Flairjet

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FlairJet
Flairjet logo.svg
IATA ICAO Call sign
—FLJ[ citation needed ]FLAIRJET
Founded2009;
16 years ago
 (2009) [1]
Operating bases Birmingham Airport
Leeds Bradford Airport
Fleet size5 [2]
Parent company Flexjet
Headquarters Birmingham Airport
Key peopleGerry Rolls (Flight Operations Director/Head of Training)
Mike Chamberlain (Accountable Manager) [3] [ failed verification ][ failed verification ]
Website www.flair-jet.com

FlairJet Limited is an affiliate company of Flexjet and operates the remanufactured Nextant 400XTi.

History

The airline was founded in 2009 by former airline pilot David Fletcher [4] [5] and introduced to European operation the Embraer Phenom 100 and 300 business jets. [6]

Additionally, FlairJet specialises in the acceptance and delivery of Embraer business aircraft and has, up to April 2012, accepted 12 from the Brazilian manufacturer. [6] FlairJet is also the leading European provider of Phenom 100 and 300 in-aircraft training and mentoring solutions. [7] [ needs update ]

Following a 2013 acquisition by Marshall Aerospace, [8] FlairJet was sold to Flexjet, in 2016. [9]

References

  1. ↑ FlairJet article at Private Jet News Archived 10 July 2012 at archive.today
  2. ↑ http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=summary&owner=flairjet&pageindex=1 Archived 4 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Flexjet Private Jet Company". Flexjet.
  4. ↑ "London Oxford Airport". Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Aviation Today". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 Fletcher, David (19 April 2012). "FlairJet looks to broaden its expertise" (Press release). Avinode. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  7. ↑ Morrison, Murdo (17 May 2011). "EBACE: FlairJet passes on its Phenom expertise". FlightGlobal . Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group acquires Oxford based FlairJet". marshallaerospace.com. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Flexjet acquires Floirjet from Marshall Aerospace, expanding global operations". www.flexjet.com. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2022.