Austria's Avcon Jet is expanding its Embraer fleet in 2010 as it strengthens its presence in the central and eastern European markets. Alexander Vagacs, ceo, says a Phenom 100 and a Phenom 300 will be brought into service in 2010 as well as a second Challenger 300. They will join a Legacy 600 which recently began operations.

Vagacs adds: "The aircraft will be based throughout Europe with a strong emphasis on supplying full service to both central and eastern Europe servicing a mix of leisure and business flights. Avcon Jet aims to supply a broad range of jets to cover all possible areas of operations from short haul in and around Europe and further afield with our standup cabin fleet."

The Avcon fleet also includes five CJ2+, a CJ3, an XLS, a Learjet 60, two G150s, two G200s, three Legacy 600s, a Falcon 2000EX, a Global 5000, a Challenger 850 and a GV.

Vagacs says: "As we are still in the process of growing, Avcon Jet is constantly looking for dedicated and interested employees who would be interested in being part of the team. At this moment in time we are searching for a rated aircraft technician and a sales manager to complement our sales force. The main thrust is to offer a first class service to our third party customers. This in itself usually results in dedicated frequent flyers and an increasing number of business associates and friends using our services for all forms of travel."

Avcon Jet, founded in September 2007 with one aircraft and 20 staff, had 23 aircraft and 125 employees at the end of 2009.

Vagacs reports: "The demand for business flights is on the rise again. It is hard to estimate the number of hours that we will fly in the coming months, but historically it tends to rise into late summer which is always a good season. However, if the trend we are experiencing remains stable, this will mean a further growth for our company."