PremiAir appoints Neil Gibson as Head of Charter & Management

Monday 5th October, 2009

PremiAir, the UK’s leading executive helicopter service provider, has today announced the appointment of Neil Gibson to lead the company’s highly successful Charter & Management business. The appointment will be effective at the end of November 2009.

“We are delighted Neil is joining PremiAir’s senior management team,” said David McRobert, PremiAir’s Group Managing Director. “Neil has a huge amount of experience in the business aviation industry, gained in a long and highly successful career, both in the UK and overseas. Our company has many exciting plans for the future and Neil’s experience and enthusiasm will be a great asset to PremiAir and our senior team.”

Neil brings with him a wealth of industry knowledge having joined TAG UK in 2000 after a career in the Royal Air Force and then with Air Partner as a charter broker. In 2004 Neil was promoted to Managing Director of TAG’s UK operation, which in 2006 was followed by a move to Australia to join Hawker Pacific. He subsequently re-joined TAG to form TAG Aviation Australia and in 2008 Neil became CEO of TAG Aviation Asia, headquartered in Hong Kong.

“I am very proud to be joining PremiAir,” said Neil Gibson. “PremiAir has a great reputation in the business aviation world and I’m really looking forward to leading their aircraft charter & management business.”

PremiAir, which is part of the von Essen Group, is recognised throughout the business travel industry for the first class service it provides. Accolades include Buying Business Travel’s Diamond Award Winner in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 for ‘Best Executive Aviation Provider’ and the winner of Luxury Travel’s 2008 award for ‘Best Private Charter Company’.

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Editor’s Notes:

Established 30 years ago, PremiAir is the UK’s largest Executive Helicopter operating and charter company. It has bases at Blackbushe, Oxford and Farnborough Airports in the UK

PremiAir also manages and operates The London Heliport at Battersea which remains the UK capitals only commercial heliport. New ultra modern business aviation terminal facilities will be opening late 2009 integrated with a new luxury 5-star hotel development owned and operated by sister company von Essen Hotels.

PremiAir flies approximately 4,000 charter hours a year with its modern fleet of Sikorsky 76s and Eurocopter Twin Squirrels. 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 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, including the full Beechcraft model range. Fixed wing aircraft are maintained at a new facility at Oxford Airport, which opened in October last year.

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.

Farnborough-based PremiAir Global is the company’s aircraft sales and brokerage specialist. It specialises in acquiring and selling new and used helicopters and business jets and is based at Farnborough Airport, UK.
Buying Business Travel Diamond Award Winner 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Best Executive Aviation Provider. Luxury Travel Winner Best Private Charter Company 2008.
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www.premiair-aviation.com

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