that need to move their people and vital cargo in

and out of remote and challenging environments,” says Anassis.

“Our success depends on our highly-trained and experienced pilots, support crews and, of course, the right aircraft. The Grand Caravan EX provides excellent operational flexibility, an additional margin of safety thanks to a more powerful engine, latest generation avionics and Cessna support.

“Specifically configured for DAC, this EX can comfortably move its two-person crew, 10 passengers and cargo. These are important missions.

The welfare of many people depends on our clients’ work. Our job is to get them where they need to go safely and reliably. We go where few others dare,” he says.

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Omni Aviation in Portugal reports that it is flying about 30 per cent more this year than last, and that around 90 per cent of this business is long range.

“One of our key businesses is the air cruises,” says Bruno Pires. “We are growing stronger in this market due to some very successful trips we’ve done in the past. We are getting requests from companies that were advised to call us due to our operational reliability and very flexible crews, always with a smile on their faces.”

For instance, he remembers a prime example of teamwork in action: “A couple years ago we had one of our ACJs in Montevideo and for humanitarian reasons our passengers had to make an immediate departure to Beijing. We were fortunate to have crew members in north east Brazil who reinforced our crew to make it to Europe.

“The departure took place just a couple hours after the request was made and we positioned another crew in Munich for the last sector of the flight. What generally takes a couple of days to prepare we were able to do in a couple of hours. There are many other stories that we can mention, but the secret is to properly manage the correct positioning of our crew members.”

Pires continues: “Omni has three completely different ACJ cabin layouts, we offer a good range of services, therefore our main goal is to get each aircraft well known in its segment. The 29 seater is the best known, then the 48 seater quickly gained its own share in the market and our 19 seater is, for sure, one of the best aircraft for small vip groups.”

Meanwhile, sister company Omni Helicopters International has announced the appointment of Richard Burman as group ceo. He brings with him some 35 years of experience in the oil field services sector, working initially offshore as a

geologist and then in various management and executive positions.

In 2004, Burman moved to Bristow Group as svp, eastern hemisphere, where he was responsible for all non-American helicopter services of the company. In this role he oversaw and led the development of Bristow’s international helicopter service businesses.

Richard Burman has moved from Bristow to take the helm at Omni Helicopters International.

In 2010, he became svp global operations, responsible for a business with a fleet of almost 400 helicopters, mostly engaged in the oil and gas passenger transportation sector.

Based in Lisbon, OHI is a financial holding company engaged in fleet management and investments in helicopter operators providing transportation services to the offshore energy sector. Its helicopter fleet is mainly operated by Brazilian affiliate Omni Taxi Aéreo.

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RAS takes third TBM 850 Elite Rheinland Air Service, the TBM distributor and service centre operator for Austria and Germany, has taken delivery of a new 2013 model year TBM 850 Elite, featuring deluxe Black Onyx leather interior with a storage cabinet, carbon-fibre fittings, and 14 volt DC power plugs.

“It is our third Elite model, the first two having been sold to customers,” says ceo Johannes Graf von Schaesberg. “This TBM 850 will be used as a demonstrator, but we expect to sell it very quickly because of the strong demand. A fourth Elite is already on order for one of our customers.”

Prodigy Touch on track for Phenom 300 Following the FAA certification of the new Prodigy Touch avionics suite for the Phenom 300, the Garmin G3000-based system will be available as an option beginning in the fourth quarter of this year. Designed with the ‘quiet-anddark’ philosophy, the touch-screen technology is based on human factors and intelligent automation, focusing on single-pilot operation.

Tronrud takes on PC-12 sales Pilatus Aircraft has appointed Tronrud Aviation as a PC-12 sales and service centre in the Nordic region, responsible for activities in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Located around 30 miles northwest of Oslo, it is based on its own airfield at Eggemoen.

Nextant unveils air ambulance 400XT Nextant Aerospace has launched an air ambulance conversion module for its 400XT. The equipment, based on a platform by Spectrum Aeromed, enables the Nextant 400XT to be converted from a vip configuration to a fully capable critical care room with self-contained ambulance bed in

less than 30 minutes.

The factory-installed system costs less than $100,000 to install and has quick change modules for readily available life support solutions at a moment’s notice, a seat rail adapter, a 3,500 litre oxygen bottle, inverter, dual air pumps and vacuum pump, manual loading system, and stretcher bridge.

New Citation X rolls out Cessna has rolled out its first production new Citation X. “The improved capability and features have been received very favourably, especially with the new maximum speed of Mach 0.935,” says Kelly Reich, business leader for the Citation X. Cessna expects certification later this year with deliveries shortly thereafter.

Latest Sovereign makes first flight Cessna’s new Citation Sovereign has made its first production flight, lasting a little more than two and a half hours and including tests of the Garmin G5000 avionics with auto throttles, autopilot, engine system, aircraft systems and instrument approaches.

“The aircraft handling characteristics and performance were exceptional, just as we had anticipated after flying more than 1,300 hours in three test flight articles. The Garmin G5000 avionics system provides a sense of control and situational awareness that any pilot will appreciate,” says Matt Freund, flight test pilot.

Interiors certified for the Kodiak Quest Aircraft Company’s Timberline and Tundra interiors have received certification and are now being installed on all new Kodiaks. Some of the changes include replacing the Kydex panels with composite panels, contributing to a weight reduction and improving the useful load.

King Airs pass 60m hours The worldwide fleet of more than 7,000 King Air turboprops has topped 60 million flight hours.

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association 2012 year-end shipment report showed that worldwide turboprop deliveries increased by 10.3 per cent year-over-year, from 526 aircraft in 2011 to 580 in 2012.

Beechcraft delivered 85 of its three current production models to commercial customers in 2012.

Safety is paramount as Inaer prepares for fire fighting duties in Spain Spanish helicopter operator Inaer is gearing up for a busy summer of fire fighting, and once again will be allocating around 80 aircraft to the role.

Government contracts have traditionally been viewed as reliable business, but recent financial crises have strained the system. “Even though both the regional and central government are trying to maintain current operations, during 2011 and 2012 there have been cuts in the budgets of some emergency services, base closures, and operating reductions,” says Lorena Rodrigo of Inaer. “However, if we look at fire fighting for example, the terrible fires we witnessed in 2012, with more than one million acres burned, more than proved the need to expand the budgets allocated to the prevention and extinguishing of fires in Spain.

“Since 2011, the biggest problem we have faced is the increase in late payments from the government, a situation which has generated significant liquidity stress and has also had a direct impact on our ability to meet Spain’s fire fighting needs.”

Inaer is continuing to innovate to meet this challenging environment. It has conducted a thorough internal reorganisation of its structure in Spain, which is nearing completion, which has provided the company with a new management team committed to operational excellence and safety as a number one priority.

