Jetgala Magazine Issue 6

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>> is finally maturing and the future

belongs to integrated transportationsolutions with hardware becoming

more of a key hygiene factor, much as

is exhibited today by the airlines.

Q: Please update us on ExecuJet’s

locations and FBOs, fleet size and

composition.

ExecuJet is currently operating in

19 locations worldwide throughout

six regions, we have recently added

Wellington, New Zealand; Tianjin,

China; and Valencia, Spain to our

locations — with further additionsplanned for the coming year. Within

our regions, we already have seven

operational FBOs based in Zurich,

Berlin, Paris, Dubai, Cape Town,

Johannesburg and, most recently,

Valencia. As part of our near term

expansion plans, we are looking into

further FBOs in Europe and will also

open an FBO in Melbourne later this

year. We currently operate a managed

fleet of approximately 150 aircraft

worldwide, with the majority of theseaircraft managed from South Africa,

Europe, Middle East and Australia.

This managed fleet ranges from

turboprops through to large aircraft

including, for example, the Bombardier

Global range.

Q: How does completions consulting

augment the ExecuJet operations and

benefit clients?

ExecuJet’s completions consulting

is part of the full service package

that we offer to our clients. Over the years, we have expanded our business

services based on client demand and

are pleased to have specialised teams

that can support all areas of corporate

aviation, including this aspect.

Q: Now that Grob Aerospace is no

more, what is happening with its

otherwise groundbreaking SPn light

jet? Will it disappear into aviation

history, like the Emivest SJ30?

I am afraid that I am not presently atliberty to comment on this, suffice to

say that I would watch this space!

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Q: How is ExecuJet continuing toexpand its presence in the world?

We are continuously looking at new

markets in which we can operate and

try to place ourselves in areas that

will bring value to our clients. The

more locations that we operate in, the

easier it is for us to maintain a close

relationship with our customers, which

is at the forefront of our expansion

strategy.

Q: What do you see as the mainthree drivers of private aviation in

the next decade?

I believe that it first and foremost has to

be improvements in value and efficiency

of the aircraft themselves. Secondly, the

proliferation of infrastructure such as

access to airports, and support including

maintenance and FBOs, and finally

the appreciation by the financial and

financing markets that corporate aviation

is here to stay, is a responsible industry

and exhibits solid fundamentals that

warrants logical investment.

Q: Is there anything else you want

to say to readers of Jetgala?

Jetgala has a high Asian focus, and

although it is all to easy to simply

reiterate the mantra that Asian growth

will be immense, I do believe that this

undisputed growth will provide the

platform for the entire corporate aviation

industry to re-invent itself, finally

throwing off the remaining shackles

of unprofessionalism by becoming farmore innovative, efficient and service

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