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Rizon extends itscharter reachwith G5000

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

“This new management contract affirmsthe market’s confidence in Rizon Jet’s abilityto provide comprehensive managementsolutions tailored to the unique needs ofindividual aircraft owners,” says ceo CaptainHassan Al-Mousawi. “Together with our threeChallenger 605 and one Hawker 900XPalready available for commercial charter, this additional aircraft offers a highlycomfortable and luxurious flying experiencewith long range.

“We are thrilled to make this Global 5000available to our charter customers in the GCCmarket, where long-distance, wide-bodybusiness jets are preferred. The demand forcorporate aircraft in the Middle East has beengrowing very rapidly in the past few years and itis anticipated that demand will increase overthe next several years. This new Global 5000 willhelp us to serve our charter clients even better.”

It has become the sixth aircraft managedand operated by Rizon, which already flew aprivately operated Global Express.

The company’s charter flight division hasbeen named ‘Best Charter Company MiddleEast’ by the travel publication BusinessDestinations, as judged by the primary usersand purchasers of corporate travel that makeup the magazine’s readership.

Al-Mousawi adds: “Being passionate aboutall areas of our business and investing in ourpeople will always remain one of our firstpriorities. It’s not just the facility, but thepeople that make the difference.

“The ratings come from important sectionsof our industry and add enormous weight toour credibility, which is something wetreasure,” he says.

Taking the brave decision not to fly earnsBond the first award for courage

Bond Aviation has been awarded theinaugural Moral Courage Safety Award by the US Department ofTransportation.

The award was created to celebratehelicopter companies and crew whoput safety first, even when that meanstaking the difficult decision not to fly.While awards often recognise thosewho perform life-saving missions, thisunique award is designed to reward themoral bravery of those who decide thatthe best way to protect lives is to cancelthe mission.

Bond won the award after twomembers of its technical team noted asmall deviation in a health and safetyusage monitoring system indicator onone of the company’s aircraft. While thehelicopter was arguably still fit to fly,

they raised their concerns immediatelywith managers and a decision wasmade to err on the side of caution andtake the helicopter out of service.

Luke Farajallah, md, explains: “Itcaused delays and inconveniencedpeople coming back after two weeksoffshore, but we felt it was important tolisten to our people. Sometimes thebravest decision is not to fly.

“In the end, a small bearing on theaircraft was replaced in a couple ofhours. We would probably have beenable to fly, but I’m proud and pleasedthat our team spoke up. We want to be in a place where if anyone isuncomfortable, then we don’t go.”

Meanwhile, its two operatingdivisions have been winning newbusiness: Bond Offshore Helicoptershas been awarded a new contract withEnQuest plc, the North Seaindependent oil producer. The contractis for up to ten years and will provide

crew change flights for EnQuest out of Aberdeen airport. Services havebegun using a Sikorsky S-92 aircraftinitially operating under anarrangement with sister companyNorsk Helikopterservice.

And Bond Air Services has beengranted a seven-year contract by North West Air Ambulance, worth justover £10 million, to provide airambulance support across Cheshire,Cumbria, Lancashire, GreaterManchester and Merseyside.

Under this contract, Bond willcontinue to provide a completehelicopter support service out ofBlackpool airport and City AirportManchester, including aircraft, crewand maintenance support. NWAA nowoperates two EC135s provided by Bond.

Luke Farajallah presents certificates toHUMS engineer Sean Newlands andengineering manager John Crowther in aceremony at Bond’s facilities in Aberdeen.

Centreline Air Charter’s Phil Brockwell has recentlyseen his fleet grow with the addition of a fifthCitation 525 series jet, and expects to add moremanaged aircraft this year. Interest in buyingaircraft is at its highest for a number of years, hereports. See full story on page 8.

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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 GökçenAviation; Osman Yildirim, president of THK and vp of FAI; and Eurocopter’s Luisa Alberti, Marquard Heimhofer, Peter Feyerabend and Reiner Heimbach.

The Turkish Aeronautical Assoc-iation’s THK Gökçen Aviationcommercial arm has placed an orderfor a fleet of 17 Eurocopter EC135s toperform medical airlift dutiesthroughout Turkey.

Operations are to begin thisAugust with an initial five EC135s,followed by a build-up to the fullcomplement. The EC135 was selectedfor these life-critical services by theteam of THK Gökçen Aviation and

Saran Holding – which won a five-year air ambulance service tenderfrom the Turkish Ministry of Health.

Osman Yildirim, president of THK,says: “We are very happy to realise acontract with Eurocopter and toenhance our strategic and fruitfulcooperation in the Turkish market.”

Olivier Lambert, Eurocopter’s svpfor sales and customer relations,adds: “Eurocopter is committed tosupporting Turkey in emergency

medical services, which constituteone of the most critical uses of ahelicopter.” According to Eurocopter,approximately a quarter of all EMShelicopter operations worldwide are performed with the EC135. Todate, some 500 have been delivered inEMS configurations out of the total1,095 in service.

The EC135 combines anunobstructed cabin, oversized slidingside doors and rear clamshell doors to

enable fast loading/unloading ofpatients, with additional safetyduring ground operations ensured byits shrouded Fenestron tail rotor.

The EC135 has already been inwidespread use across Turkey forEMS services. As reported in EBANthis time last year, Ankara-basedSkyline owns a fleet that serves theMinistry of Health for EMSoperations and includes several of the type.

THK commits to the EC135 for Turkey’s EMS coverage

GainJet Aviation has expanded itsoperation capabilities with theacquisition of two Challenger 604s tojoin its fleet of larger jets.

The company’s fleet is basedthroughout Europe, the Middle Eastand Africa to provide maximumconvenience for its main targetmarkets. One of the 604s will be basedin Athens as a central strategiclocation to serve GainJet’s three mainmarkets equally. The other will bebased in Kuwait to serve the MiddleEast. Captain Ramsey Shaban,president, explains: “We feel the 604swill be popular aircraft in all three ofour markets, so we’ve chosen Athensas a central home base location forone of the aircraft. This gives us goodaccess to most major cities in Europe,the Middle East and Africa. It alsosupports the other 604, which will bebased in Kuwait to provide greaterflexibility in that region.”

Both have just been completelyrefurbished, can comfortablyaccommodate ten passengers inspacious cabins and are both capableof 8.5 hours (4,000 nm) flight range.

Shaban adds: “The 604s are idealaircraft for the operation we have inmind. They offer spacious cabins,which many of our customerscertainly prefer when compared toother mid-size jets. Each will be fittedwith complete medevac kits, enablingthem to operate in a duel role ofpassenger and medevac lift. The main reason for choosing the 604 is its proven record in medevac work and its ability to operate withtwo stretchers from the UAE toLondon direct. Their long rangecapabilities will also allow us toaccommodate charter requests,without fuel stops, between theMiddle East, Europe and Africa.”

In 2012, GainJet acquired aGulfstream G550 and a second vipBoeing 737-300, while also upgradingits flagship aircraft, the vip Boeing757. The company acquired a Boeing737-400 in November last year, whichis currently being completelyrefurbished to vip standards andexpected to be in service by June.

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Titan 757 has power for every passengerTitan Airways is close to completing amajor refurbishment of its Boeing757 all business class interior,including modifications enablingeach seat to feature a selection of twoand three pin power supply outletsand USB ports.

The in-seat power system willenable passengers to run andrecharge electronic devices such aslaptops, tablets and phones while in flight.

The work has been carried out byAirline Services Limited in a contractworth more than £400,000, whichalso includes updating theupholstery in new pale grey, softleather. The 757 offers 76 and 80 seatoptions with both configurationsgiving passengers a generous 50 inch

seat pitch and full recline at each row. The 76 seat configuration allows a versatile and highly populardouble club arrangement at the frontof the cabin.

Passengers will also benefit from a

deal that Titan has struck withspecialist caterer Royalblue ExecutiveServices, which will now providecatering for its fleet of 12 aircraft.

Kim Braithwaite, inflight servicesmanager, says: “Following anintensive search for caterers with aproduct to match our high standardsof service, we followed up on arecommendation that led to theselection of Royalblue. AlthoughRoyalblue tends to specialise ininflight catering for executive jets, itis equally capable of providingcomprehensive, delicious menus forour larger vip group charters andhigher end tour operator services. Italso offers 24/7 service which was akey factor in its selection and sets itapart from other caterers.”

Amira Air adds Challenger 300s

Amira Air has added two additionalChallenger 300 aircraft to its managedroster, bringing the total number ofthe type in its fleet to nine. Both areregistered in Austria.

“Due to our homogeneous fleet weare able to realise many costadvantages and pass these on to theaircraft owners,“ says BernhardWipfler, chief marketing officer.“Furthermore, due to the number ofsimilar aircraft, we can offer flexibilitywhen there is an operationalnecessity for this. So, the customer aswell as the company benefits fromthis homogeneity of the fleet. We arevery proud of the constant yetprudent growth of our companyduring the course of the last few years

“Our outlook for 2013 is extremelypositive. We have a number ofdifferent projects in progress.”

Round-the-clock service was animportant catering consideration.

SkyBird Air, based at MurtalaMohammed airport in Lagos, hasbeen granted a Nigerian AOC andexpects to begin charter operationsduring May.

The company’s third Dornier 328jet conversion was delivered in earlyApril, completing a contract worthover €14 million in total which sawGermany’s 328 Support GmbHrefurbish the aircraft into two 32-seatpassenger airliner conversions and avip configured 328DBJ.

The vip variant has long-rangetanks, increasing its overall rangewith four passengers to just under2,000nm. The cabin boasts arenovated interior with high qualityleather and suede seat covers inneutral tones complemented by red seat belts, a look that is consis-tent with the SkyBird Air brand. Thenew interiors, all of which weredesigned by Robin Dunlop of CTMDesign who regularly works with the 328 team, are complemented by a wood veneer decorative panel, a full HD entertainment system, anda satcom WiFi system. LED lightswere also incorporated internallyand externally.

