London Oxford Airport welcomes Fly Vectra, the UK’s newest business aviation operator
Wednesday, 22 February 2012 15:22
Airport & Airline
London Oxford Airport welcomes Fly Vectra, the UK’s newest business aviation operator
Fly Vectra, the UK's newest business aviation charter operator, has just set up home at London Oxford Airport. The company obtained its Air Operator's Certificate in early February, within six months of applying to the UK CAA, achieving a ‘compliance plus’ rating. Initially offering a Cessna Citation Excel for third party charter, the seven-seat jet will be joined by two brand new aircraft, a eight seat Cessna XLS+ with Wifi, due to arrive by May this year and a Latitude, Cessna’s newest, mid-size 2,300 nm range model, scheduled to make its debut in 2015. Fly Vectra will be the first UK operator of this type.
Fly Vectra, headed by CEO Captain Edward Noel, is owned by The Vectra Group of India, which in mid-2011 determined its wish to enter into aircraft operations and management in the UK in its own right, two and a half years after having the Excel (G-VECT) managed by a third party, independent operator. Edward worked with Vectra’s owner as the lead Captain for three and a half years.
“We are delighted to welcome Fly Vectra to Oxford - our seventh AOC operation offering aircraft for charter,” said London Oxford Airport Business Development Director James Dillon-Godfray. Being under 10 tonnes, the aircraft will rarely need to be screened in Europe making for easier, stress free business jet operations at most airports around Europe, he noted. (Fly Vectra also offers a specialised security protection service using ex Special Forces officers, when such support is deemed necessary for high profile clientele and dignitaries.)
“We selected London Oxford Airport as our base for a
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