PrivatAir

PrivatAir is an airline based in Geneva, Switzerland, specializing in scheduled and charter flights using mid-sized, long-range, all premium class jets. One of the services it provides, is operating exclusively business class flights which include transatlantic operations for Lufthansa, Swiss International Air Lines, KLM and, until March 2008, corporate shuttles for Airbus. It has main bases at Geneva Cointrin International Airport (GVA), Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS), Munich International Airport (MUC), Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) and Zurich International Airport (ZRH). [ [http://www.privatair.com/airline_services/currentservices.html PrivatAir: Current Services] ]

Code Data

*ICAO Code: PTI
*Callsign: PrivatAir [ [http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/ Airline Codes] November 2006]
*ICAO Code for aircraft registered in Germany: PTG
*Callsign: PrivatAir [ [http://www.eurocontrol.int/icard/public/standard_page/icaoref.html Eurocontrol] November 2007]

History

The airline was established and began operations in 1977. It received its Swiss air operators certificate in June 1995. In August 2000, PrivatAir acquired Flight Services Group in the USA, which was sold to Gama Aviation in January 2008 [ [http://www.gamagroup.com/group-news/acquisition-of-privatair-inc.html Gama Aviation - Group News] ] . PrivatAir Group was formed. In May 2003 PrivatAir and Swissport created the joint company PrivatPort dealing in an executive jet handling business, initially in Geneva. PrivatAir S.A. holds a 49% holding in PrivatPort. [ [http://www.privatair.com/corporate/history.html PrivatAir: Corporate History] March 2007]

Destinations

The following scheduled destinations are served by PrivatAir as of July 2008: [ [http://www.privatair.com/cda/privatair/display/main/privatair_content.jsp?zn=privatair&cp=1-2-7-30_4000_0__ Privatair - Current Services] ]

Asia

*India
**Pune (Lohegaon Airport) "served from Frankfurt, for Lufthansa"
*United Arab Emirates
**Dubai (Dubai Airport) "served from Munich, for Lufthansa"

Europe

*Germany
**Munich (Franz Josef Strauss Airport) "'served from Dubai and Boston (starting October 26, 2008), for Lufthansa"
**Frankfurt (Frankfurt am Main Airport) "served from Newark and Pune, for Lufthansa"
*Netherlands
**Amsterdam (Schiphol Airport) "served from Houston, for KLM"
*Switzerland
**Zürich (Kloten Airport) "served from Newark, for Swiss"

North America

*United States
**Houston (George Bush Intercontinental Airport) "served from Amsterdam, for KLM"
**Newark (Newark Liberty Airport) "served from Frankfurt and Zürich, for Lufthansa and Swiss"
**Boston (Logan International Airport} "served from Munich for Lufthansa" (begins October 26, 2008) [ [http://www.lufthansa.com/online/portal/lh/us/info_and_services/local_box?nodeid=1867944&l=en&cid=1000390 Lufthansa - U.S. Press Releases] May 22, 2008]

Fleet

The PrivatAir fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August2008) [ [http://www.planespotters.net/ Planespotters.net] ] :

PrivatAir has ordered two Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner to replace its Boeing 767 early in the next decade. It will be the first commercial aviation business specialist to operate the aircraft. Boeing Receives Follow-on order for 787 from PrivatAir January 17, 2008] .

External links

* [http://www.privatair.com/ PrivatAir]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=PTI&al_op=1 PrivatAir Fleet Detail]

References