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Press: Flight International – Blink opens eyes to online booking

Blink PR — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:49:31 +0000

Press: Esquire – Take it to the limit

Blink PR — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:00:51 +0000

Esquire Magazine and Vertu discuss the spirit of adventure and feature Blink as an example of a company that is doing it in style.

Press: Monocle Magazine – Business jets – Analysis

Blink PR — Wed, 26 May 2010 09:38:34 +0000

Monocole’s 2010/11 Transport Survey is the journal’’s first global transportation survey. Gabriel Leigh discusses how innovative companies like Blink are keeping the industry aviation afloat.

Press: Ultimate Jet – Blink: Revolution in the European skies

Blink PR — Wed, 12 May 2010 15:25:15 +0000

F. Vergneres discusses Blink’s operations and plans for the future

Press: Cessna Magazine – Time to hail a taxi

Blink PR — Mon, 10 May 2010 21:37:09 +0000

Pia Bergqvist discusses how London based Blink is pioneering the air taxi concept in the UK and continential Europe with a fleet of Citation Mustangs.

Press: Financial Times – Funding woes dash hopes

Blink PR — Tue, 04 May 2010 11:27:55 +0000

Kevin Done discusses Blink’s performance in the European air taxi segment.

Press: Flight International – Who’s still standing?

Blink PR — Tue, 04 May 2010 11:25:41 +0000

Kate Sarsfield discusses Blink’s performance in 2010 and plans for the future.

Press: Fast Company Blog – Three Ways To Sustain Your Innovation

Blink PR — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:57:57 +0000

Kaihan Krippendorff is an author, consultant, and expert blogger at Fast Company. He recently wrote about Blink as part of his series that highlights “Outthinkers: Mavericks that Out Innovate the Competition” after interviewing Blink MD & Co-Founder, Peter H. Leiman and Blink Chief Information Officer & Director of Online Strategy, Jake Peters.

This is the third and final post in his series on Blink, available below or at the Fast Company Blog. (View the first and second.)

Press: Fast Company Blog – View the world through your competitors eyes

Blink PR — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:52:54 +0000

This is the second post in his series; view the first here.

The post is embedded below or available here for you to read.

Press: Fast Company Blog – Unbundle your business

Blink PR — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:30:44 +0000

The post is embedded below or available here for you to read.

Win a trip to Verbier – FT promotion in association with Blink

Peter H. Leiman — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:48:44 +0000

Blink has partnered with the Financial Times and Ski Verbier to offer an amazing Ski weekend in Verbier, Switzerland for up to four people. Register at www.ft.com/ski to win an all inclusive trip to Verbier. Travel in our of Blink jets and stay in one of Verbier’s most luxurious chalets.

You’ll stay in the chalet-style Hotel Mont Gelé – just metres from the piste and one of Verbier’s only genuine ski in/ski out properties, as well as an easy walk to the town centre’s excellent bars, restaurants and entertainments.

The prize includes

Return flights, travelling in style on Blink – Europe’s air taxi service – from your nearest Blink airport
Private transfers to and from Sion airport, just 50 minutes from Verbier
4 nights’ bed-and-breakfast with Ski Verbier – the leading chalet and hotel specialist – in the charming Hotel Mont Gelé, with afternoon tea and canapés included
4-day, full-area lift passes for your whole group

Remember, visit www.ft.com/ski to register to win!

Please note some important points from the full terms & conditions (available at www.ft.com/ski):

To enter the Prize Draw, Participants must collect 2 special Prize Draw entry codes – one entry code will be printed in each of the 13 February 2010, 20 February 2010 and 27 February 2010 editions of the FT newspaper. Participants must then go online to www.ft.com/ski and enter 2 entry codes, your name, email address and telephone number. Entry period is from 13 February 2010 – 5 March 2010.

Blink opens additional London base at London Luton airport (LTN/EGGW)

Blink PR — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:10:07 +0000

Effective immediately, Blink is pleased to announce the opening of our newest London base, London Luton.

