Charter & Fractional
News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.
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Piaggio inks second fractional deal
Piaggio America of Greenville, S.C., has signed a deal for nine Avanti twin turboprops for a new fractional operation by Calgary, Alberta, Canada startup A
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First fractional provider spreads wings in India
Asia is set to get its first full fractional ownership program by year-end.
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Avantair Sees Revenue, Net Loss Increase
In its first-quarter FY2008 report issued in mid-November, Clearwater, Fla.-based fractional provider Avantair said revenues increased 52.9 percent, to $25
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Pogo Jet Outlines Deployment Plans
In a December 13 SEC amendment for its initial public stock offering, Pogo Jet provided more information about its planned very light jet (VLJ) charter ser
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Prestige Jet To Provide Medical Flights
United Arab Emirates-based Prestige Jet has signed an agreement to provide EMS flights for Flight Ambulance International (FAI).
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Lufthansa makes new plans for Private Jet service
Lufthansa is ordering its own business jets to replace those supplied thus far by NetJets Europe (NJE) for Lufthansa’s Private Jet service.
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DayJet Widens Network
Some 60 days after it began its per-seat, on-demand air service, Boca Raton, Fla.-based DayJet last month added to its very light jet air-taxi network 28 n
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UK air-taxi service plans launch
European air-taxi service Blink will start operations in May with the first of 30 Citation Mustangs it ordered from Cessna.
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JetBird secures new funding
JetBird, Europe’s planned new low-cost charter service, has raised €21 million ($31 million) in fresh capital through an oversubscribed private placement o
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NetJets pilots set another high salary standard
Early last month the NetJets pilots overwhelmingly supported a major amendment and five-year extension to their collective-bargaining agreement between Net
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VLJ air-taxi plan flawed
Don Burr and Bob Crandall exude confidence for their intended new venture, Pogo, but the air-taxi concept is not a matter of belief, nor is the outlook for
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Fractional operations, flight safety on ICAO agenda
At the ICAO Assembly in Montreal–where all the world’s aviation representatives gathered last month to review outstanding issues–there was general agreemen
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Traditional charter company thrives despite changing business landscape
To survive in a business as highly competitive as air charter, you must constantly change and reinvent yourself.
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Increased demand at UK charter firm
Charter broker Air Partner has seen a 40-percent increase in executive aircraft bookings over the past year.
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Pogo Jet Reveals Deployment Details
In a December 13 amendment to Pogo Jet’s S-1 registration statement for its initial public stock offering, the company provided more information about its
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FAA postpones deadline for seat rule compliance
The FAA has postponed until November 29 the compliance deadline for a controversial flight standards handbook bulletin that addresses aircraft configuratio
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Avanti frax ops signs 100th customer
Avantair, which operates a fractional ownership fleet of Piaggio Avanti twin turboprops, signed its 100th customer last month.
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FBO, charter companies team up
Mercury Air Centers and TAG Aviation disclosed a joint initiative to provide travel services through Mercury’s FBO network.
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Proposed contract stirs hornets’ nest at NetJets
Mount Saint Helens wasn’t the only imminent eruption last month.
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Part 135 Fatal Leads to Call for Emergency Briefings
The NTSB wants the FAA to emphasize the need for pilots, particularly those in single-pilot Part 135 operations, to provide “timely emergency briefings.” T
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NetJets Pilots OK Contract Amendment
On Friday, NetJets pilots overwhelmingly supported a major amendment and extension to their collective-bargaining agreement between NetJets Aviation and Te
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DayJet Widens Network, Shifts Strategy
Two months after it began its per-seat, on-demand air service, Boca Raton, Fla.-based DayJet yesterday expanded its very light jet air-taxi network to 28 n
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Lufthansa-NetJets Europe Split Gets Messy
Germany-based airline Lufthansa and NetJets Europe (NJE) are embroiled in a disagreement over the recently announced termination of their partnership of Lu
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Newly Acquired Flight Options Buying Phenom 300s
Flight Options late Friday simultaneously announced its finalized acquisition by Miami-based private equity firm H.I.G.
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JetBird Gets Enough Funding To Fly
JetBird, Europe’s planned new low-cost charter service, has raised €21 million ($31 million) in fresh capital through an oversubscribed private placement o
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Rifton Aviation Launches Air-taxi Business
Rifton Aviation Services, an FBO at Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, N.Y., has received FAR Part 135 authority to conduct U.S.
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Criticism of NBAA eases over fractional NPRM
With the beginning of this month marking the halfway point in the 90-day public comment period on the FAA’s notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to regulat
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Frax Hiring Rate Slightly below Last Year
The pilot hiring rate this year by fractional ownership operators is slightly lower than last year’s rates, according to figures compiled by AIR Inc.
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Is NetJets Moving to Orlando?
According to the Orlando Sentinel, state and local officials are drafting an incentive package to lure fractional provider NetJets to Orlando, Fla.
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Fired Pilot Loses Suit against Travel Air
A Kansas District Court judge has dismissed a complaint by a pilot against fractional ownership operator Raytheon Travel Air.
