Shell Aircraft International has signed a multi-year block-charter contract with Rainbow Jet of Beijing, China, under the auspices of Bombardier’s Flexjet Asia-Pacific program. The operator will use a pair of Challenger 604s to carry the oil company’s personnel throughout China, largely in support of pipeline work. The contract initially calls for 150 annual flight hours.
Rainbow Jet, part of China’s Shandong Airlines, has been subjected to technical and operational audits by both Shell’s London-based flight department and the Flexjet program. Supplementary capacity can be provided by the other four Flexjet Asia-Pacific operators, namely Macao-based Jet Asia; Subic Air Charter of Manila, the Philippines; ExecuJet Australia; and Singapore Technologies subsidiary Pacific Flight Services. These firms offer a mix of Learjets and Challengers. Subic is due to add a Bombardier Challenger 300 to its fleet next year.
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