"We are delighted with the final completion of this refurbishment which started in April this year," said ExecuJet Europe Managing Director Peter Hartmann, showing the facility to neighbouring companies and interested parties. "We are confident we are ideally located to provide a top quality service to operators who regularly used Tempelhof for their private and charter operations," added General Manager Andreas Cordes.
Currently, ExecuJet is handling most of the business aviation movements at Schönefeld and the company expects to triple their numbers by the end of 2009, noted Cordes. "We have the capability, with our 45 strong team of admin and operations staff and aircrews, to handle considerably more activity out of Berlin, especially as we have all ground support equipment and two fuel trucks readily available on the Business Aviation ramp" he said.
The airport Berlin-Schönefeld is being developed into the new capital-airport BerlinBrandenburgInternational BBI. By 2011 all aviation movements of the region will be concentrated at BBI.
"We are very happy with the engagement of ExecuJet at Schönefeld" says Dr. Rainer Schwarz, CEO and Commercial Director of Berlin Airports. "Berlin Airports have invested a total of 7.5 million Euro in the expansion and modernization of the Schönefeld GAT-facilities. Business Aviation will get a premium facility with the expanded GAT at the capital airport BBI."
ExecuJet has enjoyed a presence in Berlin-Schönefeld since 2005 when it bought into LBAS (Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services) - a JV with Lufthansa Technik and Bombardier. In mid 2006 it established an FBO at the airport and the company was awarded its German AOC in May last year. Its current fleet of four business jets on management contracts based out of Schönefeld will be doubled until the end of 2008 with more aircraft to come in 2009.
ExecuJet offers a wide range of business aviation services in Germany, including aircraft sales, aircraft management, aircraft completion management, charter, VIP handling and aircraft maintenance.
The ExecuJet Aviation Group is a leading global business aviation organization offering a diverse range of services including pre-owned and new aircraft sales, aircraft management, aircraft charter, aircraft maintenance, aircraft completions management and fixed base operations. Headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, the ExecuJet Aviation Group has operations in five regions - Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the Americas, embracing a workforce of over 750 experienced staff.
The ExecuJet Aviation Group manages a staggering 150 business jets worldwide under the most stringent safety standards. Its commercial fleet is operated under the regulatory umbrella of eight regional civil aviation issued air operating certificates (AOCs).
The ExecuJet Aviation Group is a sales representative and dealer across four continents for Bombardier Business Aircraft's family of Learjet, Challenger and Global Express business jets. They are an exclusive agent outside North America for the sale of the Grob Aerospace spn light business jet, and the sole sales representative outside the Americas for the 8 to 12-passenger Aerion Supersonic Business Jet.
The ExecuJet Aviation Group unveiled its new jet ownership program SimplyFly, tailored for high net worth individuals and corporations, earlier this year. SimplyFly is a one-stop shop service incorporating aircraft acquisition, management, maintenance and operations. The program offers whole aircraft availability at predictable costs, with a dedicated crew, the option to earn charter revenue and the ability to take the aircraft over completely at the end of its lease term.
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