Icelandic fixed-base operator Birk Flight Services is seeking to expand into mainland Europe through the acquisition of existing service providers in the region.
The 45-year-old company - which recently upgraded its facility at Reykjavik airport - says it has "years of experience and expertise" that it can bring to the European market. "We are looking closely at opportunities throughout Europe," says general manager Alma Gunnlaugsdottir, with a particular focus on eastern Europe, where the business aviation market is buoyant.
Gunnlaugsdottir says Birk's expansion in Iceland is limited physically as there is little space to expansion at Reykjavik airport and economically. "A lot of the demand for business aircraft went down with Iceland's banking [and economic] crisis," she says.
Source: Flight International
