Bombardier Flexjet Europe is launching what is believed to be the first fixed-price business jet charter service between Europe and North America. The Transatlantic Express will use the Global Express fleets of Flexjet's European operating partners including ExecuJet and TAG Aviation. The service will be pitched against NetJets Europe, which operates a fractional ownership-based transatlantic programme using Gulfstream GIV-SPs, GVs and, from September, Dassault Falcon 2000EXs.
"Following Concorde's retirement last year, we have received overwhelming demand to develop a similar solution to cross the Atlantic, faster than today's scheduled services," says Judith Moreton, managing director of Flexjet Europe. The long-range Global Express provides access to a significantly larger number of airports, such as Teterboro, where the Airbus Corporate Jetliner and Boeing Business Jet, used by the airlines, are not permitted to operate, Moreton adds.
Source: Flight International
