Business aircraft and charter flight brokerage veteran Gabriella Somerville is launching a new venture aimed at making environmentally sustainable private aviation more readily available to customers who she believes are increasingly eager to embrace greener modes of transportation. The UK-based entrepreneur wants her new Connect Skies venture to forge a closer relationship between the established business aviation industry and companies introducing new electric aircraft and air taxi service models.
Initially, Connect Skies will focus on sales of existing aircraft that have relatively low carbon emissions and reduced fuel consumption. Somerville is in the process of negotiating an agreement to support an undisclosed U.S.-based company that is looking to introduce a new service based on both current fuel-efficient and electric aircraft. This company has expertise in the software needed to support the business model, and also with flight operations, but it is seeking help to select and acquire the right aircraft and develop its new program in Europe.
