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Sep 26, 2018 (newstodate): The Danish company Blackbird Air Charter is again strengthening its wings in the VIP and charter segments.
Starting from October 1, 2018, the company will add the capacity of a Citation CJ2+ aircraft after having signed a sales management contract with the aircraft owner, GreyBird Aviation.
-The aircraft will remain on GreyBird's AOC as it does not exactly fit into our fleet plan that has a focus on larger aircraft, says Ole Christiansen, Blackbird Air Charter CEO.
-Operated by GreyBird Aviation, the aircraft will still add capacity in a niche in the VIP and charter segments between our AW139 helicopter and the Falcon 2000S aiming at European operations with smaller VIP and corporate groups.
-Looming on the horizon is our next acquisition - a Gulfstream 500 that will open up a new business window, offering flights up to a range of 9,600 km at Mach 0.925 with 14 passengers.
-This will actually become the first aircraft of its type in Europe, so in addition to the work for adding the aircraft on our AOC, the European certification by EASA has been a lengthy process over some 12 months. But we are now expecting to be able to introduce this new aircraft to the VIP and corporate markets by January 2019.
-After the total collapse in the industry in 2008, we are now fully back with significant growth in all markets and expect 2019 be a most exciting year, says Mr Christiansen.
Blackbird Air Charter has phased out its Falcon 7X aircraft, but expects to add several new aircraft to the fleet over the coming year, and is also expecting to see a re-bounce in the cargo charter market.
After a reorganization in 2017, Blackbird Air Charter comprises three business units, all headed by Mr Christiansen.
One business unit provides the market with passenger and cargo air charter solutions, another business unit is Blackbird Crew, and the third - and new - business unit is Blackbird Air with an own AOC.
Starting from October 1, 2018, the company will add the capacity of a Citation CJ2+ aircraft after having signed a sales management contract with the aircraft owner, GreyBird Aviation.
-The aircraft will remain on GreyBird's AOC as it does not exactly fit into our fleet plan that has a focus on larger aircraft, says Ole Christiansen, Blackbird Air Charter CEO.
-Operated by GreyBird Aviation, the aircraft will still add capacity in a niche in the VIP and charter segments between our AW139 helicopter and the Falcon 2000S aiming at European operations with smaller VIP and corporate groups.
-Looming on the horizon is our next acquisition - a Gulfstream 500 that will open up a new business window, offering flights up to a range of 9,600 km at Mach 0.925 with 14 passengers.
-This will actually become the first aircraft of its type in Europe, so in addition to the work for adding the aircraft on our AOC, the European certification by EASA has been a lengthy process over some 12 months. But we are now expecting to be able to introduce this new aircraft to the VIP and corporate markets by January 2019.
-After the total collapse in the industry in 2008, we are now fully back with significant growth in all markets and expect 2019 be a most exciting year, says Mr Christiansen.
Blackbird Air Charter has phased out its Falcon 7X aircraft, but expects to add several new aircraft to the fleet over the coming year, and is also expecting to see a re-bounce in the cargo charter market.
After a reorganization in 2017, Blackbird Air Charter comprises three business units, all headed by Mr Christiansen.
One business unit provides the market with passenger and cargo air charter solutions, another business unit is Blackbird Crew, and the third - and new - business unit is Blackbird Air with an own AOC.