Thanks everyone for your responses.
We never really go to Cannes, though Toulon would be a regular jaunt. When asked what a suitable aircraft would be I suggested a CJ2, but the boss is a very tall chap and said he got claustrophobic in a Citation. So really it's the speed and cabin size combination which makes the Avanti a contender. $1200 is pretty much in line with my expectations for how much the next aircraft will cost to run. Will have to do some more digging into MX support though. Anyone know the name of the company at Biggin which looks after Avanti's?
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