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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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Web-based program gives Part 91/135 operators OK to go
If the FAA’s crackdown on charter operational control has taught operators anything, it’s that the number of compliance items that a Part 135 certificate h
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French operator to offer another downtown link
France-based operator Azur Hélicoptère is considering offering helicopter connections between Lyon Saint Exupéry airport and the city’s convention center,
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Helo lobby association outlines Paris connection
The UFH, the French helicopter association, is studying how to relaunch scheduled flights among Paris heliport, a helipad in La Défense business district a
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NetJets Pilots Break from IBT, Choose In-house Union
NetJets pilots this week overwhelmingly voted to switch union representation from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to the NetJets Association of
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Charter Industry Changes May Have Significant Effects
Charter volume is dropping significantly in some markets, according to information provided to AIN by charter industry insiders.
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Feathers ruffled at NATA summit
ARG/US is publicly disputing claims made at the NATA Air Charter Summit last month by the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) about its new industry audit
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Changes ahead for charter industry
Government oversight and discussions about recent enforcement actions dominated the second annual NATA Air Charter Summit, held June 9 to 11 in Chantilly,
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NATA scolds FAA for revocations
National Air Transportation Association (NATA) president James Coyne last month criticized the FAA for issuing another emergency suspension order for a Par
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Flight Options downsizes, terminates pilots
Ohio-based Flight Options in late May closed its maintenance facility at Cleveland Cuyahoga Airport and dismissed about 200 employees, 68 of whom were pilo
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DayJet, FAA to prove NextGen technologies
Very light jet air-taxi operator DayJet on June 10 signed an agreement with the FAA to start a five-year, phased implementation of proven NextGen technolog
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PlaneSense and Atlas Aircraft ensconced in new Portsmouth HQ
Testimony to the vigor of its PlaneSense Pilatus PC-12 fractional ownership and Atlas Aircraft Center maintenance programs, Alpha Flying officially opened
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A hassle-free ride to the show
This year–as in years past– Farnborough attendees can expect a frustrating trip to the show, with gridlock between the venue and the M3 a near certainty.
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VistaJet Signs To Buy Bombardier Skyjet
Zurich, Switzerland-based VistaJet Holding today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bombardier Aerospace’s Skyjet International
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Flight Options adds Citation X
Flight Options announced yesterday that it is adding the Cessna Citation X to its current stable of 10 aircraft models, with the first five aircraft becomi
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Charter prices take a dive
Jet air charter costs for business travelers declined markedly over the past year, according to a survey conducted by CharterAuction.com of Quincy, Mass.,
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France's Unijet turns to Cessna for small jet to meet its charter needs
Dassault Aviation’s unwillingness to develop a new light business jet to replace the Falcon 10 and 20 models is starting to cost it business.
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NASA chooses Flexjet as its fractional provider
Bombardier Flexjet announced its selection as fractional provider to the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) at a press conference yesterda
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ShareJet brings frax to Far East
A Japanese industrial trading company and a U.S.
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Air Partner opens offices in Boston and New York
Executive charter broker Air Partner has opened new offices in Washington, D.C., and Boston.
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EJM signs up its 100th aircraft
Executive Jet Management, a NetJets company (part of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway empire), celebrated another milestone at NBAA 2002 by announcing t
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Flight Options mulling an Envoy 7 replacement
Embraer and Airbus are trying to persuade fractional ownership operator Flight Options to switch its 25-aircraft commitment for Fairchild Dornier’s Envoy 7
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Mexican charter firm buys an 800XP
The Mexican air-taxi company Sarsa purchased a new Raytheon Hawker 800XP at the convention.
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Aircraft Charter Broker Regulations Pushed
Recent enforcement actions against charter brokers using “unfair or deceptive” business practices have come under scrutiny, and some organizations are now
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ARG/US’s Feathers Ruffled at NATA Summit
ARG/US is publicly disputing claims made at the NATA Air Charter Summit held last week in Chantilly, Va., by the Air Charter Safety Foundation about its ne
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Jet Aviation is growing steadily
Jet Aviation’s main strength is in Europe, where 11 major facilities generate 60 percent of its income, and the U.S., with four major facilities and 18 sup
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TAG confident of continued growth
When TAG Aviation took over Aeroleasing in Switzerland and Aviation Methods in California, and finally Wayfarer Aviation on the East Coast, all in 1998 and
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United BizJet now Avolar, frax plans unchanged
Avolar, the “stand alone” UAL Corp.