SkyBird is aiming to take to takebusiness jet operations in Nigeria to anew level, and is determined thatluxury and safety will be hallmarks ofits charter operations. In addition tothe 328s, the initial fleet includes twoGulfstream jets, with furtherunspecified aircraft set to be addedsoon after operations begin.

As the type certificate holder, 328Support is confident that SkyBird willsign up for a long-term maintenancecontract. It is currently also indiscussions with another African

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Nigeria’s SkyBird completes fleet to open for charter

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

SpringChildInvestments signsfor two aircraftSpringChild Investments, a Lagos-based privately owned business, hasalso placed an order with 328 Support

for a Dornier aircraft conversion. Theaircraft will boast four forward facingbusiness class seats at the front,complemented by a further 23 seatsin an economy format in the aftcabin. The four business seats will beengineered to slide away from eachother after take-off so improvingpassenger comfort once the aircraft is in flight.

The interior conversion andmodifications will be completed by328 at its Oberpfaffenhofenheadquarters, and SpringChild

Investments will have the externalpaint work on another Dornier 328completed at sister company JETSBournemouth in the UK. This aircraftis due to be commenced in late Mayfor delivery in early June 2013.

“We are pleased to have been ableto deliver these 328 conversions tothe rapidly growing business aviationsector in Nigeria,” says Dave Jackson,md, 328 Group. “It has become animportant area for us and we arecontinually seeking opportunities toexpand in the region.”

The UK’s first public helicopterservice to sell individual seats onlinehas launched regular sightseeingflights from The Barclays LondonHeliport in Battersea.

The London Helicopter’s real-timebooking system allows customers tosearch availability up to 12 months inadvance, make reservations, pay andcheck-in, all in one transaction.Prices per person start from £199 andcomplement similar services offeredfrom the company’s Redhill basewhere prices start at £129.

The helicopter route over Londonfollows the Thames from Putney toGreenwich. During the flight,passengers see some of the capital’smost historic landmarks and newattractions such as The Shard.Sporting venues including Wembley,The Emirates and the OlympicStadium are also visible on the route.

Chris Mann, md of The LondonHelicopter says: “We’re thrilled to belaunching the first London basedhelicopter sightseeing service fromLondon’s only heliport. Joining thelikes of New York, Las Vegas and CapeTown makes us enormously proud.”

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FAI’s air ambulance divisionexpects record yearGerman operator FAI rent-a-jet isexpecting another record year fromits air ambulance division afterrevenues in the first quarter of 2013increased by 40 per cent against thefirst quarter last year. The companyexpects annual revenues of over€70m in total.

At this year’s annual meeting of itschief medical doctors and chiefparamedics, DRF Luftrettung hasawarded its research prize for thesecond time. The aim of the prize is to promote research and strat-egic planning in pre-clinicalemergency care.

The €5,000 prize was awarded toDr Jan Wnent, who works at theSchleswig-Holstein UniversityHospital. On behalf of the GermanResuscitation Registry, he hadsubmitted a study on the question of how the choice of hospital affectsthe survival of patients who hadsuffered a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital.

The DRF board was of the opinionthat the study represented animportant step towards structuredand standardised care of patients

suffering a pre-clinical cardiac arrestin Germany. Taking care of thispatient group presents a major

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

Topics discussed at the annualconference ranged from paediatricintensive care transport to medicallaw in practice, with one lectureabout emergencies in powergeneration and biogas plants.

DRF Luftrettung has reached its40-year anniversary this year. InMarch 1973, its first helicopter tookoff from Stuttgart to provide quickmedical help at a traffic accident.Today, the organisation useshelicopters in 31 locationsthroughout Germany, Austria andDenmark for emergency services andthe transport of intensive carepatients between hospitals, at eightlocations around the clock.

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


London Executive Aviation continuesits fleet development with the arrivalof its first Falcon 2000LX, and itsninth Embraer jet – a Legacy 650 to bebased in Tallinn, Estonia.

The Falcon will be based at Lutonairport and takes the total number ofaircraft on LEA’s air operator’scertificate to 28. It is configured tocarry up to 10 passengers and is fully available for charter. With arange of 4,000 nautical miles, it allowsfor non-stop connectivity fromLondon to destinations such as NewYork and Dubai.

The cabin includes a state-of-the-art entertainment system featuringtwo DVD players with stored mediaand a 3D airshow feature, fourpersonal widescreen units, a forwardcabin monitor and a connection portfor iPhones, iPads and iPods. Usingthe remote Apple app, passengers canuse their Apple products to controlthe entertainment system as well asthe cabin lighting.

Chief executive PatrickMargetson-Rushmore says: “This isthe fourth business jet we have takendelivery of so far this year and our firstFalcon 2000LX builds on the variety ofaircraft types in the LEA fleet,ensuring we have an aircraft to suitevery private aviation need.”

The ninth Legacy on thecompany’s AOC is configured to carry13 passengers and has a maximumrange of 3,900 nautical miles. LEAsays it has become one of the mostexperienced operators of this aircrafttype in the industry, since taking onits first Legacy in early 2006.

“By basing the new Legacy 650 in

Tallinn, it is well placed to cater forthe increasing demand for private airtravel in the Baltic region andcomplements the operation of our

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Maltese business jet operator Maleth Aero has added three aircraft to its fleet through amanagement contract with Swisscompany SkyWork Executive.

A new Beechcraft 90 GTX, aBeechcraft 350i and a Citation Ultrahave all been placed on Malta’saircraft registry and added to MalethAero’s AOC. SkyWork Executive willsell the aircraft to its existingcustomer base but when they are notin use they will be chartered out toothers by Maleth Aero.

“Our aim is to make the entireowning, operating and managementof your aircraft an enjoyableexperience, taking care of all the

essential tasks while maintainingsafety with service,” says MichaelO’Brien, ceo of Maleth Aero.

“Unlike most aircraftmanagement organisations, wemaintain a strict policy of simplistictransparency enabling owners at alltimes to understand the cost base fortheir product.”

Fiona Healy is legal counsel forAircraft Corporate Services, whichmanaged the aircraft registration and importation process. She said:“This was an especially interestingproject as it is the first time thataircraft have been imported intoMalta by a foreign operator to bemanaged by a local AOC.”

Saudi medevac departmentcommits to AW139

The aeromedical evacuationdepartment of the Ministry ofDefence in Saudi Arabia has signed acontract for a fleet of AW139 twinengine helicopters, with deliveriesstarting in 2013 and being completedin early 2014.

It is the first order for the type to beplaced by the Saudi Ministry ofDefence, although the AW139 isalready in service with otheroperators in the country.

MJET adds a second GlobalAustria-based jet operator MJET hastaken delivery of a second Globalaircraft, this time a 6000, to join itsmanaged fleet. It made the deliveryflight from Montreal to Vienna at thebeginning of April, and will now beoperated commercially on MJET’sAOC. The company’s long-rangeprivate and managed fleet includes aGlobal 5000, Gulfstream Vs andG450s, Fokker 100EJs and an A319CJ.

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The very first Mystère 20, ancestor oftoday’s industry leading Falconbusiness jet line, is set to return topublic view following a three-yearlong radical facelift.

The restored jet was unveiledrecently in Le Bourget, and will nextbe shown at this year’s Paris Air Showbefore returning to its permanenthome at the Air & Space Museum.

It is being presented in its flighttest livery, together with a bannercommemorating the world speedrecord set on June 10, 1965, by famedtest pilot Jacqueline Auriol. Flying the

first production aircraft, Auriolcovered a distance of 1,000 km (600miles) at an average speed of 859km/hr (534 mph), underscoring theFalcon 20’s exceptional flightperformance.

The historic aircraft was carefullyrestored by a team of enthusiasts, ITMercure, which had earlierrefurbished the last active Mercureairliner. The project, first conceived in 2010, consisted primarily ofrepairing or replacing metal partsthat had begun to rust away overtime – the wing, airbrakes, engine

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

The presentations mark the 50thanniversary of the Mystère 20’s firstflight on May 4, 1963. The aircraft wasrenamed the Fan Jet Falcon 20 at therequest of its first customer, Pan Am,which ordered 40 of the 8-10 seaters,plus 120 on option, just days after theinaugural flight.

To date, more than 2,250 Falconshave been delivered. Among theaircraft in the active fleet are some300 Falcon 20s; ample testimony to itssound design and craftsmanship.


Aircraft management and charteroperator Centreline Air Charter hasreceived an additional Citation 525 into its fleet, making it one of the largest operators of the type inthe UK.

Centreline, part of the BristolFlying Centre Group based at Bristolairport, took over management of theaircraft at the beginning of Aprilbringing the total number of aircraftin its fleet to five, which are based atLuton, Manchester, Bristol, BigginHill and Dunsfold.

BFC Group ceo Phil Brockwellsays: “Now that Centreline Air Charterhas become such a large operator ofthe CJ 525 it sends a clear message toowners, passengers and brokers thatwe are the experts in flying,maintaining and handling thisaircraft. We are examining thepotential to add similar performanceaircraft types as well as midsizeaircraft to our fleet. We expect to add

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

Established in 1991, Centreline Air Charter has a long associationwith the Citation 525 and has beenoperating the aircraft for over seven years.

The relationship has beenstrengthened by BFC’s engineeringfacility at Bristol airport which hasbeen qualified to offer fullmaintenance support for the Cessnaproduct for many years and is anestablished Approved TrainingOrganisation authorised by the CAAand EASA to train pilots acrossEurope and ICAO membership states.

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

Fifty years on, the first Mystère is backin the limelight and historic livery

Slovenian operator Elit’Avia hasopened a US sales office in Atlanta,which it says has greatly facilitatedthe provision of charter and otherservices to US-based clients, and hasfurther advanced aircraft sales.

The company has a large charterfleet of Bombardier long range air-craft, including Global 6000s, GlobalXRS, Challenger 605s and Challenger300s. The company also has consid-erable experience with other aircraftmanufacturers, currently managing

three Falcons and previouslymanaging Gulfstream models,including the G550 and G450.

