"A presence in the United Kingdom is strategic to our European operations," said ExecuJet Group Managing Director Gerrit Basson. "We are very pleased to have our new UK AOC and to be opening an exclusive passenger lounge for its clients at London City Airport. These two initiatives represent the first steps into this exciting UK market and we are very much looking forward to working with the management at the highly successful Jet Centre to further enhance what has been a phenomenal success for business aviation there since it opened in 2002."
Effective immediately, ExecuJet is taking on the management of a Falcon 900 business jet, as the first aircraft on its AOC. A second long range aircraft will be added at the end of March and ExecuJet is also close to ratifying management contracts for further aircraft. These are scheduled to be added to the ExecuJet AOC in the near future and will be available for third party charter.
At London City Airport, John Brutnell will continue to head up ExecuJet's operations from the Jet Centre and this will be complemented shortly by a new management and sales office in the adjacent Canary Wharf, where ExecuJet Sales Director Troy Forsyth will be based, together with newly appointed Executive Director Group Sales Director Andrew Hoy. Andrew joined from Bombardier's SkyJet International in December.
ExecuJet (UK) Ltd will initially be home for 10 employees, increasing to 20 within the next six months.
Headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, ExecuJet Aviation Group has operations in four regions including Europe, Middle East, Africa and Australasia. Each ExecuJet office is locally focused on providing specialist tailored aviation solutions.
ExecuJet manages a fleet of over 100 modern aircraft worldwide (just over 50 in Europe) under the most stringent safety standards, strategically operated from seven regional civil aviation issued air operating certificates (AOCs).
ExecuJet is the sales distributor for Bombardier Business Aircraft (including the Learjet, Challenger and Global Express families) and exclusive distributors for the Grob Aerospace spn light business jet and the new 8 to 12-passenger Aerion Supersonic Business Jet outside the Americas.
Other core services include aircraft pre-owned sales, aircraft management, aircraft maintenance, aircraft charter, aircraft completions management and aircraft services.
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