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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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NetJets Europe Orders 32 Hawker 4000s
Less than two months after completion of the sale of Raytheon Aircraft to the investment firms GS Capital Partners and Onex Partners for $3.3 billion, the
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Charter firm finds work for single-engine t-props
JetFly, a Luxembourg-based company set up in 1999, is offering fractional ownerships in single-engine turboprop aircraft.
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Start-up Swiss charter firm awaits Phenom 100 deliveries
JetBird, the planned low-cost air charter service, caused quite a stir at the 2006 EBACE exhibition when it ordered 50 of Embraer’s Phenom 100 very light j
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Flying Group introduces jet-card option for the not-so-frequent flier
“Not everyone can or wants to own a private jet, and even the most affordable co-ownership or ad hoc chartering package is not always suitable,” Flying Gro
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Business booms for Air Partner
Air Partner, the company that describes itself as the world’s largest aircraft charter broker, is seeing a surge in business.
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Investment firm has big plans for DaimlerChrysler Aviation
DaimlerChrysler Aviation, conceived as a corporate flight department in 1998 to transport the German-U.S.
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Union: Flight Options Fired Pilots for Traffic Violations
The Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 1108, which represents pilots for fractional provider Flight Options, said this week that some pilots were fired for th
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European charter programs vie for market dominance
Block charter has evolved as the primary alternative to fractional ownership in Europe, with providers continuously vying to offer greater flexibility and
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NetJets Europe to boost fleet and pilot numbers
Back in 2001, NetJets Europe might have considered a shortage of suitably qualified pilots to be a nice problem to face.
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Austrian charter company maintains a global presence
Tyrolean Jet Services of Innsbruck is here at EBACE for the sixth time, exhibiting its charter expertise to attendees (Booth No.
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LegFind.com expands operations
LegFind.com, a wholesale air charter marketplace, released a new service last month aimed at quickly matching charter operators with clients.
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Sentient Jet merges with JetDirect
Two well known companies that operate and manage charter aircraft and jet travel cards have merged.
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DayJet gearing up for service start
DayJet founder, president and CEO Ed Iacobucci dropped by AIN’s offices last month to provide an update on progress with his per-seat, on-demand VLJ
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Avanti Fractional Operator Adds Premier Is
Breaking from its single-airplane fleet of Piaggio Avanti twin turboprops, Fairfield, N.J.-based fractional provider Avantair has added two new Beechcraft
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NetJets Pilot Picketing Apparently Effective
It appears that the informational picketing by NetJets pilots, who are represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1108, is having the
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Bombardier Jet Card Offers Demo Program
Private jet travelers have a new option this summer to sample jet-card membership without the typical 25-hour annual commitment.
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FAA Slaps Platinum with $1.86M in Civil Penalties
The FAA has hit Platinum Jet with civil penalties totaling more than $1.86 million for violations involving 49 passenger-carrying flights.
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NATA Launches Air Charter Safety Program
Following a hard look at the recent series of air charter accidents, the National Air Transportation Association has taken steps to assist operators in imp
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Delta AirElite Initiates Charter Revenue Guarantee
Strong revenue growth has led Delta AirElite, the business aircraft charter division of Delta Air Lines, to introduce a revenue guarantee for aircraf
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CitationShares Launches New Programs
Fractional provider CitationShares yesterday announced three new programs for its customers–Preferred Positioning, Caribbean Express and Vector Value Plus.
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NetJets Europe Move Signals Market Confidence
NetJets Europe expects to move into its new Lisbon, Portugal headquarters in December.
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FAA Sits on Part 135 Seat Bulletin
At the request of the National Air Transportation Association, the FAA has suspended the August 31 date for Part 135 operators to comply with airworthiness
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Show-cause Order Released on EJM Commuter Start-up
The DOT issued a “show cause” notice on Executive Jet Management’s plans to launch a business jet commuter operation.
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Sentient Jet and Jet Direct Merge
Two well known companies that operate and manage charter aircraft and jet travel cards have merged.
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Eclipse Receives First VLJ Order from a Fractional
With a firm order for 10 Eclipse 500s and an option for 10 more, London, Ontario-based OurPlane becomes the first fractional customer for the very light je
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Charter Operators Likely To Gain from Beer Contest
Some European charter operators might get bookings when the prizes are awarded for this contest.
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UBS Measures Fractional Provider Activity
While the fractional market continues to expand, shareholder growth is advancing at a slower rate, according to data from the Union Bank of Switzerland (UB
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Funding Proposed for Russian Air-taxi Network
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank, is proposing to loan up to $15 million to assist in establishing an on-demand air-
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More Changes Coming in APIS Submission Rules
Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) transmission requirements will again change.
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Jet2000 to conduct trials with M-101T
Russian charter firm Jet2000 reached an agreement with Kaskol, Sokol and Myasischev, which jointly developed the M-101T Sokol (formerly Gzhel), to conduct
