Executive Jet Management is among the world’s largest and oldest aircraft charter management firms, but it is a relative newcomer here in Europe. The company received a European air operator certificate (AOC) last year after establishing a regional base in Lisbon, Portugal, leveraging the operations headquarters of sister company NetJets Europe.

Robert Molsbergen, EJM’s president and COO for global aircraft management, is leading the company’s push into Europe, as well as in China under NetJets China. Established in 1964, EJM currently manages 208 aircraft in the U.S., but only seven in Europe and two in China. “We are heavily concentrated in North America, but we are now looking to globalize the company,” Molsbergen told AIN. “Our goal is to double the managed European fleet to 14 aircraft by the end of this year.”

As a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, EJM has the financial backing of Warren Buffett’s investment group. “This makes it easier for us to sign up customers as we break into new world regions,” he said. “Even if they aren’t familiar with EJM, everyone knows who Warren Buffet is.”

EJM Europe, which is headed by Mario Spinola and focused on aircraft management and charter, now has a 45-person sales team interspersed throughout the region, including Russia and the CIS region. Yesterday, it announced the addition of UK-based Janus Kamradt to the team as regional sales vice president.

According to Molsbergen, EJM has seen a “steady uptick”–mid-single percentages–in charter over the past three years. He expects this rate of growth to continue throughout this year.