“This has been a good year forElit’Avia,” says Michel Coulomb,president. “We now operate one ofthe world’s largest Global 6000 fleets.Being based in the heart of Europeprovides a unique perspective andfacilitates access to markets fromwestern Europe, to Russia, to Africa –with one of Europe’s most modernBombardier long-range fleets.Additionally, our experienced,multicultural and multilingual teamhas worked hard to serve thesemarkets with tailor-made solutions,maximum professionalism andattention to detail. Our clients areoften relatively new to businessaviation, but have the sophisticatedrequirements and preferencesassociated with ownership andoperation of modern long-rangeaircraft. They appreciate our provenability to seamlessly manage allstages of completions managementat the factory, turnkey aircraftmanagement and charter.”

The Ljubljana-based company istaking two aircraft to EBACE onbehalf of Bombardier (see Buyer’sGuide report, pages 13-17).

Elit’Avia opens US sales officefor long-range charter

Michel Coulomb believes new clients stillhave sophisticated requirements.

Sovereign popularity continues to grow in TurkeyBoydak Air reports that its Citation XLS+ has been replaced on the fleet by a2013 model Citation Sovereign, marking the first time the Turkish operator hasflown this type. The Sovereign is popular in Turkey, with up to nine differentcurrent operators, and Boydak’s Captain Hakan Kantas believes this is becauseof its range and operating cost capabilities.

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

Executive Airlines retains top spot in Spain

Executive Airlines reports that its charter business grew by some nine per centduring 2012, with a total of 13,623 passengers according to official figuresproduced by AENA.

With bases in Madrid and Barcelona, the operator has been successful inattracting charter contracts with annual packages of hours with majorcompanies, as well as important international clients. It puts this success downto the types of aircraft it can offer, most of its fleet being medium and longdistance. The growth in passenger numbers transported has been consistentduring the past four years.

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

“One of our key businesses is theair cruises,” says Bruno Pires. “We aregrowing stronger in this market dueto some very successful trips we’vedone in the past. We are gettingrequests from companies that wereadvised to call us due to ouroperational reliability and veryflexible crews, always with a smile ontheir faces.”

For instance, he remembers aprime example of teamwork inaction: “A couple years ago we hadone of our ACJs in Montevideo andfor humanitarian reasons ourpassengers had to make animmediate departure to Beijing. Wewere fortunate to have crew membersin north east Brazil who reinforcedour crew to make it to Europe.

“The departure took place just acouple hours after the request wasmade and we positioned anothercrew in Munich for the last sector ofthe flight. What generally takes acouple of days to prepare we wereable to do in a couple of hours. Thereare many other stories that we canmention, but the secret is to properlymanage the correct positioning of ourcrew members.”

Pires continues: “Omni has threecompletely different ACJ cabinlayouts, we offer a good range ofservices, therefore our main goal is toget each aircraft well known in itssegment. The 29 seater is the bestknown, then the 48 seater quicklygained its own share in the marketand our 19 seater is, for sure, one ofthe best aircraft for small vip groups.”

Meanwhile, sister company OmniHelicopters International hasannounced the appointment ofRichard Burman as group ceo. Hebrings with him some 35 years of experience in the oil field servicessector, working initially offshore as a

geologist and then in variousmanagement and executive positions.In 2004, Burman moved to BristowGroup as svp, eastern hemisphere,where he was responsible for all non-American helicopter services ofthe company. In this role he over-saw and led the development ofBristow’s international helicopterservice businesses.

In 2010, he became svp globaloperations, responsible for a businesswith a fleet of almost 400 helicopters,mostly engaged in the oil and gaspassenger transportation sector.

Based in Lisbon, OHI is a financialholding company engaged in fleetmanagement and investments inhelicopter operators providingtransportation services to theoffshore energy sector. Its helicopterfleet is mainly operated by Brazilianaffiliate Omni Taxi Aéreo.

Richard Burman has moved from Bristowto take the helm at Omni HelicoptersInternational.

Air cruises spark increasingbusiness for Portugal’s Omni

Jodi Noah, Cessna’s svp of propeller aircraft hands the Grand Caravan EX over to Emmanuel Anassis.

DAC Aviation International has takendelivery of a new Cessna GrandCaravan EX; the first of six it willreceive over the next six months.

Headquartered in Montreal,Canada, DAC’s primary base ofoperations is at Wilson airport inNairobi, Kenya. It has secondarybases in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan.

The Wilson airport facility offersMRO services and is home to DAC’scurrent fleet, which includesBombardier Dash-8s, a CRJ 200 LRand Cessna Grand Caravans. Thenew Grand Caravan EX will berepositioned to Nairobi within themonth, and when all six have arrivedthe operator will be flying 21 aircraft

to provide safe and reliablepassenger and cargo services tointernational relief and aid agenciesacross the region.

In the early 1990s, DAC founderand chairman Emmanuel Anassiswas a bush pilot in Africa. Startingwith one DHC-5 Buffalo, Anassisfounded DAC and began to offer asolution to this critical need. Thecompany’s first client was the UnitedNations Children's Fund (UNICEF),and over the years, DAC has servednumerous relief and aid agencies.

“Over 20 years of continuousoperations, DAC has increasinglyfocused its efforts on providing safeand reliable air transportation forrelief and aid agencies that need tomove their people and vital cargo in

and out of remote and challengingenvironments,” says Anassis.

“Our success depends on ourhighly-trained and experiencedpilots, support crews and, of course,the right aircraft. The Grand CaravanEX provides excellent operationalflexibility, an additional margin ofsafety thanks to a more powerfulengine, latest generation avionicsand Cessna support.

“Specifically configured for DAC,this EX can comfortably move itstwo-person crew, 10 passengers andcargo. These are important missions.The welfare of many people dependson our clients’ work. Our job is to getthem where they need to go safelyand reliably. We go where few othersdare,” he says.

DAC Aviation’s six new Caravans willgo ‘where few others dare’

Both CEGA Air Ambulance andAirMed have recently passedinspections by the independenthealthcare regulator for England, theCare Quality Commission.

CEGA operates a fleet of airambulances from BournemouthInternational airport, and reportsthat the CQC recognised its proactivearrangements to deal withforeseeable emergencies and its pre-flight visits to individual patients andtheir relatives; not just to makemedical assessments but also to allaypersonal concerns and fears.

AirMed’s medical director Dr JonWarwick is also pleased: “The teamhas worked extremely hard todevelop a robust, high qualitymedical service and it is reallysatisfying to see everyone recognisedfor their input in this report,” he says.

“Not only does the report containfeedback directly from the CQC’saudit, but it also contains referencesfrom our clients and our serviceusers, the patients themselves, so tohear that they feel our service andstaff to be professional and indeed,inspirational, is excellent.”

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Spanish helicopter operator Inaer isgearing up for a busy summer of firefighting, and once again will beallocating around 80 aircraft to the role.

Government contracts havetraditionally been viewed as reliablebusiness, but recent financial criseshave strained the system. “Eventhough both the regional and centralgovernment are trying to maintaincurrent operations, during 2011 and2012 there have been cuts in thebudgets of some emergency services,base closures, and operatingreductions,” says Lorena Rodrigo ofInaer. “However, if we look at firefighting for example, the terrible fireswe witnessed in 2012, with more thanone million acres burned, more thanproved the need to expand thebudgets allocated to the preventionand extinguishing of fires in Spain.

“Since 2011, the biggest problemwe have faced is the increase in latepayments from the government, asituation which has generatedsignificant liquidity stress and hasalso had a direct impact on our abilityto meet Spain’s fire fighting needs.”

Inaer is continuing to innovate tomeet this challenging environment. Ithas conducted a thorough internalreorganisation of its structure inSpain, which is nearing completion,which has provided the companywith a new management teamcommitted to operational excellenceand safety as a number one priority.“It is a new form of management,adapted to the current needs of thecompany and enabling it to face thechallenges that the future brings anddevelop our work within the criteriaof operational excellence, quality,efficiency and ultimately the safety ofour operations and services,” saysRodrigo.

In 2012 Inaer completed morethan 45,611 flight hours, assisted

6,650 people in emergencysituations and participated in theextinguishing of more than 5,000 firesin Spain. However, perhaps the mostimportant milestone of the year wasthe creation of Avincis Mission-Critical Services, which bringstogether 13 operators in 10 countries.

Along with Bond in the UK andNorsk Helikopterservice, Inaerbenefits from being part of the majorAvincis holding company which hasspent over €400m in the past fiveyears on new aircraft. The mostrecently placed order is for ten EC145T2 helicopters for emergency medicalservice work. Deliveries of these willbegin in the first half of 2014.

The company headquarters are

located at the Mutxamel aerodromein Alicante, and it has a total of 73operational bases, with that figurealmost doubling during the firefighting season.

It operates aircraft maintenancecentres in Alicante, Albacete, Sevilleand Salamanca, with a further 22maintenance bases locatedthroughout Spain.

Recent missions have involved abirth on board a HEMS helicopter,aiding a shipwrecked fishing boat inadverse weather conditions, assistinghikers lost in the mountains, rescuinga fisherman caught among rocks anddevastating fires that involved 30aircraft at one time, similar to thoselast year.

Safety is paramount as Inaer preparesfor fire fighting duties in Spain

Johannes Graf von Schaesberg andDaher-Socata’s Nicolas Chabbert.

RAS takes third TBM 850 EliteRheinland Air Service, the TBMdistributor and service centreoperator for Austria and Germany,has taken delivery of a new 2013model year TBM 850 Elite,featuring deluxe Black Onyxleather interior with a storagecabinet, carbon-fibre fittings, and14 volt DC power plugs.

“It is our third Elite model, thefirst two having been sold tocustomers,” says ceo Johannes Grafvon Schaesberg. “This TBM 850will be used as a demonstrator, butwe expect to sell it very quicklybecause of the strong demand. Afourth Elite is already on order forone of our customers.”

