AviaCV.com, specializing in flight crew leasing, has entered Eastern European aviation market by new cooperation with the Ukrainian charter carrier Khors Air. For the first time AviaCV.com will lease 4-6 flight crews to the Ukrainian charter airline. Each crew will comprise two pilots and two instructors. The crew lease services are assigned to Khors Air-owned Airbus A320 aircraft.
‘With an increased popularity in air travelling and rapid expansion of aircraft fleets as well as the current situation requiring intensive pilot retraining, modern airlines are often faced with the need to turn to short or long term crew lease service providers. In order to obviate downtimes and flight schedule disruptions we seek to ensure the most cost effective and efficient flight crew leasing services. This way our clients can reduce administrative costs and bypass short-term hiring. ‘- states Darius Verbyla, the CEO of AviationCV.com.
According to D.Verbyla, flight crew leasing services, provided by AviationCV.com allows to assure uninterrupted airline activity in case of fleet renewal processes, employee rotation, sickness, busy periods and other situations that ask for an increased flight crew capability.
It is worth mentioning that in 2010 airlines leased about 1600 pilots in the Near East, 4700 in Europe and more than 9000 in the Asian-Pacific region. The total market value added up to more than EUR 101 Million. ‘If such impressive statistics, when leased pilots amount to 10% of all market value, are maintained, in 2029 the number of leased pilots shall reach 31000 in all 3 aforementioned regions.‘,- comments D.Verbyla.