ABS Jets

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ABS Jets
ABS Jets Logo.svg
IATA ICAO Call sign
ABPBAIR
Founded2004
Operating bases Prague, Bratislava
Hubs Václav Havel Airport Prague
Secondary hubs M. R. Štefánik Airport
Fleet size4
Headquarters Prague, Czech Republic
Website www.absjets.com

ABS Jets is a business jet operator based in Prague, Czech Republic, and Bratislava, Slovak Republic.

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ABS Jets is a member of the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), [1] [2] National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), [3] and Russian Business Aviation Association (RBAA). It is certified as an Embraer Executive Aircraft Service Center. [4]

History

The company was founded in June 2004 and started operating in December of the same year. [5] It specializes in charter flights, sales organization, repairs and maintenance [6] of aircraft, aviation management, and planning of route schedules in other airlines.

Embraer ERJ family in Geneva in 2014 Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy ABS Jets, GVA Geneva (Geneve-Cointrin), Switzerland PP1231070707.jpg
Embraer ERJ family in Geneva in 2014

In 2007, ABS Jets acquired the hangar at Prague Václav Havel Airport.

In 2013, the company received 2 NBAA safety awards: the Commercial Business Flying Safety Award and the Aviation Support Services Safety Award. [7]

In 2018, ABS Jets received the international IS-BAH award from IBAC.[ citation needed ]

Since January 2019, ABS Jets has the Stage II International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH). [8]

Fleet

Learjet 60XR ABS Jets in 2013 Learjet 60XR AN1561968.jpg
Learjet 60XR ABS Jets in 2013

The ABS Jets fleet includes the following aircraft (as of May 2024):

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A Gulfstream G650ER belonging to ABS Jets
ABS Jets fleet
AircraftTotalOrdersNotes
Embraer Legacy 600 4 [9]
Total40

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References

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  2. "ABS Jets - EBAA Certificate of Membership" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-24.
  3. Missing2011-10-10t20:00:00+01:00, Name. "NBAA: ABS Jets offers free handling opportunities to NBAA visitors". Flight Global. Retrieved 2021-06-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  5. "ABS Jets MRO Profile | CAPA". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  6. "Czechia's ABS Jets focuses on fleet with own MRO ratings". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  7. "ABS Jets earns recognition with NBAA safety awards | Magazine | Business Air News". www.businessairnews.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  8. Siebenmark, Jerry. "ABS Jets Achieves IS-BAH at Prague Base". Aviation International News. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
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