Luton (LTN/EGGW) joins Farnborough (FAB/EGLF) and Blackbushe (BBS/EGLK) as part of Blink’s London base. Blink also flies to and from London Biggin Hill (BQH/EGKB), London City (LCY/EGLC) and Northolt (NHT/EGWU).

Luton expands Blink’s catchment area to those on the north and eastern sides of London. It also provides Blink with a 24 hour access to London for late night and early morning departures and arrivals. Blink Foresight clients and single journey clients can now benefit from Blink’s lowest fares to and from Luton.

For more information, please contact Blink Flight Services at
blink@flyblink.com or +44 (0)20 7199 1400.

Press: The future’s here – “In 2010 there will be more private jets, less Facebook”

Blink PR — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:00:31 +0000

Tammy Smulders offers her predictions for 2010 for the Evening Standard’s ES Magazine.

In 2010 there will be more private jets, less Facebook, less marriage and more debating.

Fulfilling her prediction about more debating, we at Blink could probably argue Tammy’s prediction about Facebook; however, we have nothing to debate about her prediction for Blink!

About corporate travel, she writes:

Corporate travel has become more restricted, but 2010 will see professionals travelling again. Corporate private jet taxi services such as Blink will take off. With a fleet of jets that provide access to 600 destinations in Europe, corporate travellers will be able to choose private jet travel for the price of a commercial business-class fare.

While Blink jets take off every day around Europe, we do hope to see even more professionals travelling in 2010.

The full article is below.

Blink now flies to Lugano, Toussus-Le-Noble (Paris), and St. Tropez – La Môle

Blink Flight Services — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:35:41 +0000

Blink is pleased to announce the addition of Lugano, Toussus-Le-Noble (Paris), and St. Tropez – La Môle to our destination network.

Lugano (LSZA/LUG) offers convenient access to the south of Switzerland and the northern, Lake Como region of Italy.
Toussus-Le-Noble (LFPN/TNF), located on the Southwest side of Paris, is 20 minutes from central Paris and benefits from Paris’ lowest landing fees.
St. Tropez – La Môle (LFTZ/LTT) offers unrivaled access to the South of France. Blink is among one of the few operators that can operate commercially into La Môle.

These airports are important additions to the Blink Destination Network, including over 600 destinations across Europe and the recent addition of London City (LCY) last month.

Please contact Blink Flight Services at blink@flyblink.com or +44 (0)20 7199 1400 to discuss these airports or use the Blink online airport locator to find the ideal airport for your next journey.

London airport choices: London City (LCY) and Blackbushe (BBS)

Blink Flight Services — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:49:07 +0000

Blink is pleased to announce the availability of flights to and from London City Airport (EGLC/LCY) effective immediately. This additional London airport is an ideal option for those travelling to or from Central London, Canary Wharf and East London.

Visit the Blink airport locator to explore Blink’s selection of London airports.

Blink would also like to remind travellers about Blackbushe Airport (EGLK/BBS), one of London’s best kept secrets. Located off the same motorway junction as Farnborough Airport (EGLF/FAB), Blackbushe offers travellers the ability to fly in and out of London for less. With cheaper landing fees, you can save £250 (weekday) or £500 (weekend) on a round trip flight during normal hours. As an added bonus, you can Blink to or from Blackbushe until 10pm seven days a week – two hours later on weekends than Farnborough.

In the below image, A is Blackbushe and B is Farnborough

Please contact Blink Flight Services at blink@flyblink.com or +44 (0)20 7199 1400 to discuss these airports or plan your next journey.

Press: Cessna Citation Mustang Continues to Expand Fleet, Avionics Capabilities

Blink PR — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:40:27 +0000

Cessna issued a press release today about the success of the Mustang to-date.

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that it has delivered 241 Citation Mustangs since the aircraft entered service in April 2007.

