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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NetJets To Remain in Columbus, Ohio
NetJets will remain in Columbus, Ohio, despite fierce competition from cities such as Raleigh, N.C.; Orlando, Fla.; and Fort Worth, Texas.
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Former JetBlue Execs Embrace Bizav
A group of former JetBlue executives has launched a new charter operation designed around the Phenom 100.
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Ricci returns to Flight Options
Two new companies have invested in HIG Transport Holdings, the holding company that owns Cleveland-based fractional-share provider Flight Options.
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Former JetBlue Execs Embrace Business Aviation
A group of former JetBlue executives this week launched an operation designed around the Embraer Phenom 100.
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Flight Time failure stiffs charter ops
As the financial community has been shaken by the downfall of Enron and Worldcom, so has the aviation charter industry been rattled by the demise of one of
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Flight Options Founder Ricci Returns to Company
Two new investors have invested in HIG Transport Holdings, the holding company that owns Cleveland-based fractional-share provider Flight Options.
Safety
Air Charter Safety Foundation Lauds 2007 Safety Record
The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) has already reviewed the 2007 preliminary aviation safety stat
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Teamsters back union push at Flight Options
A union organizing campaign is under way at fractional-aircraft provider Flight Options, according to Don Treichler of the International Brother of Teamste
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Study Reports High Marks by Fractional Customers
Nearly 88 percent of fractional aircraft owners rated their satisfaction of their respective programs at the two highest score levels and 22 percent said t
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Fractionals Take One-fifth of Pilots Hired
The number of pilots hired from January through May by the six major fractional operators (559 pilots) is outpacing hiring by the major airlines (302) and
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ShAirForce ups the marketing ante
New York City-based ShAirForce LLC continues to move forward with its plan to become the world’s first fractional operator to offer its clients premium-cla
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Flight Options Teams with Starlink on Canadian Venture
Fractional provider Flight Options of Cleveland and charter firm Starlink Aviation of Montreal yesterday announced an international partnership to form Fli
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Wyvern Debuts Online Charter Safety Compliance Program
Wyvern is taking charter aircraft safety compliance to the next level with the introduction of the Pilot & Aircraft Safety Survey (Pass) program, which
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ExecuJet Opens New Bases in Europe and Asia
In July ExecuJet Aviation will open a new base for its charter and management clients at London City Airport.
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Operator gives helo fractional a ‘Whirl’
With the successes of the fractional model for business jet ownership, it was perhaps only a matter of time before a national fractional helicopter operati
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AIN Interview: XOJet’s Paul Touw touts virtues of two-model fleet
Paul Touw had barely finished high school when his entrepreneurial spirit started paying dividends.
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Air Partner expands at Biggin Hill
Executive charter group Air Partner has received approval to build a 175,000-sq-ft business aviation enclave at London Biggin Hill Airport.
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New Web site merges aviation worlds
For most people, private and commercial aviation are separate experiences and are seldom combined within the same itinerary.
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NJE Ventures into India Frax Market
NetJets Europe (NJE) is partnering with Ashish Chordia–CEO of Mumbai-based Shreyans, an importer of luxury goods–to market its fractional aircraft program
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Pogo Jet Aborts IPO Takeoff
The financial straits on Wall Street dashed start-up very light jet air-taxi Pogo Jet’s plans to start selling shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange last mon
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Royal Jet Foresees Rapid Growth
Abu Dhabi-based executive charter operator Royal Jet plans to double the size of its fleet by 2013, which will mark the fast-growing operator’s 10th annive
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French Operator Sues NetJets Europe
French-based executive air charter operator THS has filed a lawsuit against NetJets Europe for “dissimulated labor.” THS alleges that NetJets has hired pil
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Virgin Charter Launches Online Marketplace
Virgin Charter last month officially opened its online marketplace, which it bills as “the first-ever end-to-end solution for private air travel.” Accordin
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Piaggio considers frax role for Avantis
Piaggio Aero, the Italian maker of the sleek P.180 Avanti, is engaged in “some very positive” discussions that would create a fractional-ownership fleet of
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ExecuJet targets NetJets owners
ExecuJet Aviation has launched a new lease-based alternative to fractional ownership, block charter and traditional aircraft management.
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JetPool Places Fleet Order for Spectrum Jets
Carlsbad, Calif.-based start-up aircraft manufacturer Spectrum Aeronautical has received a “significant fleet order” for its all-composite S-33 Independenc
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AirSprint Places $116 Million Bizav Order
Canadian fractional aircraft provider AirSprint last month placed an order for 23 business aircraft worth an estimated $116 million.
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Travel Air, Flight Options on merger final approach
The combination of fractional providers Flight Options and Raytheon Travel Air (RTA) into Cleveland-based Flight Options LLC is expected by the end of this
