100th Empty Leg sold on Returnjets FREE online search & booking platform!

Returnjet is celebrating the recent sale of its 100th Empty Leg!

We all know how difficult it is to fill a viable empty leg with a willing customer but last week, facilitated by Returnjet’s advanced search and booking platform Superfly Aviation purchased an €18,500 empty leg flight from London to Croatia on ImperialJet’s Challenger 850, making it our 100th Empty Leg flight!

Superfly Director, Sam Farshian commented “Returnjet’s user friendly interface allows us to quickly search the live database of empty legs and offer our clients the best available aircraft that matches their needs. As a busy charter brokerage my team use Returnjet around the clock to source aircraft for our clients and find their unique worldwide coverage really helps to keep us ahead of the competition. I’ve enjoyed watching the platform evolve over the years with more operators joining and useful features such as live pricing being added.”

Adel Karim of Imperial Jets said “We are delighted to have sold another flight through Returnjet, it is a valuable tool for ImperialJet, not only helping to sell lucrative empty legs, but also being able to expose our charter aircraft to the global broker community for free.”

Operators around the world stream around 2000 live empty legs each day to the Returnjet platform via API directly from their scheduling software. Brokers can also take advantage of Returnjet’s clever empty leg corridor technology. A complex set of algorithms that matches any suitable empty legs to the broker’s searches based on the length and direction of the flight and percentage deviation required, meaning there is no easier way for charter brokers to find and book the most competitive flights for their clients.

Steve Westlake, Returnjet Director said “We are really pleased that brokers and operators are benefitting from the platform. We have worked very hard to deliver a powerful tool for the market and are now looking forward to developing it further and providing an end to end distribution platform for the Business Jet industry.”

Returnjet’s search and booking platform is free to use for both brokers and operators, however, there are upgrade options available starting from as little as €100/$120 per month. One of the upgrade packages provides a white labelled API search box which can be quickly added to a brokers website, meaning the power of Returnjet can be harnessed and used as an effective marketing tool.

If you would like to find out more about Returnjet and the benefits to your business, please contact us at admin@returnjet.com or call us on +44 333 200 5800.

Notes to Editor

Image of Sam Farshian, Director at Superfly attached showing him flying on the actual 100^th empty leg flight on ImperialJets D-ALIK. It was an inspection flight due to the client being a VVIP billionaire and also European Royalty being on board so they needed to make sure everything was perfect.

Images attached:

Returnjet Logo; ImperialJet Logo; Superfly Logo; Headshot Steve Westlake, Returnjet; Sam Farshian, Superfly on D-ALIK; Exterior and Interior of ImperialJet C850.

Returnjet

Returnjet is the fastest growing, worldwide, online search and booking platform for private jets with over 1,000 Professional Charter Brokers and 7500 Charter Aircraft available they are processing over 5,000 quote requests each week.

ImperialJet

ImperialJet is a long-established provider of tailored private jet charter, leasing, management and ownership solutions. With considerable proven experience operating Boeing, Bombardier and Gulfstream private jets for over two decades, our team are well-placed to ensure the highest level of service to our international client base.

ImperialJet holds a German Air Operators Certificate (AOC) and is one of very few European carriers to hold the ARGUS Gold accreditation. They have 6 aircraft available for charter including a Global 6000, Challenger 850, Challenger 605, Hawker 800 and Learjet 60 with bases in Europe, Russia and the Middle East.

Superfly

Superfly is a unique private jet brokerage offering on-demand global jet charter through its offices in London, Los Angeles, Spain, and Australia, with 3 more offices opening in the next 6 months.

SuperFly has also developed an investment arm looking to widen its footprint across the industry with aviation investments including standalone FBO assets through a Luxembourg based equity fund.

Paul Cremer

My name is Paul Cremer, and this marks my 42nd year working within the business and general aviation industry. Over this time, I’ve had the privilege of overseeing a diverse array of sector activities, ranging from aircraft charter and management to air ambulance services, ground operations, air traffic control, airport management, technology implementation, and the outsourcing services I currently manage.

