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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Frax reinvent the business aviation industry
Undoubtedly, it is still too early to gauge all the effects the September 11 terrorist attacks will have on any segment of aviation.
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Avantair expands its all-Avanti fractional
When Steven Santo announced the creation of a fractional ownership program with an aircraft fleet consisting solely of Italian-built Avanti turboprop twins
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Frax Ops Have Propensity for Runway Overruns
Of the few accidents that have occurred to fractional aircraft (none of them fatal), runway overruns are the most common.
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Olcott Responds to Warren’s Assertions
Former NBAA president Jack Olcott weighed in on the NBAA contretemps with a letter sent to member representatives.
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Flying group buys French Riviera charter firm
Belgian charter operator Flying Group’s takeover of Cap Camarat Business Jet (CCBJ) furthers the operator’s “ambition to become an important player in Euro
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ExecuJet acquires charter business for new subsidiary
ExecuJet Aviation has acquired German charter operator Jet Connection Businessflight for an undisclosed sum.
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Flexjet Europe now in for the long haul
Bombardier Flexjet Europe has added a new intercontinental option to its Jet Membership block-charter program.
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Dawn of DayJet Finally Here
It has been five years in the making, and overcast skies and a little rain didn't dampen spirits during DayJet's service inauguration festivities at the Ta
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Pax flocking to charter and fractional operations
“Business has been very strong, but for all the wrong reasons,” said aircraft purchase broker Drew Callen, president of Boston JetSearch, which is based at
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United’s Avolar project to begin ops this month
Avolar, a stand-alone subsidiary of UAL Corp.
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Fractional Operator Plans To Go Part 135
Flight Options CEO Kenn Ricci plans to obtain Part 135 approval for the Cleveland-based fractional provider.
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Fractional web site promises user data
A new Web site, scheduled to be fully operational this month, promises to provide data on the major fractional programs, including detailed descriptions of
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Part 135 Covered by Airline Bailout Bill
Air charter operators have the opportunity to apply for federal relief as a result of September 11.
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Fractional hiring far exceeding last year's numbers
Pilot hiring by the four major fractional aircraft ownership operators is far ahead of last year’s, according to figures compiled by AIR.
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London Executive Aviation (LEA) introduced the first Cessna Citation Excel in the UK
London Executive Aviation (LEA) introduced the first Cessna Citation Excel in the UK charter market last month.
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Mideast charter outgrowing supply
Too few business aircraft are based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other Arabian Gulf states to meet rising demand for executive charter flights, ac
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European firm introduces advance-charter blocks
Users of business-aircraft charter who prefer to purchase travel in advance now have another option that the service’s provider claims is different from ot
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NetJets Is the Name, Frax Is the Game
NetJets aircraft will fly 300,000 occupied hours this year, chairman and CEO Richard Santulli told reporters during ceremonies in Columbus, Ohio, to announ
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Fractional provider signs for 29 Avantis
Piaggio Aero Industries, which emerged from bankruptcy five years ago and has gradually stopped bleeding red ink, last month received a record order valued
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Southeast Regional Fractional Program Launched
AeroShares, a new company based at St.
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Eclipse chief stands by VLJ air-limo concept
As Albuquerque, N.M.-based Eclipse prepares to fly a Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610-powered Eclipse 500 later this year, company founder and CEO Vern Raburn
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Special Report: Fractional Ownership
What began as a concept that met with outright skepticism and indeed some hostility by the established aviation industry has blossomed into a viable branch
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Former rivals unite to form air-taxi network
At first it might seem like an odd couple: Don Burr, People Express founder and low-fare airline pioneer, and Bob Crandall, controversial megastar of Ameri
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Omni Aviacao seals a deal
Paris Le Bourget FBO and executive charter firm Aero Services has been bought by Portuguese general aviation group Omni Aviacão e Tecnologia.
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Frax operator expands program
OurPlane of London, Ontario, Canada, which has been marketing fractional shares in piston airplanes since 1998, recently introduced fractional programs for
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FRAX NPRM comments pushed to November 16
The FAA extended to November 16 the comment period on its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to regulate fractional aircraft ownership operations.
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Guaranteed charter rates rival frax and Jet Card
Executive Charter Services says its new guaranteed charter rates are significantly lower than the comparable rates for fractional and jet-card aircraft.
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Connect-A-Jet’s Claims Falling To Pieces
The Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has suspended the trading of Connect-A-Jet securities until October 12, due to alleged “deceptive practices” and
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Addison Express cleared in Learjet drug ring bust
No one connected with Texas charter operator Addison Express was arrested or otherwise implicated in connection with an early-August drug bust by federal a
