Flairjet
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| Founded | 2009[1][2] | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Birmingham Airport Leeds Bradford Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5[3] | ||||||
| Parent company | Flexjet | ||||||
| Headquarters | Birmingham Airport | ||||||
| Key people | Gerry Rolls (Flight Operations Director/Head of Training) Mike Chamberlain (Accountable Manager)[4] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
FlairJet Limited is an affiliate company of Flexjet and operates the remanufactured Nextant 400XTi.[5]
Fleet
The airline was founded in 2009 by Chief Executive Officer and former airline pilot David Fletcher[6][7] and was the European launch operator of both the Embraer Phenom 100 and Embraer Phenom 300 business jets. In December 2010, FlairJet delivered Europes first Phenom 300 aircraft, which is currently operated for commercial charter under management alongside two Phenom 100's. Additionally, FlairJet specialises in the acceptance and delivery of Embraer business aircraft and has, up to September 2012, accepted 20 from the Brazilian manufacturer.[8] FlairJet is also the leading European provider of Phenom 100 and 300 in-aircraft training and mentoring solutions.[9] Following an acquisition by Marshall Aerospace, FlairJet was sold to Cleveland, Ohio, based Flexjet, in August 2016.
| Aircraft | Total | Orders |
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| Embraer Phenom 300 | 1 | 0 |
| Cessna Citation Excel | 1 | 0 |
FlairJet is currently looking for additional aircraft types under management for worldwide AOC expansion.[10]
In popular culture
A Phenom 300 operated by FlairJet was featured in the film 'Born of War',[11] written and directed by Vicky Jewson and starring James Frain, Sofia Black D'Elia and Michael Brandon.
References
- ^ a b FlairJet data and fleet list at planespotters.net
- ^ FlairJet article at Private Jet News
- ^ http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=summary&owner=flairjet&pageindex=1
- ^ FlairJet: List of key people
- ^ https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/flexjet-launches-european-operation-434743/
- ^ "London Oxford Airport". Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ Aviation Today
- ^ "Avinode". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ Flightglobal
- ^ Flightglobal FlairJet ready to take on large business jets
- ^ IMDB - Born of War
External links
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