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Old 4th Aug 2006, 09:39
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Most successful corp jet operators in UK?

Hi all,

What are people's thoughts on the most successful corporate jet operators in the UK??

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... i mean "Biz Jet" - sorry
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Gama. (LEA probably somewhere in the top 10).
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certainly ain't Greggair - severe muppets
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If you talk G reg than LEA or Gold.
If most succesful than NetJets

Greggair a lot of noise no substance
Club328 is too new and need to survive the famous first five years of Biz aviation
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Eurojet seem to have quietly got on with the job!

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Eurojet seem to have quietly got on with the job!
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I understand they've recently added a second Citation Excel to their fleet

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Thanks guys - v useful.
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Have you considered

Twinjet an interesting fleet

Rangemile about to rise from the ashes with several bigger aircraft...they have been dormant for while, but have a long track record.
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The question was "most succesfull" the mention of Rangemile whose iminent expansion has been iminent for the last 3-4 years above the likes of EAS, Marshalls and Air Charter Scotland is just B&*lloCKs.

Even if new aircraft do turn up it certainly does not lead naturally to success. It's just an opportunity to persue success.

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NEA over forty years old and still going (makes the famous five year rule look a bit tame)! They may not be as big as they once were but they are still in there.
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From my personal opinion (and experience!) I like to think LEA is up near the top - also smaller operators such as MAS and Gold Air should also be up there with the "big operators".

They may be small companies, but they sure are up there with the top guns!

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Think we need to get a definition of successful.

Any ideas.
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Good point. By successful, I mean a combination of
- Safety
- Financially stable / profitable - must be to ensure future viability
- Operationally - planes in the air
- Good management (happy staff!)
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If you are talking about MAS it must be a different company to the one I have known..!!

Any one hear about there great 'customer service' during the World Cup???? Called a customer 3 days before an England match to say that even though they had booked their excel 6 months prior, they would not be flying them to Germany as they had double booked the aircraft by 'accident' and so they couldnt go to the game......'sorry'...........
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Originally Posted by r-kite
Good point. By successful, I mean a combination of
- Safety
- Financially stable / profitable - must be to ensure future viability
- Operationally - planes in the air
- Good management (happy staff!)
Sounds like a good list to me! Would extend the planes in the air to quality of the planes in the air!
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Having chartered through many of the UK bizjet operators over many years, in terms of service/pricing/financial stability/fleet, from the South-East corner of the UK, LEA are excellent.
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Originally Posted by Bus_Bar
Having chartered through many of the UK bizjet operators over many years, in terms of service/pricing/financial stability/fleet, from the South-East corner of the UK, LEA are excellent.
I agree, LEA have a large fleet and are reasonably priced. The drawbacks we have seen are the inflexibility in terms of service and approach. maybe this comes from having such a large fleet.

I also heard recently that MAS may be getting some of the LEA aircraft after doing a deal with one of the LEA owners.

Does anyone know the truth behind this?
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OK, just to put the cat amongst the pigeons, which are the worst?

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OK, just to put the cat amongst the pigeons, which are the worst?

Phil
Food for thought Phil.

While thinking on this point, ponder this.

Who are likely to hit the wall in the next 6-12 months?
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