Prodigy Touch on track forPhenom 300Following the FAA certification ofthe new Prodigy Touch avionicssuite for the Phenom 300, theGarmin G3000-based system willbe available as an option beginn-ing in the fourth quarter of thisyear. Designed with the ‘quiet-and-dark’ philosophy, the touch-screentechnology is based on humanfactors and intelligent automation,focusing on single-pilot operation.

Tronrud takes on PC-12 salesPilatus Aircraft has appointedTronrud Aviation as a PC-12 salesand service centre in the Nordicregion, responsible for activities inNorway, Sweden, Denmark andFinland. Located around 30 milesnorthwest of Oslo, it is based on itsown airfield at Eggemoen.

Nextant unveils airambulance 400XTNextant Aerospace has launchedan air ambulance conversionmodule for its 400XT. Theequipment, based on a platform bySpectrum Aeromed, enables theNextant 400XT to be convertedfrom a vip configuration to a fullycapable critical care room withself-contained ambulance bed in

less than 30 minutes.The factory-installed system

costs less than $100,000 to installand has quick change modules forreadily available life support solu-tions at a moment’s notice, a seatrail adapter, a 3,500 litre oxygenbottle, inverter, dual air pumps andvacuum pump, manual loadingsystem, and stretcher bridge.

New Citation X rolls outCessna has rolled out its firstproduction new Citation X. “Theimproved capability and featureshave been received very favour-ably, especially with the newmaximum speed of Mach 0.935,”says Kelly Reich, business leader forthe Citation X. Cessna expectscertification later this year withdeliveries shortly thereafter.

Latest Sovereign makesfirst flightCessna’s new Citation Sovereignhas made its first production flight,lasting a little more than two and ahalf hours and including tests ofthe Garmin G5000 avionics withauto throttles, autopilot, enginesystem, aircraft systems andinstrument approaches.

“The aircraft handlingcharacteristics and performancewere exceptional, just as we hadanticipated after flying more than1,300 hours in three test flightarticles. The Garmin G5000avionics system provides a sense ofcontrol and situational awarenessthat any pilot will appreciate,” saysMatt Freund, flight test pilot.

Interiors certified for the KodiakQuest Aircraft Company’sTimberline and Tundra interiorshave received certification and arenow being installed on all newKodiaks. Some of the changesinclude replacing the Kydex panelswith composite panels,contributing to a weight reductionand improving the useful load.

King Airs pass 60m hoursThe worldwide fleet of more than7,000 King Air turboprops hastopped 60 million flight hours.

The General AviationManufacturers Association 2012year-end shipment report showedthat worldwide turbopropdeliveries increased by 10.3 percent year-over-year, from 526aircraft in 2011 to 580 in 2012.Beechcraft delivered 85 of its threecurrent production models tocommercial customers in 2012.

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A varied mission roster presents Inaer with regular challenges.

Global 5000 in Zeptair’s famouscolours is greeted in style

One of the most eye-catchingbusiness jets has left the service ofZeptair AG and departed for the USA, having been in the fleet since2009. The unique 10-seat aircraft was painted in the style madefamous by Dutch painter PietMondrian, and has now made wayfor Zeptair’s similarly-styled brandnew Global 5000 Vision.

At a stylish delivery ceremony atBombardier's global completioncentre in Dorval, Quebec, the latestaviation acquisition was handed over to group ceo Diana Zepter.Together with the soprano ChristineWilliams, actors of the world famousLes Oiseaux du Paradis (LODP)displayed their aerial ballet toa gathering of more than 300 vips andBombardier personnel.

Paul Davey, president and ceo of

Zeptair AG, explained hisassociation with LODP and how he believes that “their exclusive actdemonstrates the perfect synergybetween the aircraft and its owner,Philip Zepter’s realisation of a visionand dream come true.”

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

DSA takes first AS350

Czech-based HEMS operator DSA hasrecently taken delivery of its firstAS350, a B3e model directly from themanufacturer.

The helicopter was delivered fromMarignane via Grenoble, Freiburgand Donauworth, to Hradec Kraloveby crew members Daniel Tucek and Kamil Kolisek, a flight that took6:42 hours. It is now in operation for commercial air transport andaerial work.

DSA pilots carried out type ratingtraining in Munich earlier this year.

ExecuJet Europe has added the firsthelicopter to its managed fleet, anEC155 based at Cambridge airport.

The helicopter has capacity foreight vip passengers and two pilots. With a range of more than 500 miles, the aircraft will primarilybe used for transfers to the city and surrounding airports, but hasalready operated transfers to Parisand Brussels.

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

expanding our fleet and the inclusionof a helicopter at our LondonCambridge FBO is a welcomeaddition to our managed aircraft. Weare currently in discussions withother clients who wish to basehelicopters here, so we hope towelcome more to Cambridge in the future.”

ExecuJet Europe has alsoemployed a full-time helicopter pilotto head up the company’s CambridgeFBO helicopter operations.

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The EBACE show in Geneva onMay 21-23 will, once again, be agreat opportunity to take a closelook at the latest aircraft on themarket, and meet face-to-facewith the manufacturers all in one place.

All of the major brands will beon show, and many of the latestfactory-new aircraft available fortyre-kicking on the apron.

Subject to the usual changes ofplan at the last minute, aircraft onthe static will include:

• AgustaWestland will be showing itsGrandNew in vip configuration.This is the next generation of theproven Grand platform, with a newdigital glass-cockpit and acomposite material fuselage. Thecompany will also be inviting guestsaboard a vip cabin mock-up of itsAW169, which is an all-new designin the four tonne class expected tobe certificated in 2014.

• Airbus will show the ACJ318, whileACJC will promote its futuristic newBluejay interior for the ACJ319.

• Beechcraft Corporation will beshowing a variety of aircraft from its

range at EBACE this year: the KingAir 350i, King Air 250, King AirC90GTx, King Air 350ER, Baron andBonanza.

• Bell Helicopter plans to have the 429on the static display, and will bepromoting its latest option; theAstronics Max-Viz-1500 enhancedvision system.

• Boeing will bring the BBJ3.Meanwhile those looking to charterrather than buy will be interested toexamine Amjet Executive’s recentlyrefurbished Boeing MD-83. Thisaircraft, originally built in 1992, nowhas nine additional fuel tanks

extending the performance to4,000nm.

• Bombardier has its Learjet 75 andGlobal 6000 on the ramp, and willalso be represented by Elit’Avia witha Challenger 605 and a 300. Recentinductions by the Slovenianoperator include three Global 6000sand a Global XRS, delivered in thelast year (see news on page 8).

• At the static display, Cessna willhave the Citation CJ2+, Citation CJ4and Citation XLS+. In addition, itwill have a Mobile Service Unit ondisplay at its stand in Hall 7.


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Bristow adds moreapprentices

Bristow Helicopters is to offer moreopportunities for engineeringapprenticeships, cadet pilot trainingand business graduates following asuccessful year of North Seaoperations.

Over the next two years, asignificant number of new aircraftwill be added to Bristow’s fleet tomeet market demand as well as clientrequirements. Along with theincrease in assets Bristow is alsolooking to recruit a number ofindividuals to support the business. Ithas invited individuals to apply for 22engineering apprenticeships, 12 ofwhich will sit within the oil and gasbusiness, an increase of 50 per centfrom 2012, while a further ten will berecruited to the SAR team.

Oil and gas apprentices will belocated at one of Bristow Helicopters’global bases while SAR apprenticeswill work at one of the ten SAR basesaround 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 recruitingfour cadet pilots through the AirLeague and will be sponsoring afurther ten ab initio pilots to join itstraining school, the Bristow Academy.

Mike Imlach, md of BristowHelicopters, says: “Our search andrescue workforce will require around103 pilots with nine located at eachbase. Many of these will transfer toBristow Helicopters from the currentmilitary force, but there will also beopportunities for cadets to join theteam in the coming years.” Continued on next page

A quick scan through the EBANsubscriber data for the past yearreveals well over 30 companiesand individuals on the receivingend of new aircraft, and in thisfeature we talk to a representativehalf dozen of those.

We asked them how they madetheir decision on which type topurchase, and about the wholeprocess of ordering, delivery andentry into service.

Orion Malta

HAWKER 4000 – 9H-BOA

Often the humble charter companyhas only a modest input into theaircraft type selection of itsmanagement owners. but in OrionMalta’s case it made its own decisionto acquire a Hawker 4000, fullybacked by the owner company.“Value for money versus range, cabinsize and technical data were the keyfactors,” says Boris Ioffe.

Orion has had direct previousexperience of Hawker aircraft and sowas able to base its decision on in-house knowledge. The companyspecified the optional featuresrequired before manufacture andfollowed the production process upto delivery.

“The ferry flight was planned byourselves and went without a glitch,”says Ioffe. “It is a rare type and allrequired certifications were providedby the airframer. Crew were partlytrained for the type from our existingteam, and partly hired specifically for the type with the airframer’srecommendation.”

The Hawker entered service inJanuary, and Hawker BeechcraftCorporation provided as much

support as it could, given that it wasin Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectionat the time.

Buying a new aircraft is certainlyeasier than pre-owned, Ioffe thinks,but is usually too expensive – exceptin this case.

Starwings Dortmund

CITATION CJ4 – D-CCJS

Starwings Dortmund recently tookdelivery of a brand new Citation CJ4. “This aircraft is an exchange,because the former C680 Sovereignof the same registration had aproblem and the owner (himself thepilot) wanted the change as he nolonger needed the range of the C680,”says Frank Achner.

In this case the owner made thedeal with Cessna directly, specifiedthe features and equipment himself,collected it from the factory andtransferred it with two companypilots to Germany.

Achner reports that thecertification was no problem, withthe LBA very cooperative, and itentered service with Starwings inOctober last year.