They further add:

“With two-plus years of Mustang deliveries behind us, we’re getting rave reviews from the field – the aircraft is fun to fly, performs well and offers an excellent value proposition backed by Cessna’s world-class service and support network,” said Roger Whyte, senior vice president, Sales and Marketing. “As expected, the majority of Mustang customers are business owners but we’re also pleased to see strong operations in fleet use and the training environment.”

Blink, the largest customer of the Cessna Mustang globally, is mentioned in the release:

The Mustang allows the air-taxi service to offer the speed, convenience and efficiency of a private jet at a price that is competitive with commercial business class air fares. Blink regularly flies multiple sectors, with more than one customer group in a day and reports the Mustang is reliable and provides an excellent customer experience. Blink plans to add more Mustangs and more locations in 2010.

The entire release is embedded below for you to read, download or print.

FlyCorporate: Blink Starts Operations Under its Own AOC

Blink PR — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:34:50 +0000

FlyCorporate writes about Blink’s new AOC.

View the article below (click Fullscreen) or download a PDF.

Press: Blink Opens Second Base at Geneva

Blink PR — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:00:33 +0000

Aviation Internation News heard Blink speak at the VLJ 2009 conference today at London Oxford Airport and reports on our base expansion to Geneva.

Press: Air taxi hopes now is the time for private plane expansion

Blink PR — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:15:08 +0000

Blink was features in a radio segment on World Radio Switzerland. Listen here or read the transcript of the segment below.

Blink on World Radio Switzerland

TRANSCRIPT

Monday, 21 September, 2009
Air taxi hopes now is the time for private plane expansion
Despite the global financial crunch, Geneva airport is getting a new air taxi company. Blink is opening a hub in Geneva and hoping to attract people who want to fly privately but with less frills. But is now the best time for a private jet company to expand? And will the company be able to battle commercial and other private airlines?

Blink says it thinks it has found a hole in the air traffic market; people who want to fly privately, on a budget. It sounds counter-intuitive, but the company’s managing director Cameron Ogden says that his company has a unique position.

“A big part of where Blink sits is very much between the commercial and the business aviation operators today. So, we’re sort of cost competitive with 4 people on our airplane for the commercial airlines, and we see ourselves as 50% less than the light jet charter market that is being serviced today.”

Ogden says that for Business travellers, which make up 80% of the expected passengers, working face to face is vital. But still, launching a company in this economic climate – is this the best time to do it? I mean, we are in the middle of a financial crisis, and to have your own jet seems a bit extreme right now.

“I agree, I think there are definitely optical issues that some companies suffer from. I think that what we’re seeing from a lot of corporations is that the necessity to fly using business jet aircraft hasn’t changed, and I know that the recession has caused people to become a lot more thoughtful as for what they spend on. But I think that when you look at it from the perspective of some of these managers and their time, the productivity argument is still there.”

One ticket, for a day return trip from Geneva to London would cost about 1300 Euros, 2000 Swiss Francs, comparing that flight, with the airline Swiss, on a typical day, with typical flight times, would cost between 1600-1800 Francs, in Business Flex class.

“You know, private jets have their big advantages when it comes to connections which are not served by the traditional airlines.”

That said, Moser, an aviation expert.

“But you initially mentioned the connection between Geneva and London – it’s a bad example. Geneva and London have so many scheduled flights a day, that it takes a good reason to take an (air) taxi, which is in most cases, not in all cases, but in most cases is more expensive than the airline flight.“

Moser says that Blink is not the only air taxi service in Geneva. There are 9 others, and then there was Jet Republic; with a fleet of new plans and onboard attendants that was going to zip all over, in world class style. The company never got off the ground. But Blink says that it touts different values. This isn’t a fractional ownership deal, and it isn’t about super-luxury. But Seth Moser is skeptical;

“It is very risky, and as a matter of fact, many of the newcomers in the business fail. I don’t want to make a prediction about Blink, but it is very tough to start up a new business of this kind.”

