Hangar 8
Encyclopedia
Hangar 8 PLC is a charter airline based at Oxford Airport
in the United Kingdom
. They offer aircraft charter, Management and aircraft sales. The company operates its fleet through 17 bases worldwide including Oxford
and Biggin Hill Airport. As of May 2011, Hangar 8 PLC manage 29 aircraft
.
Established in 2002, Hangar8 is one of Europe's leading operators of private jet aircraft
. With worldwide capabilities, the company operates some of the newest, safest and most desirable aircraft available. With aircraft based worldwide and fleet bases at Oxford, Luton, Biggin Hill, Edinburgh, Guernsey, Jersey, Nice, Kiev, Dubai, Krasnodar, Mumbai, Lagos and Moscow airports, Hangar8 has access to some of the finest aviation
terminal facilities.
Hangar8's aircraft types differ in size and range offering capabilities from short European trips to trans-continental flights.
featured a Hangar 8 jet in the episode "The Black Book".
Oxford Airport
-Expansion:The airport is currently looking to establish new routes out of the airport to help grow the airport and grow more into the comercial avaition market. The routes they are looking at are Edinburgh, Dublin, Munich, Amsterdam, Paris, Glasgow and Barcelona...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. They offer aircraft charter, Management and aircraft sales. The company operates its fleet through 17 bases worldwide including Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
and Biggin Hill Airport. As of May 2011, Hangar 8 PLC manage 29 aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
.
Established in 2002, Hangar8 is one of Europe's leading operators of private jet aircraft
Jet aircraft
A jet aircraft is an aircraft propelled by jet engines. Jet aircraft generally fly much faster than propeller-powered aircraft and at higher altitudes – as high as . At these altitudes, jet engines achieve maximum efficiency over long distances. The engines in propeller-powered aircraft...
. With worldwide capabilities, the company operates some of the newest, safest and most desirable aircraft available. With aircraft based worldwide and fleet bases at Oxford, Luton, Biggin Hill, Edinburgh, Guernsey, Jersey, Nice, Kiev, Dubai, Krasnodar, Mumbai, Lagos and Moscow airports, Hangar8 has access to some of the finest aviation
Aviation
Aviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...
terminal facilities.
Hangar8's aircraft types differ in size and range offering capabilities from short European trips to trans-continental flights.
Hawker
- 1 Hawker 4000
- 5 Hawker 900
- 1 Hawker 850
- 1 Hawker 800
- 1 Hawker 750
In popular culture
The TV Series Midsomer MurdersMidsomer Murders
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featured a Hangar 8 jet in the episode "The Black Book".