GROUP HISTORY<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h2> <\/span><\/span><\/div>The birth of AIR ET COMPAGNIE<\/h4><\/header>The adventure began in 2004 when Charles Clair was a young volunteer instructor working for the Boulogne Billancourt Aero-Club at the Saint-Cyr l\u2019Ecole airfield. <\/span><\/p>\nHe decided to leave this association to become a business manager and launch his private pilot school, with the goal to create a \u201chigh-end\u201d segment, specific to a demanding clientele. The initial concept of this school was based on 3 fundamentals:<\/span><\/p>\n– modern planes (the fleet of French tourist planes was over 35 years old at the time),<\/span><\/p>\n– professional instructors dedicated to customer training,<\/span><\/p>\n– a real \u201cService\u201d tailored to the training goal.<\/span><\/p>\nCharles Clair then decides to name his pilot school \u201cAIR ET COMPAGNIE\u201d in homage to Christian Zimmer. In fact, in 1996, Christian Zimmer had created a small aerial work company dedicated to the activity of radio relay by plane for international cycling courses called \u201cAIR ET COMPAGNIE\u201d. This company aimed to provide a first professional experience to young pilots leaving professional training. Charles Clair was the last pilot hired by Christian Zimmer just before his death in 2003.<\/span><\/p>\nTo launch his activity, Charles Clair invested an initial capital of only \u20ac 2,000 and set up shop at Toussus le Noble airport in the Paris region by renting 2 offices of 9 sqm.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/span><\/div>The birth of AIR ET COMPAGNIE<\/h4><\/header>
The adventure began in 2004 when Charles Clair was a young volunteer instructor working for the Boulogne Billancourt Aero-Club at the Saint-Cyr l\u2019Ecole airfield. <\/span><\/p>\n
He decided to leave this association to become a business manager and launch his private pilot school, with the goal to create a \u201chigh-end\u201d segment, specific to a demanding clientele. The initial concept of this school was based on 3 fundamentals:<\/span><\/p>\n
– modern planes (the fleet of French tourist planes was over 35 years old at the time),<\/span><\/p>\n
– professional instructors dedicated to customer training,<\/span><\/p>\n
– a real \u201cService\u201d tailored to the training goal.<\/span><\/p>\n
Charles Clair then decides to name his pilot school \u201cAIR ET COMPAGNIE\u201d in homage to Christian Zimmer. In fact, in 1996, Christian Zimmer had created a small aerial work company dedicated to the activity of radio relay by plane for international cycling courses called \u201cAIR ET COMPAGNIE\u201d. This company aimed to provide a first professional experience to young pilots leaving professional training. Charles Clair was the last pilot hired by Christian Zimmer just before his death in 2003.<\/span><\/p>\n
To launch his activity, Charles Clair invested an initial capital of only \u20ac 2,000 and set up shop at Toussus le Noble airport in the Paris region by renting 2 offices of 9 sqm.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>