Blink has been flying in Geneva for a while, but now it will have a hub here – so more of an investment. The company executives will have to keep their eyes focused on the competition, and on profits, if they want to make the expansion soar in a tough, crowded market, in these difficult financial times.

Press: Blink Opens Geneva Base

Blink PR — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:52:58 +0000

Coverage of Blink’s Geneva base opening in Fly Corporate Online.

Press: Blink air taxis keep planes small and prices low

Blink PR — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:00:22 +0000

GenevaLunch reports from the Blink Geneva Launch.

Press: Blink Opens Geneva Base

Blink PR — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:30:12 +0000

BART International features a story about Blink’s Geneva base opening. Related Posts Press: Blink Opens Geneva Base Press Release: Blink opens Geneva base Press: Blink Opens Second Base at Geneva

Press: Blink promet de lancer à Genève l’aviation d’affaires à bas coûts

Blink PR — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:00:52 +0000

The Tribune de Genève features an article about Blink’s new Geneva base (article is in French).

Press Release: Blink ouvre une base à Genève

Blink PR — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:01:21 +0000

Aujourd’hui, Blink – le service révolutionnaire de taxi aérien – ouvre une plateforme à Genève. Dotée d’appareils Cessna Citation Mustang quatre places de nouvelle génération, Blink offre tous les avantages du transport aérien privé à des prix qui rivalisent avec les vols commerciaux en classe affaires et jusqu’à 50% moins chers que les services de jet privé existants.

Genève accueille la première base de Blink en Europe continentale suite au lancement réussi de ce service à Londres, en juin 2008. Au cours des quinze derniers mois, Blink a lancé avec succès le concept de taxi aérien en Europe, avec sept jets déjà en service sur les trente commandés et une importante clientèle en provenance de toute l’Europe.

Blink a desservi la Suisse depuis sa base londonienne dès la livraison de son premier avion. L’ouverture d’une base à Genève va permettre d’offrir un service de qualité encore mieux adapté à sa clientèle au départ et à destination de Genève et de sa région, et ce, dès aujourd’hui.

Parmi son réseau de destinations, Blink a choisi Genève comme première base en Europe continentale car c’est un centre économique et financier. De plus, le prix de billets d’avion en classe affaires y est élevé, les services de jets privés trop chers et les connexions aériennes inefficientes.

L’importance de Genève en tant que centre d’affaires croît rapidement, comme en témoigne l’augmentation significative des sociétés et des individus qui s’y installent. Jusqu’à présent, les voyageurs suisses ont dû s’accommoder de vols commerciaux en classe affaires très onéreux et inefficients ou louer des jets privés de 6 à 8 places. Sachant que le nombre moyen de passagers sur les jets privés en Europe est d’un peu plus de deux personnes, il apparaît clairement que les voyageurs ont gaspillé inutilement de l’argent et du kérosène.

En revanche, le modèle d’affaire low-cost de Blink a été conçu de manière à satisfaire les besoins des voyageurs d’affaires ou de loisir : le service est pratique, permettant aux voyageurs de se déplacer de ville en ville rapidement, efficacement et économiquement.

Avant le début de ses opérations commerciales, Blink a levé 30 millions de dollars de fonds propres, ce qui en fait l’une des compagnies de taxi aérien les plus solides financièrement au monde. Elle a également commandé une flotte de 30 appareils Cessna Citation Mustang, soit globalement la plus importante. Malgré des conditions économiques difficiles, Blink a montré une forte croissance, une véritable innovation et une gestion des coûts rigoureuse. Le développement du réseau de destinations de Blink et l’agrandissement de sa flotte d’ici à fin 2013 vont permettre à un nombre toujours plus élevé de voyageurs de bénéficier du premier service de taxi aérien en Europe.

Peter Leiman, gérant de Blink, ajoute : “De nombreux clients suisses ont déjà pu profiter du service Blink. Nous serons à présent à même de leur offrir les prix les plus compétitifs possibles, qui feront rapidement de Blink le choix évident en matière de voyages d’affaires en Europe”.