“The CJ4 is an outstanding aircraftwith excellent take-off and landingperformance and range,” addsAchner. “The inside and outside

• Daher-Socata remains tight-lippedon any plans to supplement itsTBM850 single-engine turbopropwith a twin-engine model.

• Dassault Aviation will be incelebratory mood, marking the 50thanniversary of the first flight of theFalcon series. On show will be theFalcons 7X, 2000S and 900LX.

• Eclipse will be represented by itsexclusive European distributor,Aeris Aviation which will be showingits Eclipse 550, and this will also be attending a number ofdemonstration events this summer.

• A major highlight of the show,Embraer is to make the Legacy 500available for viewing for the firsttime. The company says it is the first midsize jet featuring full fly-by-wire technology for completeenvelope protection and improvedcomfort along with the six-foot,stand-up cabin, showcasing thelargest cabin volume in its class. It isalso, they say, the only midsize jetwith a wet galley. The 2013 editionLineage 1000 makes its firstappearance with new styling andenhanced cabin features. It has five

cabin zones, which may beconfigured with a bedroom andwalk-in shower. The aircraft iscapable of operating from some ofthe world’s most restrictive airports,including London City, Teterboro,and Aspen, Colorado. The Phenom100 and 300, and the Legacy 650 willalso be displayed.

• Gulfstream is planning a majorpresence on the EBACE staticdisplay, 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. TheHondaJet combines technologiesand design innovations like thepatented over-the-wing enginemount to deliver what the company claims to be best-in-class

advantages in performance,comfort, quality and efficiency.

* Nextant will be unveiling its 400XTiaircraft, offering a brand newinterior, which the manufacturerclaims is one of the most costeffective aircraft in its class. Thecompany will also be showing aspecial mission medevacconfiguration.

• Piaggio will be showing a P180Avanti II operated by GreenWings,an operator conveniently based inGeneva.

• Pilatus will bring the PC-12 but alsounveil its flagship, the all new PC-24business jet, which it says will beable to land and take off almostanywhere. A mock-up should be onshow in the halls.

• Piper will be on the ramp with abrand new Piper Meridian on theGerman register. The aircraft hasthe latest interior with folding seats, LED lighting and many otherfeatures.

So, there will be plenty of choicefor the visitor to ponder. But what isthe experience of buying a factory-new aircraft actually like? Read on.


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completion is well above average.”Besides a King Air 200, Starwings

now operates almost the whole CJfleet, starting with a normal CJfollowed by a CJ1, CJ2, CJ2+, CJ3 andCJ4. Only the CJ1+ is missing from thelist, and Starwings think theirs mightbe the most complete line-up inEurope. “We are just accepting a CJ3in our fleet; pending negotiations arefor a second King Air and a Mustang.As of March this year we are nowcertified as a TRTO for the Beechcraft90 to 200 and Cessna CJ series and weare still working on our project for aCJ3 Level-D simulator,” he adds.

“We have the possibility to choosebetween two manufacturers, and itwill be a CJ2+ or a CJ3 simulator.”

Air Zermatt

AS350 B3E – HB-ZVS

The selection of the EurocopterAS350 B3E was an easy one for AirZermatt, as the company already hadfour examples of the B3 model in itsfleet when it placed the order.

“It was a company decision due tothe current needs,” says postholderfor flight operations and pilot DanielAufdenblatten. “We have had AS350experience since 1988, and 40 years ofexperience with this manufacturer.”

The purchase was handled by theSwiss sales agent Europavia, and AirZermatt was able to define the fullspecification when ordering.

“Our technical director and thebase maintenance manager, as wellas one pilot, were in Marignane forthe acceptance flight,” he says. “Andtwo additional technicians of AirZermatt have completed an AS350 B3maintenance course over five weeks.”

No further support was neededdue to the operator’s long experienceon this helicopter type, and it enteredoperation in March this year.

Buying pre-owned was not anoption on this occasion. “Due to theshort delivery required this time anddue to the required specificequipment, as well as the new engineArriel 2D on this helicopter, wepreferred to buy new,” concludesAufdenblatten.

Proair Charter Transport

CITATION XLS+ – D-CCLA

For Proair Charter Transport, thearrival of a new Citation XLS+ undermanagement followed the decision ofan owner who had taken full accountof the investment value, runningcosts and reliability of the model.

Elmar Monreal, managingdirector of Proair, picks up the story:“We have lots of experience with the types Citation III, Citation CJ1and Citation CJ2, but not with anCitation XLS+.

“We dealt with a sales agent andwith the factory. We followed the finalassembly and did a test and deliveryflight on acceptance.”

The company collected the aircraftitself with its own pilots andtechnicians, and the ferry flight waspleasingly uneventful. “Cessnaassisted partly with the certifications.We had four XLS-rated pilots, andthey had simulator upgrades to thetype XLS+,” adds Monreal.

The aircraft entered service in

January this year, and Cessna assistedpartly with the training and withfinance for the owner. Monrealconcedes that new aircraft aredefinitely easier to buy, but points outthat their value drops in thebeginning quicker than with pre-owned aircraft.

Prince Aviation

CITATION XLS – YU-SPC

EBAN was delighted to hear fromVladimir Jovanovic, executivedirector of Prince Aviation. “Thismessage is written as we areoverflying the Atlantic cruising at39,000ft on the delivery flight ofCitation XLS YU-SPC,” he told us.

The formal delivery took place onMarch 30th, and the aircraftremained for four weeks with themanufacturer for the installation ofsome additional equipment. “As Iwrite this we are flying the aircraft toits home base in Belgrade, Serbia. We

Starwings’ Frank Gremlitza (operations), Edith Spiekermann (sales), Sabrina Hillebrand (assistant to the ceo) and Frank Achner.

A Citation XLS+ entered service withProair in January.

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The European Corporate FlightAttendant’s Committee is to host asymposium for its members inGeneva on the day before EBACE.

With a focus on providing aone-stop educational resource forthe flight attendant sector, thesymposium will address a range ofkey issues including passengerand crew safety, on-board cateringissues and service deliverystandards. With its first outing asorganisers of the symposiumECFAC hopes to mirror thesuccess of the highly popularNBAA Flight Attendant’sSymposium in the USA.

Daniel Hulme, managingdirector of executive jet in-flightdining provider Alison Price OnAir and vice-chair of ECFAC,comments: “This year’ssymposium is shaping up to be avery exciting event and offersdelegates a superb opportunity toenhance their knowledge as wellas benefit from networking. It’sattracting a lot of interest fromEuropean flight attendants withover 100 expected to attend fromacross the continent. We are alsodelighted to confirm that EBAAchairman and ceo BrianHumphries will deliver thewelcoming address.”

With the symposium runningin parallel alongside this year’sEBACE, flight attendants will alsobenefit from networking with

quality speakers without having toregister for the full EBACE event.

The programme offers sessionson: Safety led by Sue Adair, seniorcabin safety inspector at the CAA;FBO and flight attendantcommunications; Far East andMiddle East culture and catering;Aviation catering and safetysystems led by Paula Kraft ofAviation Catering Consultants;and Murray Law, owner andfounder of business aircraftcharter operator, International JetClub will lead the panel discussionon galley design. In what promisesto be one of the most interestingpresentations of the day, a flightattendant involved with a real-lifeemergency will outline the eventand how a well-prepared flightattendant can avert disaster. Thesymposium will close with a roundtable discussion followed by anopportunity to network withcolleagues over cocktails.

The committee held itsinaugural meeting last Octoberand its goal is to represent theinterests of European and MiddleEastern business aviation flightattendants in their roles as crewmembers aboard business aircraftand assist them in improving thesafety, efficiency and effectivenessof business aircraft. It is chaired byPaul Milverton, cabin crewtraining and safety manager atGama Aviation.

Flight attendants prepare for EBACE symposium

departed Wichita on April 28th andwill be completing the ferry the nextday after an overnight at Keflavik.”

The decision to buy the newaircraft was a combined decision ofthe owner and operator. It was madeafter a review of the aircraft on theused market and an offer provided bythe manufacturer. There were severalreasons to choose the new aircraftincluding, but not limited to, price tovalue ratio, delivery time, additionalequipment and cabin features. Thisaircraft is equipped with in-flightinternet, iPad docking/charging atevery passenger seat, microwave andother features.

Prince Aviation has beenoperating Citations since the late1990s, and this is the fifth 560XLjoining the fleet, although it is thefirst XLS+. The company’s previousexperience with this type includesoperations, maintenance, pilot andtechnician training.

“We were negotiating directly withthe factory through its salesrepresentative. The whole processwas efficient as the time from thecontract signature to delivery wasvery short (everything happened inone calendar quarter). Thetest/acceptance flight is a part of thedelivery process of the new aircraft,”says Jovanovic.

“We specified the equipmentduring the manufacturing process.Prince Aviation's team performed all the necessary checks andinspections and took the delivery.

between a Phenom 300 and a CessnaCitation CJ4. He would have beenwilling to buy a used aircraft, but ashe wanted a seven-seat, EASA-approved aircraft, and as a brandnew Phenom 300 matching hiscriteria was available, he opted tobuy that.

In February this year PatrickMargetson-Rushmore, chief exec-utive, flew over to Brazil along withtwo LEA pilots and a senior engineerto take delivery of the factory-newaircraft and to complete thetechnical acceptance on behalf of the owner.

LEA has 17 years of experience inthis area and has taken delivery ofaircraft from Cessna, Embraer,Dassault and Bombardier. Withspecific regard to the Phenom 300, ithad previously completed anacceptance delivery on this type, butup until this year had never operatedthe aircraft type on its AOC. However,the company has over seven years ofexperience operating Embraeraircraft, as it has nine Legacy600/650s in its fleet. It has also taken delivery of and operated aPhenom 100, which is similar to thePhenom 300, and has one of theindustry’s most experienced Phenom100/300 engineers.

