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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Understanding the new Subpart K frax rules
As fractional ownership programs grew in size, complexity and number, considerable controversy within the aviation community arose as to their appropriate
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Helicopter share programs reinvent the fractional model
“What’s the difference between fractional helicopter operations and fractional business jet operations?” asked one fractional sales professional rhetorical
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Union issues at the fractionals
Increasing size provides economies of scale for any business, but for fractional operators attaining “critical mass” in terms of fleet size and flight crew
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Sao Paulo helicopter frax capital of the world
The only really successful helicopter fractional operator is not in the U.S.
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Euro programs shape-shift to meet real-time market needs
What is fractional ownership in Europe? Judging by the way the concept has morphed since it started to appear in the continent during the second half of th
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European scheduled charter firm rethinks fleet composition
Club Airways, the European scheduled business jet service, is broadening its fleet beyond Learjet 45s and is also rethinking its planned route network.
Regulations and Government
Illegal charter hotline funded by FAA
The FAA has provided grant money to fund a hotline for charter operators to report “suspected illegal commercial activity,” according to the National Air T
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FAA funding bill would ok charter-by-the-seat sales
The House bill reauthorizing FAA appropriations for the next four years contains an NBAA-sponsored provision that would allow on-demand air charter operato
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Ricci back in left seat at Flight Options
Cleveland-based Flight Options came full circle late last month when it named company founder Kenn Ricci chairman, ending months of speculation that he wou
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Cutter Aviation has been designated the preferred FBO by fractional provider Bombardier Flexjet
Cutter Aviation has been designated the preferred FBO by fractional provider Bombardier Flexjet.
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Start-up firm enters VLJ ring
Another company has launched a bid in the crowded single-engine jet field.
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Mayo clinic covers NetJets crews, owners
The 2,800-plus flight crews and the more than 3,100 share owners of NetJets aircraft and their passengers are now provided with emergency medical care by t
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NetJets Pilots Ditch the Teamsters
NetJets pilots last month voted to switch union representation from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraf
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VistaJet Buys Skyjet International
Zurich, Switzerland-based VistaJet Holding on July 1 announced that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bombardier Aerospace’s Skyjet International
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Linear Air Launches NYC Service
Air-taxi firm Linear Air in late June launched Eclipse 500 service in the greater New York City area.
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DayJet Expands DayPorts and DayStops
Per-seat, on-demand charter operator DayJet has added two primary “DayPort” and 14 secondary “DayStop” destinations to its network.
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Sentient Restructuring Amid Financial Turbulence
Organizationally troubled Sentient Flight Group will be undergoing a restructuring, only a few weeks after the Weymouth, Mass.-based charter operator and m
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Final fractional rule imminent
Watch for the FAA this month, at long last, to publish revisions to Part 91, including the new Subpart K for regulating fractional operations.
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Short on cash, Indigo ceases regular service
Indigo, the provider of “regular and frequent” business jet service between Chicago Midway Airport and Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, suspended flights e
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Fractional pilot hiring down significantly
The growth of fractional aircraft share sales has cooled recently, reflected by delayed and canceled orders for new aircraft by fractional providers (<
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New block-charter company takes wing
JetEquity Travel has opened its doors with a block-charter operation out of Westchester County Airport, north of New York City.
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Raytheon takes majority control of Flight Options
Four months after John Nahill, former v-p of corporate strategy and development at Raytheon Co., took charge of Flight Options from its founder and then ch
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Sentient changes leaders amid funding ‘hiccup’
Cash-flow problems at Sentient Jet Holdings, parent of charter, management and jet card firm Sentient Flight Group, have led to a leadership change at the
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Ricci Back in Left Seat at Flight Options
Cleveland-based fractional provider Flight Options yesterday named Kenn Ricci chairman and Mike Silvestro CEO, replacing former CEO S.
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Lufthansa’s Swiss Invests in Business Aviation
Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss International Airlines on Thursday took over Zurich-based Servair Private Charter for an undisclosed amount and said it will int
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FAA Grant Funds Illegal Charter Hotline
The FAA has provided grant money to fund a hotline for charter operators to report “suspected illegal commercial activity,” according to the National Air T
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Flexjet Asia to start this spring
Bombardier’s Flexjet Asia executive charter network is expected to begin operations during the second quarter.
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Unijet rejuvenates fleet, opens U.S. broker office
Despite the current economic downturn, French charter operator Leadair Unijet is rejuvenating its fleet.