“It is a new form of management, adapted to the current needs of the company and enabling it to face the challenges that the future brings and develop our work within the criteria of operational excellence, quality, efficiency and ultimately the safety of our operations and services,” says Rodrigo.

In 2012 Inaer completed more than 45,611 flight hours, assisted

6,650 people in emergency situations and participated in the extinguishing of more than 5,000 fires in Spain. However, perhaps the most important milestone of the year was the creation of Avincis MissionCritical Services, which brings together 13 operators in 10 countries.

Along with Bond in the UK and Norsk Helikopterservice, Inaer benefits from being part of the major Avincis holding company which has spent over €400m in the past five years on new aircraft. The most recently placed order is for ten EC145 T2 helicopters for emergency medical service work. Deliveries of these will begin in the first half of 2014.

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ExecuJet adds helicopter to fleet ExecuJet Europe has added the first helicopter to its managed fleet, an EC155 based at Cambridge airport.

The helicopter has capacity for eight vip passengers and two pilots. With a range of more than 500 miles, the aircraft will primarily be used for transfers to the city and surrounding airports, but has already operated transfers to Paris and Brussels.

John Brutnell, operations director, says: “We are very pleased to be

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expanding our fleet and the inclusion of a helicopter at our London Cambridge FBO is a welcome addition to our managed aircraft. We are currently in discussions with other clients who wish to base helicopters here, so we hope to welcome more to Cambridge in the future.”

ExecuJet Europe has also employed a full-time helicopter pilot to head up the company’s Cambridge FBO helicopter operations.

located at the Mutxamel aerodrome in Alicante, and it has a total of 73 operational bases, with that figure almost doubling during the fire fighting season.

It operates aircraft maintenance centres in Alicante, Albacete, Seville and Salamanca, with a further 22 maintenance bases located throughout Spain.

Recent missions have involved a birth on board a HEMS helicopter, aiding a shipwrecked fishing boat in adverse weather conditions, assisting hikers lost in the mountains, rescuing a fisherman caught among rocks and devastating fires that involved 30 aircraft at one time, similar to those last year.

DSA takes first AS350 Czech-based HEMS operator DSA has recently taken delivery of its first AS350, a B3e model directly from the manufacturer.

The helicopter was delivered from Marignane via Grenoble, Freiburg and Donauworth, to Hradec Kralove by crew members Daniel Tucek and Kamil Kolisek, a flight that took 6:42 hours. It is now in operation for commercial air transport and aerial work.

DSA pilots carried out type rating training in Munich earlier this year.

Global 5000 in Zeptair’s famous colours is greeted in style One of the most eye-catching business jets has left the service of Zeptair AG and departed for the USA, having been in the fleet since 2009. The unique 10-seat aircraft was painted in the style made famous by Dutch painter Piet Mondrian, and has now made way for Zeptair’s similarly-styled brand new Global 5000 Vision.

At a stylish delivery ceremony at Bombardier's global completion centre in Dorval, Quebec, the latest aviation acquisition was handed over to group ceo Diana Zepter.

Together with the soprano Christine Williams, actors of the world famous Les Oiseaux du Paradis (LODP) displayed their aerial ballet to a gathering of more than 300 vips and Bombardier personnel.

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An aerial ballet celebrated the hand-over of Zeptair’s latest Global 5000 in April.

Zeptair AG, explained his association with LODP and how he believes that “their exclusive act demonstrates the perfect synergy between the aircraft and its owner, Philip Zepter’s realisation of a vision and dream come true.”

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Bristow adds more apprentices Bristow Helicopters is to offer more opportunities for engineering apprenticeships, cadet pilot training and business graduates following a successful year of North Sea operations.

Over the next two years, a significant number of new aircraft will be added to Bristow’s fleet to meet market demand as well as client requirements. Along with the increase in assets Bristow is also looking to recruit a number of individuals to support the business. It has invited individuals to apply for 22 engineering apprenticeships, 12 of which will sit within the oil and gas business, an increase of 50 per cent from 2012, while a further ten will be recruited to the SAR team.

Oil and gas apprentices will be located at one of Bristow Helicopters’ global bases while SAR apprentices will work at one of the ten SAR bases around the UK: Inverness, Manston, Prestwick, Caernarfon, Humberside, Newquay, St Athan, Lee-on-Solent, Sumburgh and Stornoway.

As part of this recruitment drive, Bristow Helicopters will be recruiting four cadet pilots through the Air League and will be sponsoring a further ten ab initio pilots to join its training school, the Bristow Academy.

Mike Imlach, md of Bristow Helicopters, says: “Our search and rescue workforce will require around 103 pilots with nine located at each base. Many of these will transfer to Bristow Helicopters from the current military force, but there will also be opportunities for cadets to join the team in the coming years.”

Geneva show set to bring the latest aircraft head-to-head BUYER’S GUIDE The EBACE show in Geneva on May 21-23 will, once again, be a great opportunity to take a close look at the latest aircraft on the market, and meet face-to-face with the manufacturers all in one place.

All of the major brands will be on show, and many of the latest factory-new aircraft available for tyre-kicking on the apron.

Subject to the usual changes of plan at the last minute, aircraft on the static will include:

• AgustaWestland will be showing its GrandNew in vip configuration.

This is the next generation of the proven Grand platform, with a new digital glass-cockpit and a composite material fuselage. The company will also be inviting guests aboard a vip cabin mock-up of its AW169, which is an all-new design in the four tonne class expected to be certificated in 2014.

• Airbus will show the ACJ318, while ACJC will promote its futuristic new Bluejay interior for the ACJ319.

• Beechcraft Corporation will be showing a variety of aircraft from its

range at EBACE this year: the King Air 350i, King Air 250, King Air C90GTx, King Air 350ER, Baron and Bonanza.

• Bell Helicopter plans to have the 429 on the static display, and will be promoting its latest option; the Astronics Max-Viz-1500 enhanced vision system.

• Boeing will bring the BBJ3.

Meanwhile those looking to charter rather than buy will be interested to examine Amjet Executive’s recently refurbished Boeing MD-83. This aircraft, originally built in 1992, now has nine additional fuel tanks

extending the performance to 4,000nm.

• Bombardier has its Learjet 75 and Global 6000 on the ramp, and will also be represented by Elit’Avia with a Challenger 605 and a 300. Recent inductions by the Slovenian operator include three Global 6000s and a Global XRS, delivered in the last year (see news on page 8).

• At the static display, Cessna will have the Citation CJ2+, Citation CJ4 and Citation XLS+. In addition, it will have a Mobile Service Unit on display at its stand in Hall 7.

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Meet the buyers A quick scan through the EBAN subscriber data for the past year reveals well over 30 companies and individuals on the receiving end of new aircraft, and in this feature we talk to a representative half dozen of those.