In my role focused on delivering advisory, technology, and outsourcing services to aviation customers, I handle a wide spectrum of responsibilities. This includes overseeing International Trip Support, Operations Control Centre Services (OCC), Continuing Airworthiness Management Service (CAMO), Airworthiness Reviews, ARC Services, Aircraft Delivery and Re-delivery Support Services, Maintenance Coordination Services including AOG, Tech Ops (Maintenance Control Centre), and managing myairops software products. As the Head of Aviation Delivery, I lead the customer-facing delivery of Technology & Outsourcing products and services for the market, drawing upon a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and industry connections within Gama Aviation’s Technology and Outsourcing Strategic Business Unit.

My journey into Business and General Aviation began during my teenage years while still in school. I was fortunate enough to be welcomed into the industry, starting at a flying club, and later working at the Air Traffic Services Unit at Blackbushe Airport. There, I maintained the ATC Movement Logs in the Control Tower during weekends, solidifying my passion for aviation. Upon completing my schooling, I seized opportunities at Fairoaks Airport, where I began as Ground Crew while pursuing my Aerodrome Flight Information Service Officer’s license. Advancements in my career led me to the role of Air Traffic Services Manager.

Since joining Gama Aviation in 1996, I’ve held various positions, including Operations Manager (Post Holder), Operations & Commercial Manager, Commercial Manager, Operations Delivery Manager, Head of Business Aviation Delivery, and currently, Head of Aviation Delivery. This role encompasses Gama Aviation Group’s Gama Aviation, myairops, and FlyerTech companies.

In 2023, I was honoured to be invited to serve as the Chair of the Operations Working Group for the British Business & General Aviation Association. This opportunity allows me to contribute to industry initiatives within BBGA’s membership of nearly 200 industry companies, focusing on challenges such as regulatory compliance, Air Services Agreements, technological advancements, workforce development, operational matters, and sustainability.

Marc Bailey

Marc Bailey has spent his entire career in aviation and has worked in most areas of Aviation Services with scheduled airlines, MRO’s, military contract support and latterly with associations, government, and its agencies.

Marc represents your position in Europe (even post Brexit) – as President of ECOGAS (European Council of General Aviation Support) which maintains a voice with EASA. All the major member states are represented on the ECOGAS board. With EASA restructuring its meetings with industry, ECOGAS is now well positioned to represent our position in all areas following industry partnerships with the European Independent Maintenance Group and with ARPAS the new drone and autonomous association.

Marc is chair of the UKASF (United Kingdom Airworthiness Strategic Forum) as part of an initiative to develop Aviation Services across all aviation activities. The UKASF pulls together airlines, MROs, Rotary, Drones, and commercial GA bodies to work with CAA and DfT. The objective is for industry to take the lead to drive strategic issues to benefit all parties. We are well positioned after four years to continue our good work and with the re-established role of Chief Surveyor in the CAA we have a good focal point to do this.

Marc chairs the CAA Finance and Services Forum which allows industry in the UK to discuss in the financial plans for the CAA and the value for money delivered by those funds paid by industry. This is a new and valuable new platform for all parties.

Under recent developments Marc has formed an alliance with, ARPAS, AOPA, BHA and BBGA so that we can strengthen our voice under a joint ‘GA 4 Biz’ banner. This alliance is working to do everything possible to represent the industry’s business interests with UK government and to help realise the Government’s desire to make UK General Aviation a Global Leader in a post Brexit environment. GA4Biz – GA4Biz

The next Generation initiatives with industry and government have continued to develop with the retention platform now evolving into the “Aviation Skills Recruitment Platform”. The platform now not only offers a vehicle for those offering and seeking posts in aviation, it also provides pathways with its TalentView portion seeking to provide pathways for new entrants into our sector. The recruitment platform is being further developed to include training opportunities across a wide range of providers, from government agencies through academic bodies. Getting our next generation activities right in the UK over the next couple of years is our single most important issue which we in aviation must grab with both hands. Marc is playing a central role to help develop many of these channels.

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