ExecuJet promotes futuristic jet travel to World Cup VIPs
Monday 21st June, 2010
ExecuJet Aviation Group is showcasing a glimpse of the future to VIPs and sporting personalities passing through its FBO in Cape Town, South Africa, this month. Centre stage in the reception of the FBO is a large scale model of the new Aerion supersonic business jet (SBJ). The aircraft will have the capability of flying from London to Cape Town at Mach 1.5 in less than nine hours, saving more than three hours compared to a conventional jet.
As the exclusive sales representative of the SBJ outside the Americas, ExecuJet is taking fully refundable deposits for the 8 to 12-seat Aerion business jet, which is planned to enter service in 2016. Since ExecuJet became involved with the programme in November 2007 it has attracted an order book of approximately 50 aircraft.
ExecuJet South Africa is set for its busiest month to date handling more than 150 visiting business jets carrying VVIPs, celebrities, presidential flights, dignitaries and some of the international teams at its Cape Town and Lanseria, Johannesburg facilities coinciding with the world’s largest soccer tournament.
The ExecuJet Aviation Group
The ExecuJet Aviation Group is a leading global business aviation organisation offering a diverse range of services including pre-owned and new aircraft sales, aircraft management for private and commercial registered aircraft, aircraft charter, aircraft maintenance, aircraft completions management and fixed base operations. Headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, ExecuJet has operations in five regions – Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and South Africa, embracing a workforce of over 800 experienced staff.
The ExecuJet Aviation Group manages 150 business jets worldwide under the most stringent safety standards. Its commercial fleet is operated under the regulatory umbrella of eight regional civil aviation issued air operating certificates (AOCs). ExecuJet has many authorised maintenance facilities throughout four regions, certified to work on most Business Jets. The ExecuJet Aviation Group operates six world class FBO facilities in Berlin, Zurich, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Dubai and Kuala Lumpur.
The ExecuJet Aviation Group offers considerable experience in new and pre-owned aircraft sales worldwide and has a large inventory of business aircraft to suit all budgets with an international team of sales directors offering local knowledge and expertise. ExecuJet is the exclusive sales agent outside North America for the eight to 12-passenger Aerion Supersonic Business Jet, expected to come into service in 2016.
Aerion Corporation
Aerion Corporation of Reno, Nevada, was formed from an advanced engineering group in 2002 to reintroduce commercial supersonic flight. Aerion continues research the group began more than 20 years ago, with the current focus on the design of a practical and efficient supersonic business jet employing patented natural laminar flow technology. More information can be found at www.aerioncorp.com.