Blue Moon Aviation, a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Part 121 charter
operator, will take delivery next week of a 56-72-seat Airbus
A319CJ Corporate Jet, becoming the first operator in the U.S.
to offer a private Airbus for charter. The aircraft, featuring
first class seats in the front, business class seats around tables
in the mid-section and economy seating in the aft cabin, will
be managed by Blue Moon, operated by Frontier Airlines and maintained
by EADS in Lake Charles, La. The first customer is the Minnesota
Timberwolves basketball team.
Blue Moon President and CEO, Richard Page, says he did not consider the BBJ
in the selection process. "I didn't feel (the BBJ) offered
the same comfort level and 'new generation effect' that the Airbus
offered," Page says, adding, "That's where I wanted to
be postured."