We asked them how they made their decision on which type to purchase, and about the whole process of ordering, delivery and entry into service.

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• Daher-Socata remains tight-lipped on any plans to supplement its TBM850 single-engine turboprop with a twin-engine model.

• Dassault Aviation will be in celebratory mood, marking the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Falcon series. On show will be the Falcons 7X, 2000S and 900LX. • Eclipse will be represented by its exclusive European distributor, Aeris Aviation which will be showing its Eclipse 550, and this will also be attending a number of demonstration events this summer.

• A major highlight of the show, Embraer is to make the Legacy 500 available for viewing for the first time. The company says it is the first midsize jet featuring full fly-bywire technology for complete envelope protection and improved comfort along with the six-foot, stand-up cabin, showcasing the largest cabin volume in its class. It is also, they say, the only midsize jet with a wet galley. The 2013 edition Lineage 1000 makes its first appearance with new styling and enhanced cabin features. It has five

GreenWings’ Avanti will be on show.

cabin zones, which may be configured with a bedroom and walk-in shower. The aircraft is capable of operating from some of the world’s most restrictive airports, including London City, Teterboro, and Aspen, Colorado. The Phenom 100 and 300, and the Legacy 650 will also be displayed.

• Gulfstream is planning a major presence on the EBACE static display, with its G150, G280, G450, G550 and G650 models.

• Although Honda is not showing the HondaJet in the static display, the company will be showcasing the new aircraft in Hall 7. The HondaJet combines technologies and design innovations like the patented over-the-wing engine mount to deliver what the company claims to be best-in-class

* Nextant will be unveiling its 400XTi aircraft, offering a brand new interior, which the manufacturer claims is one of the most cost effective aircraft in its class. The company will also be showing a special mission medevac configuration.

• Piaggio will be showing a P180 Avanti II operated by GreenWings, an operator conveniently based in Geneva.

• Pilatus will bring the PC-12 but also unveil its flagship, the all new PC-24 business jet, which it says will be able to land and take off almost anywhere. A mock-up should be on show in the halls.

• Piper will be on the ramp with a brand new Piper Meridian on the German register. The aircraft has the latest interior with folding seats, LED lighting and many other features.

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Often the humble charter company has only a modest input into the aircraft type selection of its management owners. but in Orion Malta’s case it made its own decision to acquire a Hawker 4000, fully backed by the owner company.

“Value for money versus range, cabin size and technical data were the key factors,” says Boris Ioffe.

Orion has had direct previous experience of Hawker aircraft and so was able to base its decision on inhouse knowledge. The company specified the optional features required before manufacture and followed the production process up to delivery.

“The ferry flight was planned by ourselves and went without a glitch,” says Ioffe. “It is a rare type and all required certifications were provided by the airframer. Crew were partly trained for the type from our existing team, and partly hired specifically for the type with the airframer’s recommendation.”

The Hawker entered service in January, and Hawker Beechcraft Corporation provided as much

support as it could, given that it was in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection at the time.

Buying a new aircraft is certainly easier than pre-owned, Ioffe thinks, but is usually too expensive – except in this case.

Starwings Dortmund CITATION CJ4 – D-CCJS Starwings Dortmund recently took delivery of a brand new Citation CJ4. “This aircraft is an exchange, because the former C680 Sovereign of the same registration had a problem and the owner (himself the pilot) wanted the change as he no longer needed the range of the C680,” says Frank Achner.

In this case the owner made the deal with Cessna directly, specified the features and equipment himself, collected it from the factory and transferred it with two company pilots to Germany.

Starwings’ CJ4 is collected from Wichita in September.

Achner reports that the certification was no problem, with the LBA very cooperative, and it entered service with Starwings in October last year.

“The CJ4 is an outstanding aircraft with excellent take-off and landing performance and range,” adds Achner. “The inside and outside

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completion is well above average.”

Besides a King Air 200, Starwings now operates almost the whole CJ fleet, starting with a normal CJ followed by a CJ1, CJ2, CJ2+, CJ3 and CJ4. Only the CJ1+ is missing from the list, and Starwings think theirs might be the most complete line-up in Europe. “We are just accepting a CJ3 in our fleet; pending negotiations are for a second King Air and a Mustang.

As of March this year we are now certified as a TRTO for the Beechcraft 90 to 200 and Cessna CJ series and we are still working on our project for a CJ3 Level-D simulator,” he adds.

“We have the possibility to choose between two manufacturers, and it will be a CJ2+ or a CJ3 simulator.”

January this year, and Cessna assisted partly with the training and with finance for the owner. Monreal concedes that new aircraft are definitely easier to buy, but points out that their value drops in the beginning quicker than with preowned aircraft.

Prince Aviation CITATION XLS – YU-SPC EBAN was delighted to hear from Vladimir Jovanovic, executive director of Prince Aviation. “This message is written as we are overflying the Atlantic cruising at 39,000ft on the delivery flight of Citation XLS YU-SPC,” he told us.

The formal delivery took place on March 30th, and the aircraft remained for four weeks with the manufacturer for the installation of some additional equipment. “As I write this we are flying the aircraft to its home base in Belgrade, Serbia. We

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CITATION XLS+ – D-CCLA For Proair Charter Transport, the arrival of a new Citation XLS+ under management followed the decision of an owner who had taken full account of the investment value, running costs and reliability of the model.

Elmar Monreal, managing director of Proair, picks up the story: “We have lots of experience with the types Citation III, Citation CJ1 and Citation CJ2, but not with an Citation XLS+.

“We dealt with a sales agent and with the factory. We followed the final assembly and did a test and delivery flight on acceptance.”

The company collected the aircraft itself with its own pilots and technicians, and the ferry flight was pleasingly uneventful. “Cessna assisted partly with the certifications.

We had four XLS-rated pilots, and they had simulator upgrades to the type XLS+,” adds Monreal.

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The selection of the Eurocopter AS350 B3E was an easy one for Air Zermatt, as the company already had four examples of the B3 model in its fleet when it placed the order.

“It was a company decision due to the current needs,” says postholder for flight operations and pilot Daniel Aufdenblatten. “We have had AS350 experience since 1988, and 40 years of experience with this manufacturer.”

The purchase was handled by the Swiss sales agent Europavia, and Air Zermatt was able to define the full specification when ordering.

“Our technical director and the base maintenance manager, as well as one pilot, were in Marignane for the acceptance flight,” he says. “And two additional technicians of Air Zermatt have completed an AS350 B3 maintenance course over five weeks.”

No further support was needed due to the operator’s long experience on this helicopter type, and it entered operation in March this year.

Buying pre-owned was not an option on this occasion. “Due to the short delivery required this time and due to the required specific equipment, as well as the new engine Arriel 2D on this helicopter, we preferred to buy new,” concludes Aufdenblatten.