(Note: This Press Release is also available in English.)

Press Release: Blink opens Geneva base

Blink PR — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:00:36 +0000

Today, Blink opens its Geneva hub. Using the next-generation four seat Cessna Citation Mustang, Blink offers all the benefits of personal air travel at prices competitive with commercial business class and up to 50% less expensive than existing private jet services.

Geneva is Blink’s first base in continental Europe following the successful launch of the service in London in June 2008. Over the past 15 months, Blink has successfully pioneered the air taxi concept in Europe with seven of the 30 Blink jets on order already in service and a large pan-European customer base.

While Blink has been serving clients in Switzerland from its base in London since the arrival of its first plane, the opening of a base in Geneva will allow Blink to offer clients flying into and out of Geneva and the nearby region greater value and an enhanced service. From today, Blink will provide the Geneva market with dedicated Blink aircraft from Blink’s fleet.

Blink selected Geneva as the first continental European base in its destination network as it is a key commercial and financial centre that suffers from expensive airfares, over-priced private jet alternatives, and inefficient air links.

Geneva’s importance as a business centre is growing rapidly as evidenced by the significant increase in companies and individuals relocating. Until now, Swiss business travellers have had to endure inefficient and expensive scheduled services or hire a 6-8 seat private jet. When the average number of passengers on a private jet in Europe is just over two, it is clear that travellers have been wasting money and burning fuel unnecessarily.

In contrast, Blink’s low-cost business model has been designed with the value driven business or leisure traveller in mind – the service is functional and efficient, enabling travellers to move between cities quickly, efficiently, and economically.

Prior to commencement of revenue operations , Blink raised $30m in equity funding, making it one of the most well-funded air taxi operators in the world, and ordered its fleet of 30 Cessna Citation Mustangs – the largest fleet globally. Against a backdrop of challenging economic conditions, Blink has demonstrated strong growth, genuine innovation and stringent cost management. The development of the Blink destination network and the increase in the Blink fleet through 2013 will see great numbers of travellers benefit from Europe’s first air taxi service.

Peter Leiman, managing director or Blink commented, “Geneva is the perfect location to begin developing our destination network. Their lack of any similar products and the central European location of Geneva is an enormous opportunity for Blink.”

Cameron Ogden, managing director of Blink added, “Many Swiss customers have enjoyed Blink’s service already. We will now be able to offer them the most competitive prices possible that will see Blink quickly become the obvious choice for business travel in Europe.”

Press: Geneva business fliers get new air taxi option

Blink PR — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:27:10 +0000

GenevaLunch covers the launch of Blink’s Geneva base with a post entitled “Geneva business fliers get new air taxi option”.

Press: Blink continues expansion as AOC issue draws near

Blink PR — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:00:47 +0000

Kate Sarsfield from Flight International reports on the arrival of Blink’s 7th plane and the upcoming issuance of Blink’s AOC.

Press: Jet Republic failure “highlights exceptional challenges”

Blink PR — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:00:01 +0000

Blink Managing Directors, Cameron Ogden and Peter H. Leiman, are interviewed for an article in European Business Air News about the recent news from Jet Republic.

From the article:

Blink, which has ordered 30 Mustangs with five currently in service and two more coming into operation later in 2009, markets a “boardroom in the sky” experience.

Peter Leiman, joint md, says: “The announcement that Jet Republic has ceased trading highlights the exceptional challenges that aviation start-ups face in this climate. If you add in the inherent difficulties in raising finance in the current marketplace then it becomes clear that Jet Republic overstretched itself with a product that was not significantly differentiated from existing offerings.”

In contrast, he says: “Blink has pursued a prudent business plan that allows us to deliver a totally new product to the market in a way that minimises development risk to our customers, employees and investors.”

Leiman says the product has to be right for today’s market where business and leisure travellers want to move around western Europe quickly and efficiently but at a price that makes sense.