LEA dealt directly with the factoryand the delivery co-ordinators that itknew well from previous deliveries. Itreports that Embraer’s deliveryprocess is probably the best it has

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

As Prince is a fleet operator of the type it did not need anyadditional or special training orrecruitment. The aircraft is enteringoperational service as this issue ofEBAN goes to press.

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

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

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experienced in the industry. “There isample manpower allocated to thedelivery and information is deliveredto us on request and without delays,”says md George Galanopoulos.“Discrepancies are dealt with andrectified overnight, making thedelivery possible in three to fourdays. A test flight of 2.5 hoursduration was performed, putting theaircraft in various flight profiles andsimulating emergency situations,including stalling and emergencydescents.”

Chief executive PatrickMargetson-Rushmore takes up thestory: “We dealt directly with thefactory, as well as an Embraer agentin Europe. We always find Embraer tobe very efficient and cooperative andthis was again the case when we weretaking delivery of the Phenom 300.Having completed a number oftechnical acceptances and deliveriesin the past, I’m very aware that therewill always be issues to address, butthankfully we’ve always foundEmbraer to be very accommodatingand proactive.

“A test flight is always carried out.On this occasion, two of our ownpilots undertook the test flight tocheck the avionics, engines andaircraft profile and we also carriedout detailed external and internalinspections of the aircraft. There isalways a lot of paperwork involvedwhen you’re completing a deal likethis, but as we had a highlyexperienced team in Brazil, wemanaged to work effectively and thewhole process, including the ferryflight, took just a week.”

This particular Phenom 300 hadbeen specified by a previous buyerwho had then dropped out of theprocess, but matched the needs ofthe current owner. Some optionswere still available but there was arelatively short time between

contract signing and delivery, and sothere was very limited time to followthe production process.

The UK certificate of airworth-iness was issued remotely in Brazil,with the help of an authorised UKCAA representative. The ferry flightlasted three days, as recalled byMargetson-Rushmore: “I flew to Brazil along with three othermembers of the LEA team tocomplete the technical acceptance ofthe aircraft, before it was flown backto its base at London Luton airport.We flew from San Jose to Belem,refuelled, and then flew pastBarbados, St Lucia, Martinique,Antigua and St Kitts and on to StMaarten.

“We left St Maarten at 0800 on the second day to fly to FortLauderdale and then on to Bangor. Asyou would expect, the conditionswere very different here compared to the Caribbean and all of thePhenom 300’s anti-ice systems wereon right up until landing. After aquick refuelling, we carried ontowards more freezing conditionsand strong winds in Goose Bay, butthe aircraft handled the conditionsextremely well.

“On the third day, we left GooseBay and after a smooth flight acrossthe Atlantic, arrived in Keflavik. Just 35 minutes later, we were on ourway again and after a total of 20hours and 45 minutes in the air,landed safely at Luton.”

LEA took advantage of type rating

courses included in the purchasepackage for two existing pilots, inDallas, while a third was type ratedalready. It also carried out anextensive risk assessment toestablish exactly how the aircraftwould fit into its operations.

The aircraft entered service withinthree days after delivery and it wasadded to the AOC just four weekslater. “We got the usual teethingproblems with the aircraft, butEmbraer has been very pro-active inassisting with these, using its goodEuropean service centre support andits UK-based technical supportrepresentative,” adds Galanopoulos.

Post-delivery, LEA is looking atinstalling data capability for emailand the internet, but this is not anoption Embraer currently offers.

Galanopoulos is clear that buyinga new aircraft makes sense, if you areprepared to pay the higher price forthe peace of mind and low operatingcosts while the aircraft is underwarranty (three years generally).

Margetson-Rushmore agrees:“The great thing about buying newaircraft is that they come with a goodwarranty, which can be a significantadvantage over buying a second-hand aircraft. Plus new aircraft tendto have a higher level of reliabilityand you buy the aircraft knowing thatit won’t need to be refurbished. Giventhe current climate, we’ve found it’seasier now than it has been in thepast to buy a factory-new aircraft,because the lead times are shorter.

“Another thing you have to takeinto account when buying an aircraftis the running costs. If you buy afactory-new aircraft, the runningcosts are generally lower, whereasolder aircraft tend to cost more to runand maintain. Having said that, dueto the current economic climatethere are some great bargains to behad in the used aircraft market.” ■

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The United Nations definition of southern Africa comprisesBotswana, Lesotho, Namibia, SouthAfrica and Swaziland.

This is our first review of charterin the region since EBAN expandedits geographical coverage to includethe continent of Africa.

Botswana is an African successstory since gaining independence inthe 1960s. Although one of the most sparsely populated countries inthe world, including the KalahariDesert, it is also one of the fastestgrowing in terms of GDP per person, and is fully democratic. Thecapital is Gabarone, and this is servedby the Sir Seretse Khama airport, oneof two bases of the Kalahari AirServices company. KAS flies an all-Beechcraft business fleet includingthe 1900C for 19 passengers and the Super King Air 200, recentlyupgraded to a Blackhawk conversion,configured for eleven passengers. The latter is also equipped for airmedical services, with LifePortstretcher system.

The company’s second base atMaun in the north of the country is aninternational gateway, and animportant route to popular tourist

areas. It is also host to Mack Air, afixed-wing charter company using avariety of smaller aircraft up to theCessna Caravan. Its services include:game lodge and camp transfers fortourists, medical evacuations, privateand business charter, scenic flightsover the Okavango and supply runsfor game lodges.

Wilderness Air has itsadministrative centre and a hangar atMaun airport, adjacent to theterminal building. Its Botswanaoperation transports guests, staff andfreight to safari camps in theOkavango, Linyanti, Chobe andsurrounding areas, with 90 per cent ofsuch operations conducted within

Southern Africa: Anestablished marketwith great potential

Euro Jet celebrates five yearsEuro Jet Intercontinental, providerof ground support services, iscelebrating five years in business.The company has several hundredagents located in its core region andin countries around the world.

Its recently acquired hangar atPrague Airport is undergoing acomplete renovation to its street-side vip crew lounge and is to have anew ramp-side crew lounge. EuroJet has also acquired a vip crewlounge at Tivat airport, Montenegro.

Signature opens satellite at TegelSignature Flight Support now servesBerlin from two airports with theopening of a satellite station atTegel. The company already has anFBO at Schoenefeld, but believesthat Tegel is a popular destinationfor business travellers.

“The business clients at Tegel areprimarily involved with the largerinternational manufacturingcompanies in the area,” says PeterBouwer, EMEA director ofoperations, “but we believe theleisure traveller will also follow suitin using the Signature facilities ofthis convenient airport.”

Tunisia accepts SterlingAir BP Sterling Card holders cannow buy fuel in Tunisia, at TunisCarthage, Djerba, Enfidha, Tozeur,Tabarka, Monastir and Sfax. Inaddition, clients will be able tocontract their fuel requirements viaAir BP, provision of which will beserviced by AGIL, the distributionand marketing arm of the TunisianMinistry of Energy.

AEROCC to offeroutsourced supportAEROCC, a company newly-established in Vienna, is offering amodular system of sales,maintenance, training andmanagement support services tobusiness aviation operatorsthroughout Europe.

“On average, a typical Europeanoperator has fewer than four aircrafton its AOC, which means it has alimited negotiating position interms of purchasing of productsand services,” says Thorsten Kinzl.“There have already been attemptsto create cooperation betweenindividual operators. Theseattempts had not been successfulbecause the cooperation partnersare ultimately still competitors.

“AEROCC is a service provider,not an operator, which means it isnot a competitor. The morecompanies joining our network, themore we have the ability to gaincost advantages for our customers.”

Bombardier expandssupport in RussiaBombardier has appointed TulparTechnic of Kazan, in the Republic ofTatarstan, as a line maintenancefacility for the growing number ofChallenger 300 and 850 aircraftoperating in the region.

Tulpar Technic has also beensuccessfully performing MRO workon Bombardier commercial aircraftand will now work to expand its linemaintenance to include theChallenger 605 and Global family.The facility is located at Kazaninternational airport, not far fromthe capital.

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

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

AJW buys vip A340-600AJW Capital Partners, part of theAJW Group, has agreed topurchase an A340-600 aircraft, forservice with an undisclosed headof state.

The group’s services includedaily and 24/7 AOG componentsupport; power-by-the-hour andpool access; aircraft engineleasing, management and partssales; extensive component repaircapabilities; integratedconsumables management; andlogistics solutions.

Russian and Nigerianoptions soon on the menu Alison Price On Air has expandedits aviation catering offering,adding a brasserie style menuwhich will sit alongside the à lacarte fine dining menu, bespokedishes selection and the privatechef in the sky service.

The brasserie menu has beendesigned following flight atten-dant feedback which highlightedthat simplicity when servingquality on board catering to thelarger, fuller executive flights isessential. It can be requested upto 9pm the day before a flight.

Alison Price On Air is also intalks with top restaurants inLondon to offer ‘branded’ Russianand Nigerian meals.

Cessna expands Caravanservice availabilityCessna is offering AOG mainten-ance on its 208 Caravan modelaircraft at its own facility inZurich. The company also ownsand operates three mobile serviceunits in Europe, and the onebased in Zurich will now also becertified to perform AOGmaintenance on Caravans, inaddition to the Citation jets.

RUAG delivers vip CRJA Bombardier CRJ200 airliner hasbeen converted into a ten-seat vipaircraft by RUAG Aviation’s cabininterior programme. The projectinvolved revamping the entirelayout configuration, interiordesign and electronics system. Aprivate vip area, a club seatingand dining area as well as alounge equipped with the latestIFE systems have been installed.The newly-integrated wirelesscabin entertainment system isrunning a browser-basedapplication that allows passengersto control audio, video, cabinlighting and electric windowshades via tablets or smartphones.

AAG moves to Biggin HillAviator Aircraft Group has moved office to Biggin Hill airport. Under thedirection of ceo Peter Chalk (pictured on the right with Biggin Hill’s RobertWalters) the company will offer asset management services, aircraft salesand brokerage, business aircraft management for clients and marketresearch.


the triangle described by Maun,Shakawe and Kasane.