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between a Phenom 300 and a Cessna Citation CJ4. He would have been willing to buy a used aircraft, but as he wanted a seven-seat, EASAapproved aircraft, and as a brand new Phenom 300 matching his criteria was available, he opted to buy that.

In February this year Patrick Margetson-Rushmore, chief executive, flew over to Brazil along with two LEA pilots and a senior engineer to take delivery of the factory-new aircraft and to complete the technical acceptance on behalf of the owner.

departed Wichita on April 28th and will be completing the ferry the next day after an overnight at Keflavik.”

The decision to buy the new aircraft was a combined decision of the owner and operator. It was made after a review of the aircraft on the used market and an offer provided by the manufacturer. There were several reasons to choose the new aircraft including, but not limited to, price to value ratio, delivery time, additional equipment and cabin features. This aircraft is equipped with in-flight internet, iPad docking/charging at every passenger seat, microwave and other features.

Buying a new aircraft is definitely easier and more straightforward than the purchase of a pre-owned

There is always a lot of paperwork involved in a deal like this Prince Aviation has been operating Citations since the late 1990s, and this is the fifth 560XL joining the fleet, although it is the first XLS+. The company’s previous experience with this type includes operations, maintenance, pilot and technician training.

“We were negotiating directly with the factory through its sales representative. The whole process was efficient as the time from the contract signature to delivery was very short (everything happened in one calendar quarter).

The test/acceptance flight is a part of the delivery process of the new aircraft,” says Jovanovic.

“We specified the equipment during the manufacturing process.

Prince Aviation's team performed all the necessary checks and inspections and took the delivery.

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The ferry flight is now in progress and is going smoothly.”

As Prince is a fleet operator of the type it did not need any additional or special training or recruitment. The aircraft is entering operational service as this issue of EBAN goes to press.

“Buying a new aircraft is definitely easier and more straightforward than the purchase of a pre-owned, especially on the technical aspects.

Depending on the price of the aircraft the value might be very, very good,” adds Jovanovic.

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owners evaluating the suitability of different types. In one recent case the buyer had decided to move into jet ownership after many years of sharing and fractional and had done his own research. But he also liaised with LEA over a period of a year or so to get its advice on which aircraft would best suit his needs. The key features were range, performance and the configuration of the aircraft, and in the end it was a choice

LEA has 17 years of experience in this area and has taken delivery of aircraft from Cessna, Embraer, Dassault and Bombardier. With specific regard to the Phenom 300, it had previously completed an acceptance delivery on this type, but up until this year had never operated the aircraft type on its AOC. However, the company has over seven years of experience operating Embraer aircraft, as it has nine Legacy 600/650s in its fleet. It has also taken delivery of and operated a Phenom 100, which is similar to the Phenom 300, and has one of the industry’s most experienced Phenom 100/300 engineers.

LEA dealt directly with the factory and the delivery co-ordinators that it knew well from previous deliveries. It reports that Embraer’s delivery process is probably the best it has

Flight attendants prepare for EBACE symposium The European Corporate Flight Attendant’s Committee is to host a symposium for its members in Geneva on the day before EBACE. With a focus on providing a one-stop educational resource for the flight attendant sector, the symposium will address a range of key issues including passenger and crew safety, on-board catering issues and service delivery standards. With its first outing as organisers of the symposium ECFAC hopes to mirror the success of the highly popular NBAA Flight Attendant’s Symposium in the USA. Daniel Hulme, managing director of executive jet in-flight dining provider Alison Price On Air and vice-chair of ECFAC, comments: “This year’s symposium is shaping up to be a very exciting event and offers delegates a superb opportunity to enhance their knowledge as well as benefit from networking. It’s attracting a lot of interest from European flight attendants with over 100 expected to attend from across the continent. We are also delighted to confirm that EBAA chairman and ceo Brian Humphries will deliver the welcoming address.”

With the symposium running in parallel alongside this year’s EBACE, flight attendants will also benefit from networking with

quality speakers without having to register for the full EBACE event.

The programme offers sessions on: Safety led by Sue Adair, senior cabin safety inspector at the CAA; FBO and flight attendant communications; Far East and Middle East culture and catering; Aviation catering and safety systems led by Paula Kraft of Aviation Catering Consultants; and Murray Law, owner and founder of business aircraft charter operator, International Jet Club will lead the panel discussion on galley design. In what promises to be one of the most interesting presentations of the day, a flight attendant involved with a real-life emergency will outline the event and how a well-prepared flight attendant can avert disaster. The symposium will close with a round table discussion followed by an opportunity to network with colleagues over cocktails.

The committee held its inaugural meeting last October and its goal is to represent the interests of European and Middle Eastern business aviation flight attendants in their roles as crew members aboard business aircraft and assist them in improving the safety, efficiency and effectiveness of business aircraft. It is chaired by Paul Milverton, cabin crew training and safety manager at Gama Aviation.

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experienced in the industry. “There is ample manpower allocated to the delivery and information is delivered to us on request and without delays,” says md George Galanopoulos.

“Discrepancies are dealt with and rectified overnight, making the delivery possible in three to four days. A test flight of 2.5 hours duration was performed, putting the aircraft in various flight profiles and simulating emergency situations, including stalling and emergency descents.”

Chief executive Patrick Margetson-Rushmore takes up the story: “We dealt directly with the factory, as well as an Embraer agent in Europe. We always find Embraer to be very efficient and cooperative and this was again the case when we were taking delivery of the Phenom 300.

Having completed a number of technical acceptances and deliveries in the past, I’m very aware that there will always be issues to address, but thankfully we’ve always found Embraer to be very accommodating and proactive.

“A test flight is always carried out.

On this occasion, two of our own pilots undertook the test flight to check the avionics, engines and aircraft profile and we also carried out detailed external and internal inspections of the aircraft. There is always a lot of paperwork involved when you’re completing a deal like this, but as we had a highly experienced team in Brazil, we managed to work effectively and the whole process, including the ferry flight, took just a week.”

This particular Phenom 300 had been specified by a previous buyer who had then dropped out of the process, but matched the needs of the current owner. Some options were still available but there was a relatively short time between

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The ferry flight was planned by ourselves and went without a glitch contract signing and delivery, and so there was very limited time to follow the production process.

The UK certificate of airworthiness was issued remotely in Brazil, with the help of an authorised UK CAA representative. The ferry flight lasted three days, as recalled by Margetson-Rushmore: “I flew to Brazil along with three other members of the LEA team to complete the technical acceptance of the aircraft, before it was flown back to its base at London Luton airport.

We flew from San Jose to Belem, refuelled, and then flew past Barbados, St Lucia, Martinique, Antigua and St Kitts and on to St Maarten.

