Fly Advanced
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| Founded | 2009 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 12 | ||||||
| Destinations | Point to point | ||||||
| Headquarters | Wilmington, DE | ||||||
| Key people | Regis de Ramel, Chairman and CEO | ||||||
| Website | flyADVANCED.com | ||||||
Fly Advanced (stylized flyADVANCED) is an aircraft management, charter flight and flight training company operating three mid-Atlantic United States locations: Wilmington, Delaware (ILG); Blue Bell, Pennsylvania (LOM) and Lancaster, Pennsylvania (LNS). The company offers executive and personal aircraft management, MRO and FBO services, worldwide air charter, aircraft sales, fractional ownership and rental of private business jets and prop aircraft.
History
[edit]Investor, pilot, and philanthropist Regis de Ramel, along with his twin brother Guillaume, formed Air Newport, an air-taxi service, in Newport, Rhode Island.[1]
In 2003, he sold Air Newport and, in 2007, formed the partnership Stratus Alliance, an air charter operation for Cirrus aircraft owners focused on business travelers.[2]
In 2009, Regis de Ramel purchased the assets of Advanced Aircraft at the Lancaster Airport in Lititz, Pennsylvania, and formed Advanced Lancaster LLP, which became the core of Fly Advanced. The facility operates as a maintenance facility for prop aircraft, including Cirrus, Cessna, Diamond, Beechcraft, Piper, and others.
In 2011, de Ramel won the contract to manage all operations of Wings Field in Blue Bell, PA. Wings Field provides flight lessons, aircraft rental, charter flights, hangar space, and aircraft maintenance and management for light jets and prop aircraft.[3][4]
Air Newport, an air taxi service in Newport, Rhode Island, returned to Fly Advanced ownership in 2013.
In April 2014, de Ramel bought Aero Ways Inc. in Wilmington, Delaware (ILG). Aero Ways, founded in 2001, grew from a one-plane management company into a full-service aircraft management and worldwide charter provider. It remains the only CAA-certified FBO on the airfield and provides services for aircraft ranging from heavy jets to props.
In 2015, all locations began the process of merging under the unified Fly Advanced brand.
Operations
[edit]Fly Advanced offers fully integrated aircraft-related services:
- Executive and personal aircraft management: Fly Advanced offers complete aircraft management services, including hangar storage, pilot training, inspections, maintenance, repairs, and general upkeep. Management clients also have the ability to offer their aircraft for charter.
- Charter: Fly Advanced offers worldwide and regional jet charter with capacities of up to 13 passengers. It also offers local and regional charter flights through its fleet of Cirrus and Piper prop aircraft with capacities of up to 4 passengers.
- Flight Training: At Wings Field, the company offers flight lessons, including private pilot license, commercial pilot license, and instrumentation rating certification.
- MRO Maintenance: The company offers full-service maintenance for most manufacturers and models of jets and prop aircraft. Additionally, Fly Advanced is a Cirrus Aircraft Authorized Service Center (ASC) and Platinum Training Center, making it the largest Cirrus Authorized Service Center in the United States. Maintenance support is available 24 hours a day.
- FBO (Fixed-Base Operations) and Fueling: Full FBO and fueling services are available at the Wilmington, Delaware (ILG), and Blue Bell, Pennsylvania (LOM) locations. The Wilmington location is the exclusive CAA-certified fuel supplier on the airfield.
Charter fleet
[edit]Fly Advanced's fleet offers a mix of heavy and light jet, turboprop and prop aircraft:
Heavy Jet
- Bombardier Challenger 601 - Seats: 10 Base: Wilmington, DE
Super Mid Jet
- Citation Sovereign - Seats: 10 Base: Wilmington, DE
- Dassault Falcon 50 FA50EX - Seats: 9 Base: Wilmington, DE
Light Jet
- Raytheon Beechjet 400A - Seats: 7+1 Base: Wilmington, DE
Turbo Prop
- Pilatus PC-12 Base: Wings Field - Seats: 8
Prop
- Cirrus SR22 - Seats: 3+1 Base: Philadelphia, PA
- Cirrus SR22T - Seats: 3+1 Base: Philadelphia, PA
Rental fleet
[edit]Fly Advanced's fleet an assortment of Cirrus aircraft:
Prop
- 4 - Cirrus SR20 - Seats: 4 Base: Blue Bell, PA
- 2 - Cirrus SR-22 - Seats: 4 Base: Blue Bell, PA
- 2 - Cirrus SR-22T - Seats: 4 Base: Blue Bell, PA
References
[edit]- ^ Donnis, Ian (2005-10-07). "New candidates on the block: Dems de Ramel and Mollis emerge as the early candidates to succeed Matt Brown as Secretary of State". The Providence Phoenix : Features. Archived from the original on 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ^ Harrington, Jennifer (June 2008). "The Little Airplane That Can". Business Jet Traveler. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ^ Powell, David (2014-03-07). "Under New Management, Wings Field Is Changing Course". Patch. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ^ Riley, Emily (July 2012). "Advanced Aircraft Services offers Main Liners a Quicker Route to the Shore". Main Line Today. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
