Visit Farnborough International Airshow in style – the PremiAir way

Thursday 11th February, 2010

Aerospace executives looking for a quick and stress-free way of getting in and out of this year’s Farnborough International Airshow can take advantage of private helicopter charter from The London Heliport with PremiAir, the UK’s leading helicopter charter operator.

Farnborough International Airshow, the industry’s second largest worldwide aviation gathering, will take place between July 19th and 25th and is expected to attract 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 S76 VIP helicopters, with executive seating for four and up to seven passengers respectively. The trip takes approximately 20 minutes each way from The London Heliport at Battersea, the capital’s only commercial heliport, with day return fares starting from just £1050 per person, including VAT, in an AS355 Twin Squirrel, or £870 per person, including VAT, in the Sikorsky S76 (based on full occupancy and including all landing fees).

Neil Gibson, PremiAir’s Head of Charter & Management, said: “We have already started taking bookings for Farnborough week, especially from US executives who are particularly savvy about the use of their time when visiting these large corporate events. They have no desire to waste time stuck in traffic on the M3 or M25, both of which get hopelessly congested during Airshow week.

“A staggering US$88.7 billion worth of orders were placed during the 2008 Farnborough Airshow, so we know time at the show is spent doing serious business. Travelling by helicopter will enable chief executives and senior management to fit more meetings into their daily show schedules and still enable them to be back in central London to host a client dinner without fear of being delayed.”

The ground transportation issues getting to and from Farnborough Airshow are notorious, with the sheer weight of traffic regularly leading to total gridlock between Farnborough and the M3 during peak hours.

PremiAir recently scooped the ‘Best Executive Aviation Provider’ accolade at the 2010 Business Travel Awards. The company’s reputation as a world-leading supplier of helicopter travel solutions, encompasses the entire journey, point-to-point. PremiAir can arrange luxury chauffeur driven cars to transport guests from the heliport to their final destination. And for visitors arriving from outside London, PremiAir can tailor a suitable helicopter package from almost any UK location, 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

www.premiair-aviation.com

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Editor’s Notes:
Established 30 years ago, PremiAir is the UK’s largest Executive Helicopter Charter and Management company. It has bases at Denham, Blackbushe, Oxford and Farnborough Airports in the UK

PremiAir is privately owned by the von Essen Group and is a sister company of von Essen Hotels, which owns and operates 28 luxury hotels throughout the UK and Europe.

PremiAir also manages and operates The London Heliport at Battersea, which remains the UK capital’s only commercial heliport. New ultra modern business aviation terminal facilities will be opening in 2010 connected to a luxury 5 star hotel development.

PremiAir flies approximately 4,000 charter hours a year with its modern fleet of Sikorsky S76s and Eurocopter Twin Squirrels. It has 18 Executive Helicopters on management programmes, providing turnkey services to their owners.

PremiAir’s maintenance business is also an FAA, EASA, CAA Part 145-approved organization; it is a Sikorsky Service Centre for the S76 (all models), a Bell Customer Service Facility for Bell 222, 230 and 430 and is a Hawker Beechcraft Authorised Service Centre for their Beechcraft Model range. PremiAir is one of the largest Eurocopter maintenance centres in Europe supporting EC155, AS365 Dauphin and AS355 Twin Squirrel. The company also provides support services on the AgustaWestland 109 model range and is a Pratt & Whitney Canada recognised maintenance facility and a distributor for Honeywell, Rockwell Collins and numerous other equipment vendors.

PremiAir 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 2008.

PremiAir is a leading player in the provision of pilots to the UK Police Forces with contracts with UK / Ireland Police Air Support units.

PremiAir Global is the company’s aircraft sales and brokerage business. 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.