Luxaviation Helicopters, part of
the Luxaviation Group, launches as the first VIP helicopter management company
with a truly global reach.
Present in key locations spanning
the Group’s worldwide operations in Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Caribbean, Europe,
the Americas and the Middle East, Luxaviation Helicopters will manage VIP and
VVIP helicopters for private and business clients.
Luxaviation Helicopters will
specialise in helicopter management, delivering services to helicopter owners
including crew provision, training, maintenance coordination, charter services,
sales and acquisitions. From Spring 2017, Luxaviation Helicopters will become
one of the first VIP helicopter operators in Europe holding EASA approval,
allowing the company to operate charter flights to offshore yachts and cruise
liners.
The company will be managed
according to the highest industry-leading safety, security and quality
standards.
Charlotte Pedersen,
formerly COO, Luxaviation Group, will lead Luxaviation Helicopters as CEO.
Pedersen’s career spans almost 30 years in aviation, including 17 years of
military helicopter pilot experience as an Officer in the Danish Royal Air
Force.
Pedersen says: “Luxaviation
Helicopters will bring the luxury service standards of business jets into the
helicopter world. Helicopter management is a natural complement to the services
which the Luxaviation Group already provides and we see significant potential in
this area.
"Across the Group, we already have the global experience and
capabilities to support the needs of our VIP clients who own helicopters and
wish to operate them worldwide. If a client wishes to use their helicopter in
the Caribbean one week and in Bali the next, we can make that happen.
“Modern helicopters have the
ability to fly almost everywhere, in all-weather conditions, and can be even
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Charlotte Pedersen |
"This, however, requires highly-trained crews,
world-class maintenance and a professional and
experienced back office to arrange customs,
permits and security preparations for our
clients whose end-destinations might not be an
established airport. Luxaviation Helicopters
has the global ability to manage all these preparations to perfection, alongside
the highest security precautions and confidentiality which is of equal
importance in today's world.”
Luxaviation Helicopters will
manage all helicopter activity within the Group. The business will continue to
expand worldwide via organic growth, company acquisitions and joint venture
agreements with existing helicopter companies whose safety and quality standards
meet the Group’s requirements.
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