Charter & Fractional
News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.
Charter & Fractional
Seeking Pilots, Volato Increases Pilot Pay, Benefits
Volato offers pilots first-year pay of $150,000.
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Elit’Avia Launches ‘Green’ Jet Card Program
The European charter provider Elit’Avia has introduced a new jet card program, called the “Elit’Avia Green Card,” offering carbon-neutral charter flights.
Aircraft
Oyonnair Inks Order for Medevac Piaggio Avanti Evo
French medevac and cargo operator Oyonnair ordered a Piaggio P1.180 Avanti Evo and plans three more purchases by year’s end.
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Fly Louie Alliance Doubles Membership
Fly Louie Alliance now boasts more than 300 members and 3,000 aircraft.
Aircraft
Bristow Expands eVTOL Aircraft Fleet Plans With Lilium Deal
Helicopter operator Bristow now has purchase agreements with six eVTOL and eSTOL aircraft developers and plans to provide maintenance for AAM operations.
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Priester Aviation Resumes Centerline Jet Card Service
Demand and managed fleet expansion prompts Priester Aviation's resumption of Centerline jet card sales.
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Air Charter Service Sees Business Boom in California
Charter broker Air Charter Service looks to add staff as it experiences surge in sales.
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Jet Linx Reactivates Two Jet Card Programs
Jet Linx has resumed sales of two of its jet card membership programs which were paused amid the post-pandemic private aviation surge.
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Innotech-Execaire Aviation Acquires Skycharter
Skycharter operates an FBO and a 100,000-sq-ft hangar at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
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TAG Expands Flight App to All of Its Aircraft Owners
TAG Aviation has released the TAG Flight App for all of its managed aircraft owners around the world.
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ACA Calls for Nominations for Awards Program
The Air Charter Association will honor organizations and individuals in nine categories at a gala event in November.
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FAA Issues Guidance for Aircraft Health Programs
New FAA guidance shows how frax and commercial operators can get authorization to use digital aircraft health management programs for maintenance credit.
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GrandView Aviation Adds Aircraft, Bases
The Maryland-based charter operator's fleet now comprises 17 Embraer Phenom 300 twinjets.
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Magellan Jets Joins Up On Red Sox Charity Event
Private Jet operator Magellan Jets is teaming up on a contest to send one winner and a guest to join Red Sox slugger David Ortiz at his Hall of Fame entry.
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Airbus Corporate Jets Delivers ACJ319neo to New Client
Airbus Corporate Jets delivered an ACJ319neo from the final assembly line in Hamburg, Germany, to an undisclosed new private customer in Western Europe.
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Private Jet Cards Continue To Command Higher Prices
Private Jet Card Comparisons reports hourly jet card prices are now up 28 percent since December 2020 and 6 percent from the first quarter.
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Jetfly Partners with Ravenair for UK Flights
Jetfly has strengthened its offering within the UK by partnering with a local firm and fellow Pilatus aircraft operator Ravenair.
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Jackson Jet Purchases Swift Aircraft Management
Jackson Jet's acquisition of Swift Aircraft Management follows the former's purchase of the Swift Aviation FBO in January.
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Verijet Expands U.S. Northeast Footprint
The start-up on-demand charter company will serve additional airports in Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island.
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Southern Sky Aviation Lands FBO Deal at NW Florida Field
Southern Sky Aviation has signed a 30-year lease agreement to develop an FBO at Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport in Panama City.
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Victor Adds Neste SAF Option for Air Charter Bookings
Online charter marketplace Victor has joined forces with sustainable aviation fuel producer Neste to bolster the uptake of renewable fuels.
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NBAA Members Get Pilot Records Deadline Extension
NBAA has secured a limited exemption for certain association members from the FAA requirement to begin reporting pilot records to an electronic database.
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Wheels Up and Hertz Partner To Offer Electric Cars
Wheels Up is partnering with car rental firm Hertz to offer electric vehicles to its customers.
Airports
Munich Airport, Airbus To Help Cities Start eVTOL Ops
Munich Airport and Airbus are partnering to help cities and regions develop infrastructure to support advanced air mobility (AAM) services using eVTOLs.
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Market Dynamics Provide Lift to Partners In Aviation
"Our value proposition is resonating," says Partners in Aviation president Mark Molloy.
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FAA Clarifies Continued Airworthiness Inspection Provisions
A new FAA notice clarifies recently revised inspection guidance for Part 135 and other commercial operators that use continuous airworthiness maintenance.
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Charter Broker Paramount Aims To Double Revenue by 2025
Paramount Business Jets topped $35 million in sales in 2021 and is projecting its revenue to reach $70 million by 2025.
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VistaJet Swells Global 7500 Fleet, Eyes 8000 Stablemate
VistaJet is adding seven more Global 7500s by year-end, which will bring that fleet to 17 aircraft, and is eyeing the 8,000-nm Global 8000 as a stablemate.
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Elite Jets Adds More Staff as Charter Demand Rises
Included in Elite Jets' new hires are six first officers and one captain.
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Cockrell Resources Changes Name to Houston JetDirect
The name change to Houston JetDirect is intended to emphasize its aircraft management and charter operations.
