Gestair Private Avitation is an airline

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 based in Madrid

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. Part of the Gestair Group with its business units Commercial Aviation, Aviation Training and Private Aviation, it is a corporate aviation company operating a wide range of services including charter flights and aircraft management, scheduled commuter flights, aircraft maintenance and handling and ad hoc charters. Its main base is Madrid-Torrejón Airport.

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1977. It is wholly owned by Jesus Macarron Gomez (Gestair Interholding and Macholfam) and has 185 employees (at December 2008).

Group Divisions

The Gestair Group is structured in three business units with its corresponding divisions:

- Private Aviation

Gestair Private Jets: charter flights and aircraft management

Gestair FBO: offers ground services to passengers, crews and aircraft.

Gestair Aircraft Consulting: consultancy on aircraft sale and purchase.

Gestair Maintenance: aircraft line maintenance.
- Commercial Aviation

Gestair Airlines: offers the management of fleets and crews under a Wet Lease contract.

Gestair Cargo: destined to integrated air cargo of medium and large tonnage

- Aviation Training

Gestair Flying Academy: one of the biggest FTOs in Europe with bases in Spain, Portugal and Italy, and currently around 400 ATPL students and 50 aircraft, most of them equipped with Garmin 1000 technology.

Gestair Airline Training: Training of future Airline Transport pilots (ATPL license). Authorized TRTO centre to license for Boeing B757/767, Airbus A340, Airbus A320 and CCQ from A320 to A340 type, it offers continuous training to professionals in airlines and maintenance experts.

Fleet

The Gestair fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007) :

• 3 Bombardier Global Express
  Bombardier Global Express
  The Bombardier Global Express is an ultra long range corporate and VIP high speed jet aircraft produced by Bombardier Aerospace. The Bombardier Global 5000 is a slightly shorter version...
  
  
• 1 Bombardier Learjet 35A
• 1 Cessna 560 Citation Ultra
  Cessna Citation
  The Cessna Citation is a marketing name used by Cessna for its line of business jets. Rather than one particular model of aircraft, the name applies to several "families" of turbofan-powered aircraft that have been produced over the years...
  
  
• 1 Dassault Falcon 20
  Dassault Falcon 20
  The Dassault Falcon 20 is a French business jet and was the first of a family of business jets built by Dassault Aviation.-Design and development:...
  
  
• 2 Dassault Falcon 2000
  Dassault Falcon 20
  The Dassault Falcon 20 is a French business jet and was the first of a family of business jets built by Dassault Aviation.-Design and development:...
  
  
• 1 Dassault Falcon 50
  Dassault Falcon 50
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• 1 Dassault Falcon 900DX
• 1 Gulfstream GIV
  Gulfstream G400/G450
  The Gulfstream IV and derivatives are a family of twin-jet aircraft, mainly for private or business use. The aircraft was designed and built by Gulfstream Aerospace, a General Dynamics company based in Savannah, Georgia, United States from 1985 until 2003.-Design and development:Gulfstream, in...
  
  
• 1 Gulfstream II
  Grumman Gulfstream II
  The Gulfstream II is an American twin engine business jet designed and built by Grumman and then in succession, Grumman American and finally Gulfstream American. Its Grumman model number is G-1159 and its US military designation is C-11 Gulfstream II. It has been succeeded by the Gulfstream III...
  
  
• 1 Gulfstream G550
  Gulfstream G500/G550
  The Gulfstream G500 and G550 are business jet aircraft produced by General Dynamics' Gulfstream Aerospace unit, located in Savannah, Georgia, USA. They are variants of the Gulfstream V. There are nine G500s, and 198 G550s in active service as of ....
  
  
• 1 IAI Westwind I
  IAI Westwind
  |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Frawley, Gerald. "IAI Westwind". The International Directory of Civil Aircraft 1997/98. Fyshwick ACT: Aerospace Publications, 1997. ISBN 1-875671-26-9....
  
  
• 1 Beech King Air 200
  Beechcraft Super King Air
  The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation . The King Air line comprises a number of model series that fall into two families: the Model 90 series, Model 100 series , Model 200 series and Model 300 series...
  
  
• 1 Beechjet 400A
  Raytheon Hawker 400XP
  |-See also:-References:*Field, Hugh and Hurst, Mike. "". Flight International, 30 September 1978, pp. 1261–1266.*Taylor, John W.R. . Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988-89. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Defence Data, 1988. ISBN 0 7106-0867-5....
  
  
• 1 Raytheon Premier IA