Key Air adds to charter fleet

Connecticut based Key Air has added two aircraft to its charter fleet and appointed a new manager of flight co-ordination.

Key Air has added two new aircraft to its jet charter and aircraft management fleet, a Bombardier Challenger 300 and a Gulfstream 200 and strengthened its flight operations team. Just delivered and new to the market, a 2012 Wi-Fi enabled Challenger 300 based in Bedford, Massachusetts joins Key Air’s wide-variety of charter aircraft ranging in size from the light to super-mid to large-cabin aircraft.

Also joining the charter fleet is a 2007 Gulfstream 200, the aircraft will be Part 91 operated and will be based in Key Air’s Northeast FBO facility.

“We are very excited to add these business jet aircraft to the Key Air fleet.” stated Bob Marinace, President/CEO of Key Air. “This brand new Challenger 300 will be an excellent transportation option for our charter clients and the Gulfstream 200 joins our growing fleet of managed aircraft.”

To accommodate its fleet growth, Key Air recently hired Larry Mueller as its new manager of flight co-ordination. Mueller is a licensed dispatcher and is vastly experienced in flight operations having dispatched flights for large aircraft fleets for the past 12 years in a wide variety of operations from fractional to FAR Part 121, 91 and 135.

“Larry will be instrumental in continuing Key Air’s philosophy of exemplary customer service to all of our clients and vendor partners and we are happy that he will be leading our outstanding flight coordination team.” said Danny Olmstead, VP of flight operations for Key Air.

In addition to growing its managed aircraft fleet, Key Air has once again completed the rigorous audit review by the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) and achieved notable Registered status with the ACSF.

“Key Air is proud to be among the highly respected companies that have achieved registration by the Air Charter Safety Foundation. The Air Charter Safety Foundation has created a high-quality measurement tool that gets at the very core of aviation safety culture,” stated Bob Marinace.

“By renewing their status on the IAS Registry, Key Air has demonstrated their commitment to high safety standards,” said ACSF president Bryan Burns. “We congratulate them on their continued commitment.”