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Air Charter Scotland expands its business

Paige SmithBy Paige Smith9th February 20213 Mins Read
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Air Charter Scotland has ratified six months’ preparation during the summer lockdown to secure an international Maltese Air Operator’s Certificate
Air Charter Scotland has ratified six months’ preparation during the summer lockdown to secure an international Maltese Air Operator’s Certificate

Air Charter Scotland, a British private jet operator and aircraft management company, has ratified six months’ preparation during the summer lockdown to secure an international Maltese Air Operator’s Certificate.

Two aircraft from its 10-strong fleet are now under the Maltese jurisdiction, enabling the business to operate within the EU under fifth freedom rights (the ability to fly between the 27 EU states), complementing its mainstay G-Reg operations out of the UK.

The first aircraft, 9H-EDT, a Bombardier Challenger 350 is based in Nice, South of France and the second, 9H-WIN, a CJ3+ is positioned in Malta.  The latter took its new registration at the end of December, with Air Charter Scotland Europe becoming the last new operator of 2020 to be registered under the friendly jurisdiction.  The business now has three dedicated crew based in Europe to support the operation.

“The summer pause proved to be an exceptionally busy time for us as we worked to arrange the Certificate,” said Air Charter Scotland commercial director and accountable manager Derek Thomson.  “The establishment of Air Charter Scotland Europe marks a significant and strategic step for our 20-year-old business as we look to add more managed aircraft to our fleet and open new bases this spring. Thanks to the excellent efficiency and strong regulatory aviation knowledge of the Maltese regulator, the whole registration process worked extremely well.”

Thomson and his team worked closely with the Maltese Civil Aviation Directorate and law firm Valletta-based GVZH Advocates through the extensive application process, satisfying Transport Malta’s exacting due diligence process.  Dialogue commenced with Charles Pace, Director General, Transport Malta, following a meeting at EBACE in Geneva in 2018.

“We determined late in 2019 it was a sensible step to embark upon to protect us from whatever obstacles Brexit would throw up, operationally.  We intend to have a third aircraft on the registry by April, giving us and our clients, the utmost flexibility in being able to offer charter in the EU territories,” said Thomson.  “Having both G-registered and 9H-registered aircraft puts us in a strong position for charter work when the rebound comes.”

“We are very pleased to welcome Air Charter Scotland Europe to our international registry,” said Charles Pace, director general, Transport Malta. “They are a terrific team, highly professional, and committed to doing things properly. We worked very well together, along with Dr Katrina Abela at GVZH, talking on Microsoft Teams mostly and signed off on their second aircraft, 9H-WIN on 15th December 2020.”

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Paige Smith

Paige is an experienced journalist and editor who started her career covering the building and architecture sector. After several years writing and editing online and print articles for leading journals in this sector, she is bringing her thorough approach to technical content to covering aerospace engineering. In her spare time she enjoys traveling and is always planning her next trip

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