Blink (airline)

Blink
IATA ICAO Callsign
- BKK BLINKAIR
Founded July 2007
Hubs
Secondary hubs
Focus cities Western Europe
Fleet size 9
Destinations 600+
Company slogan Imagine a world where you Blink and you're there
Headquarters Blackbushe Airport Surrey England
Key people
  • Cameron Ogden, (Co-founder & MD)
  • Douglas Gass, (Director of Flight Operations)
  • Martin Lewis, (Chief Training Captain)
  • Chris Gazzard, (Ground Operations Manager)
  • Patrick Marchant, (Continuing Airworthiness Manager)
  • Rebecca Goff, (Commercial Manager)
  • Adam Minks, (Finance Manager)
  • Martin Bird, (Compliance Manager)
  • Clare Silcock, (HR Manager)
  • Peter Leiman, (Co-founder)
Website www.flyblink.com

Blink is a British commercial aviation operation which provides private Jet travel using Cessna Citation Mustang Very Light Jets. The company began operations in London in May 2008.

History

Blink Limited was founded by Peter Leiman and Cameron Ogden, who met at Harvard Business School. Ogden is the son of Sir Peter Ogden, the founder of Computacenter. Leiman is a former investment banker. Four former British Airways executives are involved in operations.[1] In May 2015 Blink announced the acquisition of MyJet, a Genoa based operator, with three Cessna Citation Mustang aircraft.[2] This increased Blink's fleet size to nine aircraft. The acquisition also included a maintenance facility at Genoa Airport. Also in May 2015, Blink announced the acquisition of their homebase airport at Blackbushe Airport.[3]

Fleet and Services

The company uses a fleet of nine Cessna Citation Mustang aircraft to provide on-demand private jet travel. Its fleet of cheaper and lighter aircraft allows the company to provide services at a lower cost versus traditional private jet operators.[4] The jets seat four passengers and travel to destinations in Western Europe.

References

  1. ↑ "Blink and JetBird Aim to Slash Cost of Private Jet Travel in Europe", Financial Times, http://www.flyblink.com/documents/FinancialTimes-6October2008.pdf
  2. ↑ "Blink buys MyJet and Blackbushe Airport", Corporate Jet Investor,
  3. ↑ "Blink buys MyJet and Blackbushe Airport", Corporate Jet Investor,
  4. ↑ "Blink Wings It", Forbes.com, http://www.flyblink.com/documents/Forbes.com-3June2008.pdf

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