PrivatAir is a leading international business aviation group with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, operating bases in Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Munich (Germany) and in Zurich (Switzerland). The company has been in operation for 30 years and employs 400 people.

PrivatAir has a turnover exceeding US$ 200m and manages a large fleet of aircraft ranging in size from a Beech King Air to an executive Boeing 767. The Group’s services include Private Charter for VIP's, executives and leisure groups, Private Airline Services, Ground Services and Aircraft Sales & Management.

The company’s wide range of clients includes celebrities from the arts, sports and entertainment industries, successful businessmen, royalty and public officials, as well as private aircraft owners.

PrivatAir aims to take the best practices of the commercial airline industry, adding the flexibility of business aviation and PrivatAir's exceptional standards of service. The Group is expecting to grow the business organically and by acquisition and joint venture.

Business aviation has grown steadily, as more companies and private individuals understand the advantages of time and cost efficiency, exclusivity and security the industry offers. During 2003, 14,555 operators flew 23,121 turbine-powered business aircraft worldwide. More than 75 percent of the operators (10,982) and 72 percent of the aircraft (16,650) were located in North America. Europe was home to the second largest concentration of operators (1,255) and aircraft (2,378), while South America ranked third in both categories, with 979 operators and 1,533 aircraft. The remaining 9 percent of the operators and 11 percent of the aircraft were scattered throughout Africa, Asia, Central America, the Middle East and Oceania (which includes Australia and the Pacific islands)*.

* NBAA 2004 Fact Book 

PRIVATE CHARTER

For 30 years, PrivatAir has earned a quiet reputation for providing the world’s discerning travellers with the most sophisticated level of service in charter. The professionals at PrivatAir have a special understanding of how to meet the unique needs of the most demanding individuals and corporations in the world - at unexpectedly good value.

PRIVATE AIRLINE SERVICES

With ever increasing demands on management time and performance, business executives appreciate opportunities for increased productivity and significant cost savings. PrivatAir's private airline services offer exactly these benefits to companies flying executives on a regular basis between pairs of cities. PrivatAir proposes two such programmes: for corporate shuttle use and airliner operations.

If you want to learn more about our Private Airline Services please feel free to read the details on our website http://www.privatair.com or to contact Tony Hinder, Manager of Network Development in Geneva.

Phone: +41 22 929 67 46

Fax:     +41 22 929 67 01