NetJets Europe has announced that it sold 18 aircraft to its fractional owner members in 2004, an 80% increase over the previous year, and at the end of the year its fleet contained 58 aeroplanes.\rNetJets offers both a fractional ownership and a ‘jet card’ programme. Fractional ownership customers buy a share of a plane and are entitled to 50 hours flying time for each sixteenth interest. Customers with corporate and private cards make a one-off payment to buy 25 hours of flying time.\rThe company boasts over 600 customers and undertook more than 32,000 flights last year. Its fleet ranges from the seven-seat Citation Bravo to the Gulfstream V, and 33 new aircraft are due to be delivered this year.