Sundt Air

Sundt Air is a business jet operator based at Oslo Airport Gardermoen in Norway. It says it is the largest operator of business jets in the country. The company flies executive charter, manages aircraft for owners, maintains aircraft and runs special mission flights.

Executive charter is a main part of the business. Sundt Air flies passengers direct to their chosen destination. It says its charter work is built around flexibility, efficiency and comfort. The company can supply an aircraft for two passengers or for as many as 250. It says it can help clients worldwide, and it is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

Aircraft management is another service. Buying a business jet is not like buying a car, and flying it commercially needs a clear organisation with qualified people and approved facilities. Sundt Air already has this in place. It can supply pilots and mechanics and handle all planning and operations. It offers hangar space at Oslo Airport Gardermoen and has agreements on spare parts and insurance. If an owner wants to rent out the aircraft, the company can handle sales and marketing. It also advises on which aircraft to buy, supports the purchase, and can offer another aircraft from its fleet while an owner's jet is in maintenance.

The fleet includes a Cessna Citation CJ4, a Bombardier Challenger 350, a Beech King Air B350 ER and a Beech King Air B200. The CJ4 seats seven passengers and the Challenger 350 seats eight. The two King Air aircraft are listed as coastal surveillance aircraft. Several aircraft in the fleet run on management contracts with their owners.

Sundt Air holds an EASA Part-145 approval. It offers line and base maintenance, phase inspections, repairs and upgrade installations on Bombardier, Textron and Dassault aircraft. It also runs special mission aircraft that carry electronic equipment. These are used to inspect navigation aids and for airborne surveillance. The company has been named as a key player in a major contract with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

Sundt Air was founded in 1997, but its history goes back to 1989, when Norsk Luftambulanse started fixed wing flying. The fixed wing department later became a separate company called Nor Aviation. In 1999 its assets were bought by the Sundt family, and the company changed its name to Sundt Air AS in 2000. Today it is owned by the founder's children through Sundt Ltd. It belongs to the Sundt Group of aviation companies and says it has more than 20 years of business aviation experience.

Services

• Executive charter
• Aircraft management
• Aviation consultancy
• Line and base maintenance
• Phase inspections
• Repairs and upgrades
• Special mission flights
• Airborne surveillance