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WINGS CHAMBER VOLUME-10 ISSUE-11 THANE MAY 2017 PAGE 08 brings a fresh approach to the business of Flight Management. Their offering will handle securing slots and landing permits for inbound and outbound business aviation visitors, the arranging of fuel and ground handling services, seeking out discounted hotel accommodation, in-flight catering, high quality concierge and transportation services, right through to private security. Their approach to business is to operate in both a highly ethical and entrepreneurial fashion with a novel approach to flight planning services. Travion believes the experience of its management team enables the company to greatly improve London Oxford Airport welcomes Travion,its first Flight Management Company customer satisfaction levels by adopting Entrepreneurial all female-owned Managing Director and Ms. Andrea better systems and processes than they company will raise quality standards in Jilkova, Director Business Development, may have experienced in the past. the flight support industry. Travion brings a fresh approach to the Ms Deir added “Oxford has a huge Travion Ltd has selected London Oxford business of Flight Management. Their reputation all over the the world for its Airport as its worldwide operations base. offering will handle securing slots and high standards in education and business. landing permits for inbound and outbound With its convenient location, To maintain our own high standards we comprehensive infrastructure and a ready business aviation visitors, the arranging of will deliver to a discriminating clientele, supply of skilled staff, London Oxford fuel and ground handling services, seeking Airport was chosen as an ideal location out discounted hotel accommodation, in- the operators, the kind of service and for this expanding Flight Management flight catering, high quality concierge and support they expect for their respective company. transportation services, right through to aircraft owners or charter customers.” James Dillon-Godfray, Head of Business private security. Ms Jilkova said: “We are operating in a Development for the airport said: “It's an Their approach to business is to operate in saturated market but the way we deal with exciting time for Travion and we are both a highly ethical and entrepreneurial our customers sets us apart. Travion delighted they have chosen our airport fashion with a novel approach to flight meets the desire of those who value from which to operate. Their selection is a planning services. Travion believes the customer care, personal attention and confirmation of the desirability of London experience of its management team Oxford Airport as a home for youthful and enables the company to greatly improve individual focus. We will maintain this entrepreneurial businesses.” customer satisfaction levels by adopting approach by recruiting only highly skilled, Owned and operated by Ms. Karla Deir, better systems and processes than they experienced professionals to be found in The DSEI team is delighted to announce Admiral Sir Philip Jones KCB ADC, First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, will be delivering two keynote addresses at DSEI 2017 MAY 2017 WINGS CHAMBER 2 London Oxford Airport sees trend in larger bizjets. London Oxford Airport finished 2016 as operators place the likes of Caravans and Last autumn, Piper Aircraft established an the sixth busiest London airport for PC-12s onto AOCs, both on charter and, office at London Oxford Airport for its UK business and general aviation ahead of in some cases, scheduled service representative. The OEM's all new six- London City Airport and entered 2017 as provision. seater M600 Single Engined Turboprop, th the 16 busiest in Europe in front of The airport is responding to demand for with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A London Stansted and Northolt according more hangar space by building a new engines and Garmin avionics, is due to arrive at the airport for demos in late May to the latest data from WINGX and 15,250 Sq. ft. single, stand-alone bay with as part of its 90-day European tour after Eurocontrol. 1,850 Sq. Ft. of adjacent offices external showing at EBACE. Significantly, the airport is regularly to the hangar (landside), plus 30 car seeing larger business jets (over 40 parking spaces. Located at the end of Alongside Piper, the airport has also, since tonnes), such as the Bombardier Global Hangar No. 14, the newest development is the beginning of the year, welcomed new and Gulfstream G650, using its facilities. scheduled to be available by year-end. tenants hullo Aircrew, the new pilot app Its Oxfordjet FBO has seen an increase of “The new building, both prominent and company; Travion, a flight management 37% in such sized jets for the year-to-date visible from the A44 (which sees 11 company, HeliGroup, which will offer PPL (April) and a 46% increase over the last million vehicles passing by each year), is training and Cabri G2 sales; and Cirrus two years. compatible with