Inflite The Jet Centre's London Stansted airport FBO is to be the new European home of Embraer’s business jet demonstrator fleet, including both Phenom and Legacy demonstrators, and eventually the new Praetor 500 and 600, under dedicated terms, inclusive of handling, maintenance and hangarage.

MD Christoffer Creutz concluded the agreement with Embraer’s Brad McKeage, VP Flight Operations, in Melbourne, Florida.

The deal builds on a 16-year relationship between Embraer and Inflite. Independently-owned Inflite is the OEM’s largest ASC serving the EMEA region for the Legacy, Lineage and Phenom families of aircraft. With its far-reaching global customer base, consisting of operators and private owners, Inflite offers a full turnkey solution, including scheduled and line maintenance services, VVIP handling and concierge services.

“Inflite The Jet Centre is an ideal location for us, given our London-based demo crews and sales team,” states McKeage. “We have a valued, long-standing relationship with the team, who know our product line well. Also, existing and prospective customers visiting from Europe will find a comfortable, stylish, convenient and discreet private jet facility, co-located with maintenance and tech support.

Inflite will oversee the full preparation of the fleet, including aircraft detailing, cleaning and presentation. Its head of customer service Alan Barnes will oversee the integration of the Embraer fleet into The Jet Centre’s care and will manage the interaction with the Embraer EMEA sales team, as well as Embraer’s flight ops department, which is based in Melbourne, Florida.

The Embraer Executive Jet Sales team in EMEA, headed by Peter Griffith and recently bolstered with the appointment of UK-based Craig Lammiman as sales director, Northern Europe, has a dedicated office at Inflite.

“This is a terrific endorsement for an excellent 16-year collaboration between Inflite and Embraer, which continues to grow,” says Creutz. “We are really looking forward to welcoming the demo fleet here.”

“This is a wonderful vote of confidence for our facility and great news for the UK and London Stansted,” adds Inflite CEO Penny Stephens.

In 2012, under Stephens' leadership, Inflite The Jet Centre was transformed into a dedicated FBO and MRO, responding to a gap in the market for larger VVIP lounges to host executive flights.