Flairjet
{{Short description|British charter operator}}
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| airline = FlairJet
| logo = Flairjet logo.svg
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| callsign = FLAIRJET
| parent = Flexjet
| founded = {{start date and age|2009|df=yes|br=yes}}[http://jet.luxuo.com/search/label/flairjet FlairJet article at Private Jet News] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120710091425/http://jet.luxuo.com/search/label/flairjet |date=10 July 2012 }}
| headquarters = Birmingham Airport
| key_people = Gerry Rolls (Flight Operations Director/Head of Training)
Mike Chamberlain (Accountable Manager){{Cite web|url=https://www.flexjet.com/|title=Flexjet Private Jet Company|website=Flexjet}}{{Failed verification|date=September 2021|reason=no mention of Flairjet}}{{Failed verification|date=September 2021|reason=no mention of Flairjet}}
| bases = Birmingham Airport
Leeds Bradford Airport
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| website = {{URL|http://www.flair-jet.com}}
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FlairJet Limited is an affiliate company of Flexjet and operates the remanufactured Nextant 400XTi.
History
The airline was founded in 2009 by former airline pilot David Fletcher{{Cite web |url=http://www.oxfordairport.co.uk/airport_news/news_2008/flairjet.htm |title=London Oxford Airport |access-date=30 August 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421030841/http://www.oxfordairport.co.uk/airport_news/news_2008/flairjet.htm |archive-date=21 April 2013 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.aviationtoday.com/regions/weur/26380.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223839/http://www.aviationtoday.com/regions/weur/26380.html|url-status=dead|title=Aviation Today|archive-date=3 March 2016}} and introduced to European operation the Embraer Phenom 100 and 300 business jets.{{Cite press release |first=David |last=Fletcher |title=FlairJet looks to broaden its expertise |date=2012-04-19 |url=http://www.avinode.com/flairjet-looks-to-broaden-its-expertise/ |agency=Avinode |access-date=2012-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094028/http://www.avinode.com/flairjet-looks-to-broaden-its-expertise/ |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}
Additionally, FlairJet specializes in the acceptance and delivery of Embraer business aircraft and has, up to April 2012, accepted 12 from the Brazilian manufacturer. {{Update span|text=FlairJet is also the leading European provider of Phenom 100 and 300 in-aircraft training and mentoring solutions.{{cite news |title=EBACE: FlairJet passes on its Phenom expertise |first=Murdo |last=Morrison |date=2011-05-17 |work=FlightGlobal |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/ebace-flairjet-passes-on-its-phenom-expertise/99963.article |access-date=2012-08-30}}|reason=Does this still hold after so many years?|date=September 2021}}
Following a 2013 acquisition by Marshall Aerospace,{{Cite news|url=https://marshallaerospace.com/insights-news/marshall-aerospace-defence-group-acquires-oxford-based-flairjet|title=Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group acquires Oxford based FlairJet|work=marshallaerospace.com|date=2013-03-05|access-date=2022-11-01}} FlairJet was sold to Flexjet, in 2016.{{Cite news|url=https://www.flexjet.com/press/flexjet-acquires-flairjet-marshall-aerospace-expanding-global-operations/ |title=Flexjet acquires Floirjet from Marshall Aerospace, expanding global operations|work=www.flexjet.com|date=2016-08-03|access-date=2022-11-01}}
References
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Category:Charter airlines of the United Kingdom
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