Charter & Fractional
Gatherings of Mustangs with European charter firms
Very light jet (VLJ) charter operations are on the rise in Europe with the service entry of the first Cessna Citation Mustangs.

Very light jet (VLJ) charter operations are on the rise in Europe with the service entry of the first Cessna Citation Mustangs. During the last week of January, Germany’s Triple Alpha Jet Charter became the continent’s first commercial operator of the four-passenger aircraft from its Dusseldorf headquarters. The approximate charter rate will be n1,800 ($2,600) per hour.

The UK’s London Executive Aviation (LEA) received the first of its 10 Mustangs on January 31 and was preparing to begin operations around February 18. It is set to take delivery of two more jets next month and another two in May. Meanwhile, new operator Bikkair, based at Rotterdam in the Netherlands, has also received its first Mustang and planned to be flying it for hire by the end of last month.