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Líder looks to expand fleet in response to growing demand

Líder Aviação, the full-service Brazilian executive aviation company, has expanded its aircraft charter and management fleet to serve this segment even better...

“We expect, by the end of the year, to achieve a 42% increase in our fleet in the aircraft charter and management unit,” explains Bruna Assumpção, superintendent director of Líder Aviação. “With the resumption of the cultural, sporting and corporate events segment, Líder has invested even more to continue serving our customers efficiently, always with safety and excellence.”

One example is the newest member of the company's air taxi fleet, a King Air C-90, which began operating about two months ago. This turboprop, one of the best-selling in the world, is extremely versatile due to its ability to land on various types of runways, including long, short, gravel, dirt, grass and asphalt. “This aircraft will help us to further personalise the air mobility of our customers in the charter segment,” explains Bruna. The aircraft complements the 18 aircraft in the company's charter and management fleet, also made up of other models such as the HondaJet, Hawker 850XP, Phenom 100 and 300, Premier IA, Learjet 40 and 45, King Air B200GT, Airbus H145 helicopters, Agusta GrandNew and others.

“We have noticed a significant flow of new entrants into executive aviation in recent years. In other words, people who had never tried this modality are increasingly willing to invest in the benefits that the segment offers, such as greater capillarity in a country as large as Brazil, agility and practicality in shipments,” says Juliana Souza, director of aircraft charter and management for the company. “This movement started to happen since the beginning of the pandemic and has continued until now. To give you an idea, we recorded a 36% increase in hours flown for air taxi services in 2023 from January to June, compared to the same period in 2022,” she adds.

It is worth remembering that Líder is the first air taxi operator in Brazil to have its own application, which allows users to get quotes and carry out the entire aircraft charter process from booking to payment via cell phone in a practical, quick and safe way. Through this app, it is also possible to stay up to date with flight offers (empty legs) and contract the flight service group where the user carries out the entire operation via credit card or bank slip.

Líder also operates in the air ICU segment, with turboprop aircraft, jets and helicopters configured with advanced equipment for transporting patients. It has 50 years of experience in aeromedical transport and has performed more than 7,500 removals with complete safety.

Recognized security

With 65 years of experience in executive aviation, Líder has always prioritised safety in its operations since its foundation. Therefore, it seeks to meet all aviation safety standards, including the strictest ones. It has achieved several certifications from globally recognised institutions, for example is IS-BAO Stage III, an international quality certificate for executive chartering, which proves the excellence of its services, with more than 60 years of expertise in this segment.