Prest'Affair is more than happy with the three and a half years that it has been in business. Jean-Nicholas Collignon, pdg, told EBAN: "The number of hours flown has been increasing since the company began in June 1996. This is the first time that we have had a company at Lille, which is exclusively providing business flights (medical, business, urgent freight)." \rPrest'Affair operates one Beech 1900C, one Beech 1900D (added to the fleet in October and December 1999 respectively), one Beech Super King Air 200 and one Bell JetRanger 206 from its main operating base in Lille. The company's operations involve taxi, corporate, medevac, urgent freight, EDF flights and photographic work.\rCollignon said of the Beech aircraft: "With the arrival of the 1900D in our fleet in December, we can now offer a full services aircraft - aft lavatory, bar, hostess, special leather seats, 16 seats optional configuration with one aft Club layout."\rRegarding the current fleet, Collignon said: "We expect to receive during the year 2000 another King Air 200 with cargo door."\rIn addition to Prest'Affair's current fleet, Collignon says the company has been exclusively selling in France, all the fleet of the Belgium corporate company, Sky Service. By this arrangement, customers also have access to Sky Service's two Citation IIs, three Bandeirantes, two Xingus and one Fokker 27.\rCollignon added: "Both companies are offering all the services you need from five passengers to 19, from national flights to European flights."\rPrest'Affair says the most unusual flight it has ever undertaken concerns a recent operation which entailed carrying the tail wing of a CRJ from Belfast to Paris Charles de Gaulle.\rIn the future, Prest'Affair says that new facilities will include a complete FBO, fully equipped for corporate aviation. However, the company envisages that this may still be up to two years away. \rThe company's current facilities include a hangar with room for two aircraft and one helicopter, and a general aviation building with 150 square metres of offices and facilities for vip operations.\rPrest'Affair's charging rates are as follows:
- 9,000 FF per hour for the King Air 200
- 5,000 FF per hour for the Bell Jet Ranger
- 11,500 to 13,500 FF per hour for the Beech 1900C or D
Prest'Affair
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