ABS Jets is a business jet operator based in Prague, Czech Republic, and Bratislava, Slovak Republic.

ABS Jets
IATA ICAO Callsign
ABP BAIR
Founded2004
Operating basesPrague, Bratislava
HubsVáclav Havel Airport Prague
Secondary hubsM. R. Štefánik Airport
Fleet size15
HeadquartersPrague, Czech Republic
Websitewww.absjets.com

ABS Jets is a member of the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA),[1][2] National Business Aviation Association (NBAA),[3] and Russian Business Aviation Association (RBAA). It is certified as an Embraer Executive Aircraft Service Center.[4]

History edit

The company was founded in June 2004 and started operating in December of the same year.[5] It specializes in charter flights, sales organization, repairs and maintenance of aircraft, aviation management, and planning of route schedules in other airlines.

 
Embraer ERJ family in Geneva in 2014

In 2007, ABS Jets acquired the hangar at Prague Václav Havel Airport.

In 2013, the company received 2 NBAA safety awards: the Commercial Business Flying Safety Award and the Aviation Support Services Safety Award.[6]

In 2018, ABS Jets received the international IS-BAH award from IBAC.[citation needed]

Since January 2019, ABS Jets has the Stage II International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH).[7]

Fleet edit

 
Learjet 60XR ABS Jets in 2013

The ABS Jets fleet includes the following aircraft (as of July 2018):

ABS Jets fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Notes
Embraer Legacy 600 4[8]
Embraer Legacy 650 2[8]
Gulfstream 550 2
Total 8 0

References edit

  1. ^ "European Business Aviation to Send Young Leaders to One Young World Global Youth Summit in Munich". EBAA - European Business Aviation Association. 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  2. ^ "ABS Jets - EBAA Certificate of Membership" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-24.
  3. ^ Missing2011-10-10t20:00:00+01:00, Name. "NBAA: ABS Jets offers free handling opportunities to NBAA visitors". Flight Global. Retrieved 2021-06-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Patrik Tkáč: Dám padesát milionů a celý rok létám". iDNES.cz. 2007-02-26. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  5. ^ "ABS Jets MRO Profile | CAPA". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  6. ^ "ABS Jets earns recognition with NBAA safety awards | Magazine | Business Air News". www.businessairnews.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  7. ^ Siebenmark, Jerry. "ABS Jets Achieves IS-BAH at Prague Base". Aviation International News. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  8. ^ a b "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 13.

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