Charter & Fractional
Aero-Dienst increases fleet despite new rule hassles
German business aviation services group Aero-Dienst has increased the size of its fleet to 12 aircraft with the recent addition of a new Bombardier Learjet

German business aviation services group Aero-Dienst has increased the size of its fleet to 12 aircraft with the recent addition of a new Bombardier Learjet 45. The Nuremberg-based company splits its business about 50:50 between maintenance and flight operations, and about half of its flying is for emergency medical operations.

According to managing director Martin Bauer, Aero-Dienst has not been as deeply exposed to the impact of the economic crisis because it has never done much business in the Russian and eastern European market which have seen explosive growth followed by dramatic downturns. Bauer said it was a conscious decision not to expand into these emerging markets due to concerns about how stable the customer base would prove to be.