Gestair
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| Founded | 1977 | |||
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| Hubs | Madrid-Torrejón Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 24 | |||
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| Company slogan | The sky in your hands | |||
| Headquarters | Madrid, Spain | |||
| Website | http://www.gestair.com/ | |||
Gestair Private Avitation is an airline based in Madrid, Spain. Part of the Gestair Group with its business units Commercial Aviation, Aviation Training and Private Aviation, it is a corporate aviation company operating a wide range of services including charter flights and aircraft management, scheduled commuter flights, aircraft maintenance and handling and ad hoc charters. Its main base is Madrid-Torrejón Airport.[1]
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[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations in 1977. It is wholly owned by Jesus Macarron Gomez (Gestair Interholding and Macholfam) and has 185 employees (at December 2008)[1].
[edit] Group Divisions
The Gestair Group is structured in three business units with its corresponding divisions:
- Private Aviation
Gestair Private Jets: charter flights and aircraft management
Gestair FBO: offers ground services to passengers, crews and aircraft.
Gestair Aircraft Consulting: consultancy on aircraft sale and purchase.
Gestair Maintenance: aircraft line maintenance.
- Commercial Aviation
Gestair Airlines: offers the management of fleets and crews under a Wet Lease contract.
Gestair Cargo: destined to integrated air cargo of medium and large tonnage
- Aviation Training
Gestair Flying Academy: one of the biggest FTOs in Europe with bases in Spain, Portugal and Italy, and currently around 400 ATPL students and 50 aircraft, most of them equipped with Garmin 1000 technology.
Gestair Airline Training: Training of future Airline Transport pilots (ATPL license). Authorized TRTO centre to license for Boeing B757/767, Airbus A340, Airbus A320 and CCQ from A320 to A340 type, it offers continuous training to professionals in airlines and maintenance experts.
[edit] Fleet
The Gestair fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007)[1] :
- 3 Bombardier Global Express
- 1 Bombardier Learjet 35A
- 1 Cessna 560 Citation Ultra
- 1 Dassault Falcon 20
- 2 Dassault Falcon 2000
- 1 Dassault Falcon 50
- 1 Dassault Falcon 900DX
- 1 Gulfstream GIV
- 1 Gulfstream II
- 1 Gulfstream G550
- 1 IAI Westwind I
- 1 Beech King Air 200
- 1 Beechjet 400A
- 1 Raytheon Premier IA
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 86. 2007-04-03.
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