News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.
Zurich-based ExecuJet Aviation is to set up a new charter and aircraft management operation in Qatar in a bid to expand its footprint in the growing Middle
Financial records at French air charter operator Blue Line are being scrutinized following the company’s compulsory liquidation on October 6 with debts
Business aircraft trading has started to move more freely, but the fallout from the financial crisis continues to cast a shadow over the market, according
ExecuJet Aviation is expanding its footprint in the Asian business aviation services market with a new joint venture with China’s Tianjin Haite Aircraft En
Michael Brassington, president, CEO and cofounder of now-defunct Platinum Jet Management, and his brother Paul Brassington, a v-p and cofounder, were convi
Comlux The Aviation Group has opened Comlux Middle East, based in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and is adding greater substance to a portfolio of aircraft manage
Revenues at Berkshire Hathaway’s NetJets fractional aircraft subsidiary climbed 17 percent during the first nine months of this year versus a year ago “d
Berkshire Hathaway on Friday reported that revenues at its NetJets fractional aircraft subsidiary climbed 17 percent during the first nine months of 2010 v
Forecast demand for executive charter flights over the next 30 days is slightly down from a month ago, according to the latest data from online charter por
The FAA has concluded that two Boston Air Charter pilots were in violation of the FARs when they took off in their respective Cessna Citations from Norwo
Argus has partnered with JetVizor to allow users of the latter company’s free online charter marketplace and global directory to view Argus ratings for c
Embraer announced at the NBAA Convention last month that fractional provider NetJets signed an agreement to purchase 50 Phenom 300 light jets and has an op
The numbers say it was a flat year in charter, up from 2008's lows, far from prior highs, but essentially static since late last year in terms of demand
Ultimately, and unsurprisingly, the international market for private and business charter flights is a microcosm of the wider global economy in which it re
Stronger trading in the second half of the financial year ending on July 31, 2010, lifted revenues for UK-based charter brokering group Air Partner by 22.9
Price index data from online charter portal Avinode reinforces the impression reported by operators and brokers that the market has been making a slow and
Avinode also generated lists of the 10 most requested airports for passengers flying in Europe, the Middle East, North America and the rest of the world.
Illegal charter flights are increasingly common, according to operators and brokers who spoke to AIN, most of whom declined to go on the record with specif