Air Alliance has been appointed as Embraer's authorised sales representative for the Phenom 100 and 300 in Germany, joining ABS Jets in the Czech Republic, Avcon Jets in Austria and the Vnukovo-3 Group in Russia.

Based at Siegerland airport, between Frankfurt and Cologne, the company also plans to add the entry-level jets to its own fleet at some stage. Wolfgang Krombach, ceo and owner of Air Alliance, says: "I am also confident that our infrastructure and dedication to customer services will help us to further increase the market share of the Phenom family in this region and, accordingly, develop ourselves as an invaluable Embraer partner in Germany."

Air Alliance GmbH was founded in 1993 and has matured from a small hangar maintenance facility to become a full-service provider of aircraft sales and maintenance, charter and ambulance flights, and a flight training centre.