Let's have a Pizza in Pisa!!

Picture this: 750 people, located in Luxembourg, all need to go on the annual cruise of the year! 

Do you really believe that any airline will have scheduled flights departing and returning at convenient times, to/from the most suitable airports, with that many empty seats? If you do, you might also consider that these people have to be made to feel special.

This was the scenario facing Benoit Duvivier, The Aviation Factory Passenger Charter Executive, recently. 

Benoit arranged four flights from Luxembourg, on separate Boeing 737 & Airbus 320 aircraft. 

Client's staff received personalized briefings, were greeted by our people at both airports; check-in and welcome on board of their aircraft & the head-rest covers carried the clients branding. 

Contact: Benoit Duvivier Passenger Charter Analyst and Team at Benoit@the-aviation-factory.com

All together to the finals…

The match was contested between two Portuguese teams, FC Porto and Sporting Braga. The huge logistical effort of transporting thousands of fans from Portugal to the Irish capital was not an easy job. Various aircraft were utilized in different capacities; from 4-seater business jets over 180-seater narrow-body aircraft to +250-seater wide-bodies!!

Throughout the period, our 24 hour office-based operations team liaised with the end clients, some of largest tour operators in Portugal and the participating airlines, to ensure every flight ran smoothly and to schedule. 

The aviation factory also deployed staff to monitor the operations from the ground in Dublin - in order to address any issues that arose at the airport.

If you wish to find out more about how The aviation factory can help you charter aircraft for your next event, please feel free to contact us for further information and assistance.

Fun facts ...

A new survey revealed that two of the requests most frequently heard by cabin crew are "please can you open the window?" and "can you show me to the showers?" However, some requests have been even stranger. Here are the top seven funniest requests from passengers in-flight with Virgin Atlantic:

1. Please can I have a cup of tea and book a massage for my Barbie doll?
2. Can you take my children to the playroom?
3. Please could you fix my hair?
4. I have dropped my glass eye, please could you help me find it?
5. Could you turn the engines down because they are too noisy?
6. Is there a McDonald’s onboard?
7. Please can the captain stop the turbulence?


If you have any funny requests from your own experience, please feel free to comment!!

The extra dimension of your Special Flights

The Aviation Factory team is your loyal & personal guide through all possible phases in aircraft chartering.

We can give your flight a personal touch / boost. Our ‘Flight design department’ is specialized in optimizing the VIP and commercial possibilities on the airport and in-flight. We do our utmost to get all-possible out of the options to brand your flight.

A flight starts the moment of arriving at the airport. Though the strict commercial policy on airports and the many safety rules that need to be maintained – we try to get the most out of it. A personalized check-in screen text or logo is a good recognition for the invited passengers of the special flight! Have you ever seen a flight taking off to an unknown destination? We did! Be sure your passengers will long after talk about the marvellous surprise.

Feel free to discover the possibilities of red carpet or porter service, special assistance and fast-lane services. If you want to offer a small breakfast at the gate you’re welcome to do so. Drinks, Souvenirs, gadgets, program books,… can be handed out at any time.

Imagine you step on board of your own-chartered aircraft and you can enjoy an overview of personalized headrest covers, or stickers, with the logo of your company, team or event. Take a seat and be spoiled by a glass of champagne and a hot towel to relax. Your captain welcomes the group personally and in name of your company – enjoy the speech of the CEO or the group leader. The catering can be tailor-made and almost every wish for special catering is possible! Enjoy the amenity kits that are offered at night flights, hostesses in uniform of your company, napkins with the company logo,…

All those small details together can have a surprising effect. It’s our pleasure to bring ideas into live and transform wishes into perfect and tailor-made services.

Our 'Flight Design Dept' is to your assistance anytime!

Another nice mission ... - Part 2

Snow chaos provides The aviation factory to prove the benefits of chartering.

During the last week of 2010 most of Europe experienced heavy disruption by the worst snowfall in 25 years.

As many scheduled airlines and major airports became non-operational of the snowfall, and simply closed down for days on end, several Clients turned to The aviation factory to solve their travel headaches.

One client, had his VVIP weekend trip to Geneva cancelled by the scheduled airlines.

Fortunately, our client was smart enough to realise there was another way.

One call to The aviation factory meant we were able to provide the group with a comfortable, 8 seat turboprop Beech King Air & 14 seat turboprop Beech 1900D, departing from a private airport terminal to the airport of Annecy that was still full operational in these winter conditions.

Senior Air Charter Broker, Benoit Duvivier commented "chartering a private aircraft for a small group incentive may at first seem frivolous, when you look at the real cost versus the uncertainty of scheduled travel, it is surprisingly affordable."