“We left St Maarten at 0800 on the second day to fly to Fort Lauderdale and then on to Bangor. As you would expect, the conditions were very different here compared to the Caribbean and all of the Phenom 300’s anti-ice systems were on right up until landing. After a quick refuelling, we carried on towards more freezing conditions and strong winds in Goose Bay, but the aircraft handled the conditions extremely well.

“On the third day, we left Goose Bay and after a smooth flight across the Atlantic, arrived in Keflavik.

Just 35 minutes later, we were on our way again and after a total of 20 hours and 45 minutes in the air, landed safely at Luton.”

LEA took advantage of type rating

courses included in the purchase package for two existing pilots, in Dallas, while a third was type rated already. It also carried out an extensive risk assessment to establish exactly how the aircraft would fit into its operations.

The aircraft entered service within three days after delivery and it was added to the AOC just four weeks later. “We got the usual teething problems with the aircraft, but Embraer has been very pro-active in assisting with these, using its good European service centre support and its UK-based technical support representative,” adds Galanopoulos.

Post-delivery, LEA is looking at installing data capability for email and the internet, but this is not an option Embraer currently offers.

Galanopoulos is clear that buying a new aircraft makes sense, if you are prepared to pay the higher price for the peace of mind and low operating costs while the aircraft is under warranty (three years generally).

Margetson-Rushmore agrees: “The great thing about buying new aircraft is that they come with a good warranty, which can be a significant advantage over buying a secondhand aircraft. Plus new aircraft tend to have a higher level of reliability and you buy the aircraft knowing that it won’t need to be refurbished. Given the current climate, we’ve found it’s easier now than it has been in the past to buy a factory-new aircraft, because the lead times are shorter.

“Another thing you have to take into account when buying an aircraft is the running costs. If you buy a factory-new aircraft, the running costs are generally lower, whereas older aircraft tend to cost more to run and maintain. Having said that, due to the current economic climate there are some great bargains to be had in the used aircraft market.” ■

LEA chief executive Patrick Margetson-Rushmore, Captain Ian Austin and Captain Stefan Pedersen.

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Euro Jet celebrates five years

AEROCC to offer outsourced support

Euro Jet Intercontinental, provider of ground support services, is celebrating five years in business.

The company has several hundred agents located in its core region and in countries around the world.

Its recently acquired hangar at Prague Airport is undergoing a complete renovation to its streetside vip crew lounge and is to have a new ramp-side crew lounge. Euro Jet has also acquired a vip crew lounge at Tivat airport, Montenegro.

AEROCC, a company newlyestablished in Vienna, is offering a modular system of sales, maintenance, training and management support services to business aviation operators throughout Europe.

“On average, a typical European operator has fewer than four aircraft on its AOC, which means it has a limited negotiating position in terms of purchasing of products and services,” says Thorsten Kinzl.

“There have already been attempts to create cooperation between individual operators. These attempts had not been successful because the cooperation partners are ultimately still competitors.

“AEROCC is a service provider, not an operator, which means it is not a competitor. The more companies joining our network, the more we have the ability to gain cost advantages for our customers.”

Signature opens satellite at Tegel Signature Flight Support now serves Berlin from two airports with the opening of a satellite station at Tegel. The company already has an FBO at Schoenefeld, but believes that Tegel is a popular destination for business travellers.

“The business clients at Tegel are primarily involved with the larger international manufacturing companies in the area,” says Peter Bouwer, EMEA director of operations, “but we believe the leisure traveller will also follow suit in using the Signature facilities of this convenient airport.”

Tunisia accepts Sterling Air BP Sterling Card holders can now buy fuel in Tunisia, at Tunis Carthage, Djerba, Enfidha, Tozeur, Tabarka, Monastir and Sfax. In addition, clients will be able to contract their fuel requirements via Air BP, provision of which will be serviced by AGIL, the distribution and marketing arm of the Tunisian Ministry of Energy.

Bombardier expands support in Russia Bombardier has appointed Tulpar Technic of Kazan, in the Republic of Tatarstan, as a line maintenance facility for the growing number of Challenger 300 and 850 aircraft operating in the region.

Tulpar Technic has also been successfully performing MRO work on Bombardier commercial aircraft and will now work to expand its line maintenance to include the Challenger 605 and Global family.

The facility is located at Kazan international airport, not far from the capital.

AJW buys vip A340-600 AJW Capital Partners, part of the AJW Group, has agreed to purchase an A340-600 aircraft, for service with an undisclosed head of state.

The group’s services include daily and 24/7 AOG component support; power-by-the-hour and pool access; aircraft engine leasing, management and parts sales; extensive component repair capabilities; integrated consumables management; and logistics solutions.

Russian and Nigerian options soon on the menu Alison Price On Air has expanded its aviation catering offering, adding a brasserie style menu which will sit alongside the à la carte fine dining menu, bespoke dishes selection and the private chef in the sky service.

The brasserie menu has been designed following flight attendant feedback which highlighted that simplicity when serving quality on board catering to the larger, fuller executive flights is essential. It can be requested up to 9pm the day before a flight.

Alison Price On Air is also in talks with top restaurants in London to offer ‘branded’ Russian and Nigerian meals.

Cessna expands Caravan service availability Cessna is offering AOG maintenance on its 208 Caravan model aircraft at its own facility in Zurich. The company also owns and operates three mobile service units in Europe, and the one based in Zurich will now also be certified to perform AOG maintenance on Caravans, in addition to the Citation jets.

RUAG delivers vip CRJ

AAG moves to Biggin Hill Aviator Aircraft Group has moved office to Biggin Hill airport. Under the direction of ceo Peter Chalk (pictured on the right with Biggin Hill’s Robert Walters) the company will offer asset management services, aircraft sales and brokerage, business aircraft management for clients and market research.

Every problem has a simple solution

A Bombardier CRJ200 airliner has been converted into a ten-seat vip aircraft by RUAG Aviation’s cabin interior programme. The project involved revamping the entire layout configuration, interior design and electronics system. A private vip area, a club seating and dining area as well as a lounge equipped with the latest IFE systems have been installed.

The newly-integrated wireless cabin entertainment system is running a browser-based application that allows passengers to control audio, video, cabin lighting and electric window shades via tablets or smartphones.

Fred Brons of Fair Aviation prudently navigated the company through tough times.

Southern Africa: An established market with great potential The United Nations definition of southern Africa comprises Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland.

This is our first review of charter in the region since EBAN expanded its geographical coverage to include the continent of Africa.

Botswana is an African success story since gaining independence in the 1960s. Although one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world, including the Kalahari Desert, it is also one of the fastest growing in terms of GDP per person, and is fully democratic. The capital is Gabarone, and this is served by the Sir Seretse Khama airport, one of two bases of the Kalahari Air Services company. KAS flies an allBeechcraft business fleet including the 1900C for 19 passengers and the Super King Air 200, recently upgraded to a Blackhawk conversion, configured for eleven passengers.

