Moscow's Capital Jets reports that demand for trips to Europe is picking up and there are signs that business in 2011 will be better than in 2010. The company manages and charters aircraft including a 14-seat Challenger 850, a 10-seat Challenger 601 and a 39-seat Yak 42. It also provides charter broker services, consulting on private jet acquisition and maintenance, business aviation legal support, audit, reservations of vip facilities, hotels and villas, helicopter rental and yacht charter.

Associate companies provide complementary services. Capital Transfers organises crew and in-flight catering while Capital Heli focuses on helicopters sale and maintenance and Capital Catering prepares and organises in-flight catering.

Artem Grek, executive director, says destination demand ranges across Europe from Turkey in the east to Holland and Switzerland and as far north as Sweden and Denmark. Russian clients, he says, enjoy comfort and good food. Andrev Ershov, executive charter sales, adds: "Our aircraft provide food from the famous restaurants of Moscow, such as Pushkin, Sumosan, Zolotoy and Bistrot. Hundreds of people make private flights every day in Russia and we are proud that so many of them use Capital Jets."