Thursday, 16 August 2012

Oprah Jets Off From Barbados On Her Private Jet

Chat show legend Oprah Winfrey was recently spotted flying out of Nassau on her private Global Express Long Range Private Jet. It was revealed that the TV presenter was visiting Rihanna to conduct an interview at her home in the Bahamas. The aircraft, registered N54SL is part of the Ultra Long Range Bombardier Global Express family of jets. It is capable of flying up to 12 passengers in VIP comfort over 6000nm. The aircraft is popular amongst owners and private jet charter operators for its long range and large cabin. For the full article please click here.

G650 Nears FAA Certification

Gulfstream have announced that the G650, their largest and fastest private jet  to date is closing in on FAA certification with all the required flying complete. Despite some setbacks during testing, the aircraft is set to be the ultimate long range business jet with a maximum cruise speed of  Mach .90 and a range of up to 7000 nm. The private jet will replace the previous model, the G550 popular amongst owners and air charter companies alike. For the full story on Fly Corporate please click here. 

Embraer Sees Recovery of the Business Jet Market

Brazilian Aircraft Manufacturer Embraer, manufacturer of the popular Legacy and Phenom series has started to see a recovery of the private jet market. The company has noticed an increase in sales within the US, however other markets remain slow with prospective buyers sticking to private jet charter until more positive signs of recovery are seen from the global market. For the full story on Reuters please click here.

RIM Selling Falcon 50EX Jet

Blackberry manufacturer Research in Motion has announced it will be selling one of its private jets, a Falcon 50EX to cut costs, leaving the company with its one remaining Falcon 900EX jet. They will be utilising private jet charter for any trips that are not suitable for the Falcon 900. Please click here for the full story on Bloomberg.

Wednesday, 15 August 2012

Facebook Spends $700k on CEO's Jets

Business Insider has reported that Facebook spent $700,000 on private jet charter for CEO Mark Zukerman amid security and privacy fears. The trips were a mixture of business and leisure. However, this is by no means excessive when compared with other company CEO's. The full storey can be read here.  

Friday, 6 July 2012

Helicopter to V Festival


With the festival season well underway, and attention now turning towards getting to events, Execflyer is pleased to announce availability of aircraft and landing facilities for this year’s V Festival in Hylands Park and Weston Park. The unique attraction of the V Festival is the rotating artists, which all play one venue on the Saturday and then swap to the other on Sunday, ensuring fans get to see all of the best live performances. 

This year Execflyer gives you the opportunity to beat the traffic, arrive in style at either location, and take advantage of helicopter charters to the V Festival. The helipads at both sites will be operational from the 17th of August trough to the 20th and can cater for all aircraft from the R44 up to the Sikorsky S76 VVIP helicopter. Included in the price are VIP ground transfers from the Helipad to the main festival.

This years line up includes the following artists:

The Killers                         Snow Patrol
Nicki Minaj                        David Guetta
Tinie Tempah                     Ed Sheeran
Example                           Tom Jones
Keane                               Madness
James Morrison                  Nero
Emeli Sande                      Friendly Fires

If you would like further information on helicopter charter to V Festival, or any other events please get in touch. We can also offer private aircraft charter flights from further afield if required.

Please call on +44 (0)1926 840057 or email fly@execflyer.com. You can also visit the website at www.execflyer.com

Monday, 2 July 2012

Helicopter To The British Grand Prix

With less than one week to go until the British Grand Prix, Execflyer is pleased to announce that despite record demand, we still have some limited availability remaining. As we get closer to the event, slot availability is becoming increasingly restricted and aircraft availability, especially on twin engined aircraft is at a premium.

We are advising all clients still wishing to travel by helicopter to the British Grand Prix to book as soon as possible to avoid dismantlement and missing out on preferred timings.

For further information on remaining availability and pricing please email fly@execflyer.com or call +44 (0)1926 840057.

You can also find more information on our British Grand Prix helicopter charter page by clicking here.