NetJets has flown its first paying customer in China. NetJets announced its intention to do business in China years ago and put a foothold in the country earlier this year. It made the announcement about the charter customer flight and a new arrangement with MedAire at Airshow China in Zhuhai. NetJets, which is doing business as NetJets Business Aviation in China, is based in Zhuhai. It received its operating certificate in September.
The company flew its first charter customer from Shanghai to five locations in China on Oct. 24 in a Hawker 800XP. It didn’t identify the customer but Eric Wong, NBAL’s vice chairman, said the businessman illustrated the value of private air travel. “It was wonderful to see several years of hard work culminate in a highly successful trip,” said Wong. “The trip client was able to visit facilities in multiple locations on a schedule that is not possible to complete in a timely manner via commercial airlines.” NetJets also signed a deal with MedAire to provide first aid training and on-call medical services for its charter clients.
