Austria's MJet has called for a review of EU regulations governing air charter operators.

Dan Rusu, sales and marketing director, says: "We see a particular need to have a regulatory separation between scheduled operations and unscheduled commercial operations and hopefully the market recovery will lead soon to some action at the highest EU level."

He says such a review should result in a different bespoke regulatory environment for business aviation operators.

Rusu reports that a new G200 has proved a valuable addition to MJet's fleet. "The delivery took place in Dallas, Texas, at the Gulfstream facilities. All the formalities, including technical inspection and delivery flight, were performed by our in-house specialists. MJet is one of the first and few existing organisations in Austria using the CAMOplus system of airworthiness management. This is definitely an added value we can offer to our clients. The new G200 is already enrolled in our AOC and is available for charter flights."

The company's fleet also includes a G450, a GV and a Hawker 900XP whose delivery was arranged by MJet on behalf of a client.

Rusu says that Eastern European bases are definitely not at the same level as Vienna. "Our main concern relates to the lack of hangar accessibility as well as the well-known lack of maintenance facilities. Nevertheless we have seen some improvement at these locations in the last two years."

MJet, which also has bases in Moscow and Kiev, says: "Our recent experience confirms that finding qualified and experienced pilots is not a big challenge nowadays. We believe that this is a result of the changes in the European business aviation sector in the past one to two years. Excellent pilots have become available due to overall utilisation reductions and we have not had any issues with recruiting the necessary flight crews so far."

Rusu says MJet has seen increased interest from charter brokers in the past few months for mid-range routes and ultra-long flights. "We have strong partnerships with brokers in Eastern Europe as well as direct with clients," he adds.

MJet also operates three modified Fokker 100 executive jets. "One of these jets has been certified for additional fuel tanks system operation enabling us to perform longer distance bespoke flights." The MJet Fokker 100 features a 21 by three metre cabin which is approved for 19 passenger commercial operation.