Air partner

Air Partner PLC
legal form	Public Company (United Kingdom)
founding	1961
Seat	Gatwick
management	• Mark Briffa, CEO (plc) • Mark Briffa, General Manager (GmbH)
Number of employees	230 (January 22, 2013)
sales	272 million euros (2011/2012)
Branch	Transport / aviation
Website	www.airpartner.com

Air Partner plc is a listed aircraft charter company based in Gatwick near London .

In 1961 Air Partner started an aviation training center. Today Air Partner organizes up to 15,000 flights a year. Air Partner charter wide-body aircraft , private jets and cargo planes for industry, commerce, government and individuals. The company has 20 offices in 16 countries on three continents. Customers include six of the G8 government members, the UN , EU , NATO , leading NGOs such as the Red Cross and royal families. Air Partner is the only aviation company that was appointed royal purveyor to the royal court by Queen Elizabeth II as an aircraft charter company. In 1997 the German subsidiary, Air Partner International GmbH, was founded in Cologne .

history

Air Partner was founded in 1961. The seat was originally in the Art Deco style Beehive Terminal , Gatwick's original terminal with grass runways. The core business initially comprised aviation training for military pilots who wanted to switch to civil aviation . Used were flight simulators and a fleet of beagles . The company then evolved into a charter company with a fleet of Piper Chieftain , Piper Aztec , BAe 125 and Cessna Citation II and changed the name to Air London. The decision to concentrate on the charter business was made in 1983.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.airpartner.com/de-de/Ueber-air-partner/Koeniglicher-Hof Lieferant /
2. ↑ http://www.airpartner.com/de-de/presse/Pressemmeldung/Schnell-einmal-ein-Flugzeug-chartern---50-Jahre-Air-Partner/
3. ↑ http://www.answers.com/topic/air-partner-plc-1