Harrods Aviation
| Company type | Limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aviation |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | London Luton Airport, London Stansted Airport |
Key people | Paul Norton, Managing Director; Dan Holian, Director of Operations; |
| Website | www |
Harrods Aviation Limited (formerly known as Metro Business Aviation Ltd) is a fixed-base operator and maintenance, repair, and operations service provider for business and corporate aviation in the United Kingdom with bases at London Luton Airport and London Stansted Airport.
Air Harrods
[edit]Air Harrods Limited is the aircraft charter brokering arm of the Harrods company based at London Stansted Airport.[1]
Customers vary immensely; news footage has shown Tony Blair travelling to the G8 summit on board an Air Harrods helicopter which was commissioned by MI5 to offset security concerns.[2] The use of one Air Harrods helicopter was donated for a special of Challenge Anneka in 2007.[citation needed] The helicopter was used to transport some ill children to a choir performance.[citation needed]
On 7 May 2010, Air Harrods was sold as part of its parent group to a Qatari sovereign investment group in a combined deal worth £1.5bn.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Air Harrods stocks twin turboshaft EC135 at Stansted". Flight Global. 2000. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ Brace, Matthew (28 April 1997). Independent. Election `97: Fayed helicopter transports Blair. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Thurber, Matt (25 May 2010). Aviation International News. Harrods sold to Qatar holdings. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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