By the end of August this year, three vip configured HS 748s based in Europe are expected to be making their way to either a Canadian, Australian or US customer. However, broker Silvane's Enterprises is still open to offers for the 3 million dollar-rated package and as owner Silvane Dehaas says, it's not just a question of financial clout.\rSpeaking form the company's Schiphol headquarters, Dehaas told EBAN: "It's not just about money, it also depends on who's going to buy them. We are not going to sell them to a second class company.\r"Sometimes you are approached by African companies, for example, who do things that we don't like, like the transport of weapons. \r"As a company, we have a reputation to keep so if a cargo, banking or mining company comes in, then there's no problem. But I don't want these aircraft to fall into the wrong hands."\rWith civil certifications, the company's HS 748s boast luxurious interiors and can accommodate anything from the standard seating capacity of 44 to the very luxury alternative of eight seats. Dehaas said: "They are very easy to reconvert as they used to be cargo aircraft. They were specially bought as cargo aircraft but I don't think you'd ever ever use them for cargo, maybe just in an emergency."\rSilvane's Enterprises would prefer to sell these three aircraft as a package, coming as they do with two extra engines and all the spare parts. "What's more," said Dehaas "they're in good shape, they're well updated and they have high tech avionics."\rAt the beginning of the selling process, the Dutch broker says it approached roughly 200 prospects worldwide, "people who we thought might be interested in the aircraft." At the last count, Dehaas had a shortlist of 12 contenders - primarily from Canada and Australia - one of which has already made an offer. Another, from the States, is coming over to Europe to do his own inspections of these aircraft. \rSo why are these aircraft so popular with our Canadian and Australian counterparts? Dehaas explained: "The 748s are very cheap in maintenance, they are very economical and they are very versatile. \r"If you have a mining company for example, you will see that their shortfield performance cannot be compared with any other aircraft."\r"There's actually a company in the energy sector who have a few of these aircraft just for vip transport, management and so forth. They only use them for these things."\rWith two to three hundred BA 748s still in existence, Silvane's Enterprises still sees a very good market for the aircraft. In addition to the 748s, Silvane's Enterprises has some ATR 42s on offer. \rAs Dehaas says, they are not vip aircraft and although they can be used for this purpose, it is envisaged that they will fulfil a cargo role. \rSaid Dehaas: "We see quite a market for turboprop aircraft, as opposed to jet aircraft. \rThe point is that turbo props don't need slots and they can take off and land at any time of day, even at airports like Schiphol which is very strict on noise regulations. \r"If you come in with a jet aircraft, stage II, you have to pay an awful lot of money or they don't even get the take-off clearance and then have to divert to another airport. \r"Personally speaking, I don't see such a big market for business jets in Europe."