Press Release

Issued by .

November 19, 2010

One of the aircraft operated by AD Aviation, crash landed at Birmingham International Airport on Friday 19th November 2010, in poor weather conditions. The Cessna Citation Eagle II, registration G-VUEM, which had two pilots on board and no passengers, was on a vital transplant flight to Birmingham.

While it is unfortunate to have lost the aircraft, our primary concern has been the safety of the air crew and we now advise they are on the road to recovery in fact one of the pilots was discharged from hospital the next day. The transplant organ carried by the flight was recovered and was successfully transplanted to it's recipient.

We extend our thoughts and best wishes to the pilots and their families and to the recipient of the transplant. Our thanks go out to the Emergency Services, in particular the WNAA, involved in saving the crew and the transplant organ from the aircraft.

AD Aviation has been operating a private air charter business for over 12 years and has an exemplary safety record. This is the first incident in which any of our aircraft has been involved. We will be cooperating fully with the AAIB in any investigation.

We thank our partners and clients for their support and wanted to reassure everyone that all other business with AD Aviation is operating as usual.