Beat the traffic - Farnborough Airshow in style – the PremiAir way

Thursday 12th June, 2008

Blue chip aerospace companies looking for a quick and stress-free way of getting in and out of Farnborough Airshow next month can book a helicopter from the London Heliport in Battersea with PremiAir, the UK’s largest executive helicopter operating and charter company.

The 60th Farnborough Airshow, the industry’s second largest worldwide aviation gathering, will take place between July 14th and 20th, attracting up to 300,000 visitors over the course of the week.

PremiAir’s return shuttle trips will be operated by Eurocopter AS355 Twin Squirrel and Sikorsky 76 VIP helicopters, with executive seating for four passengers. The trip takes approximately 20 minutes each way from London Battersea, with day return fares starting from just £775 per person in an AS355 Twin Squirrel, including all landing fees.

David Langton, PremiAir’s Sales & Customer Service Manager, said: “The ground transportation problems getting to and from Farnborough Airshow are notorious, with total gridlock between Farnborough and the M3 during peak hours commonplace. What better way to arrive than by helicopter, directly into the show site. It gives busy executive visitors maximum quality time with their customers and potential customers.”

PremiAir can also arrange luxury chauffeur driven cars to transport guests from the London Heliport into central London if required. And for visitors to the show arriving from outside London, PremiAir can also tailor a suitable helicopter package, providing the ultimate solution for travelling convenience.

All enquiries should be directed to:
PremiAir Charter Sales
Tel No: +44 (0) 1895 830900
Email: charter@premiair-aviation.com
Web: www.premiair-aviation.com

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Editor’s Notes:

• Established 25 years ago, PremiAir is the UK’s largest Executive Helicopter operating and charter company. It was purchased from the Sir Robert McAlpine Group by von Essen in 2007 and almost concurrently the Group ratified a complementary purchase of The London Heliport, which is managed and operated by PremiAir.

• PremiAir flies approximately 4,000 charter hours a year with its modern fleet of Sikorsky 76s, Eurocopter Twin Squirrels and one Bell 222. It has 18 Executive Helicopters on management programmes, providing a turnkey service to the owner – either private companies or individuals.

• PremiAir Aircraft Engineering, an FAA, EASA, CAA Part 145-approved organisation, is a Hawker Beechcraft Authorised Service Centre supporting the full range of Beechcraft products. For rotary wing support PremiAir is a Sikorsky Service Centre for the S76 (all models) and a Bell Customer Service Facility for Bell 222, 230 and 430. It is also one of the largest Eurocopter maintenance centres in Europe supporting EC155, AS365 Dauphin and AS355 Twin Squirrel. Also it provides for support services on the AgustaWestland 109 model range. PremiAir is also is a Pratt & Whitney Canada recognised maintenance facility and is a distributor for Honeywell, Rockwell Collins and numerous other equipment vendors.

• PremiAir Aircraft Engineering boasts Part 21J and G design and manufacturer approvals for aircraft modifications. With a large and experienced design office team, the company provides full refurbishment and upgrade services on most executive helicopter types and a wide range of fixed wing aircraft .
• PremiAir is a leading player in the provision of pilots to the UK Police Forces with contracts with 10 UK / Ireland Police Air Support units – both rotary and fixed wing operations.