Claiming to tread the middle ground between charter and fractional ownership, year-old European Skytime says it is on target for 2,000 hours booked per year.

The programme is currently signing three to four contracts per month for between 25 and 60 hours annually, according to md Steve Westlake.

“To date we have made individual commitments of up to three hundred hours per year to some operators and in return they provide us with a fixed flying rate plus consistently good service,” said Westlake.

“The fact is that European Skytime has put its money where its mouth is, buying block hours from quality European operators.” Contracts for up to 300 hours per year to some operators have been finalised.

European Skytime is currently recruiting flight coordinators for its Gloucester Airport operations centre.