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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Abu Dhabi charter firm looks toward management
The rapid growth of Abu Dhabi-based executive charter group Royal Jet paints a vivid illustration of the pace of business aviation expansion in the Middle
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Bexair To Launch Finance and Service Ops⽫
Charter operator Bahrain Executive Air Services Co.
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Arab Wings Receives Citation XLS
Amman, Jordan-based executive charter operator Arab Wings has taken delivery of a new Cessna Citation XLS jet.
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Saudi Company, Al Kharafi Group Order VIP Airbuses聰
An undisclosed Saudi Arabian company has ordered a VIP-configured Airbus A340-200.
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NetJets Europe pilots aim to unionize by year-end
NetJets Europe pilots are preparing to establish trade union representation at the fractional ownership company.
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Leggier jets from Bombardier key to Gold Air’s growth plans
Gold Air International has ordered two new Bombardier Global 5000s in a deal valued at close to $80 million.
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Gestair’s 100 pilots keep very, very busy
Gestair makes a fair claim to being Spain’s leading business aviation group, with about 60 percent of the national executive charter market.
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Spain’s second-largest charter firm expanding
Executive Airlines, Spain’s second-ranking executive charter operator, has increased its fleet from four aircraft to seven and expects to add five more in
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CharterX Adds Russian to Its Database
CharterX has added Russian to the available languages in its online “trip-builder” executive charter capacity database that already offers English, French,
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Ferrari, Skyjet floor sales accelerator
Owners of Ferrari F430 sports cars will be educated about the advantages of business jet travel and the specific benefits of the Bombardier Skyjet Internat
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NetJets Europe seeks pilots for growing fleet
NetJets Europe’s plan to take delivery of 30 new aircraft this year requires the addition of 130 to 140 pilots, said William Kelly, who just last month too
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Executive charter operator boosts Premier IA sales at EBACE 2006
Raytheon yesterday sold five Premier IA jets in two separate deals announced here at the EBACE show.
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A Charter Broker with an Exklusiv Offer
Zurich based Exklusiv Aviation Services also has offices in Moscow and Istanbul.
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Paygasus Guarantees Charter Payments
Tired of having to pay charter fees in full in cash up front when booking short-notice charter flights? Well, Austrian EBACE 2006 exhibitor Paygasus Busine
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Eurofly using A319 as ‘club car’
Giving “club class” a new meaning, Italian carrier Eurofly is about to begin charter operations with an Airbus A319LR “business liner” on static display he
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Executive Airlines Offering New Services
Barcelona, Spain-based charter operator Executive Airlines is offering new services such as third-party handling, U.S.
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Germany’s Cirrus Continues Growing
German charter operator Cirrus Aviation is joining forces with Luxair of Luxembourg.
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Aviaxess launches block charter helicopter card
Paris-based fixed-wing and helicopter executive charter and fractional operator Aviaxess is launching its Corporate Helicard, a block charter card providin
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Flying Group views France as key to its growth strategy
Flying Group, the Antwerp-based aircraft charter, fractional ownership, management and handling company, views France as the main outlet for its growth str
Regulations and Government
Flying Group Appeals Court Ruling
After a lower court rejected its lawsuit against Euralair S.A.
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Jet Aviation is launching new charter group
Jet Aviation yesterday announced the introduction of its Skylliance charter program that it hopes will eventually expand into a wide network of charter ope
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Beech 1900 Supports NetJets Euro Ops
NetJets Europe has bought a pre-owned Raytheon Beech 1900D twin turboprop to ensure timely positioning of flight crews, aircraft technicians and spare part
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Air Partner’s JetCard to challenge NetJets Europe
Charter broker Air Partner will this summer relaunch its Jet Membership block charter program under the new name JetCard.
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Zurich start-up is just Phenom(enal)
Embraer’s European unveiling of its Phenom 100 very light and 300 light jet full-scale cabin mockups here yesterday provided a platform for the Phenom’s fl
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Airbus Corporate Jet makes a JetAlliance
Austrian charter operator Jet-Alliance (Booth No.
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PrivatAir eyes larger planes
PrivatAir, the Geneva-based specialist for large executive aircraft charter, announced that it was at an advanced stage of evaluation of additional large a