Joint md Cameron Ogden says Blink has flown a significant number of existing private jet users who are familiar with a product similar to that which Jet Republic hoped to offer. “These customers realise that when the average number of passengers in a European private jet is 2.3 and the average flight length is one hour 30 minutes, they do not need a six to eight seat jet and the expensive add-ons that the market provides today. In contrast they have found Blink’s four seat air taxi service better suits their needs.”

Press: Air-taxi service Blink takes off

Blink PR — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:31:55 +0000

Blink co-founders, Peter Leiman and Cameron Ogden, were interviewed recently by the Telegraph and featured in Starting Out, the Telegraph’s column that follows entrepreneurs who are setting up their first business enterprise.

The article highlights how Leiman and Ogden conceived of and built the Blink business plan and subsequently raised $30m of capital.

Click fullscreen to view the article in your browser, or download to save a PDF.

You can view the original article online here (opens in a new window).

Press: European charters ready to launch

Blink PR — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:00:19 +0000

Aviation International News provides an in-depth update on the status of air taxi operators in Europe given the recent failures of Bikkair, Air One Taxi, AccelJet and Taxijet and the upcoming launch of JetBird, Ambeo and Blink’s continued growth.

CNBC Squawk Box – 11 June 2009

Blink PR — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:00:36 +0000

Blink MD Peter Leiman discusses Blink’s first year of operations, European air travel, private jets and air taxi on CNBC Squawk Box on Thursday, 11 June 2009.

CNBC Life: The World of Private Jets features Blink

Blink PR — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:31:52 +0000

Blink was featured in a segment on CNBC Life which was produced by The Luxury Channel. The video highlights recent developments in private aviation, including the launch of Blink, and covers EBACE 2009 in Geneva.

The video report starts with an introduction into the top-of-the-line jets, showcasing some of large corporate VIP airliners being produced by Airbus, and then covers Blink when discussing some of the new developments in the industry and how business travellers are using private aviation to be more efficient.

Peter Leiman from Blink is interviewed. You can also see a quick glimpse of a Blink jet as the video shows the jets on display at EBACE.

Click here or on the above image to watch the video in a new window.

Peter’s comments are a bit truncated in the segment. His remark about introducing a sub-fleet of jets like the Cessna Mustang, the Blink jet, is in reference to a study he and Cameron Ogden conducted for Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart has the largest corporate fleet of jets in the world. Peter and Cameron found that Wal-Mart could achieve significant cost savings and productivity gains by introducing the Mustang and similar aircraft into their fleet.

Additionally, the analysis demonstrated that Wal-Mart could expand the number of employees who could travel on the aircraft and save Wal-Mart money. If a company like Wal-Mart who is renowned and revered for its low cost approach to business can benefit from business jets, then other companies must be able to extract these same benefits. This insight demonstrated that companies in Europe who need to move employees between locations could benefit from a low-cost jet service such as Blink.

Press: Air taxis – Room for manoeuvre in taxi model

Blink PR — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:32:57 +0000

Rohit Jaggi writes in the Financial Times Corporate Aviation report on the status of the air taxi model in Europe.

Blink is mentioned:

Farnborough-based Blink, which started operations soon after Bikkair, is still flying. And typically bullish. “Things are going very well for us at the moment,” says Peter Leiman, joint managing director. “There are certainly challenging market conditions. But we’re the right product at the right time.”

Press: IHT – European start-ups take a bet on air taxis

Blink PR — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:33:05 +0000

Press: Conde Naste – Innovation and Design Awards

Blink PR — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:26:11 +0000

Press: CNN Traveller – From the Editor

Blink PR — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:23:55 +0000

Press: EBAN – Blink makes important new operation hires

Blink PR — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:36:52 +0000

Press: Flight International – Air Taxi operator Blink optimistic as it adds to fleet

Blink PR — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:14:56 +0000

Press: American Express Centurion Magazine – Blink

Blink PR — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:30:55 +0000

Watch Blink on BBC World News

Blink PR — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:00:55 +0000

BBC World News features a segment on Blink’s launch during tough economic times.

