Full-service air broker and licensed air carrier for aircraft charter, air freight and aircraft management
ProAir-Charter-Transport GmbH
Filderstadt (Stuttgart Airport) · Wildau (Berlin Airport) · Istanbul (Turkey)New on Amplifa
About ProAir Group
ProAir-Charter-Transport GmbH was founded in 1996 by Thomas Godau, Elmar Monreal and Kim Witschas in Filderstadt directly at Stuttgart Airport and remains owner-managed to this day. The ProAir Group is an independent full-service air broker for global flight logistics with the business divisions Business Charter, Group Charter, Cargo & Logistics, Aviation, ProAir ONE and Aircraft Management & Sales. In 2007, ProAir Aviation GmbH was added as its own air carrier licensed by the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (German Federal Aviation Office) with a German Air Operator Certificate (AOC D-150 EG) for passenger, cargo and ambulance flights. The Group executes more than 1,000 individual charter flights per year, with access to more than 50,000 aircraft worldwide plus its own fleet, and serves customers from the automotive industry, industry, logistics, retail, entertainment, sports, politics and private aviation. In addition to its headquarters in Filderstadt, it maintains offices at Berlin Airport (Wildau) and in Istanbul. As the Official Private Jet Travel Supplier, the company supports, among others, the Audi Revolut F1 Team.
- Site
- Filderstadt
- Processes
- Business Charter (aircraft charter), Group Charter (group aircraft charter), Cargo & Logistics (air freight), Aviation (commercial flight operations under German AOC D-150 EG), ProAir ONE (integration of customer-owned aircraft into commercial flight operations), Aircraft Management & Sales (aircraft management, purchase/sale, CAMO), Ambulance charter (medical flights, organ transports), Helicopter charter
- Materials
- No materials listed (service company, no manufacturing)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001 (DIN EN ISO 9001), ISO/IEC 27001, DIN EN ISO 14001, Air Operator Certificate (AOC D-150 EG), Approval as a Regulated Agent, DIN EN ISO 9001, AOC D-150 EG (LBA), Regulated Agent (LBA)
- Founded
- 1996
- Employees
- more than 70
- Industries
- Automotive industry, Industry & manufacturing, Freight forwarders & logistics, Brokers & airlines, Retail & commerce (incl. banks & insurance companies), Entertainment & TV
- 01
Consulting & inquiry intake (24/7 operations)
- 02
Requirements analysis & aircraft selection (own fleet / partner network)
- 03
Quotation & booking
- 04
Flight planning & operations control
- 05
Coordination of airports, authorities & handling agents
- 06
Flight execution & flight monitoring
- 07
Ground logistics & transfer arrangements
- 08
Follow-up & quality assurance
Locations
Filderstadt (Stuttgart Airport)
DEHeadquarters, ProAir-Charter-Transport GmbH
- 24-hour operations control
Wildau (Berlin Airport)
DEOffice Berlin Airport, ProAir Aviation GmbH
Istanbul
TROffice / Sales Office, ProAir Havacılık Taşımacılık Turizm ve Uçak Hizmetleri A.Ş.
Scope of Services
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Charter (aircraft charter)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Group Charter (group aircraft charter)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cargo & Logistics (air freight)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Aviation (commercial flight operations under German AOC D-150 EG)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| ProAir ONE (integration of customer-owned aircraft into commercial flight operations)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Aircraft Management & Sales (aircraft management, purchase/sale, CAMO)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ambulance charter (medical flights, organ transports)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Helicopter charterEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| On Board Couriers (OBC)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Outsized cargo (large & heavy freight, special transports)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cargo ad-hoc charter (go-now/urgent transports)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Aircraft On Ground (AOG) 24/7 on-call service, spare parts logisticsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hazardous goods transport by airEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Transport of live animalsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diplomatic goods & valuable cargoEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| External load transport (sling load operations)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Relief flights (humanitarian flights)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Group bookings on scheduled flights (from 10 passengers)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Employee shuttlesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Aircraft valuation & appraisalsTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| CAMO / airworthiness management, subcontracting of maintenance to EASA Part 145 organisationsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business jet HondaJet HA-420 (Very Light Business Jet, up to 5 passengers) | Honda HA-420 | – | – | – | – |
| Long-range business jet | Bombardier Global 5500 | – | – | – | – |
| Turboprop aircraft (commercially registered on own AOC, first air carrier in Germany to do so) | Pilatus PC-12 | – | – | – | – |
| Citation jets (fleet operation; in 2020 one of the largest operators of Citation Jets under its own | Cessna Citation | – | – | – | – |
| Cargo aircraft (world's largest cargo aircraft, first commercial charter flight 2001) | Antonov AN-225 | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Certifications
ProAir is certified to ISO/IEC 27001, DIN EN ISO 9001 and DIN EN ISO 14001 and maintains an internal quality assurance and service review system; as an air carrier, the safety standards of the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt and ICAO also apply. In 1998, ProAir became the first company in the industry to be ISO certified.
| Evidence | Filderstadt (Stuttgart Airport) |
|---|---|
| DIN EN ISO 9001 | |
| DIN EN ISO 14001 | |
| ISO/IEC 27001 | |
| AOC D-150 EG (LBA) | |
| Regulated Agent (LBA) |
Company History
- 1996
Foundation of ProAir-Charter-Transport GmbH in Filderstadt directly at Stuttgart Airport by Thomas Godau, Elmar Monreal and Kim Witschas
- 1998
ProAir becomes the first company in the industry to receive ISO certification
- 2001
First commercial charter flight with the world's largest cargo aircraft, the Antonov AN-225
- 2007
Foundation of ProAir Aviation GmbH with a German AOC; group charter record with 1,600 passengers to Barcelona
- 2009
Premiere of a major charter project: 24 flights within 8 days with more than 3,500 passengers
- 2013
Approval as a Regulated Agent by the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt
- 2014
Around 60 employees and more than 1,000 individual charter flights per year
- 2015
New business division Travel Consulting; opening of the office at Istanbul Airport
- 2018
ProAir Aviation becomes the first German air carrier to register a Pilatus PC-12 commercially on its own AOC
- 2019
International incentive event for 1,700 participants incl. charter and scheduled flights
- 2020
ProAir Aviation one of the largest operators of Citation Jets under its own AOC in Europe
- 2021
25th company anniversary
- 2024
Relocation of headquarters to Gottlieb-Manz-Str. 1, 70794 Filderstadt (Airport Business Center 2)
- 2026
Fleet expansion with HondaJet HA-420 and Bombardier Global 5500; Official Private Jet Travel Supplier of the Audi Revolut F1 Team