The latter is also equipped for air medical services, with LifePort stretcher system.

The company’s second base at Maun in the north of the country is an international gateway, and an important route to popular tourist

MGC Aviation’s fleet has grown since it started up in 2009.

areas. It is also host to Mack Air, a fixed-wing charter company using a variety of smaller aircraft up to the Cessna Caravan. Its services include: game lodge and camp transfers for tourists, medical evacuations, private and business charter, scenic flights over the Okavango and supply runs for game lodges.

Wilderness Air has its administrative centre and a hangar at Maun airport, adjacent to the terminal building. Its Botswana operation transports guests, staff and freight to safari camps in the Okavango, Linyanti, Chobe and surrounding areas, with 90 per cent of such operations conducted within

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South Africa dominates the southern Africa region in terms of economic activity and has a well-established business aviation marketplace.

the triangle described by Maun, Shakawe and Kasane.

Its fleet also comprises Cessna Caravan aircraft, which it says have proven to be the best passenger carrying bush aircraft in its fleet for sectors of from 20 to 300km, although it is comfortable and on occasion used on sectors up to 1,000km. The aircraft is capable of taking off from nearly all of the bush airstrips that Wilderness Air services because of its large wheels, efficient wing and powerful engine. The Caravans are equipped with a four-door cargo pod located under the fuselage which provides generous luggage carrying capacity.

I would describe South Africa as being very much like the UK 20 years ago Maun is also home base for Major Blue Air, which has a Grand Caravan configured for 13 passengers and offers visitors to the country its own safari lodge.

Based in Ngamiland, Helicopter Horizons offers helicopter services throughout Botswana with its Bell JetRanger. This includes remote medical assistance, load lifting up to 500kg, aerial survey/site inspection, corporate transport and filming.

Lesotho is surrounded by, and therefore largely dependent on, South Africa. The country has one airport at the capital Maseru, but until recently had no based business aviation operators.

That was until MGC Aviation was established in 2009, growing since to operate a fleet including two helicopters, an AS350 B3 and an EC135, and a Hawker 700A jet. These aircraft launched the company’s professional and charter services to the highlands of Lesotho.

Mark Abbott, group FBO director for ExecuJet.

MGC is certified by the CAA of South Africa, and the Lesotho Department of Civil Aviation to fly over both countries and the rest of Africa, and recently added a pair of CRJ200 aircraft with the intention of opening scheduled routes.

“We recently chartered for a few private ceremonies, including

weddings. Other than this we are still busy with the usual business we do that includes sling work, medical rescues, aerial support and a lot more,” says Mamotake Matekane.

“Our flight hours have increased due to the demand of services for our aircraft and because of our excellent services, we have loyal

clients and new business relationships are being formed as well.

“At MGC, we function as a team and therefore every member of the company is important as they play an integral part in the success of the whole group. But we are most grateful to our leader Sam Matekane, who is the founder of the Matekane Group of

Companies, the mother body that houses MGC Aviation, Matekane Transport and Plant Hire, Matekane Property and Matekane Mining.

“We are all about growth – growing our fleet, expanding our services into Africa and other continents and expanding our service baseline.”

Namibia, capital Windhoek, has

evolved into a parliamentary democracy and is widely recognised for its potential for economic development. Geographically large, it has substantial desert areas and so has a very low density of population.

There are 20 airports suitable for business aviation.

Windhoek’s Eros airport is home to most of the commercial operators, including Westair Wings Charters with a highly diverse fleet consisting of 30 aircraft from piston singles to piston twins as well as single and twin turboprop aircraft. These include Cessna 310R, 340, 402C, 404, F406 and C208, Piper Cheyenne, and Conquest I and II, and the flagship King Air E90.

Westair operates vip travel, sightseeing, photographic and pleasure flights and fly-in safaris for individuals and groups – particularly to rugged and remote airstrips in Namibia with Nature Wings, a joint venture with Nature Friends Safaris.

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Personal assistants fulfill vital roles for bosses A survey of over 500 UK-based personal assistants has revealed that 16 per cent book private aviation for their bosses. The PrivateFly.com survey found that PAs who book private jet travel were most likely to also book bosses’ private holidays in addition to their business travel. One PA said they had been tasked with arranging a honeymoon.

Unusual travel destinations included: Uzbekistan; Tanzania; Colombia; an Arctic expedition starting from Norway; The Congo; Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (an island airport in Russia) and a remote location in Canada’s British Columbia which is only accessible via private aircraft.

Unusual travel requests included a haggis delivered to a restaurant in New York; and a particular sized chest of drawers and working desk available in the room before a hotel could be booked.

Adam Twidell, PrivateFly.com ceo, says: “PAs who book private aviation are often an absolute lynchpin in their bosses’ lives.”

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Managing director Paul Bennett arranged for the delivery from Ostend to Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego in Argentina.

The 22-hour flight required four technical stops en-route to refuel.

However, the use of a slip crew in Brazil meant there was no need for a 12-hour overnight rest. Having hit the required deadline, the supplies cleared customs in less than 60 minutes and were rapidly shipbound. Chartersphere’s Spanishspeaking brokers operate a South America desk led by Nacho Carretero.

Chalmers to help drive Air Partner’s growth Air Partner has appointed Clive Chalmers as UK director of commercial jets, supporting Paul Argyle in delivering the company’s European commercial jet strategy.

“We have been working hard to drive growth in the oil and gas and inclusive tour operators sectors,” says Argyle. “Clive’s knowledge and experience will benefit the team.”

Clients include the conference and incentive industry, tour and cruise operators, international conglomerates, governments, and humanitarian aid organisations.

Private charters are used for a wide variety of reasons such as product launches, country evacuations, global sporting events, troop movements and package holiday travel.

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Air Charter Service reports growth Air Charter Service has seen a 12 per cent increase in charters across its three departments – private jets, commercial airliners and cargo aircraft. Chairman Chris Leach (pictured) comments: “We are especially pleased with the success of the executive jets department, which has increased charter numbers by an impressive 20 per cent compared to last year’s first quarter.

“Sales of our jet card, The Lindbergh Card, have really started to take off in this year’s first quarter, helping with the strong growth in private jet figures,” he adds.

“There are currently no signs of this upturn abating. We managed to steadily grow during the recent tough economic years and now we can push on with fresh optimism.”

Chartersphere assists stricken ship Chartersphere recently deployed a Learjet to take vital spares for a ship in difficulties in the treacherous waters off Argentina.

BACA member Premier Aviation is warning fellow members about potential web fraudsters.

The company discovered by chance that a carbon copy of its web site had appeared online, but with the company name changed in all instances, and says that the member of the public who drew this to their attention may have been a victim of credit card fraud.

