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PrivatAir expands to global proportions

Founded in 1976 as the air arm of the Latsis shipping group, PrivatAir until recently catered exclusively to the top end of the executive charter market wi

By Thomas Stocker

June 11, 2008

Founded in 1976 as the air arm of the Latsis shipping group, PrivatAir until recently catered exclusively to the top end of the executive charter market with a fleet consisting of a Gulfstream IV, a Boeing 737-300, three BBJs and a Boeing 757, all based at Geneva International Airport. Then the company announced the acquisition of Transair’s fixed-base operation at Le Bourget Airport in Paris and Flight Services Group (FSG) in Stratford, Conn., giving it solid legs to stand on in France, the European Union and the U.S.

After the integration of the two newly acquired business units, PrivatAir is now headed by David Hurley (who founded FSG in 1984) as CEO, with Hugh Regan of FSG as CFO. Greg Thomas is COO, and Capt. Christopher Randle was appointed executive v-p of operations. Marketing and development of new business is the responsibility of v-p Dave Kinson. The team is operating from FSG’s main base in Stratford, Conn., and PrivatAir’s headquarters in Geneva, managing a combined workforce of 250 employees.

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