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][failed verification][failed verification] | ||||||
Website | www |
FlairJet Limited is an affiliate company of Flexjet and operates the remanufactured Nextant 400XTi.[5][failed verification][failed verification]
Fleet[]
The airline was founded in 2009 by Chief Executive Officer and former airline pilot David Fletcher[6][7] and introduced to European operation the Embraer Phenom 100 and 300 business jets.[8] In December 2010, FlairJet delivered Europes first Phenom 300 aircraft,[citation needed] which is currently operated for commercial charter under management alongside two Phenom 100's.[needs update]
Additionally, FlairJet specializes in the acceptance and delivery of Embraer business aircraft and has, up to April 2012, accepted 12 from the Brazilian manufacturer.[8] FlairJet is also the leading European provider of Phenom 100 and 300 in-aircraft training and mentoring solutions.[9][needs update]
Following an acquisition by Marshall Aerospace, FlairJet was sold to Cleveland, Ohio, based Flexjet, in August 2016.[citation needed]
Aircraft | Total | Orders |
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Embraer Phenom 300 | 1 | 0 |
Cessna Citation Excel | 1 | 0 |
In popular culture[]
A Phenom 300 operated by FlairJet was featured in the 2014 film 'Born of War',[10][failed verification][failed verification] 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 Archived 14 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine[dead link]
- ^ FlairJet article at Private Jet News Archived 10 July 2012 at archive.today[dead link]
- ^ 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[dead link]
- ^ FlairJet: List of key people
- ^ Sarsfield, Kate (2 March 2017). "Flexjet launches European operation". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "London Oxford Airport". Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ Aviation Today Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine[dead link]
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Morrison, Murdo (17 May 2011). "EBACE: FlairJet passes on its Phenom expertise". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ IMDB - Born of War
External links[]
- Airlines established in 2009
- Charter airlines of the United Kingdom
- European airline stubs