TETERBORO, N.J. / July 19, 2016 – Jet Aviation Flight Services has been granted approval as one of the few private jet charter companies to begin charter services to and from Cuba.
The U.S. government recently designated nineteen airports, including Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami and Palm Beach, to offer direct flights to Havana, Cuba. Under its U.S. Part 135 air carrier certificate, Jet Aviation Flight Services has also obtained FAA authorization for travel to Cuba.
“We are pleased to be one of the few operators worldwide to begin charter services to Cuba,” said Don Haloburdo, vice president and general manager of Jet Aviation Flight Services. “Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean and the closest Caribbean destination to the United States, which makes it a prime destination for our customers. We strive to anticipate the needs of our customers and this approval strengthens our ability to provide them with the highest level of service.”
Jet Aviation Flight Services, an Air Carrier Certificate holder (KKVA618M) with offices in Burbank, Calif., Teterboro, N.J., Van Nuys, Calif., and Chicago, is responsible for delivering Jet Aviation’s aircraft management and charter services in the Americas. The company provides services for a fleet of high-quality managed aircraft and was named in Robb Report’s “Best of the Best” for charter services for three consecutive years. Jet Aviation currently manages more than 150 aircraft in the Americas.
Jet Aviation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was founded in Basel, Switzerland in 1967 and is one of the leading business aviation services companies in the world. Close to 4,500 employees cater to client needs from more than 25 airport facilities throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North America and the Caribbean. The company provides maintenance, completions and refurbishment, engineering, FBO and fuel services, along with aircraft management, charter and staffing services. Jet Aviation's European and U.S. aircraft management and charter divisions jointly operate a fleet of close to 300 aircraft. Please visit www.jetaviation.com and follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/jetaviation.
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