Hesnes Air AS strengthened its sales and marketing department earlier this year by appointing Benedicte Heyerdahl, who has previous experience of logistics within various Norwegian companies, including the SAS-owned airline Wideroe.

Heyerdahl is now relishing the challenge of expanding the market for Hesnes Air: "I am truly enjoying the world of private air charter. The biggest difference from working in a scheduled airline is that every day is different, and there are constantly new places, people and tasks to explore. Another positive aspect, is that I feel closer to the market and the operation.

"With regard to the market for our size of fleet, we find that there are many companies in this segment, so the competition is tough."

Hesnes Air is a private charter operator based at Sandefjord airport, Torp, and Gardermoen airport, Oslo. It operates one AS350 B3 helicopter, one King Air B200 and two Citation Encores.