SaxonAir Charter Limited is a private charter airline based at Norwich Airport that operates in the United Kingdom and Western Europe.
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| Founded | 5 April 2007 | ||||||
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| AOC # | GB2327 | ||||||
| Hubs | Norwich Airport Luton Airport Stansted Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
| Parent company | Klyne Aviation | ||||||
| Headquarters | Norwich, United Kingdom | ||||||
| Website | http://www.saxonair.com | ||||||
History
editIn 2007, Christopher Mace and James Palmer founded SaxonAir from an office in the back of a hangar at Norwich Airport. It operated an aircraft and helicopter for then chairman Graeme Kalbraier's businesses and made them available for charter.[1][2]
Roger Klyne purchased the business in 2009. It took over operation of aircraft he owned.[3] The airline's passengers included Meat Loaf and Debbie Harry.[4]
In Spring 2010, SaxonAir opened a £6m Business Aviation Centre at Norwich Airport[5] and the next year, announced that it had based a Citation Mustang at Thessaloniki Airport in Greece.[3]
Fleet
edit| Aircraft | Seats | Number |
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| Hawker 750 | 8+1 | 1 |
| Hawker 900XP | 8+1 | 1 |
| Cessna Citation Mustang | 4 | 1 |
| Citation 525 CJ2 | 6 | 1 |
| Hawker 400XP | 7+1 | 1 |
| Gulfstream G550 | 16 | 1 |
| Embraer Legacy 500 | 9+1 | 1 |
| Phenom 300 | 8+1 | 1 |
| Eurocopter EC120 | 4 | 1 |
| Agusta A109 | 7 | 1 |
References
edit- ↑ "SaxonAir charts the travel needs of the corporate executive". Business Aviation News. 8 June 2007. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ↑ Barber, Marc (24 July 2007). "Kalbraier plans take-off for aviation firm". Growth Business. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- 1 2 "SaxonAir bases second charter Mustang in Greece". Business Air News. 7 July 2011. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ↑ "Plans for £1m centre at airport". BBC News. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ↑ Morrison, Murdo (27 September 2010). "SaxonAir looks to turn Norwich into centre of business aviation". Flight Global. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.