Guernsey-based Pula Aviation has acquired 100 per cent of the share capital of Bristol Flying Centre (BFC) and its subsidiary Centreline Air Charter. BFC, based in Bristol, UK, offers a range of aviation related services including private jet charter, aircraft management and handling, maintenance and engineering, as well as pilot training.

Pula has a wide portfolio of interests including aircraft ownership. Says group finance director Colin Pickard: “The Pula Group has enjoyed a close working relationship with Bristol Flying Centre for a number of years and this acquisition represents a natural progression for the group as it expands its aviation interests in the UK and the Channel Islands.”

BFC's MD Tanya Raynes adds: “We are delighted to have completed a deal with an organisation that will further our growth strategy, having already established a global AOC and having added two further aircraft to our fleet.”