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Execujet Scandinavia, the European offshoot of Execujet Aviation Group based in South Africa, has found corporate buyers for two Bombardier Continentals, and is holding an option on a third. Jacinda Redman, a spokeswoman for the company, said that its policy of "total flight department" management is proving very popular, "because it means that our clients do not have any worries on the aviation side." In the last 18 months, in addition to the Continentals, Execujet Scandinavia has sold three Learjet 60s and one Challenger 604, and is holding a further option on a Learjet 45. \rBombardier unveiled its new mid-sized business aircraft at the NBAA conference last October. The eight-seater, billed as a "true transcontinental workhorse," is capable of Mach 0.83, and is expected to deliver excellent short field performance. As reported in February's EBAN, Execujet opened its new Scandinavian base at Roskilde, Denmark, in January, 1999. Air Alpha joined forces with Execujet Scandinavia to become the regional sales agent for Bombardier Aircraft and Pilatus throughout Scandinavia, Greenland and Iceland. The two companies shared an aircraft operating certificate, pending Execujet Scandinavia's inspection and certification by SLV, the Danish civil aviation authority. \rThis audit was due to be completed towards the end of September, according to sources in the company. "This is the last hurdle before our AOC is awarded. We have been verbally told that everything is proceeding to schedule," commented Redman. "European companies are becoming more global in their outlook and strategy, so they are using corporate aircraft a lot more, be it buying them or chartering them," predicted Christian Gravengaard, md of Execujet Scandinavia. "There will not be a slowdown in Europe, but a period of continued steady growth."