Poland's Flyjet, founded by a group of aviation experts and pilots, is ready to expand its aircraft management fleet into Russia and the Ukraine with the addition of a Challenger 300 and two Falcon 7Xs.

"The company has been instrumental in introducing high level business aircraft management to the Polish and international markets," says Nina Dorota Krol, internet marketing manager.

"Using our extensive experience with vip clients, we present a concept of aircraft management that enables us to handle any flight operation with every available business aircraft."

She adds: "Talks are at an advanced stage for the delivery of a Challenger 300 in November 2010 and for two Falcon 7Xs." The three aircraft will be based in Russia and the Ukraine.

"Because of our location and the very similar cultures of Poland and its eastern neighbours we are seen as an extremely compatible business partner. This is opening up expansion opportunities in other countries."

Flyjet already operates a Mustang. Maciej Pieniazek, ceo, says: "This is a very desirable aircraft in this part of Europe bearing in mind the low travel costs and the number of passengers it can take. The Mustang is the entry aircraft on which we made our AOC and tested our business model."

The company says aircraft must provide a good balance between performance and operational costs. "Our research shows that the Mustang has the highest rate of use among business jets because of its size. It is suited to smaller groups of customers and it works well with the rule of 'green' flight parameters. This means its payload corresponds to costs acceptable to our clients."

Krol says: "We constantly monitor the market for potential fleet expansion and by the end of the year we plan to recruit three more aircraft which we will maintain and manage for the owners.

"Our business model and long term plan allows us to have a maximum of ten aircraft in our fleet. We manage new and pre-owned aircraft alike. We fully support decisions by aircraft owners."

The company reports that current demand is split equally between leisure and business. "Our service is offered to top level management and company owners. Occasionally we also serve celebrities and leading sports personnel. There is good demand for destinations such as Scandinavia, southern France and Germany, and central and eastern Europe."

Krol points out: "As we are located centrally in Europe, very close to Russian and Ukrainian markets, the natural choice is to look into opportunities there. But we also do not forget about our home market which has one of the best growth rates in the EU. But we do see potential business growth in this region. But, as with other regions this one has also been hit by recession so the uptrend will take some time. Our aim is to utilise aircraft hours to the maximum possible."

Owner Adam Marchel says Flyjet's founders are successfully building a dynamic company, although they recognise that a great deal of hard work lies ahead. "Each member of the board can write their own book on aviation experiences," says Marchel. "They have worked for different aviation companies and flown for the biggest, gaining the experience to enable a successful private aviation launch."

Flyjet constantly monitors the market to keep up-to-date with the availability of highly qualified pilots. "We use the internet, social networking and personal contacts," says Krol. "Our vacancies are announced via our home page."