Stepping in to the role of managing director at Danish aviation company Uni-Fly is Jørgen E Andersen, following the resignation of the company's owner. Bjarne Petersen was in charge at Uni-Fly from its inception 43 years ago and his son Frank is taking up the post of technical director.

"I have co-operated quite a lot with Uni-Fly over the years so I know the company well," Andersen explains.

"The company has a very good reputation in the industry and huge expertise when it comes to special helicopter operations, so there is, without doubt, huge potential in further developing the company in these areas, in Denmark and surrounding countries."

During a long career in aviation, Andersen has worked for the Danish Air Force, as an airport manager and helped develop a helicopter company in Greenland. Most recently he spent 13 years at Air Greenland where he was responsible for daily traffic, including collective bargaining and day-to-day operation and management of the company.

In 2010, Uni-Fly widened its business scope to include aircraft maintenance for external customers and, in 2011, was appointed an authorised Piper service centre.

"Our maintenance facility for external customers is a relatively new addition to the company that we have built up over the last couple of years.

"Both business areas, helicopter operation and maintenance, are managed by some of the best people in the industry in this country, so the potential and the develop- ment possibilities are enormous," Andersen says.

"In total, I have lived approximately half of my life in Greenland, and over the last few years I did think a lot about returning to Denmark. So the job at Uni-Fly definitely was an opportunity to return home," he concludes.

Uni-Fly co-operates with companies such as Energinet, Dong, Vattenfall, Siemens, Vestas and Falck concerning a variety of helicopter operation tasks.