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AIR CHARTER INTL TO SEE 6-7 PCT GROWTH IN ASIA PACIFIC THIS YEAR
By Umi Hani Sharani
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- Dubai-based Air Charter International is aiming to grow its Asia Pacific sector by six to seven percent this year driven by its leasing business, especially with demand coming in from the Southeast Asian region, its Asia pacific regional manager, Nalin Rodrigo said Tuesday.
Air Charter, an aircraft charter company, provides efficient charter and
wet
lease solutions to a varied client base, where its Asia Pacific business
contributes about 20 percent to the group's global revenue.
Nalin told Bernama Tuesday that at present, leasing provides about 60
percent to the firm's sales in the region while charter takes up the remaining
40 percent.
"It is a slow growth target because we've had better ones, but it is a
reasonable growth for the market," he said in an interview on the sidelines of
the Routes Forum 2008 here.
He added that the firm also aims to boost its charter business by boosting
its participation in the Southeast Asian region and would be opening a new
office in Singapore to make a stronger presence.
He said 60 percent of their charter sales came from executive
jets hired to move around important key personnel of various firms and
industries.
According to Nalin, Air Charter has been registering growth in the region
despite the trying times and economic uncertainties worldwide.
But with crude oil prices sliding in the past week, he is more optimistic
of
the industry's growth.
"If you asked me three weeks ago, I wouldn't be too optimistic about the
industry. But this morning only we have two firms asking us about our services,"
he said, adding that about 20 percent of the aviation people he met at the
Routes Forum was hopeful of a better outlook for the industry in the near
future.
Nalin said with the many charter companies around, Air Charter
International
hoped to edge above the rest with the value-added consultative service that it
offered to customers.
"We would like to be seen differently as we have a consultative approach.
We
need to understand the business, find the solution and advise the clients about
the most suited aircraft they could use," he said.
He added at any given time, a representative of Air Charter International
would be on site to assist clients with the aircraft leased or chartered,
especially when it comes to maintenance.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- Dubai-based Air Charter International is aiming to grow its Asia Pacific sector by six to seven percent this year driven by its leasing business, especially with demand coming in from the Southeast Asian region, its Asia pacific regional manager, Nalin Rodrigo said Tuesday.
Air Charter, an aircraft charter company, provides efficient charter and
wet
lease solutions to a varied client base, where its Asia Pacific business
contributes about 20 percent to the group's global revenue.
Nalin told Bernama Tuesday that at present, leasing provides about 60
percent to the firm's sales in the region while charter takes up the remaining
40 percent.
"It is a slow growth target because we've had better ones, but it is a
reasonable growth for the market," he said in an interview on the sidelines of
the Routes Forum 2008 here.
He added that the firm also aims to boost its charter business by boosting
its participation in the Southeast Asian region and would be opening a new
office in Singapore to make a stronger presence.
He said 60 percent of their charter sales came from executive
jets hired to move around important key personnel of various firms and
industries.
According to Nalin, Air Charter has been registering growth in the region
despite the trying times and economic uncertainties worldwide.
But with crude oil prices sliding in the past week, he is more optimistic
of
the industry's growth.
"If you asked me three weeks ago, I wouldn't be too optimistic about the
industry. But this morning only we have two firms asking us about our services,"
he said, adding that about 20 percent of the aviation people he met at the
Routes Forum was hopeful of a better outlook for the industry in the near
future.
Nalin said with the many charter companies around, Air Charter
International
hoped to edge above the rest with the value-added consultative service that it
offered to customers.
"We would like to be seen differently as we have a consultative approach.
We
need to understand the business, find the solution and advise the clients about
the most suited aircraft they could use," he said.
He added at any given time, a representative of Air Charter International
would be on site to assist clients with the aircraft leased or chartered,
especially when it comes to maintenance.