Hunt & Palmer flies its youngest passenger A distress call over the Easter holiday to Hunt & Palmer’s US office from a private client was a significant departure for David Ondrejko, the company’s charter manager for North America, who usually arranges multi-sector roadshow programmes for the company’s financial clients.

The scenario involved a couple on their final ‘child-free’ holiday in the Caribbean being interrupted by the onset of premature labour – seven weeks before the baby’s expected due date.

Five days after the infant was delivered, a Hawker 800 aircraft specially equipped with an isolette (incubator) and two medical staff was sourced to transport the patient and parents for the four hour flight back to their home in New York State. The aircraft also had to accommodate a set of golf clubs – unused.

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ExecuJet’s Cape Town facility handles around 3,500 movements a year.

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a 19-seat Beechcraft 1900 airliner, which will be used to accommodate the needs of the growing oil and gas producing industry in Namibia. The company has also expanded internationally by purchasing a 50 per cent share in a Tanzanian based company. A Reims F406 has been earmarked to start this operation from the end of July 2013 and the Group is looking at adding a Cessna 208 to the fleet. Westair foresees this as a growth area with a lot of potential for further development. This group, after four years of planning and development, now holds a Tanzanian AOC and will be based on the island of Zanzibar where a permanent crew will be housed.

Windhoek-based Desert Air was founded in 1995 and today says it has a solid position in a very competitive tourism and charter market, using top-of-the-range pressurised turboprop Aero Commanders, the Cessna Grand Caravan and a variety of twin and single engine piston aircraft.

Trustco Air Services also operates out of Eros airport, and offers luxury air travel across the African continent and beyond. Its fleet consists of two Pilatus PC-12 aircraft and a Learjet 45.

Wilderness Air says its main destinations in Namibia are Sossusvlei, Swakopmund, Damaraland, the Skeleton Coast, Etosha and the Kunene River. Some of these destinations represent the finest wilderness areas Namibia has to offer.

Again, the base for operations is in Windhoek. From here all reservations are captured and aircraft scheduled.

The Namibian operation is engaged in transporting guests to the principal tourist destinations, which are far apart, making air charter an obvious solution for travel.

The company’s sector lengths in Namibia are on average 300 kilometres long. Less freight is carried in Namibia; in fact the only area regularly serviced with weekly freight flights is the Skeleton Coast. Longer sectors mean longer flights. The net effect is that Wilderness Air Namibia flies many operational hours, and carries fewer passengers than its operation in Botswana, but these passengers all fly further than the equivalent passenger in Botswana.

Wilderness Air Namibia operates a mix including four Cessna Caravans and one Cessna 310.

Elsewhere, Jan du Preez, founder and owner of Namibia Helicopters Services, started his flying career in 1986 after obtaining his helicopter private pilot’s licence at Rand Airport

Kalahari Air Services’ team of pilots.

in South Africa.

He joined the family business doing game capture with a Hughes 300 for the past 23 years, and says he has an outstanding safety record.

With over 7,000 hours of flying logged, du Preez is said to be the most experienced helicopter pilot in Namibia. He is well known for his flying technique during game capture. He pioneered both giraffe capture using a boma (enclosure) and mature elephant relocation.

Increasing demand for helicopter hire and related services in Namibia led him to establish Namibia Helicopter Services in 2007, with JetRanger and LongRanger helicopters.

The demand for local work for the freighter has been outstanding Swaziland is a tiny and landlocked country which has only one international airport at Manzini (Matsapha). This has been scheduled for replacement by a new airport for some years. It may be one of that select group of countries completely without business aviation – unless you know different!

South Africa dominates the southern Africa region in terms of economic activity, and is a wellestablished marketplace for business aviation.

Our own Handbook lists some 94 airports and over 70 South Africabased business charter operators.

One of these, Fair Aviation, is active in turboprop and jet business operations, but also flies freight and other services with larger aircraft from its base at Lanseria airport, Johannesburg. Now planning to expand, the company was prudent when this was necessary, says Dean Brons in praising the leadership of company ceo Fred Brons. “We have seen many a company closing doors around us. Many have been a lot larger and, we had thought, in a better financial situation than Fair Aviation.

The foresight and vision to keep Fair Aviation as small as possible to reduce overheads was a fundamental move in keeping the company competitive in a struggling industry.

Fred has encouraged his staff to focus on the future and stick by him through tough times, and we can see some great rewards at the end of the tunnel.”

Fair Aviation has recently taken delivery of a BAe 146QT from Belgium, and had the aircraft ferried to its AMO based in Mahikeng in the north-west. The aircraft is going into maintenance for a ‘C’ check and will then be available for lease. “The demand for local work for the freighter has been outstanding, but so has the international interest,” says Dean Brons. “Once the aircraft has completed its maintenance, the decision will be made to either keep the aircraft in South Africa or lease the aircraft out to an international client. Once this aircraft has been placed we will be bringing down a second freighter to follow the same procedure.”

The charter fleet comprises Beechcraft King Air 200, BAe 146-200, two BAe 146-300, BAe 146QT and a Gulfstream III. The company is waiting for delivery of a new Beech King Air 350i, due at any time now.

The 350i is an eight-seat vip aircraft and will operate alongside the current B200. It will be made available for the vip mining and engineering sectors and corporate travel. The aircraft will also be available for lease if that option arises.

Since the football World Cup which took place in South Africa in 2010 ended, Fair Aviation saw a steep drop in local and international charter work. “I believe due to the World Cup, South Africa’s aviation and tourism sector had a delayed reaction to the recession, however we felt it severely thereafter. But we have noticed a steady increase in the number of flights in the past year and even more so in the past three months,” adds Brons.

“We have a number of strategic business and marketing plans that we are currently working on for both the charter market and the leasing market. We are also looking to increase the aircraft fleet so as not to rely on brokerage deals. 2013 is the year of Fair Aviation and you will see our greatest growth during this year,” he predicts.

South Africa has proved to be very attractive to inward investment by western business aviation operators and service providers, and these include major groups such as

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Hangar 8, ExecuJet and Signature Flight Support.

UK-based aircraft management and charter company Hangar 8 has a strategy that involves setting up AOC operations in different parts of the world, South Africa being one of them.

Chief executive Dustin Dryden recalls that the company’s involvement in South Africa actually came about because of its intention to operate aircraft in west Africa. “The majority of aircraft that operate in west Africa have to be on an AOC, just because of the way the various countries control what is going on, and the easiest and the most popular register historically (although not the case now, I have to say) was the South African because that was perceived to be a more comfortable arena for African operations.

“Generally speaking, South African pilots were much more comfortable operating in west Africa, because that was where they were more used to flying than Europeans were. So a lot of aircraft ended up on the South African register rather than local registries.”

Dryden further points out that most banks are comfortable funding on the South African register and, probably in common with most of the industry, 90 per cent of the aircraft on Hangar 8’s fleet are mortgaged. “That limits the number of registers you can put an aircraft on because the banks will only mortgage aircraft on registries that they can get their money held as a lien. So if the aircraft was funded, which most are, then it had a tendency to be on the South African register,” he says.

