Sun, May 22, 2011
Two BizJets Flying For The Russian Charter Operator
Cessna is reporting “great success” for the two
Citation aircraft now flying with charter operator Jetalliance East
in Russia.
CJ3 File Photo
In a news conference at EBACE Tuesday, Trevor Esling,
Cessna’s vice president, International Sales, said
“Jetalliance East launched operations in November 2010,
basing a new Citation CJ3 and Citation Sovereign at Moscow
Sheremetyevo International Airport. The move marked the first
commercial operation of Cessna aircraft in Russia. We’re
delighted — but not surprised — to report the Citations
are proving very popular in the Russian charter market and ideal
for the challenging weather conditions. Both aircraft have operated
without any problems in the extreme sub-zero temperatures
[-40°C] of western Siberia, for example."
Esling said Jetalliance East has been a great success so far,
with monthly charter utilization of around 70-80 hours for each of
our aircraft. We’re already discussing adding new Citations
to the fleet as soon as possible.
Citation Sovereign File Image
“We’re extremely happy with the performance of the
CJ3 and Sovereign," added Igor Chunikhin, chief executive officer
of Jetalliance East. "The dispatch reliability is very high. Around
70 percent of our traffic on the aircraft is within Russia, with
top destinations including Saint Petersburg, Kazan and Krasnodar,
as well as locations important for the mining, basic commodities
and energy industries. When flying into western Europe, the most
popular destinations for our passengers are Paris and
Chambéry in France. About 80 percent of our passengers are
flying on business.”
Esling said the Jetalliance East line maintenance service
capability proves useful not only for the company’s CJ3 and
Sovereign but also for other Citations operating in Russia.
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