London Executive Aviation (LEA) has launched a Mustang service at London Oxford airport. George Galanopoulos, md, says: "We decided to base a Mustang at the airport because it is an attractive, affordable and well-positioned centre for business aviation, with great opening hours and uncongested airspace." He adds: "We look forward to growing our presence there."

LEA already bases a new 13-passenger Legacy 600 at Oxford. Patrick Margetson-Rushmore, LEA's chief executive, adds: "The low operating cost of the Mustang means that we can now offer jet charter prices to people in the Oxford region for the equivalent cost of a turboprop. The Mustang is perfect for the kind of short-haul flights with one to three passengers that dominate European business aviation."

The facilities at Oxford Aviation Academy will be used for the VLJ-Europe 2009 conference on 24 and 24 September with Oxford airport's md Steve Jones the first day conference chairman and speaker on the role and infrastructure requirements for regional airports.

Ambeo, JetBird, Flairjet, Blink, London Executive Aviation, Grossmann and JetQuik are among the list of companies that are scheduled to attend.

Alex Hendricks, deputy director for network development at Eurocontrol, will examine VLJ integration into Europe. The need to work closely with FBOs will be addressed by Capt Bill Minkoff, president of JetQuik, while Alan Rosser, business manager at Marshall Business Aviation, will highlight the range of FBO services on offer as well as talk about fees, traffic and airspace issues.