The midsize Embraer Legacy 450 has received approval to operate at La Mole Airport, allowing the type to be used for charter service into and out of the European vacation destination in St. Tropez, France. To get the approval, the twinjet had to demonstrate strict performance requirements to operate on the airport’s short runway, which is surrounded by steep terrain and intense air traffic.
Evaluation flights were performed by the first EASA-registered Legacy 450 operated by Air Service Liege (ASL) and based in Brussels, Belgium. The results were validated by the French Civil Aviation Authority.
“We have been differentiating ourselves in the market by providing a premium service that takes our customers when and where they need to go,” said Stéphane Ledermann, founder and CEO of Smart Air SA, the company that manages the Legacy 450 operated by ASL. “I’m glad we now can offer charter flights directly to La Mole in the largest business jets approved for this operation.”
In a commercial operation, the Legacy 450 is approved to land at La Mole airport with as many as six passengers and take off with up to eight passengers on board.