British firm to market used bizjets in Russia
UK-based Twinjet has forged an alliance with Russian aerospace export agency Aviaexport to sell used business jets in Russia.

UK-based Twinjet has forged an alliance with Russian aerospace export agency Aviaexport to sell used business jets in Russia. While conceding that heavy taxes on the importation of foreign-built aircraft will make the sales task harder, Twinjet managing director John Keeble asserted that long-term prospects for the Russian market are promising.

Twinjet will be looking primarily to market larger business jets such as Challengers, Global Expresses, GIVs and Falcon 900s. Many of these will come from the U.S., where the UK firm already has an “exclusive mandate” agreement with sales group Leading Edge (which until the beginning of this month traded as Wings Aviation International). Aviaexport will be the primary interface with Russian clients and will also handle much of the bureaucracy associated with importing aircraft.