Silverstone 2011

Helicopter charter landing slots for the 2011 Grand Prix are already approaching capacity as attendees jostle for position to arrive by helicopter to Silverstone for the first Grand Prix to be hosted at the newly refurbished GP circuit. The new circuit is 3.667 miles with the actual layout shown below:


You can see it is a long way from the original layout used in 1948:



The most notable change to the circuit however is the recenly completed multi million pound pit lane development, now situated on the straight between Club and Abbey.

With Britain's Lewis Hamilton closing the performance gap on Red Bull, the 2011 British Grand Prix promises to be an exciting spectacle. For more information on helicopter charter to the grand prix, email Helicopter to Silverstone or call 01926 840057

EBACE 2011 Pictures!! The EC 145.

 The New EC 145 with Mercedes Cabin!

 Mercedes Interior

 The Business End!

EC145 and Mercedes SLS - The Dream Garage!

Helicopter to Glastonbury!

Forget the wellington boots and dragging yourself through the mud at Glastonbury this year! Arrive in style at the UK’s biggest music festival of the year – book a helicopter charter with Execflyer.

Not just reserved for rock stars, helicopter charter to Glastonbury is the fastest and most exciting way to arrive at the festival, running from the 22^nd of June to the 26^th of June, with the big headliners being U2, Coldplay and Beyonce. Beat the traffic, and experience the stunning views of the festival from the air.

Execflyer can arrange helicopters to the festival from any location, and also private jet charter from all over the world to local airports, ensuring a smooth transition by helicopter to Glastonbury.

For more information, or to book your helicopter to Glastonbury, call 01926 840057, or email Jamie@execflyer.com

 

Silverstone F1 Grand Prix Helicopter Charter

At last the 2011 Formula One season is underway with Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel setting the early pace, closely followed by the McLaren of Lewis Hamilton.

Beat the traffic and get into pole position this year at the all new Silverstone grand prix circuit with Execflyer air charter. There is no better way than to arrive at Silverstone by helicopter; the speed, convenience and excitement of flying by helicopter to the British Grand Prix makes for one of the most memorable and exciting days you can experience.

The British Grand Prix comes to Silverstone between the 8th and 10th July 2011 and we are able to offer unbeatable helicopter transfers to Silverstone either from our shuttle site in Milton Keynes, or from a suitable site of your choice, adding to the convenience of your helicopter charter

We can also arrange private jet charter services from all over the world into local airports on a range of aircraft, from te Citation Mustang up to the Global 5000, followed by helicopter transfers to Silverstone.

There are a number of aircraft available for charter, from small single engine machines to large twin engine helicopters as well as seats available on shuttle services to and from the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit.

In addition Execflyer also have limited places available in the Brooklands hospitality suite, now ideally placed for viewing of the new circuit.

For more details, call 08454280270, or click helicopter charter to F1 Grand Prix to obtain a quote.

Private Jets - A barometer for market health?

Here we are in 2011, every one of us contemplating the very real impact of the credit crunch and its legacy not just across our own generation, but that of future generations. Whilst the coalition bang on about the need to reign in spending, the city regarded as the epicentre of the meltdown, charge full steam ahead with higher base salaries and bonuses which now mirror pre credit crunch levels. Spending has been reigned in across many areas of the city with one key indicator being corporate travel. A key element of corporate travel pre credit crunch was jet and helicopter charter. Senior executives needed to travel wide and far, with ever increasing pressures on time in this new global economy.

Pre recession, it was considered the norm for investment banks and hedge funds to fly their senior executives on private jets. It only seems like yesterday that the notorious automotive executives flew into that ill fated bail out meeting on board their company jets! Today even budget airline travel has to be signed off in the majority of firms. Could a video conference achieve the same goal? Is it absolutely necessary to make the trip? However, now that the market is on the slow road to recovery, is the term “private jet” still a dirty word in the city?

The private jet cycle usually lags two years behind corporate earnings, and in line with this, we are now starting to see increased demand for private air charter across the corporate sector. Big business, in particular the investment banking sector, are utilising private jets to allow them to undertake multiple meetings, across multiple cities in one day to create new business opportunities and raise new assets. It is possible to use private jet charter demand as an indicator of confidence in the market and more importantly actual business activity across the financial sector. However, the provocative question remains – will we ever see the same utilisation of the pre credit crunch era?

Whilst private jets are more expensive than their commercial alternatives, there are obvious situations where they are essential. The decision that senior management must make in selecting between the commercial and private options remains dependant on a number of factors, with cost vs. benefit analysis carried out on a trip-by-trip basis. This analysis will focus around the probability of the trip ending in a boost to the bottom line, level of competition from other firms, a need to impress a client and finally the advantage in meeting a potential client face to face in order to judge body language. In some instances where a company are chasing new business, the potential client like to see a firm chasing the deal and making an effort. Video-conferencing will never replace physical attendance in this case.

At Execflyer, we have seen a notable increase in demand for in flight WiFi connectivity, phone facilities to allow our clients to continue working whilst in transit, ensuring the most productive use of time. The private jet minimises time out of the office for key revenue earners ensuring that the company remain as efficient as possible.

With new technology development continuing at pace, companies can ensure that time spent travelling is not down time, but time spent working. With listed firms now under more scrutiny than ever before from shareholders, assets such as private jets and helicopters are still considered excessive and unnecessary. In reality they are far from being icons of corporate excess but an essential tool required to compete on a global scale whilst maximising the most precious commodity of all……time.

For more information on any private jet charter or helicopter charter requirements, please call 01926 840057, or email fly@execflyer.com or visit http://www.execflyer.com