and choose to operate their own aircraft to transport their own inventory, then they do not need an AOC. It is no different to a company owning an aircraft to transport their own executives.
Agreed!!! But to expand they can also transport executives from another company that they do business with in the course of their business as long as those people are not charged in any form.
That would also include inventory from another company they do business with ie samples in the course of the owning companies business as long as the products are not in the course of the other companies own business ie for sale on their exclusive behalf.
I have flown executives from large multinationals in the course of the owning companies business as well as their products (not pets
for many years.
In simple terms if company A own an aircraft and are doing business with company B. They can fly company B to their production plant. Company B may want company A to create certain products and may bring similar products on the trip for company A to discuss in their negotiations, all legal 100%.
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