Operating from its base at Birmingham’s XLR Executive Jet Centre, above launches with 25 published fixed-price, city pair destinations across the UK and Europe, alongside flexible on-demand private charter services.

Above has selected XLR Executive Jet Centre at Birmingham airport as its home, equidistant from London and Manchester airports, where, in addition to executive charter requests, it is well placed for airline support work.

The new brand has acquired Alto Aerospace and an Embraer Phenom 100, aiming to offer on-demand jet charter across the UK and into continental Europe.