Bombardier Global 7000- Flight Training. In total, London Oxford sized aircraft, but could typically handle Airport and its 25 plus tenants account for Overall, London Oxford's jet movements four Challenger-sized aircraft,” suggested well over 1,500 direct and indirect jobs in were up 6.4% for 2016, with the airport London Oxford Airport's Head of the UK, with the arrival of the handling a total of 5,629 business aviation Business Development, James Dillon- aforementioned new tenants due to add movements (this figure accounts for Godfray. even more. turboprops and jets alone and excludes piston-engined twin aircraft used as air London Oxford Airport is one of the taxis). Recreational general aviation primary London region options for the movements decreased by 4%, but business aviation community. Coupled helicopter movements were up 25% for the with the jointly owned and operated year to over 6,000. Airbus Helicopters, London Heliport at Battersea, it offers a whose UK home is at the airport, unique package to clients using both fixed accounted for nearly a thousand more and rotary wing aircraft. movements on top of this figure. Its standard opening hours are 06:30 to London Oxford Airport is currently home 22:30 seven days a week, but it offers easy to some 65-based aircraft. It has seen the extensions from 06:00 to midnight. amount of AOC activity grow 19.8% year- Visitors can also enjoy the airport's award- on-year and is now well placed, with its winning VIP FBO terminal,OxfordJet, attractive cost base and infrastructure, to which is one of very few IS-BAH support the expected crop of new entrants Piper M600 will (International Standard for Business looking to take advantage of the new showcase at Aircraft Handling) accredited FBOs in EASA rule endorsing CAT SETops (Single Europe. London Oxford Airport has a Engine Turboprops in commercial London Oxford Rockwell Collins ARINCDirect data link operations IFR). The airport is already ground station installed, accepts multiple looking after a new Pilatus PC-12NG for a Airport after fuel and services payment cards and offers private owner and soon hopes to see UK EBACE 2017. exceptionally quick turn-times as a full EASA-certificated airport. MAY 2017 WINGS CHAMBER 3 Falcon Aviation inaugurates VIPHeliport at Dubai South Al Maktoum International Airport Falcon Aviation, the UAE's leading UAE,” commented Falcon Aviation's customer base. It has become business aviation services, charter and Chief Pilot Onshore - VVIP Operations & synonymous with safety, quality and aircraft management Company, is Accountable Manager of Atlantis Helipad excellent customer service. bolstering its service offering at its new Captain George Prentzas. “Our goal is to Dubai South VIP Terminal at Al Maktoum build important infrastructure in the International (DWC), with an region, not just for our own operations, but Falcon Aviation is based at Al Bateen inauguration of a new VIP Heliport. The to support others as they expand too.” Executive Airport, the premier VIP airport in the UAE, just 10km from Abu Heliport will be run and managed by “We are very proud to be opening up this Falcon Aviation personnel and will be Dhabi. Falcon Aviation delivers a important facility that will take clients variety of aviation services from private available to all operators, corporates and directly to their destination of choice,” private individuals arriving with their jet and executive helicopter charter said Captain Raman Oberoi, Falcon with a diverse fleet of business jets and business jets at the Dubai South VIP Aviation's COO. “We will have a Terminal. Demand is expected especially helicopters; third party aircraft dedicated team to support the heliport management, MRO, CAMO, from customers arriving from all over the activity, to help with flight planning and GCC, India and the Far East. commercial aircraft leasing and oil and pre booking slots.” gas aviation support. The new helipad, situated adjacent to the We opened our luxurious FBO last VIP Terminal, has space for three large It operates 12 strong fixed wing fleet December coinciding with MEBAA, and including two Embraer Legacy 600, executive helicopters. It will be open for now we are opening the new Falcon use on an 'as required basis' with just two one Lineage 1000 and three Heliport for VIP customers and corporates. Gulfstream G450/G550s and six hours' notice. Falcon initially envisages Our 20,000 sqm MRO hangar facility is demand for five movements a day and Bombardier Q400 turboprops. The underway and will be completed by end of three Q400s out of six are currently will have two helicopters available for 2018. charter, complementing its established leased to Qazaq Air.Falcon Aviation fixed wing and helicopter business at Al Falcon Aviation will offer dedicated also operates a variety of helicopters Bateen Executive Airport, Abu Dhabi. maintenance support for Gulfstream, 10 Bell 412EPs; three Airbus Embraer and Bombardier aircraft Helicopters EC130B4s; four The Heliport, the first in the region, will accredited by the GCAA, FAA and EASA.