Air Partner

• Mark Briffa, General Manager ( GmbH)

Air Partner plc is a publicly traded aircraft charter company based in Gatwick near London.

1961 started with an Air Partner Aviation Training School. Today, Air Partner organizes up to 15,000 flights per year. Air Partner charters widebody aircraft, private jets and cargo aircraft for industry, commerce, governments and individuals. The company has 20 offices in 16 countries on three continents. Its customers include six of the G8 members of the government, the UN, EU, NATO, leading NGOs such as the Red Cross and royal families. Air Partner is the only aviation company which was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II for the royal supplier as an aircraft charter company. In 1997, the German subsidiary, founded Air Partner International GmbH in Cologne was.

History

Air Partner was founded in 1961. The seat was originally in Art Deco Beehive Terminal, Gatwick 's original terminal with grass runways. The core business initially comprised aviation training for military pilots who wanted to move into the field of civil aviation. For use came simulators and a fleet of beagles. The company then evolved further to the charter company with a fleet of Piper Chieftain, Piper Aztec, BAe 125 and Cessna Citation II and changed the name to Air London. The decision to focus on the charter business, fell in 1983.