With declining tours and travel, alongside each organization’s limited ability to resume operations, Covid-19’s tremendous impact on the aviation industry is staggering. Driven by a trend of increased global disposable income, the introduction of low-fare airlines, increasing global economic activities, new travel trends, and the replacement of aging commercial aircrafts, the commercial aviation industry’s business model has long relied on open borders, free trade, and globalization as a whole, to function profitably.
Losing up to $84 billion dollars with a net profit margin of -20.1% and daily losses of $230 million, 2020 is expected to go down in history as the commercial aviation industry’s worst financial year. However, as pessimistic as that sounds, the effects of the ongoing global health crisis seem isolated. Impacting commercial travel specifically, Covid-19 has had little-to-no negative effect on private airlines.
CEO of Jet Linx Aviation, Jamie Walker
In fact, jus this year, private charter Acropolis Aviation announced the inclusion of an all-new G-KELT aircraft, as Jet Linx Aviation CEO, Jamie Walker celebrated his acquisition of Meridian’s aircraft management and charter business. Reeling in a series of 23 jets, including long range Bombardier Global 6000s and 5000s, Gulfstream G550s, Dassault Falcon 7Xs, the deal solidifies Walker’s presence in the private industry with the largest Part 135 fleet at Teteroboro.
G-KELT
Boasting elegant and spacious interiors with an exquisite blend of furniture, materials, fittings and mood lighting, the Acropolis Aviation G-KELT represents the epitome of luxury. Through utilizing a palette of warm browns and soft beiges, the aircraft evokes a sense of quality wellbeing and immense comfort.
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Featuring an open-plan forward lounge alongside an intimate rear lounge, and mid-cabin dining area, the G-KELT offers up to 19 individual iPads, four large TV screens, a private master bedroom with a king-size bed, as well as a luxurious ensuite bathroom featuring a large rectangular shower. Stationed at the Acropolis Aviation homebase in Famborough, UK, the G-KELT accommodates 19 passengers, 2 flight deck crew, 3 cabin crew, and 1 engineer.