American Jet S.A.

American Jet S.A. is an Argentine air operator based in Buenos Aires. It is mostly a charter and executive flight company. It also offers medical flights, and the website lists them as an on call service.

Services

The company lists charter, executive, medical, air work and aviation support services. For medical flights, the site says it is available 24 hours a day, every day, for national and international emergencies. It says the aircraft can work as an air ambulance. It adds that doctors and paramedics are part of the service and that the aircraft are fitted to suit each patient.

Aircraft and bases

The fleet page lists these aircraft types:

• Learjet 60 XR
• Fairchild Metro 23
• ERJ 145
• Dornier 228
• ATR 42 (two models)
• Beechcraft 1900D
• Bell 429 helicopter

The website does not say which of these aircraft are set up for medical use. Bases are at San Fernando, Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, Neuquén, Mendoza, Perito Moreno and Salta.

Who it is for

The medical service is for patients who need a fast transfer inside Argentina or abroad. The company also serves oil, mining and corporate clients with charter flights.

Group services

Medical flights sit next to a wide range of other work. American Jet also offers aviation support, such as hangar space and aircraft management, and FBO ground handling at its bases. It says it has a fleet of 12 aircraft and is audited all the time. The site gives an on call service for medical requests.

Facts

• Type: air operator with on call medical flights
• Founded: 1983, as stated on the website
• Safety audit: BARS Gold certified, as the site states