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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Charter firm SATSair shuts down
The recession appears to have claimed another victim, charter operator SATSair, which
Regulations and Government
FAA mulled $100M deal for Tag/AMI
The FAA considered trying to extract $100 million from Tag Aviation during its investigation of the firm in 2007 before revoking the charter company’s oper
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Royal Jet remains on flight plan for growth
Abu Dhabi-based Royal Jet’s diversification and five-year plan have helped maintain its growth during the last year, according to Shane O’Hare, president a
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News Clips from Dubai 2009
Aircell Appoints Abu Dhabi Sales Rep
Airborne communications specialist Aircell has announced the appointment of Shoukry Shokralla as
Airborne communications specialist Aircell has announced the appointment of Shoukry Shokralla as
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Falcon Services takes two more Bell 412s
Bell Helicopter delivered two Bell 412EP helicopters to Falcon Aviation Services yesterday, taking the Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi-based operator’s 412 fleet to 1
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Arab Wings takes to the air in UAE
The new Gulf Wings UAE operation of Jordanian charter/ management company Arab Wings is up and running as of yesterday when the company received its air op
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Al Jaber plans VVIP charter service
Abu Dhabi-based Al Jaber Aviation (AJA), which has four Airbus A318 Elites and two ACJs on order, last week announced plans to start VVIP charter services
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Comlux to open Paris FBO and Saudi charter venture
Business aviation group Comlux is to expand its services into the FBO sector by establishing a new facility at Paris Le Bourget Airport.
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Charter firm finds sweet spot in Egypt
Cairo-based Spot Air (Stand E740) is making its Dubai Airshow debut after announcing early this month the opening of a new office in Hannover, Germany.
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NetJets ME launches F2000LX program
Fractional ownership of private aircraft seems to be a struggling business model in North America and Europe but it’s alive and well in this part of the wo
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Executive Charter Offered on Challengers
In mid-2009, Qatar Airways received two 4,000-nmi-range Bombardier Challenger 605s and a Challenger 300 for new charter subsidiary Qatar Executive.
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VistaJet seeks partner to build charter business in ME region
The business aircraft charter market is down by at least 15 percent this year, but VistaJet (Stand E540) expects to achieve 20-percent growth for 2009, and
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NetJets Europe Halfway to Carbon-Neutral Goal
NetJets Europe yesterday released its first environmental progress report, in which it claims to be on track to become completely carbon-neutral by October
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NetJets To Furlough Nearly 500 Pilots
Fractional provider NetJets late last week announced that it will furlough up to 495 pilots from its North American fractional operations, mostly from NetJ
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JetSuite Launches Phenom 100 Charter DayCards
JetSuite, which plans to begin flying in the western U.S.
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Charter Data Shows Mixed Picture
The latest data from Charter X and Avinode gives conflicting pictures of the fortunes of the executive charter market over the past month.
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CitationShares is now CitationAir by Cessna
Responding to the brave new world of recession-shaped business aviation, CitationShares last month in New York City unveiled a rebranding that sees the com
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Connor takes over at NetJets Europe
New NetJets chairman and interim CEO David Sokol has begun making changes at NetJets Europe, appointing a new boss to run the business and implement job cu
Rotorcraft
Manhattan operator halts service
New York’s only scheduled helicopter shuttle service is no more, at least for now.
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Flight Options Pilots Authorize Strike
IBT 1108, the union representing Flight Options pilots, on October 19 said 90 percent of those voting in a strike-authorization vote approved a strike if t
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Air Partner Private Jets Logs $4M Loss
The Private Jets division of charter broker Air Partner suffered a £2.5 million ($3.9 million) loss in its fiscal year that ended on July 31.
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Virgin Charter Shuts Down
Online charter broker Virgin Charter stopped “active operations” on October 23, according to a company statement.
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SATSair ‘Temporarily’ Ceases Operations
Greenville, S.C.-based Cirrus SR22 air taxi firm SATSair “temporarily” shut down operations on October 23 “due to circumstances,” according to a recording
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Special Report: Charter Meltdown
The charter segment has been hit particularly hard during this downturn, as the number of flights dropped drastically from year-ago levels.
Rotorcraft
Manhattan operator halts service
New York’s only scheduled helicopter shuttle service is no more, at least for now.
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Virgin Charter Closed Due to Insufficient Sales
Online charter broker Virgin Charter stopped “activ
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Marquis Jet sees demand on rebound
Marquis Jet’s Randy Brandoff said his jet card company is well positioned to take advantage of the shifting sands of the corporate jet market.
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CharterX, CTA link flight and ops systems
CharterX Wyvern and Computing Technologies for Aviation (CTA) announced the launch of FlightPortal with FOSLink at NBAA.
Aircraft
Flexjet offers airlift solutions
Flexjet, Bombardier Aerospace’s fractional-share program, announced a reconfigured product offering at NBAA, with an emphasis on its ability to offer suppl
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Flight Options opts for Aircell’s high-speed Internet systems
Flight Options plans to equip most of its fleet of fractionally owned business jets with Aircell’s high-speed Internet system, a decision that will give th