Etti Poggi, md at ExecuJet Africa.

Hangar 8 has an office in Johannesburg, taken over when the company acquired local operator Stargate: “As we built Stargate up for our operations in west Africa we have developed it in the local marketplace as well. We sort of did it backwards if you like,” he says.

Dryden believes that the South African marketplace for business aviation is well established anyway, and so he does not see the country as a growth market. “It is competitive and there is a lot of general aviation over there,” he says. “We don’t see it as a part of the world that is just massively flourishing. It tends to be well structured and the operators have been there a long time. We have a medical operation out there with a Learjet with full medical facilities in it and do a lot for the oil, gas and mining industry out there. It tends to all be contract operations rather than ad hoc. We do have some ad hoc work in helicopter and fixed wing operation with a Hawker 800. But the majority of our assignments are contract work.”

Hangar 8 previously also had two Hawker 4000s on the South African register, but following a number of difficulties with the type both have been mothballed. “They are just a difficult plane to support, although we do have the capability. We have South African maintenance approval

Patrick Wallett provides his expertise at Hangar 8 to meet South African medical transport requirements.

down there and in west Africa, and in the UK actually.”

Hangar 8’s local director of operations is John Cole, a local who speaks Afrikaans and was previously with Stargate. “He writes all of our manuals. Does all of our tech. He is also a helicopter pilot,” says Dryden.

It is a requirement in South Africa to have a full time expert/paramedic and trauma person on the staff in order to hold a medical transport licence, and Hangar 8 has Patrick Wallett who is a medical expert.

Unlike Europe, medical operations require a separate approval.

“I would describe South Africa as being very much like the UK 20 years ago,” adds Dryden. “It’s the same people that have been in the industry for a very long time, and it is a closed marketplace. We looked at the options of set up or purchase and, to be quite honest, the chance of setting up and developing were so expensive and so time consuming, buying was a lot easier. It’s been very good for us actually. It’s a good part of the world, particularly Johannesburg which is central to the aviation community over there.”

The company finds that the distances are so great that passengers wanting to fly from southern Africa to Europe or the Middle East would usually travel via west Africa, and it is unusual for Johannesburg-based aircraft to make their way to the UK. Johannesburg is the country’s largest city, but is not one of its three designated capitals. The city has four airports; OR Tambo International, Lanseria, Rand and Grand Central, of which Lanseria is the busiest for business aviation.

Due to the World Cup, South Africa’s aviation and tourism sector had a delayed reaction to the recession Cape Town, on the other hand, has only one airport, and so competition to provide handling for visiting aircraft is intense among the seven different handling organisations.

Signature Flight Support there expects to handle 3,400 movements during this year, which represents an increase, having noticed an upturn in business during the first quarter.

Peter Bouwer says the FBO has no

Hangar 8 operates a Hawker from Johannesburg.

immediate plans to increase its facilities, but says that the management team are always evaluating opportunities.

“We believe customers should always have a choice, and have a network proposition that offers our customers unique rewards for loyalty,” he says.

He points out that one of the most important ways to provide good service at Cape Town in particular, is to build good relationships with the local authorities. This can help to ease difficulties caused by the location’s arduous immigration formalities.

“The Cape Town FBO is a dynamic operation,” he adds. “It houses a large based customer contingent, and is also home to several industry related service providers.”

Mark Abbott is the group FBO director for ExecuJet Aviation Group at Cape Town, a facility that handles around 3,500 movements per year.

He too has no plans for expansion at this stage. “We continue to offer a turnkey solution to owners and operators of business aircraft a true one-stop shop offering aircraft sales, charter, management, maintenance and FBO. “I will be bold enough to say that we have enjoyed market share dominance for quite some time now in Cape Town offering the best facilities, staff and equipment. We really do pride ourselves on service excellence and are committed to providing a discreet, efficient first class service that existing customers have come to expect and enjoy. As a result, new opportunities present themselves. Face-to-face discussions with customers are key and congruent with our personal approach in an ever-increasing marketplace. Safety and customer focus are key and we believe we are setting the benchmark for the competition.”

For ExecuJet, expansion has been focused on west Africa instead. The company has recently developed a facility in Lagos, Nigeria, where it has a 4,700 square metre hangar capable

of accommodating a BBJ and 25,500 square metres of dedicated concrete apron. “This is in response to a growing demand for aviation services in west Africa and we continue to evaluate new and viable FBO opportunities,” says Abbott. “Other exciting projects include a joint venture with Angkasa Pura for the management of 13 general aviation terminals in Indonesia, the first being in Bali, and a strategic partnership with NasJet to operate a new FBO at King Khalid International

airport in Riyadh.”

Cape Town is also home to Hi-Fly Marketing, which reports that there is an increasing emphasis on safety in the African aviation industry, driven to some degree by new Safety Management System (SMS) requirements from the FAA for Part 121 (scheduled airline) operators.

“Other aviation areas, such as Part 135 (on-demand air charter), Part 141 (flight training), and Part 145 (maintenance facilities) will fall under the same requirements in the near future,” says Shafieka Samuels of Hi-Fly. “This is leading to a greater interest in our safety-related services, not only because of the FAA (and therefore African civil aviation authorities) requirements, but also because operators are realising the business case for implementing safety management systems.

“We are a South African-based aviation company with a particular focus on technology systems and engineering expertise for improving operational efficiency and safety.

We are currently considering complementary services to enhance our services offering and better support our clients. The first of these to come online will be fuel efficiency and flight operations consultancy.”

Hi-Fly Marketing has just signed an extended representation contract to incorporate all the Cassiopee services with Sagem Defence and Security. The Cassiopee aviation services offering is an innovative range of aeronautical services dedicated to airlines, business aviation and helicopter operators, organised around five service areas: safety and risk management, airline organisation, flight operations, operations costs savings and airworthiness/ maintenance support. ■

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1998. New to market. Only 2,170 hours.

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2000 TT: 630 hrs, Cycles: 1,108 Honeywell Primus 1000 3-tube EFIS, Honeywell GNS-XLS FMS, Allied Signal EGPWS, Allied Signal TCAS II w/change 7, UK mods and currently on N reg., Fresh Phase 1-5 Tel. +44 (0) 1534 483372 Email: david.cuthbert@hotmail.co.uk

AVIATION MARKET ANALYST – Supporting the sales team by monitoring the sales and acquisition activities and requirements of corporate jet owners and worldwide market trends – Providing the sales team with leads of potential buyers/sellers of aircraft – Promoting our exclusive portfolio of pre-owned aircraft – Experience in corporate aviation is a MUST Full details of both vacancies and how to apply can be found on our website at:

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