FAI rent-a-jet is a German charter airline based in Nuremberg and operating out of Nuremberg Airport.[1]

FAI rent-a-jet GmbH
Logo of FAI rent-a-jet
IATA ICAO Call sign
F3 IFA RED ANGEL
Founded1986
Operating basesNuremberg Airport
Fleet size20
DestinationsCharter & ambulance flights
HeadquartersNürnberg, Germany
Websitefai.ag

History

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Hangars of FAI Aviation Group at Nuremberg Airport

The FAI was founded in 1986 by Siegfried Axtmann as IFA-Flugbetriebs GmbH, and in 1989 it was renamed as FAI Flight-Ambulance-Service International GmbH & Co. KG, later as FAI rent-a-jet AG after it was sold to Axtmann Holding.[citation needed] The sole shareholder is FAI Aviation Holding GmbH. The headquarters of FAI Aviation Group is located at Albrecht-Dürer International Airport in Nuremberg, Germany.[citation needed] FAI is also an approved provider for ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross), WFP (World Food Programme), and other global health and aid organizations.[citation needed]

Business model

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The FAI Aviation Group is one of the largest providers of private jet charter flights in Europe, and it specializes, according to its own statements, in VIP flights, freight and express courier flights, the transportation of intensive care patients by ambulance jet, logistics support for authorities and non-governmental organizations, as well as aircraft management consulting, leasing, and sales.[2]

The 100% subsidiary FAI Technik GmbH acts as a service provider for aircraft maintenance.[3]

Fleet

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FAI rent-a-jet Bombardier Global Express

FAI rent-a-jet operates Germany’s largest fleet of Bombardier Aircraft which utilised more than 14,000 hours of air time per year. FAI´s fleet of 20 jet aircraft includes five Bombardier Global Express, six Bombardier Challenger 604s, one Challenger 850 and eight Learjet 60 series. FAI runs a 14,000 m2 carbon neutral FBO.[4][5][6]

Aircraft In service
Bombardier Challenger 604 6
Bombardier Global Express 4
Learjet 60 5
Total 15

References

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  1. ^ "FAI AG - Private jet Charter, Air Ambulance & Maintenance". FAI AG. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  2. ^ FAI Aviation Group Retrieved 2023-01-26
  3. ^ FAI Technik GmbH Retrieved 2023-01-26
  4. ^ FAI rent-a-jet (2023-01-26). "About FAI AG". FAI rent-a-jet. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  5. ^ FAI rent-a-jet (2023-01-26). "Charter Fleet | FAI rent-a-jet". FAI rent-a-jet. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  6. ^ FAI rent-a-jet (2023-01-26). "FAI Air Ambulance fleet | FAI Air Ambulance". FAI rent-a-jet. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
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