Press: Price comparison shows how the air taxis fare

Blink PR — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:56:23 +0000

Rohit Jaggi investigates how Blink pricing compares to commercial airline options in the Financial Times.

Rohit says:

The Blink fare is close to that for four airline business-class seats – and enables a more efficient day.

Read for yourself:

Press: Volume issue hovers over air taxi start-ups

Blink PR — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:19:31 +0000

Rohit Jaggi writes for the Financial Times Global Traveller about Blink.

Scroll down to see the full page article as it appeared in print and online.

Press: Sunday Times – Your Taxi is Waiting

Blink PR — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:03:31 +0000

Press: Start-ups seek to cut cost of private jet travel in Europe

Blink PR — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:10:34 +0000

Kevin Dome writes about Blink and JetBird’s efforts to cut the cost of private jet travel in Europe. Three different versions of the articles appeared in three consecutive days on FT.com. These three versions are included in the below PDF.

Kevin writes:

Blink had flown its first aircraft for 70 hours last month, said Mr Leiman. “It’s too early to draw any definitive conclusions, but the costs were in line and revenues and utilisation were above the plan,” he said. “We will know a lot more about this business once we have the next few aircraft in service.”

In its best performance to date, it had flown one 11-hour day, with eight separate flights between five countries and six cities, with three different customer groups and a change of crew.

Press: Flight International – Blink hails success of air taxi concept

Blink PR — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:26:16 +0000

Press: NYT – Private jetcards emerge as alternative to ownership

Blink PR — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:10:28 +0000

Press: IHT – Flying on private jets with much more ease

Blink PR — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:05:23 +0000

Press: Flight Daily News – Mustang sallies forth into Blink air taxi fleet

Blink PR — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:18:11 +0000

Watch Blink on BBC London

Blink PR — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:00:53 +0000

BBC London do a short segment on Blink, showing how business travellers are able to be more productive with Blink.

Watch Blink on CNN World Business

Blink PR — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:00:47 +0000

Blink was featured on CNN World Business at the launch of our commercial operations.

CNBC Squawk Box – 12 June 2008

Blink PR — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:00:19 +0000

Blink MD Peter Leiman discusses the launch of Blink’s operations, European air travel, private jets and air taxi on CNBC Squawk Box on Thursday, 12 June 2008.

Press: Forbes – Blink Wings It

Blink PR — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:20:56 +0000

Press: The Sunday Times – Private jet sales soar sky high

Blink PR — Sun, 25 May 2008 19:29:58 +0000

Press: First feedback cheers new sector

Blink PR — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:01:16 +0000

Rohit Jaggi writes about Blink in the Financial Times shortly after Blink receives its first plane and the air taxi model is brought to Europe.

Press: EBACE Convention News – Eurocontrol braces for VLJ flood

Blink PR — Tue, 20 May 2008 10:08:27 +0000

Press: Aviation Week Show News – Blink to deploy 45 Mustangs as Air Taxis

Blink PR — Tue, 20 May 2008 09:31:51 +0000

Press: EBAN – Operators work with Eurocontrol on TCAS II issues

Blink PR — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:00:01 +0000

Press: Business Traveller – Light Fantastic

Blink PR — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:44:37 +0000

Press: Executive and VIP Aviation – At the forefront

Blink PR — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:17:49 +0000

Press: Airliner World – Blink…and you’re there

Blink PR — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:08:57 +0000

Press: Airfinance Journal – Business is booming

Blink PR — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:03:40 +0000

Press: The Sunday Times – Boom in private jets with safety loophole raises risk of collision

Blink PR — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:31:40 +0000

Press: AIN – UK Air Taxi Service Plans Launch

Blink PR — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:16:35 +0000

Press: FT – Blink’s founders prepare to fly into competitive world of private jets

Blink PR — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 17:06:35 +0000

Press: FT – Air Taxi Pioneers in £30m funding

Blink PR — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:38:21 +0000