Deer Jet – the premier business aviation company and subsidiary of HNA Group- and leading global ITP UAS International Trip Support have signed a SPA that will see Deer Jet acquire Major shares in UAS. The agreement was announced today at NBAA-BACE 2016 and is expected to be completed by December 2016.
According to the terms of the agreement, UAS shares will be held by Deer Jet and the existing shareholders. Additionally, both parties accorded that UAS Group executive management will continue to be led by both Founders Mr. Mohammed Husary as Executive President alongside Mr. Omar Hosari as Chief Executive Officer.
The partnership will see both companies benefit from valuable synergies the agreement facilitates. The alliance will see both dynamic and visionary companies enhance their capabilities significantly to revolutionize international business flight and user experience.
In its 21st year of operation, Deer Jet operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of HNA Group, a Fortune 500 conglomerate engaged in tourism, aviation, capital investment and eco-technology among other businesses. Deer Jet operates an impressive fleet including the world’s only BBJ 787 in VVIP configuration – “the dream jet”- and has a vision of building an international brand and a global service network for business aviation. Deer Jet has been named the World’s Leading Private Jet Charter by the World Travel Awards (WTA) for its excellence in service and contributions to the industry.
Since its establishment in 2000, UAS has become a global leader in the flight support industry with four continental headquarters in Houston, Johannesburg, Hong Kong, and Dubai, four regional offices in Nairobi, Lagos, Beijing, and New Delhi, and ground presence in 23 global destinations. UAS’ visionary growth strategy is based on technological advancement, strong emphasis on user experience maximization and thought leadership.
This partnership will facilitate both companies’ ambitions to expand their footprint in the international aviation industry.
Mr. Mohammed Husary, UAS Co-Founder and Executive President, said: “A pioneering spirit is something both UAS and Deer Jet share, and we’re extremely pleased to partner with this leading business aviation group. Deer Jet is a company that consistently demonstrates its ambition and dynamism, an outlook which mirrors UAS’ strategic and organizational goals.”
He added, “UAS’ growth and expansion plans will be accelerated greatly by having such a strong partner. Deer Jet’s support will help us to realize our medium-term goals and maximize our ambitions for the long-term future.”
Mr. Omar Hosari, UAS Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, said: “The alliance with Deer Jet will greatly enhance UAS’ dominance in the trip support industry as it gains access to massive business potential. Likewise, Deer Jet will gain the support of a world-class flight support leader that will help them grow and quickly develop its global market to increase its global footprint.”
Commenting on the agreement, Mr. Zhang Peng, Chairman and President of Deer Jet said: “At Deer Jet we feel very excited to enter into this strategic agreement with UAS which will strengthen our global operation capabilities, upgrade customer service experience and boost the international development of our company. In the upcoming future, Deer Jet will continue to expand its global footprint through a series of strategic acquisitions. We are committed to create and deliver a very distinctive brand experience by mixing the best of arts, design, and oriental hospitality to serve our global customers. ”
UAS and Deer Jet will exhibit together at NBAA-BACE 2016, booth 2682.
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Marketing Team UAS International Trip Support | - 09/22/2021
Mitch Launius
Instructor Pilot for 30 West IP
Mitch is the CEO of 30 West IP where he is also an instructor providing pilot training on international procedures. With an illustrious career of over 34 years in the cockpit, Mitch has acquired over 13,000 hours of flight time flying worldwide, with over 9,000 hours of this in Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft. He is an experienced safety officer and was also an IS-BAO project manager for a fortune 500 flight department. He has presented on Safety and Operations topics at the NBAA International Operators Conference and the Canadian Business Aviation Association Convention and is currently on the NBAA International Operators Committee and serves as the North Atlantic Regional Lead. Mitch is also a member of an FAA working group on General Aviation International Authorizations and Tabletop Exercises (GIATE). He was recently selected to represent IBAC as a member of the ICAO Personal Training and Licensing Panel (PTLP) and was also recently named as a 2020 recipient of the NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award for his contribution to the business aviation community.
Henry ‘Duke’ LeDuc
Director Of Operations, Americas, UAS International Trip Support
Duke has been a dearly respected member of UAS Americas team and the UAS global family for more than five years. A safety-oriented, FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he oversees all of the operations of the elite UAS Operations Team. With twenty-five years of experience in aviation overall with more than fifteen years of experience in international flight planning and VVIP trip coordination, he is responsible for the development of the dispatch training program and involved in the strategic development of UAS Americas. With a myriad of rich aviation experience behind him, he has extensive experience in worldwide operations with both corporate and charter environments, including seven years as Operations/Dispatch Manager in an industry-leading, Fortune 500, IS-BAO Stage III Certified corporate flight department. Duke is frequently asked shares his knowledge at major industry events and is currently serving on the NBAA’s International Operators Conference (IOC) Planning Committee.
Dudley King
President and Founder, FlightBridge
Dudley is the Founder and President of FlightBridge, which he established in 2011 and has been focused on technology solutions for the private aviation industry since 2006. Since he graduated from Dartmouth in 1988, he has worked with an array of companies listed anywhere from VentureWire to the Fortune 100. A rare blend of executive, entrepreneur, and consultant, Dudley’s executive roles have included acting CIO positions for several companies and tech advisory services to CEOs trying to rebuild their technology organizations or looking for an external, professional point of view. Highly skilled at deeply understanding his customer’s business challenges and drawing from a long and varied experience in information technology services, Dudley excels at designing technology solutions to solve their problems.
Dr. Paulo Alves
Global Medical Director, Aviation Health, Medaire
Paulo has extensive experience in medical advisory in the aviation industry. As a cardiologist, he provides technical guidance and analysis for MedAire’s MedLink medical advisory service and is MedAire’s liaison with civil aviation regulators and industry associations. Paulo worked with Varig Brazilian Airlines for 23 years, 10 of which were spent as General Medical Manager. A member of the MedAire Medical Advisory Board, Paulo is also President of the Ibero-American Aerospace Medical Association, a member of the International Academy of Aerospace Medicine, a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Safety Committee, a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), and a Fellow of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. Throughout his illustrious career, Paulo has held industry leadership roles including Chairperson of the AsMA’s Air Transport Medicine Committee, President of the Airlines Medical Directors Association, President of the Brazilian Society of Aerospace Medicine and was a member of the IATA Medical Advisory Group from 2002 to 2006.
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