Club 328 was a British air charter operator based at
Southampton Airport
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. It operated business jets and charters.
In October 2007, Club 328 was purchased by South of France-based operator/broker PlaneChartering.
Club 328 Limited held a
United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the statutory corporation which oversees and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the United Kingdom. Its areas of responsibility include:
* Supervising the issuing of pilots' licences, testing of e ...
Type B Operating Licence; it was permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with fewer than 20 seats and/or weighing less than 10 tonnes. Club 328 Limited was a subsidiary of Corporate Jet Services Limited.
History
Originally established in 2002 as Calljet, the airline subsequently operated under the names Ourjet and
Bookajet. It was rebranded as Club 328 in 2004, and owned a
Geneva
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,
Switzerland-based subsidiary,
Club Airways International.
Club 328 signed a deal with security provider, Veritas International Consultants, to provide chaperones for some of its high-profile customers.
Re-branded as PlaneChartering in October 2007, the Club 328 name ceased to exist in 2008.
PlaneChartering went bankrupt in June 2008, with its
Air Operator Certificate
An air operator's certificate (AOC) is the approval granted by a civil aviation authority (CAA) to an aircraft operator to allow it to use aircraft for commercial purposes. This requires the operator to have personnel, assets, and system in plac ...
being revoked by the UK CAA.
Fleet
The Club 328 fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at March 2008) :
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BAe 125-800B
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Cessna Citation II
The Cessna Citation II are light corporate jets built by Cessna as part of the Citation family.
Stretched from the Citation I, the Model 550 was announced in September 1976, first flew on January 31, 1977, and was certified in March 1978.
Th ...
See also
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List of defunct airlines of the United Kingdom
This is a list of defunct airlines of the United Kingdom.
See also
* List of airlines of the United Kingdom
* List of airports in the United Kingdom and the British Crown Dependencies
References
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References
Defunct airlines of the United Kingdom
Airlines established in 2004
Airlines disestablished in 2008
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