Its fleet also comprises CessnaCaravan aircraft, which it says haveproven to be the best passengercarrying bush aircraft in its fleet forsectors of from 20 to 300km, althoughit is comfortable and on occasionused on sectors up to 1,000km. Theaircraft is capable of taking off from nearly all of the bush airstripsthat Wilderness Air services becauseof its large wheels, efficient wing and powerful engine. The Caravansare equipped with a four-door cargopod located under the fuselage which provides generous luggagecarrying capacity.

Maun is also home base for MajorBlue Air, which has a Grand Caravanconfigured for 13 passengers andoffers visitors to the country its ownsafari lodge.

Based in Ngamiland, HelicopterHorizons offers helicopter servicesthroughout Botswana with its BellJetRanger. This includes remotemedical assistance, load lifting up to500kg, aerial survey/site inspection,corporate transport and filming.

Lesotho is surrounded by, andtherefore largely dependent on,South Africa. The country has oneairport at the capital Maseru, butuntil recently had no based businessaviation operators.

That was until MGC Aviation wasestablished in 2009, growing since tooperate a fleet including twohelicopters, an AS350 B3 and anEC135, and a Hawker 700A jet. Theseaircraft launched the company’sprofessional and charter services tothe highlands of Lesotho.

MGC is certified by the CAA ofSouth Africa, and the LesothoDepartment of Civil Aviation to flyover both countries and the rest ofAfrica, and recently added a pair ofCRJ200 aircraft with the intention ofopening scheduled routes.

“We recently chartered for a fewprivate ceremonies, including

weddings. Other than this we are stillbusy with the usual business we dothat includes sling work, medicalrescues, aerial support and a lotmore,” says Mamotake Matekane.

“Our flight hours have increaseddue to the demand of services for our aircraft and because of ourexcellent services, we have loyal

clients and new business relation-ships are being formed as well.

“At MGC, we function as a teamand therefore every member of thecompany is important as they play anintegral part in the success of thewhole group. But we are most gratefulto our leader Sam Matekane, who isthe founder of the Matekane Group of

Companies, the mother body thathouses MGC Aviation, MatekaneTransport and Plant Hire, MatekaneProperty and Matekane Mining.

“We are all about growth – growingour fleet, expanding our services intoAfrica and other continents andexpanding our service baseline.”

Namibia, capital Windhoek, has

evolved into a parliamentarydemocracy and is widely recognisedfor its potential for economicdevelopment. Geographically large, ithas substantial desert areas and sohas a very low density of population.There are 20 airports suitable forbusiness aviation.

Windhoek’s Eros airport is home tomost of the commercial operators,including Westair Wings Charterswith a highly diverse fleet consistingof 30 aircraft from piston singles topiston twins as well as single and twinturboprop aircraft. These includeCessna 310R, 340, 402C, 404, F406and C208, Piper Cheyenne, andConquest I and II, and the flagshipKing Air E90.

Westair operates vip travel,sightseeing, photographic andpleasure flights and fly-in safaris forindividuals and groups – particularlyto rugged and remote airstrips inNamibia with Nature Wings, a jointventure with Nature Friends Safaris.

Most recently Westair has acquired

I would describeSouth Africa as

being very much likethe UK 20 years ago

Mark Abbott, group FBO director forExecuJet.

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


a 19-seat Beechcraft 1900 airliner,which will be used to accommodatethe needs of the growing oil and gasproducing industry in Namibia. Thecompany has also expandedinternationally by purchasing a 50 percent share in a Tanzanian basedcompany. A Reims F406 has beenearmarked to start this operationfrom the end of July 2013 and theGroup is looking at adding a Cessna208 to the fleet. Westair foresees thisas a growth area with a lot of potentialfor further development. This group,after four years of planning anddevelopment, now holds a TanzanianAOC and will be based on the islandof Zanzibar where a permanent crewwill be housed.

Windhoek-based Desert Air wasfounded in 1995 and today says it has a solid position in a verycompetitive tourism and chartermarket, using top-of-the-rangepressurised turboprop AeroCommanders, the Cessna GrandCaravan and a variety of twin andsingle engine piston aircraft.

Trustco Air Services also operatesout of Eros airport, and offers luxuryair travel across the African continentand beyond. Its fleet consists of twoPilatus PC-12 aircraft and a Learjet 45.

Wilderness Air says its maindestinations in Namibia areSossusvlei, Swakopmund, Damara-land, the Skeleton Coast, Etosha andthe Kunene River. Some of thesedestinations represent the finestwilderness areas Namibia has to offer.Again, the base for operations is inWindhoek. From here all reservationsare captured and aircraft scheduled.

The Namibian operation isengaged in transporting guests to theprincipal tourist destinations, whichare far apart, making air charter anobvious solution for travel.

The company’s sector lengths inNamibia are on average 300kilometres long. Less freight is carriedin Namibia; in fact the only arearegularly serviced with weekly freightflights is the Skeleton Coast. Longersectors mean longer flights. The neteffect is that Wilderness Air Namibiaflies many operational hours, andcarries fewer passengers than itsoperation in Botswana, but thesepassengers all fly further than theequivalent passenger in Botswana.

Wilderness Air Namibia operates amix including four Cessna Caravansand one Cessna 310.

Elsewhere, Jan du Preez, founderand owner of Namibia HelicoptersServices, started his flying career in1986 after obtaining his helicopterprivate pilot’s licence at Rand Airport

in South Africa.He joined the family business

doing game capture with a Hughes300 for the past 23 years, and says hehas an outstanding safety record.With over 7,000 hours of flyinglogged, du Preez is said to be the mostexperienced helicopter pilot inNamibia. He is well known for hisflying technique during gamecapture. He pioneered both giraffecapture using a boma (enclosure) andmature elephant relocation.Increasing demand for helicopter hireand related services in Namibia ledhim to establish Namibia HelicopterServices in 2007, with JetRanger andLongRanger helicopters.

Swaziland is a tiny andlandlocked country which has onlyone international airport at Manzini(Matsapha). This has been scheduledfor replacement by a new airport forsome years. It may be one of thatselect group of countries completelywithout business aviation – unlessyou know different!

South Africa dominates thesouthern Africa region in terms ofeconomic activity, and is a well-established marketplace for businessaviation.

Our own Handbook lists some 94airports and over 70 South Africa-based business charter operators.

One of these, Fair Aviation, isactive in turboprop and jet businessoperations, but also flies freight andother services with larger aircraftfrom its base at Lanseria airport,Johannesburg. Now planning toexpand, the company was prudentwhen this was necessary, says DeanBrons in praising the leadership ofcompany ceo Fred Brons. “We haveseen many a company closing doorsaround us. Many have been a lotlarger and, we had thought, in a betterfinancial situation than Fair Aviation.

The foresight and vision to keep FairAviation as small as possible toreduce overheads was a fundamentalmove in keeping the companycompetitive in a struggling industry.Fred has encouraged his staff to focuson the future and stick by himthrough tough times, and we can seesome great rewards at the end of the tunnel.”

Fair Aviation has recently takendelivery of a BAe 146QT fromBelgium, and had the aircraft ferriedto its AMO based in Mahikeng in the north-west. The aircraft is goinginto maintenance for a ‘C’ check and will then be available for lease. “The demand for local work forthe freighter has been outstanding,but so has the international interest,”says Dean Brons. “Once the aircrafthas completed its maintenance, the decision will be made to eitherkeep the aircraft in South Africa orlease the aircraft out to aninternational client. Once this aircrafthas been placed we will be bringingdown a second freighter to follow thesame procedure.”

The charter fleet comprisesBeechcraft King Air 200, BAe 146-200,two BAe 146-300, BAe 146QT and aGulfstream III. The company iswaiting for delivery of a new BeechKing Air 350i, due at any time now.The 350i is an eight-seat vip aircraftand will operate alongside the currentB200. It will be made available for thevip mining and engineering sectorsand corporate travel. The aircraft willalso be available for lease if thatoption arises.

Since the football World Cupwhich took place in South Africa in2010 ended, Fair Aviation saw a steepdrop in local and internationalcharter work. “I believe due to theWorld Cup, South Africa’s aviationand tourism sector had a delayedreaction to the recession, however wefelt it severely thereafter. But we havenoticed a steady increase in thenumber of flights in the past year andeven more so in the past threemonths,” adds Brons.

“We have a number of strategicbusiness and marketing plans that weare currently working on for both thecharter market and the leasingmarket. We are also looking toincrease the aircraft fleet so as not torely on brokerage deals. 2013 is theyear of Fair Aviation and you will seeour greatest growth during this year,”he predicts.

South Africa has proved to be veryattractive to inward investment bywestern business aviation operatorsand service providers, and theseinclude major groups such as

Personal assistants fulfillvital roles for bossesA survey of over 500 UK-basedpersonal assistants has revealedthat 16 per cent book privateaviation for their bosses. ThePrivateFly.com survey found thatPAs who book private jet travelwere most likely to also bookbosses’ private holidays in additionto their business travel. One PAsaid they had been tasked witharranging a honeymoon.

Unusual travel destinationsincluded: Uzbekistan; Tanzania;Colombia; an Arctic expeditionstarting from Norway; The Congo;Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (an islandairport in Russia) and a remotelocation in Canada’s BritishColumbia which is only accessiblevia private aircraft.

Unusual travel requests includeda haggis delivered to a restaurant inNew York; and a particular sizedchest of drawers and working deskavailable in the room before a hotelcould be booked.

Adam Twidell, PrivateFly.comceo, says: “PAs who book privateaviation are often an absolutelynchpin in their bosses’ lives.”

Air Charter Service reports growthAir Charter Service has seen a 12per cent increase in charters acrossits three departments – private jets,commercial airliners and cargoaircraft. Chairman Chris Leach(pictured) comments: “We areespecially pleased with the successof the executive jets department,which has increased charternumbers by an impressive 20 percent compared to last year’s firstquarter.

