Volare Aviation’s Paul Wood (right) with Gus Paterson, d irector of civil aviation for Guernsey and Jersey, is the proud owner of Guernsey-registered aircraft 2-MATO and 2-SEXY

Guernsey's director of civil aviation issues first Air Operator Certificate

Volare Aviation has been awarded the first AOC to be issued by Guernsey's director of civil aviation. “We have been under the radar so far as an operator,” says chief pilot Paul Wood. “We have only existed for about six months, but we have obviously been involved with other AOCs beforehand. At the moment we are operating three Challenger 601s, with an eye to getting some other aircraft eventually.”

Volare is already making good use of the worldwide capability granted by its AOC. “We have had trips to Japan, LA and anywhere in between; we have one coming up to Australia,” says Wood. “Realistically we can do 3,000 nm on the Challengers, for seven hours with an hour reserve.”