The Charter Company, a broker based in London, is reporting increasing demand from the Middle East and Russia for long range aircraft sourced from the U.K. "It can be more competitive than sourcing from within those regions," says Conan McGale who has joined The Charter Company from Ocean Sky where he specialised in the Russian vvip market. Julian Burrell, charter sales director, says The Charter Company is expanding its worldwide service. Another growth area of business, he says, revolves around private charter of light jets within Europe.