“Sales of our jet card, TheLindbergh Card, have really startedto take off in this year’s first quarter,helping with the strong growth inprivate jet figures,” he adds.

“There are currently no signs ofthis upturn abating. We managedto steadily grow during the recenttough economic years and now wecan push on with fresh optimism.”

Chartersphere assistsstricken shipChartersphere recently deployed aLearjet to take vital spares for aship in difficulties in thetreacherous waters off Argentina.

Managing director Paul Bennettarranged for the delivery fromOstend to Ushuaia, Tierra delFuego in Argentina.

The 22-hour flight required fourtechnical stops en-route to refuel.However, the use of a slip crew inBrazil meant there was no need fora 12-hour overnight rest. Having hitthe required deadline, the suppliescleared customs in less than 60minutes and were rapidly ship-bound. Chartersphere’s Spanish-speaking brokers operate a SouthAmerica desk led by NachoCarretero.

Chalmers to help drive AirPartner’s growthAir Partner has appointed CliveChalmers as UK director ofcommercial jets, supporting PaulArgyle in delivering the company’sEuropean commercial jet strategy.

“We have been working hard todrive growth in the oil and gas andinclusive tour operators sectors,”says Argyle. “Clive’s knowledge andexperience will benefit the team.”

Clients include the conferenceand incentive industry, tour andcruise operators, internationalconglomerates, governments, andhumanitarian aid organisations.Private charters are used for a wide variety of reasons such asproduct launches, countryevacuations, global sportingevents, troop movements andpackage holiday travel.

Web site cloning fraudBACA member Premier Aviation iswarning fellow members aboutpotential web fraudsters.

The company discovered bychance that a carbon copy of itsweb site had appeared online, butwith the company name changedin all instances, and says that themember of the public who drewthis to their attention may havebeen a victim of credit card fraud.

Hunt & Palmer flies itsyoungest passengerA distress call over the Easterholiday to Hunt & Palmer’s USoffice from a private client was asignificant departure for DavidOndrejko, the company’s chartermanager for North America, whousually arranges multi-sectorroadshow programmes for thecompany’s financial clients.

The scenario involved a coupleon their final ‘child-free’ holiday inthe Caribbean being interrupted bythe onset of premature labour –seven weeks before the baby’sexpected due date.

Five days after the infant wasdelivered, a Hawker 800 aircraftspecially equipped with an isolette(incubator) and two medical staffwas sourced to transport thepatient and parents for the fourhour flight back to their home inNew York State. The aircraft alsohad to accommodate a set of golfclubs – unused.

The demand forlocal work for thefreighter has been

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UK-based aircraft managementand charter company Hangar 8 has a strategy that involves setting upAOC operations in different parts ofthe world, South Africa being one of them.

Chief executive Dustin Drydenrecalls that the company’sinvolvement in South Africa actuallycame about because of its intentionto operate aircraft in west Africa. “Themajority of aircraft that operate inwest Africa have to be on an AOC, justbecause of the way the variouscountries control what is going on,and the easiest and the most popularregister historically (although not thecase now, I have to say) was the SouthAfrican because that was perceived tobe a more comfortable arena forAfrican operations.

“Generally speaking, SouthAfrican pilots were much morecomfortable operating in west Africa,because that was where they weremore used to flying than Europeanswere. So a lot of aircraft ended up onthe South African register rather thanlocal registries.”

Dryden further points out thatmost banks are comfortable fundingon the South African register and,probably in common with most of theindustry, 90 per cent of the aircraft onHangar 8’s fleet are mortgaged. “Thatlimits the number of registers you canput an aircraft on because the bankswill only mortgage aircraft onregistries that they can get theirmoney held as a lien. So if the aircraftwas funded, which most are, then ithad a tendency to be on the SouthAfrican register,” he says.

Hangar 8 has an office inJohannesburg, taken over when thecompany acquired local operatorStargate: “As we built Stargate up forour operations in west Africa we havedeveloped it in the local marketplaceas well. We sort of did it backwards ifyou like,” he says.

Dryden believes that the SouthAfrican marketplace for businessaviation is well established anyway,and so he does not see the country asa growth market. “It is competitiveand there is a lot of general aviationover there,” he says. “We don’t see it asa part of the world that is justmassively flourishing. It tends to bewell structured and the operatorshave been there a long time. We havea medical operation out there with aLearjet with full medical facilities in itand do a lot for the oil, gas andmining industry out there. It tends toall be contract operations rather thanad hoc. We do have some ad hoc workin helicopter and fixed wingoperation with a Hawker 800. But themajority of our assignments arecontract work.”

Hangar 8 previously also had twoHawker 4000s on the South Africanregister, but following a number ofdifficulties with the type both havebeen mothballed. “They are just adifficult plane to support, althoughwe do have the capability. We haveSouth African maintenance approval

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

Hangar 8’s local director ofoperations is John Cole, a local whospeaks Afrikaans and was previouslywith Stargate. “He writes all of ourmanuals. Does all of our tech. He isalso a helicopter pilot,” says Dryden.

It is a requirement in South Africato have a full time expert/paramedicand trauma person on the staff inorder to hold a medical transportlicence, and Hangar 8 has PatrickWallett who is a medical expert.Unlike Europe, medical operationsrequire a separate approval.

“I would describe South Africa asbeing very much like the UK 20 yearsago,” adds Dryden. “It’s the samepeople that have been in the industryfor a very long time, and it is a closedmarketplace. We looked at theoptions of set up or purchase and, tobe quite honest, the chance of settingup and developing were so expensiveand so time consuming, buying was a lot easier. It’s been very good for us actually. It’s a good part of theworld, particularly Johannesburgwhich is central to the aviationcommunity over there.”

The company finds that thedistances are so great that passengerswanting to fly from southern Africa toEurope or the Middle East wouldusually travel via west Africa, and it isunusual for Johannesburg-basedaircraft to make their way to the UK.

Johannesburg is the country’slargest city, but is not one of its threedesignated capitals. The city has fourairports; OR Tambo International,Lanseria, Rand and Grand Central, ofwhich Lanseria is the busiest forbusiness aviation.

Cape Town, on the other hand, hasonly one airport, and so competitionto provide handling for visitingaircraft is intense among the sevendifferent handling organisations.

Signature Flight Support thereexpects to handle 3,400 movementsduring this year, which represents anincrease, having noticed an upturn inbusiness during the first quarter.Peter Bouwer says the FBO has no

immediate plans to increase itsfacilities, but says that themanagement team are alwaysevaluating opportunities.

“We believe customers shouldalways have a choice, and have anetwork proposition that offers ourcustomers unique rewards forloyalty,” he says.

He points out that one of the mostimportant ways to provide goodservice at Cape Town in particular, isto build good relationships with thelocal authorities. This can help to easedifficulties caused by the location’sarduous immigration formalities.

“The Cape Town FBO is a dynamicoperation,” he adds. “It houses a largebased customer contingent, and isalso home to several industry relatedservice providers.”

Mark Abbott is the group FBOdirector for ExecuJet Aviation Groupat Cape Town, a facility that handlesaround 3,500 movements per year.

He too has no plans for expansionat this stage. “We continue to offer aturnkey solution to owners andoperators of business aircraft a trueone-stop shop offering aircraft sales,charter, management, maintenanceand FBO.

“I will be bold enough to say thatwe have enjoyed market sharedominance for quite some time nowin Cape Town offering the bestfacilities, staff and equipment. Wereally do pride ourselves on serviceexcellence and are committed toproviding a discreet, efficient firstclass service that existing customershave come to expect and enjoy. As aresult, new opportunities presentthemselves. Face-to-face discussionswith customers are key andcongruent with our personalapproach in an ever-increasingmarketplace. Safety and customerfocus are key and we believe we aresetting the benchmark for thecompetition.”

For ExecuJet, expansion has beenfocused on west Africa instead. Thecompany has recently developed afacility in Lagos, Nigeria, where it hasa 4,700 square metre hangar capable

Due to the WorldCup, South Africa’s

aviation and tourismsector had a

delayed reaction tothe recession

of accommodating a BBJ and 25,500square metres of dedicated concreteapron. “This is in response to agrowing demand for aviation servicesin west Africa and we continue toevaluate new and viable FBOopportunities,” says Abbott. “Otherexciting projects include a jointventure with Angkasa Pura for themanagement of 13 general aviationterminals in Indonesia, the first being in Bali, and a strategicpartnership with NasJet to operate anew FBO at King Khalid International

airport in Riyadh.”Cape Town is also home to Hi-Fly

Marketing, which reports that thereis an increasing emphasis on safety inthe African aviation industry, drivento some degree by new SafetyManagement System (SMS)requirements from the FAA for Part121 (scheduled airline) operators.“Other aviation areas, such as Part135 (on-demand air charter), Part 141(flight training), and Part 145(maintenance facilities) will fallunder the same requirements in thenear future,” says Shafieka Samuels ofHi-Fly. “This is leading to a greaterinterest in our safety-related services,not only because of the FAA (andtherefore African civil aviationauthorities) requirements, but alsobecause operators are realising thebusiness case for implementingsafety management systems.

“We are a South African-basedaviation company with a particularfocus on technology systems andengineering expertise for improvingoperational efficiency and safety. We are currently consideringcomplementary services to enhanceour services offering and bettersupport our clients. The first of theseto come online will be fuel efficiencyand flight operations consultancy.”

Hi-Fly Marketing has just signedan extended representation contractto incorporate all the Cassiopeeservices with Sagem Defence andSecurity. The Cassiopee aviationservices offering is an innovativerange of aeronautical services dedi-cated to airlines, business aviationand helicopter operators, organisedaround five service areas: safety andrisk management, airline organ-isation, flight operations, operationscosts savings and airworthiness/maintenance support. ■

Hangar 8 operates a Hawker fromJohannesburg.

Etti Poggi, md at ExecuJet Africa.

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


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