VistaJet has announced that Apex Air (China) (Nantong) will manage and operate a China-based fleet of aircraft for its Flight Solution Program. Under the partnership, VistaJet will offer domestic Chinese point-to-point flights this Septmber using its first China-registered aircraft, a Bombardier Challenger 850 - B-3376 (cn 8107) - owned by its VistaJet (China) (Nantong) subsidiary.
Chinese customers will also have access to VistaJet's fleet of over fifty large-cabin, long-range Bombardier Aerospace Challenger and Global aircraft when travelling on international flights.
"VistaJet has been operating international flights in and out of China for many years. Adding domestic flights through our partnership with Apex Air extends our service area to include one of private aviation's most exciting new markets," Thomas Flohr, VistaJet's Founder and Chairman, said. "China is an important growth market for VistaJet and we expect it to be among the fastest growing regions for our product offering over the next few years. We are already seeing demand for our domestic service which is scheduled to begin in next months."
For its part, Apex Air was established in July 2014 and only recently secured its A-category CCAR-135 business jet operator AOC from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
From its Nantong hub, the airline offers business flights, charter, flight rentals, and air tours to customers located in China's North, Yangtze River Delta, and Pearl River Delta regions.
It also operates its own MRO facility.
