PremiAir’s Oxford Airport Fixed Wing FacilityAwarded Authorised Dealer status by Raisbeck

Monday 23rd March, 2009

PremiAir’s newly opened Fixed Wing Maintenance Facility at Oxford Airport has been boosted with new Authorised Dealer status for the Raisbeck range of performance- enhancing aerodynamic upgrades.

US-based Raisbeck Engineering designs, develops and produces unique solutions through advanced technology and innovative engineering to enhance the performance, operational efficiency and safety of business, corporate and commercial aircraft.

Raisbeck has designed and manufactured for the King Air family since 1981 and from January 2009, the current wide range of products, such as 4-blade Quiet Turbofan Propellers, Ram Air Recovery Systems, Enhanced Performance Leading Edges, Dual Aft Body Strakes and Crown Wing Lockers, can all be supplied and installed at PremiAir Engineering’s Oxford Airport facilities.

PremiAir relocated its fixed-wing maintenance operations to new bespoke hangar facilities at Oxford Airport in the final quarter of 2008. Bob Burley, PremiAir Engineering’s Business Development Manager, said: “We are delighted to have achieved this Raisbeck accreditation, which will significantly enhance our service offering to our existing customers and also bring new King Air operators to our facility.”

“We are pleased to expand our dealer network in the UK with such a high calibre facility,” said Bobby Patton, Raisbeck’s Director of Sales. “PremiAir has a professional and experienced staff and an excellent reputation, and they will be an asset to both Raisbeck and King Air owners and operators.”

In collaboration with Hawker Beechcraft at Chester, PremiAir has worked with Raisbeck Engineering products previously, most recently on the installation of a Crown Wing Locker System to a King Air C90GTi. PremiAir’s Oxford facilities have been approved for EASA Part 145 base maintenance on the full Beechcraft range and are fully equipped with bespoke electrics, lighting, heating and modern insulation. The £1 million investment in the facility includes new workshops, customer reception areas, office space and dedicated car parking.

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Editor’s Notes:

Established 25 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 connected to a new luxury 5 star hotel development.

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 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.

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