Both companies specialise in business aviation charter and management. ASL, founded in 1997, currently has more than 20 aircraft under management and JetNetherland's fleet has grown steadily since 2001 to 14 aircraft.

With the merger, the new group will seek to expand opportunities, pursue the optimization of resources and know-how, and lay the foundations for further expansion in Europe.

ASL founder and director, Philippe Bodson, commented, "If you want to continue in this market, you have to constantly move along and anticipate future developments. By pooling knowledge and strengths we can do more for our customers and fully meet the (European) regulations which for a company takes more and more time and knowledge." JetNetherlands director, Marcel Groeskamp, added, "Both companies share each other's vision, customer philosophy, belief in quality and collaboration to successfully move forward together in the future."
		JetNetherland's director, Marcel Groeskamp (left) with ASL founder and director, Philippe Bodson.

ASL and JetNetherlands will still stay independent and will operate under two AOC's (Belgian and Dutch).

The new group will operate a total fleet of more than 30 airplanes, including Beechcraft King Air 90/200/350, Piaggio Avanti, Cessna Citation Mustang, CJ1/2+/3, VI/VII, Excel/XLS(+), Sovereign+, Falcon 2000, Challenger 605 and Legacy 600. The aircraft are based at various locations across Belgium and the Netherlands, including Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Eindhoven, Maastricht, Groningen, Antwerp, Kortrijk-Wevelgem and Brussels.

In total, more than 100 people will be working for the group, including 65 pilots.