FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hong Kong, April 14

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hong Kong, April 14
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Hong Kong, April 14, 2015
ASIAN SKY GROUP AND NEXUS FLIGHT OPERATIONS
SERVICES SIGN MOU TO PROVIDE FLIGHT OPERATION
SERVICES IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION
April 14, 2015 – Asian Sky Group Ltd. (“ASG”) and NEXUS Flight Operations Services
L.L.C (“NEXUS”) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to work together
and form a Joint Venture Company (“JV Company”) to provide flight operations services in
the Asia Pacific region. This will initially entail the JV Company establishing a flight
operations center to be based in Hong Kong. ASG will obtain the necessary approvals in
connection with the JV Company, provide infrastructure, human resources and manpower,
while NEXUS will provide technical expertise, IT solutions, systems, quality control, its
global network, international partnership, international certifications, relationships and
resources.
The JV Company will offer flight operations services and flight support services including,
but not limited to flight planning services, flight dispatch services, aircraft and crew
scheduling and planning, crew management services, security services, safety and quality
assurance services, and aviation ground training services. ASG and NEXUS are currently
finalize the business plan for the JV Company which will be ready mid-April 2015.
“For ASG this is a logical extension of the services we offer our clients. ASG strives to be
able to provide value throughout the whole ownership experience of a business jet for our
clients. Through this strategic partnership with Nexus we are now able to do that and by
optimizing our resources we will be able to service the Asia Pacific region with significantly
lower costs,” said Jeffrey C. Lowe, Managing Director, ASG.
“This new location of operations lends to NEXUS’ continual global growth”, said Abdullah
M. Al-Sayed, President & CEO, NEXUS. “Our international vendor partnerships and
operational expertise provide exceptional value to clients and we are pleased to bring this
service to the Asian Pacific market with the support of Asian Sky Group.”
About Asian Sky Group
ASG is headquartered in Hong Kong with offices throughout China. It has assembled the
most experienced business aviation team in the Asia-Pacific region to provide services for
both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. ASG provides access to a significant customer
base around the world with the help of its exclusive partners, including Avpro Inc., one of
the largest business jet brokerage firms in the world, and AVIC International Development
Corporation, the largest state-owned aviation enterprise in mainland China.
ASG is backed by SEACOR Holdings Inc., a publically listed US company (NYSE: “CKH”)
with US$1 billion in revenue and US$3 billion in assets, and by Avion Pacific Limited, a
mainland China-based provider of general aviation services with over 20 years of
experience and 6 offices & bases throughout the country.
ASG provides its clients withaviation consulting services such as: AIRCRAFT SALES –
including acquisitions or remarketing, aircraft selection, asset financing, ownership
structures, country of registration, operator selection, inspections and appraisals;
COMPLETION MANAGEMENT – including cabin definition specifications, outfitter
selection, green aircraft inspection, completion oversight, delivery and regulatory
compliance; OPERATIONAL OVERSIGHT – including invoice analysis and owner
representation; plus LUXURY CHARTER, SPECIAL PROJECTS and TRANSACTIONAL
ADVISORY services.
www.asianskygroup.com
Contact:
Tel: +852 2235 9222
[email protected]
About NEXUS Flight Operations Services L.L.C
NEXUS is the exclusively licensed Company in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to set up
independent Flight Operations Services. Our headquarters are based in Saudi Arabia with
a back-up Flight Operations Centre located in Bahrain as well as additional bases in
Riyadh, Manama, Kigali, Mumbai, Monaco, Vienna, Shanghai, and Yardley, Pennsylvania.
Since inception, NEXUS has established numerous vendor relationships and partnered
with highly respected international companies including leading aviation training company
FlightSafety International, international security services company FAM International and
the largest Middle East aviation consultancy firm MAZ Aviation Consultants.
Through these exclusive partnerships NEXUS offers a plethora of globally-renowned
security, training and safety services and products. From world class training programmes
and thorough safety audits to specialised security solutions, NEXUS makes the
connections to provide complete solutions to all of your aviation needs.
The backbone of NEXUS flight operations is its system and infrastructure, one of the most
advanced and widely used aviation software, which is custom designed for NEXUS to be
able to offer flight support to third parties.
Offering top quality services ranging from global concierge and flight dispatch to crew
scheduling and maintenance management, NEXUS provides superior technical expertise
and complete convenience to all of our clients.
www.nexus.aero
Contact:
Marina Kraujalis
Director of Marketing & Communications
Tel: +966 12 2152 124, 141, 090
[email protected]