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Congrats to our friends at TMA!
26/12/2017

Congrats to our friends at TMA!

Bain Capital

Great news!
22/09/2017

Great news!

Victoria, BC, September 20th, 2017: Viking Air Limited of Victoria, BC, Canada is pleased to announce that the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved the operation of Viking Series 400 Twin Otters equipped with Wipline® 13000 straight and amphibious floats in China.

Great visit @ Viking, thanks Dom!
09/08/2017

Great visit @ Viking, thanks Dom!

Waterfront Air met with Viking Air to discuss Seaplanes in the PRD and China. Thanks to Dom and everyone at Viking!
18/10/2015

Waterfront Air met with Viking Air to discuss Seaplanes in the PRD and China. Thanks to Dom and everyone at Viking!

Great news! Waterfront Air Seaplanes operated by HaiXiang Aviation China Ltd 海翔公务航空有限公司 announces their preliminary appr...
13/08/2015

Great news! Waterfront Air Seaplanes operated by HaiXiang Aviation China Ltd 海翔公务航空有限公司 announces their preliminary approval by the CAAC.

Our Chinese company HaiXiang Air will operate under the trade name, Waterfront Air for seaplanes and Regional Turboprop Charters.
http://www.waterfrontair.com/Pages/WaterfrontAirCAACApproval.aspx

Great news from our good friends at Harbour Air!https://www.harbourair.com/media/news-and-events/2015/06/zonghen-annouce...
28/07/2015

Great news from our good friends at Harbour Air!
https://www.harbourair.com/media/news-and-events/2015/06/zonghen-annoucement/

Harbour Air / Zongshen Strategic Partnership News Release 17/06/2015 Major Chinese Investor Acquires Minority Share in Harbour Air to Bring Commuter Seaplane Service to China Vancouver/Chongqing — Harbour Air, the world’s largest seaplane airline, has entered into a strategic partnership with China’…

Check out the Aug-Sept Macau Tatler Magazine for a great article about us!
27/08/2014

Check out the Aug-Sept Macau Tatler Magazine for a great article about us!

Waterfront Air finalizes agreement with JieYang Airport.
21/09/2013

Waterfront Air finalizes agreement with JieYang Airport.

本報記者耿荷 水上飛機攻珠三角票價平直升機5成夠特別+耐心兩小子打動內地高官珠三角城市間人員流動頻繁,而擔負載客服務的直升機與渡輪,一個價格太高,一個速度太慢。看到了兩者之間的空白,海翔航空兩位創始人決定將水上飛機引進珠三角。此類飛機時速與...
14/03/2012

本報記者耿荷

水上飛機攻珠三角
票價平直升機5成
夠特別+耐心兩小子打動內地高官

珠三角城市間人員流動頻繁,而擔負載客服務的直升機與渡輪,一個價格太高,一個速度太慢。看到了兩者之間的空白,海翔航空兩位創始人決定將水上飛機引進珠三角。此類飛機時速與直升機相若,票價卻大為便宜。但要説服珠三角地方政府支持這個項目,二位創始人坦言,首先項目要夠特別,還要獲得高層領導的注意,但最重要的則是耐心。

2006年,加拿大小伙子Michael Agopsowicz來港攻讀MBA學位,一次乘船去澳門旅行的經歷讓他萌生了將水上飛機引進珠三角的想法。

成立海翔航空飛港澳深穗

「當時覺得港澳間1小時的航程太長,而在我的家鄉維多利亞,人們如果要去鄰近城市,水上飛機是首選,速度比輪船快很多。」 Michael回憶。

機緣巧合,Michael結識了Peter de Kantzow (國泰航空創始人之一Sydney de Kantzow之子)。Peter對水上飛機項目極為看重,「我已在香港生活了26年,目睹了珠三角日新月異的發展,現在城市間需要聯繫的紐帶,我覺得這是一個商機。」

兩人一拍即合,成立了海翔航空。儘管滿懷創業熱情,二人還是按部就班地從市場調硏做起。Michael説:「通過調查我們得知,經常往返於珠三角的乘客主要以商人和遊客為主,前者追求效率,後者看重體驗,這兩類人大都捨得花錢。」

儘管珠三角不乏「不缺錢」的乘客,但交通工具卻過於單調,仍以直升機和渡輪為主,這兩者偏偏又「涇渭分明」。

直升機速度快,但是票價太高,渡輪倒是便宜,速度卻太慢。

深圳機場碼頭建營運中心

這樣的狀況極大地鼓舞了Peter和Michael,「水上飛機就是一個介乎直升機與渡輪之間的選擇,它的速度與直升機差不多,但價格卻便宜50%。」Michael説。

掌握了市場,接下來的任務就是與廣東地方政府建立合作關係。而這一切進展出奇地順利,深圳甚至將其機場碼頭騰出,供海翔航空建設營運樞紐中心。「他們(廣東地方政府)之所以重視我們的項目是因為它獨一無二。」Peter説水上飛機項目是「打動」內地官員的關鍵。但僅僅引起官員的注意還遠遠不夠,Michael説:「畢竟水上飛機對內地來講是一個全新的事物,我們要不斷地向官員們解釋,而這是一個持續地過程,耐心就成了成敗的關鍵。」
http://www.waterfrontair.com/Pages/HKET.aspx

珠三角城市間人員流動頻繁,而擔負載客服務的直升機與渡輪,一個價格太高,一個速度太慢。看到了兩者之間的空白,海翔航空兩位創始人決定將水上飛機引進珠三角。此類飛機時速與直升機相若,票價卻大為便宜。但要説服珠三角地方政府支持這個項目,二位創始人坦言,首先項目要夠特別,還要獲得高層領導的注意,但最重要的則是耐心。

Waterfront Air featured in the SCMP 'Money' Magazinehttp://www.waterfrontair.com/Pages/SCMP2.aspx
25/11/2011

Waterfront Air featured in the SCMP 'Money' Magazine

http://www.waterfrontair.com/Pages/SCMP2.aspx

The Pearl River Delta is to get a commercial seaplane service, the first of its kind in China. Already established in Vancouver, Glasgow, Sydney, the Maldives, and New York, it will add a new dimension to hopping between PRD cities. Called Waterfront Air, co-founders Peter de Kantzow and business pa...

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