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News and issues concerning the aviation charter industry and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.

JFI Ready for Russia Charter Operations
October 29, 2012 - 12:55pm

Charter/management company JFI Jets (Booth No. 2120) has announced its Moscow-based charter partnership, JFI Russia, established last year, is ready for business.

“The deal in Russia has moved into the forward mode,” said Bob Seidel, CEO of the New York City-based charter operator. “We put it on hold for a while. There was political uncertainty for some of the clients and a desire to keep a low silhouette. But now the political landscape is better understood. We’re starting to see the Russians flying again.”
Avinode Unveils Charter Forecast
October 29, 2012 - 11:00am

Charter market data services provider Avinode (Booth No. 2120) of Goteborg, Sweden, will present the Avinode 2013 Business Forecast followed by a panel discussion with charter operators at 1 p.m. today in Room N220A here at the NBAA convention.
Tactair Delivers Aerospace Hydraulics To Key OEMs
October 29, 2012 - 10:25am

As a component and subsystem player in the fluid power and motion control market Tactair Fluid Controls (Booth No. 1510) is in a unique position to view the state of the aerospace industry. Tactair has a contract from Sumitomo Precision Products to design and manufacture the complete hydraulic package for the landing gear extension and retraction and steering control systems for the Mitsubishi MRJ.

Acana To Discuss Charter Broker/Operator NPRM at NBAA Show
October 23, 2012 - 3:00pm

The Air Charter Association of North America (Acana) will hold an open forum about the U.S. DOT’s soon-to-be-released notice of proposed rulemaking for the charter broker/operator industry at the NBAA Convention on October 30 in Room N220B from 2 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Acana said it will be discussing the four main factors behind the FAA proposal, as well as NTSB recommendations that are going to be included in the NPRM.
India Ponders Allowing Per-seat Scheduled Air Charter
October 18, 2012 - 3:25pm

The Indian government looks set to reform complex rules that have made it hard for charter operators to expand services. The country’s Business Aviation Operators Association (BAOA) is in talks with the Ministry of Civil Aviation to permit nonscheduled operators to enter into codeshares with scheduled airlines to provide feeder services to remote destinations with short and unpaved runways.
London Executive Aviation Three-peats with Baltic Air Charter Award
October 16, 2012 - 3:25pm

UK-based aircraft charter operator London Executive Aviation (LEA) was named “best general aviation operator” in the Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA) Excellence Awards. This is the third consecutive time that the company has received this recognition. The award was decided by BACA members, who were asked to nominate organizations that they consider best in class.

JetSuite Doubles Fleet with Citation CJ3 Order
October 9, 2012 - 4:00pm

Irvine, Calif.-based JetSuite announced an order today for 15 Cessna Citation CJ3s, which will double the size of its fleet and expand its offerings beyond the Embraer Phenom 100. The charter membership firm started taking bookings today for the new, longer-range CJ3s, though inaugural flights won’t begin until November 19. During the first year of operations, JetSuite’s CJ3 service will be available between any points east of the Mississippi and from the East to and from Aspen and Vail, and through Eastern Canada and the Caribbean.
XOJet Hires Ex-NetJets VP To Lead Sales and National Accounts
October 9, 2012 - 3:45pm

Gregg Slow joined XOJet as its senior vice president of sales and national accounts, the company announced today. He is also a member of the aircraft charter firm’s senior executive team. In his new role, Slow will be based at XOJet’s New York office and be responsible for new client acquisition and strategic account management nationally. Previously, Slow was a senior vice president at NetJets, where he was responsible for developing and managing sales for the New York City region, the company’s largest territory in the country.

Jumpjet Aims for Bizjet Flights at First-class Prices
October 4, 2012 - 4:00pm

Jumpjet, a start-up “luxury travel club” launched on Tuesday, aims to provide per-seat private jet travel at first-class airline prices. Under its program, customers pay a fixed monthly fee over a 12-month period that allows them to book a seat on 10 round-trip flights per year, without any extra per-flight-hour charges, on third-party charter aircraft flown by Wyvern- or Argus-audited operators.
CharterBox Brings ‘Name Your Price’ to Aircraft Charter Market
October 4, 2012 - 3:35pm

New online aircraft charter broker CharterBox is bringing the “name your price” concept to the charter aviation market through a real-time marketplace that matches buyers and sellers of charter. The company says its model will help operators supplement their traditional retail charter business by optimizing the transient movement of their aircraft. CharterBox uses only operators that are Argus Gold or better and/or Wyvern Wingman compliant.

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