Blink was a British commercial aviation operation which provides

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travel using

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s. The company began operations in

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in May 2008. Its French parent company, Wijet, placed it in administration in July 2018.

History

Blink Limited was founded by Peter Leiman and Cameron Ogden, who met at Harvard Business School. Ogden is the son of Sir

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, the founder of

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. Leiman is a former investment banker. Four former

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executives are involved in operations. In May 2015 Blink announced the acquisition of MyJet, a Genoa-based operator, with three

aircraft."Blink buys MyJet and Blackbushe Airport", Corporate Jet Investor
/ref> This increased Blink's fleet size to nine aircraft. The acquisition also included a maintenance facility at

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. In October 2016, it was announced that the French Mustang operator, Wijet had acquired Blink. This increased the combined fleet to 16. In July 2018, the company went into administration.

Fleet and services

The company used a fleet of thirteen Cessna Citation Mustang aircraft to provide on-demand private jet travel. Its fleet of cheaper and lighter aircraft allowed the company to provide services at a lower cost versus traditional private jet operators."Blink Wings It", Forbes.com
http://www.flyblink.com/documents/Forbes.com-3June2008.pdf
The jets seat four passengers and travel to destinations in

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References

External links

Blink
, official website
Air Taxi Association (ATXA)
official website {{Authority control Defunct airlines of the United Kingdom Airlines disestablished in 2018 Companies based in Surrey