Jung Sky, headquartered in Zagreb, Croatia, will soon be celebrating eight years in business since its formation in 2009. Having started out with a Cessna 172 in order to establish an AOC, the company currently operates a pair of CJ2s. In 2011 it purchased a CitationJet that has since been sold.

“We are well recognised in the European market by many brokers and clients,” says CEO and accoun-table manager Kresimir Jung.

“We are going to keep the two planes we have now and refine the company's systems. We have set up our own dispatch because we like to keep everything in-house, and we are looking into establishing a Part 145 organisation, because that is the most expensive part of flying, to reduce our maintenance cost while keeping the same level of quality and reliability.”

Jung Sky has 20 employees, including eight pilots. Jung says that the company is unlikely to extend its fleet in 2018, but instead will be making small changes in order to work more efficiently.

COO and IT manager Vedran Jung is very pleased with the capability of the CJ2s: “We fly all over Europe to hundreds of destinations,” he says. “The CJ2 can fly for up to three hours and 1,400 nm without technical stops. It is a good model for us and the price is favourable, both for us and the customers, as it is very reliable and quiet in the cabin. Maybe in the next few years we might consider some larger types.”

The operator has enjoyed consistent growth of 20 to 30 per cent each year for the last four years, and the jets are now flying up to 850 hours apiece. Nevertheless, Kresimir warns against too swift an expansion. “We want the quality to be the same as it is now. We have many well-known customers and we have to keep satisfaction high. All of our customers expect the best, and we strive to get better each time. Our policy is to invest in quality maintenance and crew training to ensure this is the case. We only ever take new steps with the business once we are prepared and completely satisfied with the situation. A decrease in quality is something that cannot happen.”