GROWING COMPANY—LARGER AIRPLANES
Sincock and his team have led by example with their own aircraft, starting with a piston-engine Shrike Commander early in the company’s history. That was followed by a larger, more capable Beech King Air twin turboprop and a progression of Citation XL jets, the latest of which they still own. Avfuel also operates a single-engine, four-place Cessna Corvalis for short- range flights.
It was when the company started to accelerate its international business development that Sincock began eyeing a more capable intercontinental business jet. With its 4,000 mile range and unique mission flexibility, the Falcon 2000LXS was perfect.
Avfuel has operated internationally for more than 25 years. But, said Sincock, “In the last several years, international opportunities have gotten to be a more significant growth area for the company. This necessitated an aircraft that we could use to achieve domestic and international missions with both short and long legs, including transatlantic travel.”
The adaptability of the Falcon 2000LXS is ideal for the type of flying Avfuel does. Due to landing-weight limits, few intercontinental business jets can land after a short flight with enough fuel to then launch on a long-range mission without refueling. The Falcon’s increased landing-weight limit and ability to land with close-to-full fuel loads provides enhanced flexibility for both short hops between multiple U.S. cities and a big leap across the ocean.
Sincock explained, “We visit all manner of airports a year – around 250, in fact. And it’s not uncommon for us to need to visit three or four cities in a day for various meetings. We needed the flexibility and versatility that the Falcon 2000LXS affords. It made the [purchase] decision relatively easy.”
And as far as the Falcon’s intercontinental capability, he added, “We do quite a bit of business in Europe, with offices in London and Luxembourg. To handle our needs for both long and short operations, we found the perfect solution in the Falcon 2000LXS, which offers exceptional performance at high- altitude airports and shorter runways – on our international trips and city-to-city hops.”
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