"We are pleased to have agreed principal terms with Kingplace to relaunch the airline. This agreement is excellent news for the Company's suppliers, staff and loyal customers."
Ian Ilsley, Chairman of Heritage and a Director of Kingplace added: "Kingplace can confirm that it has agreed terms with Begbies Traynor to acquire Silverjet. If these negotiations are successful, we expect to take on all of the existing staff, to honour Silverjet's existing customers' tickets and see Silverjet return to the skies in a matter of weeks."
Lawrence Hunt, Chief Executive of Silverjet said: "I am personally delighted that we now have the necessary backing from a long term investor to relaunch Silverjet. We have received fantastic support from our staff, customers and partners in helping us put this deal together. We will be working around the clock to launch our New York and Dubai services as quickly as possible and we will make an announcement about the date for re-launching our services in due course."
The re-launch of the airline service is subject to regulatory approval.
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