Charter & Fractional
ABS Steps Up Expansion in the East
Czech-based aircraft management and charter operator ABS Jets is seeking to step up its ambitious expansion plans through negotiations with prospective Rus

Czech-based aircraft management and charter operator ABS Jets is seeking to step up its ambitious expansion plans through negotiations with prospective Russian and Austrian partners. The company hopes to establish a new subsidiary in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, as well as a possible new operation in Kazakhstan. At the same time, ABS has been negotiating for a prospective tie-up with an FBO in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The latest growth plans for ABS come on top of its existing development work, which includes the start late last year of construction for a new 65,000-sq-ft hangar at Prague’s Ruzyne Airport that will triple the size of the company’s premises. In the neighboring Slovak Republic, ABS has just opened a new 4,300-sq-ft office in the business aviation terminal at Bratislava Airport in a convenient location beside Apron C. The company is now seeking approval to build another new hangar for its base at Bratislava Airport in the next two years. It also intends to establish a base in the Slovak resort of Popra.