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K5 is different
K5-Aviation GmbH was founded in 2010 as an independent company, and it offers individually tailored management and commercial charter services for long-range aircraft.
Originally, K5-Aviation started operations with a VVIP Airbus A319 Corporate Jet (ACJ319) and obtained approval for commercial flights (AOC) in June 2011. Special permits for low visibility approach (CAT IIIb) and long-distance operations (ETOPS180) followed shortly afterwards. In the subsequent years, K5-Aviation enlarged its fleet constantly, and it currently operates three Airbus A319 Corporate Jets and one Bombardier Global 7500. One of the ACJ319 is a A319NEO, which was delivered to K5-Aviation, as the launch customer, in the second quarter of 2019. Shortly after K5-Aviation became on of the first operators to commercially operate a Bombardier Global 7500 and with those two new aircraft types K5-Aviation is setting new standards in long-haul flights. In 2021 K5-Aviation extends its approval with the additional types A330 and A350. K5-Aviation deliberately specializes in this small number of aircraft types, in order to offer precisely customized service. This enables it to be an expert partner to aircraft owners for all their individual needs.
The K5-Aviation range of services encompasses
- Aircraft management for aircraft that are only used by their owners,
- Aircraft chartering for aircraft to be offered for profit to the market and
- Mixtures of these two variations tailored to each customer’s needs.
Alongside individually customized support and highly professional operations, accurate and cost-efficient planning of maintenance and on-board safety are always our highest priorities. The foundation of this is K5-Aviation’s decision to limit its fleet to a small number of aircraft types. K5’s independence enables it to make that kind of decision, and that is part of what make us so unique.
Jobs
Currently no vacancies.
jobs@k5-group.com.
Management
Tanja Scheidt
DIPL.ING.(FH) TANJA SCHEIDT
Owner of K5-Group
Nominated Person Ground Operations and Deputy Trainings Manager
Pilot of Airbus A320FAM
Tanja Scheidt graduated in aircraft enginering and started her career in aviation with MBB/Airbus. Shortly after, she became a pilot for an airline until she concentrated on business aviation. She holds her pilot licence (ATPL) since 1996 and has gained experience of more than 8.000 flight hours. Mrs. Scheidt founded K5-Aviation together with her husband, Erik Scheidt, and has since then maintained the spirit in the company. At K5-Aviation she is Nominated Person Ground Operations and is in addition responsible for all trainings off light and ground crew.
Erik Scheidt
ERIK SCHEIDT
Owner of K5-Group
Managing Director of K5-Aviation GmbH
Nominated Person Flight Operations
Pilot and Type Rating Instructor / Examiner for the Airbus A320FAM, A330, A350
Erik Scheidt is the founder of K5-Group. After more than 20 years in a responsible position in for an aircraft operator Mr. Scheidt incorporated K5-Aviation GmbH together with his wife Tanja Scheidt with the intention to operate big VVIP aircraft professionally. As a pilot with over 10.000 flight hours he flies K5-Aviation’s ACJs regularly and ensures the high standard on board personally. In addition, he trains and checks all AJC pilots of K5-Aviation in the simulator as instructor/examiner.
Luca Madone
LUCA MADONE
Accountable Manager
Prokurist
Aircraft Charter, Sales & Acquisition
After finishing his master degree in Geneva in 2004 Luca Madone concentrated on business aviation. He started his occupacional carrier with two well know companies in Geneva and Zurich. In 2010 he incorporated his own aircraft charter company together with two shareholders in Zug. Another business focussing on purchase and sale of aircraft that Mr. Madone still manages followed in 2015.
At the beginning of 2017 he sold his shares in the charter company and has taken over the responsibilities as Accountable Manager for K5-Aviation.
Alexander Kuchta
DIPL. BETRIEBSWIRT ALEXANDER KUCHTA
Compliance Monitoring and Quality Manager
Postholder Accident Prevention
Safety Manager and Security Officer
Alexander Kuchta graduated in Business Administration (touristic/ travel) and is training supervisor. Mr. Kuchta is in the aviation business since 2011 and started for a medium size aircraft operator in charter sales and operations department, later he became Administration and Safety Manager. He introduced the flight operations software FOS (Flight Operations Systems by Rockwell Collins) in all departments. At K5-Aviation Mr. Kuchta mainly works in the field Compliance Monitoring, inclusive Safety/ Security Management. In addition, Mr. Kuchta is managing director of K5-Travel GmbH, the travel agency of K5-Group.
K5 is different
K5-Aviation’s strength lies in its independent stakeholder structure and an extremely efficient executive management. Direct communication and simple decision-making processes enable K5-Aviation to respond to client inquiries quickly, efficiently and individually. To make that possible for even complex customer queries, the company’s management is available 24/7. K5-Aviation chooses not to use customer service representatives or assistants as middlemen: aircraft owners can always contact someone with decision-making powers at K5-Aviation, because client satisfaction has top priority for us.
In order to continue to be able to provide this efficiency and flexibility to the aircraft owners in the future, the management of K5-Aviation keeps its fleet size small – a liberty that only an independent company can allow itself.
APPROVALS
Air Operations Certificate
The Operating Licence and the AOC number D-181EG was issued by the German Aviation Authority Luftfahrt Bundesamt (LBA) initially in June 2011. It includes the following special approvals:
- Commercial Air Transportation for passengers and cargo
- Worldwide operation
- All Weather Operations for landing: Cat IIIb without decision height for Airbus A320 family
- All Weather Operations for take-off: RVR 125m
- ETOPS 180 for Airbus , EROPS 180 for Global Express
- RNAV / MNPS (unrestricted) / RVSM
Continued Airworthiness Management Organization (CAMO)
- CAMO approval under number DE.MG181AOC issued by the German Aviation Authority Luftfahrt Bundesamt (LBA) initially in June 2011.
- Approved Scope: A320FAM, A350, BD700-1A10, BD700-2A12
- Certified to extend Airworthiness Review Certificates (ARC) for aircraft on AOC or A320FAM and BD700 operated privately
U.S. Operations
K5-Aviation has the approval to conduct commercial flights to and from the USA under Part-129 and OPS-Specs.