9 April, 2019: Philippines-based helicopter charter operator PhilJets becomes the latest member of the Luxaviation Helicopters Charter Alliance.
The integration of PhilJets into the alliance will offer members of the Asia-Pacific region with VIP helicopter charter access. This compliments the alliance's existing global capabilities in the US, Europe and Africa.
Thierry Tea, Chairman, PhilJets Group said, "We are delighted to be joining the Luxaviation Helicopters Charter Alliance, providing our customers with more value and greater access across the globe and raising the profile of rotorcraft charter in the Asia-Pacific region. Luxaviation is one of the world's leading business aviation company's, so we are very honoured that the hard work our teams have put in to reach our high safety and service standards have been recognised in this way. It is our goal to have 20 aircraft in our fleet and, by venturing into new countries in Asia; we are looking forward to working and exchanging with the other members of the Alliance and extending our charter offerings to a greater audience."
Charlotte Pedersen, CEO, Luxaviation Helicopters said, "We are very keen to work alongside leading regional VIP helicopter charter operators as part of the Luxaviation Helicopters Charter Alliance and are pleased to announce PhilJets as the latest addition. The concept of the Alliance is to provide a truly global service, whereby approved members can call upon each other to unlock new destinations for their clients. We look forward to welcoming more like-minded operators who have a commitment to quality and safety, and we are already speaking to other operators that we hope to confirm soon."
All alliance members must undergo an approval process to make sure they meet Luxaviation Helicopters' exceptional standards in quality and safety management. All members will also benefit from Luxaviation Helicopters' shared practices in industry certifications, efficiencies and customer service.
The Luxaviation Helicopters Charter Alliance is included PhilJets, as well as ExecuJet's helicopter fleet in Mexico and South Africa, Austria-based HeliAustria, US-based HeliFlite, France-based Azur Hlicoptre, UK-based Starspeed and Spain-based Helity.