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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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Part 121 Fatigue Regulations Months Away
Revised rules for flight, duty and rest times for Part 121 flight crews are still several months away, according to the FAA.
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ABS Steps Up Expansion in the East
Czech-based aircraft management and charter operator ABS Jets is seeking to step up its ambitious expansion plans through negotiations with prospective Rus
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GA Responds To Part 135 Crew Duty Proposal
Both NBAA and the National Air Transportation Association have called on the FAA to initiate a full rewrite of the Part 135 flight, duty and rest rules ins
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Bizav Flight Activity Rises, Part 91 Up by 10 Percent
Overall business aircraft flight activity climbed 4.4 percent last month year-over-year, bolstered by a double-digit-percent resurgence in Part 91 corporat
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EBAA: Bizav Bounces Back in Eastern Europe
Business aviation growth in Eastern Europe is bouncing back, according to the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA).
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FAA Finalizes CRM for Part 135 Operators
The FAA today finalized a rule that requires Part 135 operators to train pilots and fl
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Lufthansa Private Jets Considers New Bizjet Vendor
Lufthansa is weighing possible new options for providing executive charter services through its Lufthansa Private Jets service.
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Bizav Flight Activity Rises, Part 91 Up by 10 Percent
Overall business aircraft flight activity climbed 4.4 percent last month year-over-year, bolstered by a double-digit-percent resurgence in Part 91 corporat
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Charter Demand Dips, but Prices Hold Up
With the holidays now over, demand this month for private charter flights predictably decreased on a month-over-month basis.
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XOJet Eyes Continued Air Charter Growth
XOJet late last month announced 50-percent year-over-year growth and that it expects more of th
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CitationAir Offers Limited-commitment Aircraft Access
CitationAir has launched Jet Access, a new non-membership program designed to allow private aviation customers use of its Citation XLS and Sovereign flee
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Charter Activity Rising in the Middle East Region
Air charter in the Middle East has shown strength in the face of the global market decline of the past year, according to data recently released by Avino
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European bizav taking hard line on illegal flights
The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is leading fresh industry demands for a clampdown on illegal charter activity.
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MEBA 2012 signs first exhibitor
This year's MEBA show hasn't even closed yet, but already the organizers, F&E Aerospace (Stand E313), has signed up the first exhibitor for the next event,
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Hangar8 to base Citation XLS in India
Oxford, UK-based charter and aircraft management company Hangar 8 announced this week at MEBA that it will begin operations in India with the basing of a C
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Universal Jet Seeks Middle Eastern AOC Partner
U.S-based charter operator Universal Jet (Stand E140) has come to MEBA looking to advance its plans to expand operations in the Middle East.
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TAG and China First Mandarin Group form business aviation partnership
TAG Aviation Asia and China First Mandarin Group (CFMG) signed a preliminary joint-venture agreement to serve the business aviation market in Asia with air
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Rizon Jet Chooses Private Flight Global
Aircraft charter and management group Rizon Jet (Stand C310) yesterday signed a contract with Private Flight Global, a New Zealand catering group, to becom
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Titan Aviation Wins CAMO Approval
Dubai-based Titan Aviation (Stand C719), a provider of aircraft management, charter and sales, has been approved by the Cayman Civil Aviation Authority as
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Arab Wings Adds Aircraft, MRO Services
Amman-based charter operator Arab Wings (stand C218) has added an Embraer Legacy 650 to its fleet and received a license to perform MRO (maintenance, repai
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The Wyvern Standard extends to Europe
Safety audit specialist Wyvern has joined forces with Aviation Quality Services (AQS) to introduce a common safety standard to the European business aviati
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Spot Air Sees Charter Growth
Air charter group Spot Air is expanding its services into additional European countries after experiencing significant growth during the past two years.
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Three More Jets to Join Comlux Fleet
Three more, undisclosed, aircraft owners have signed up to have their jets managed by Comlux The Aviation Group, with deliveries due to take place over the
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Executive Sky Sees Phenomenal Growth
Executive Sky managing director Khaled Akkawi said yesterday that growth at his two-year-old Beirut, Lebanon-based charter company has been nothing short o
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Ibex Plans One-Way Charter Pricing in Middle East
Beirut-based Ibex Air Charter is making its public debut at MEBA with a plan to introduce a new fare model to the Middle East charter market.
"I want to st
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Smart Aviation Airlifts Russian Shark Attack Victims in Egypt
When the Russian tourists who were attacked by sharks in Egypt last week needed emergency medical aid, Cairo-based charter operator Smart Aviation came to
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Jetallliance East launches Russia charter operations
Jetalliance East has launched charter operations in Russia and the CIS.
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Middle East leads Comlux expansion
Comlux The Aviation Group (Chalet A18) has established a new commercial office to oversee its operations in the Gulf region.
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Saudia bolsters private fleet
The opportunity for "travel in record-breaking time" along with 24/7 service is the promise of Saudia Private Aviation (Chalet A3), and the Saudi Arabian A
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Air Partner seeks JetCard hookups
Air Partner is looking for additional partners here in the Middle East to help boost its newly launched JetCard in the region.
