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COMPANY NEWS
SECOND HAWKER 800 COMING TO CHARTER CERTIFICATE
crewmembers, including Jeffery Joe Suttle and several longtime Elite Air contract pilots, are available to pilot both of the Elite Air-managed Hawker 800-series aircraft. The jets are charter- friendly and often on the road at the same time.
phone, onscreen airshow with flight data, and complimentary ground-based wifi. The aircraft was refurbished inside and out in 2023.
Elite Air has been operating Hawkers for about 15 years, according to company CEO Gray Gibbs.
The 800XP is capable
of coast-to-coast flights
at industry-leading values. The newest 800 to the Elite Air fleet is configured to seat eight passengers and features an enclosed lavatory, full galley, satellite
“These jets have served the industry reliably for a long period of time. Every time we have the opportunity to add one to our certificate, we take it.”
— Elite Air CEO Gray Gibbs
“These jets have served the industry reliably for a long period of time,” Gibbs said. “Every time we have the opportunity to add one to our certificate, we take it.”
The newest Hawker 800 on the Elite Air charter certificate is based at the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (PIE). The midsize jet, configured to hold eight passengers comfortably, was fully refurbished in 2023.
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