PROFILE
Prop star chauffeur
Words by Sue Bradley a fleet of small aircraft without customers tested.
having to shoulder the full cost of Meanwhile a team of four at the
running a plane.The structure, known as company’s office in Kemble workHAUFFEUR in the
“fractional ownership”, was previously behind the scenes to take care of allsky Ed Hewertson
only available for business jets. the necessary documents and other
The company, based at Kemble Airfield arrangements to make travelling asCgives a whole new
near Cirencester,is already generating a convenient as possible.meaning to the idea of flying
great deal of interest in Gloucestershire Ed, who has been flying since hevisits.Quick, convenient and
and Wiltshire. was 21, has joined forces with
“PropStar is about time and giving businessmen Richard Bruges andstress-free are the watchwords
people more of it,” said Ed, who lives in Andy Dodd to launch PropStar.for the 37-year-old pilot who
Crudwell. “PropStar is a versatile service that
“A private aircraft is far and away the can be used for business or pleasure,”has just launched a Cotswolds
most efficient way to travel. said
Ed.travel service with a
“PropStar Aviation will be a real boost “It makes the cost of privatedifference.
to local business people as it will enable aviation similar to that of running a
PropStar Aviation flies between them to travel quickly,particularly in the luxury car.”
Gloucestershire and hundreds of small UK where we are experiencing huge PropStar's arrival has also
airfields in Britain, Ireland and the near problems with traffic congestion. guaranteed the future of The Flying
Continent, as well as all the larger “Crucially in our more environmentally Club Kemble,the longest established
airports. conscious age,small planes such as the light aircraft training school on
Its ability to get its passengers as close Piper Seneca Vs we use do not produce Kemble Airfield, which was
as possible to their final destinations much more in the way of emissions than threatened with closure last year.
means they save vast amounts of time in cars.” PropStar,The Old Fire Station, Kemble
terms of the travelling,queues and waits PropStar’s planes are maintained to the Airfield, Gloucestershire. GL7 6BA.
associated with using other forms of highest standards and its handpicked Telephone: 01285 771 386
transport. commercial pilots,who all live in the
www.flypropstar.com
PropStar is unique in offering access to area, are fully trained and rigorously
20 COTSWOLDESSENCE September - November 2008 Inspiring life in the Cotswolds
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