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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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It’s Over: DayJet Files for Bankruptcy
Per-seat, on-demand very light jet (VLJ) air-taxi firm DayJet on November 14 filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy (liquidation), just four days after company fou
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Avjet Partners with EAS
Avjet has partnered with Executive Aircraft Sales of Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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Flight Options Furloughs Due to Frax Flying Falloff
Fractional share operator Flight Options has furloughed more than 100 pilots, according to Mat Slinghoff, president of the International Brotherhood of Tea
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Lights Out for DayJet
Per-seat, on-demand very light jet (VLJ) air-taxi firm DayJet last Friday filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy (liquidation), just four days after company founde
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Aspen Jetride Ceases Ops, Yields Charter Certificate
Aspen Jetride, the charter operator that acquired the assets of Aspen Executive Air (AEXJet) after AEXJet filed for bankruptcy protection last year, has ce
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Ocean Sky Scoops Up Dean Aircraft Interiors
UK-based executive charter operator Ocean Sky (Stand No.
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New York Charter Firm Adds S-76 Helo to Fleet
ExcelAire of Ronkonkoma, New York, has added a Sikorsky S-76 to its fleet of business jets, which includes several Gulfstream and Cessna Citation models, E
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Twinjet prepares to open local base
UK-based aircraft management and charter operator Twinjet Aviation is assessing several possible locations for a new base here in the Arabian Gulf region.
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Avinode’s virtual world on display at MEBA
Billing itself as the world’s biggest online air charter marketplace, Avinode has come to MEBA 2008 with one of the show’s most expansive exhibits (Stand N
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ImperialJet adding more jets to fleet
Beirut-based ImperialJet plans to add airplanes to its charter and management fleet at an impressive rate in the next six months as the three-year old comp
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Prestige Jet’s rapid growth continues
Prestige Jet, the Abu Dhabi-headquartered business aircraft charter operator that operates from the newly named Abu Dhabi City Airport, announced at the sh
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Rayajet grows fleet
Jordanian charter operator Rayajet has placed firm orders with Bombardier for a Challenger 300 and one of the larger Challenger 605s.
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Royal Jet awaits price drop before buying more jets
Although there was some expectation that VIP charter operator Royal Jet of Abu Dhabi would announce new firm orders for aircraft here at MEBA, Shane O’Hare
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Dubai operator joins charter empty-legger
Empty-leg charter specialist Lunajets has launched a new partnership with Dubai-based operator Empire Aviation Group (EAG).
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DC Aviation and Al-Futtaim in Joint Venture
German executive charter operator DC Aviation has signed a joint-venture agreement with Dubai-based Al-Futtaim group to start a new business aviation opera
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Europeans Partner with Elite Aviation
Real Executive is to start a new venture in the United Arab Emirates based at the City Airport Abu Dhabi.
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VistaJet sees airline model, options as keys to expansion
Fast-growing executive charter group VistaJet yesterday spelled out details of its new Flight Solutions portfolio.
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Al Jaber Orders $1.2B Worth of Embraer, Airbus Bizjets
Al Jaber Aviation, a subsidiary of the Al Jaber Group in Abu Dhabi, today at the Middle East Business Aviation convention in Dubai unveiled details of its
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More jets, bases and services in plans for growing Royal Jet
Here at the MEBA show, Royal Jet is expected to announce plans to further increase its fleet.
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Largest operator of Airbus bizliners spreads its wings
Comlux Aviation is set to further boost its standing as the world’s largest operator of Airbus corporate and VIP aircraft with the announcement of another
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Iacobucci: Credit Crisis To Blame for DayJet’s Demise
DayJet’s future is still uncertain and will be a “fundamentally different business” if operations resume, according to DayJet chairman Ed Iacobucci, one of
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MEBA Buyer's Guide: Private Air Travel Options
Some say that once you’ve tried business or private aviation you will never want to go back to the airlines.
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Awash in oil wealth, region has growing charter appetite
Over the past few years executive charter brokers complained that there were not enough suitable aircraft available in the Middle East to meet the spiralin
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10 questions to ask before choosing a charter provider
When you buy a seat on a commercial flight, the choice of airline can matter less than the departure and arrival times.
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Flexjet Holiday Jet Card Adds Joy to the Season
Fractional aircraft provider Bombardier Flexjet has an innovative answer to the question of what to give to someone who already has everything–a jet card,
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Jet Republic plans to take on NetJets Europe
Against a backdrop of tumbling stock markets and the most serious banking crisis in a century, Jet Republic has launched what it bills as the most direct c
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JetDirect Sets Up Light Jet/Turboprop Subsidiary
Petaluma, Calif.-based Sunset Aviation is now operating as a standalone subsidiary of JetDirect Aviation, which acquired the light jet and turboprop operat
