London Oxford-headquartered Hangar 8 reports strong client interest in two of its newest acquisitions - a Hawker 4000 and a Hawker 900XP. The new arrivals complement a fleet that already offers aircraft including the Cessna 525, the Challenger 600, the Citation 525, 525A and 560, the Hawker 750 and 850 and the King Air 200.

Founder and ceo Dustin Dryden, pictured with Dean Mitchell, Hawker Beechcraft pilot, says: "We expect to fly around 1.5 million miles this year and to take several more aircraft under management. The aircraft are chosen depending on reliability, safety, range, age and ease of maintenance."

He adds: "The fleet is mainly new and 80 per cent are less than five years old."

Hangar 8 recruits through recommendation from existing staff and runs in-house training where student pilots work in operations, engineering and sales for six months prior to type rating.