By PEAKLIFE
15-Dec-2017
The largest civilian aerobatics team flying on jets, the Breitling Jet Team. [/caption]
Retaining a special place in the hearts of pilots. The brand’s long-established ties to aviation are best and most spectacularly represented by its partnership with the Breitling Jet Team, whose breathtaking aerobatics have dazzled and delighted hundreds of thousands of fans around the world.
Georges Kern CEO Breitling & Jacques Bothelin Leader of the Breitling Jet Team. (PPR/Breitling)[/caption]
There is no doubt in the mind of Georges Kern, Breitling’s CEO, about the significance of the Jet Team to his brand. He says that the unique aerobatics team perfectly reflects the watchmaker’s legacy and its values. “We and the Breitling Jet Team are characterized by some striking synergies, notably technological achievement and mastery, aesthetic sophistication and human excellence. They are arguably the face of Breitling’s aviation heritage.”
The Dijon, France-based Breitling Jet Team has taken its aerial performances to distant international skies in recent years, attracting and amazing new fans throughout Asia and North America. At airshows and in public demonstrations, the pilots of seven L-39C Albatros jet aircraft fly in close formation – often less than three meters apart – at speeds of 700 km/h (435 mph).
Breitling has been an aviation pioneer and introduced some of the masterpieces including the 1930s, onboard chronographs intended for aircraft cockpits, and their popularity among aviators made them an obvious choice for military pilots. And another in 1952, they launched its Navitimer wrist chronograph, which has been a favorite among aviation enthusiasts ever since.
