In June 2002, PrivatAir revolutionised the concept of business class travel with the introduction of the world’s first intercontinental business class only scheduled service on behalf of Lufthansa, linking Dusseldorf to New York City’s Newark Liberty International Airport. This point-to-point service, connecting two important economic regions (the United States’ New York area and Germany’s North Rhine-Westfalia) proved extremely successful.

Businesspeople are often prepared to pay a significant premium to fly non-stop on direct routes not served by other carriers, and it is these high yield passengers that are most appealing to the scheduled airlines. By using one of the aircraft offered by PrivatAir, airlines are able to offer their customers a highly attractive solution. This enables them to serve high yield passengers on very long routes with thin traffic flows, a combination for which there would not previously have been a solution.

For each client, PrivatAir is capable of providing a service closely tailored to individual needs. Solutions can range from ACMI to a full cost model. Under the ACMI model, PrivatAir provides the aircraft, maintenance, insurance and the crew for long- or short-term contracts to airlines. The implementation of this model, including the introduction of PrivatAir aircraft to a network, does not require the airline to support any additional staff or associated management costs. Furthermore, the solution is completely flexible to changes in market demand. Product branding can be fully integrated with other airline services and brand standards, according to each airline’s individual requirements. PrivatAir can also provide the client with a full cost model. As a result, the client is much less involved in the day-to-day operation, leaving PrivatAir responsible for the implementation. Budgetary considerations, as well as operational functions, including flight plans, are therefore part of PrivatAir's responsibilities under the full cost model.

So if your airline has thin route, high yield potential in its network, the low risk, flexible and profitable approach to develop the market is to use PrivatAir.