VistaJet
| VistaJet Ltd. | |
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| IATA code : | - |
| ICAO code : | VJT |
| Call sign : | VISTA JET |
| Founding: | 2004 |
| Seat: |
Luqa , Malta
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| Home airport : | Malta airport |
| Company form: | Ltd. |
| Passenger volume: | > 50,000 passengers / year |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Flight Solutions Program |
| Fleet size: | 72 |
| Aims: | individually |
| Website: | www.vistajet.com |
VistaJet is a Maltese private airline based in Luqa and based at Malta Airport . It is a subsidiary of the Swiss VistaJet Holding SA
history
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VistaJet was founded in 2004 by the Swiss Thomas Flohr and started flight operations with a medium-haul jet. VistaJet took over the Bombardier Aerospace brand "Skyjet International" in 2008 , which was previously part of the FlexJet umbrella brand. For the North America area , VistaJet maintains a cooperation with FlexJet to organize internal American flights.
In 2012 VistaJet and Beijing Capital Airlines / Air China announced a cooperation to set up a route network within the People's Republic of China .
On November 27, 2012, the VistaJet Group ordered 56 aircraft from the Bombardier Global family, including 86 options. The order includes 25 Global 5000s, Global 6000s, and six Global 8000s. It is valued at 7.8 billion US dollars , making it the historically largest order that Bombardier has ever received from a single customer in the company's history.
In September 2014, Bombardier and VistaJet announced that they had signed a letter of intent for seven Airbus A220-100s including four options. The machines are to be delivered in 2017 [obsolete] .
In 2017, 50,000 passengers were carried.
Route network
VistaJet operates worldwide charter flights in business aviation . Other VistaJet companies are located in China , Austria , Hong Kong and the USA .
With its 72 long-haul jets, VistaJet has one of the largest private jet fleets in the world. Following an investment by Rhône Capital , the company's equity is valued at over $ 2.5 billion, making VistaJet one of the few companies in the corporate aviation industry valued at over $ 1 billion.
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As of January 2018, the VistaJet fleet consists of 72 business aircraft :
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks |
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| Bombardier Challenger 350 | 15th | ||
| Bombardier Challenger 605 | 10 | ||
| Bombardier Challenger 850 | 6th | ||
| Bombardier Global 5000 | 12 | ||
| Bombardier Global 6000 | 27 | ||
| Bombardier Global 7500 | 0 | ? | Number ordered unknown |
| Bombardier Global Express | 2 | ||
| total | 72 | - |
Web links
- VistaJet International website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Designators for Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services . Doc 8585, 182nd edition. International Civil Aviation Organization, 2017, ISBN 978-92-9258-308-8 , ISSN 1014-0123 , 1-107 (English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Chinese).
- ↑ a b vistajet.com - About us , accessed on June 9, 2017
- ^ The New York Times - A Measured Pace for Growth in China, May 14, 2012
- ↑ Bombardier Aerospace - VistaJet Thinks Global with $ 7.8 Billion Bombardier Business Aircraft Order, November 27, 2012 , accessed June 9, 2017
- ↑ https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/vistajet-records-strongest-year-ever-and-plots-exp-445119/
- ↑ https://www.onvista.de/news/gnw-news-ein-jahr-unglaublichen-wachstums-fuer-das-globale-geschaeftsflug-einhorn-86351101
- ↑ airframes.net - VJT Fleet (English), accessed on June 9, 2017
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