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MHS looks to attract Austrian business with Elangeni AOC
Elangeni is to operate under an Austrian AOC and share its fleet with MHS, bringing cost benefits to the owners while growing its fleet. MHS has set out its stall to be a ‘serious and trustworthy alternative’ in Austria.
The CJ2+ is the baby in the MHS fleet, which is largely long haul.
Read this story in our October 2020 printed issue.

Munich-based operator MHS Aviation has formed a partnership with Elangeni in Vienna, Austria. Elangeni received its AOC and operating licence from Austro Control on 15 July, and the company wants to attract owners of business jets to manage and operate their assets.

MHS CEO Steffen Fries says: “Initially, we have based a Cessna Citation CJ2+ at Vienna airport. While we will continue to offer services out of Germany operating types like the Gulfstream 550, Falcon 2000LX, Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Global Express, Challenger 604, Challenger 300 and Learjet 45XR, as well as several Dornier 328-100, our move to Vienna is based on our belief that the Austrian market deserves a serious and trustworthy alternative. We are making unprecedented commitments to our future clients and are convinced that the quality of our services will attract them.”

Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer, flight operations manager at MHS and founder of Elangeni, adds: “We are pleased to take this step towards MHS’ expansion into this dynamic region of Eastern Europe. MHS has excellent market know-how, reputation and customer base. With the new base and AOC in Austria, we offer a fresh and innovative home for business jet owners.”

Elangeni will operate under the Austrian AOC and share its fleet with MHS, bringing cost benefits to the owners while growing its fleet. “And Elangeni will be the first operator to openly disclose and share such benefits with its clients, secured in the management agreements with aircraft owners,” adds Lichtner-Hoyer.

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