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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Avanti frax Skyline renamed Avantair

Fractional operator Avantair, launched at the NBAA Convention in September as Skyline Aviation Services, has two sold-out Piaggio Avantis in service.

May 8, 2008

Flight Options phasing out King Airs?

Flight Options, the Cleveland-based fractional aircraft operator, plans to phase out its King Air fleet, AIN has learned.

Charter & Fractional

May 8, 2008

A319s to shuttle Airbus employees in Europe

Airbus has hired executive charter specialist PrivatAir to operate a corporate shuttle service linking its facilities in the UK, France and Germany.

Charter & Fractional

May 8, 2008

Brazilian frax helicopter operator adding jets

HeliSolutions, the fractional helicopter provider in São Paulo, Brazil, has started a fractional jet company called JetSolutions, according to HeliSolution

Charter & Fractional

May 8, 2008

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Nimbus eyes Adam 700, quashes merger plan

Nimbus Group is now looking at the recently announced Adam 700 very light twinjet for its proposed affordable nationwide jet-taxi network.

Charter & Fractional

May 8, 2008

Jeffersons launches luxury charter vacation service

Jeffersons Private Jet Holidays launched a luxury vacation service using chartered business aircraft.

Charter & Fractional

May 8, 2008

London City enters exec charter business

The London City Airport operator has entered the executive charter market with a new Dassault Falcon 900EX.

Charter & Fractional

May 8, 2008

Pilots sue RAC, Flight Ops over termination disputes

Six pilots–all previously employed by the former fractional operator Raytheon Travel Air of Wichita before its March 21 merger with Flight Options of Cleve

Charter & Fractional

May 7, 2008

Nimbus and Horizons drop merger plan

Nimbus Group, the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Charter & Fractional

May 7, 2008

Flight Options ponders cockpit commonality

Flight Options, the Cleveland-based provider of fractional-ownership shares in pre-owned business jets, has started to explore the possibility of developin

Charter & Fractional

May 7, 2008

Italian firm to corral Mustangs for frax operation

Delta Aero-Taxi plans to start a fractional aircraft ownership operation in Europe with the new Citation Mustang.

Charter & Fractional

May 7, 2008

Hop-A-Jet Charter introduces outside maintenance

With the recent receipt of an FAR Part 145 repair station certificate, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Hop-A-Jet is now offering maintenance to outside custome

Charter & Fractional

May 7, 2008

Flight Options says seniority issue resolved

Integrating pilot seniority, one of the thorniest issues created when fractional-operator Flight Options acquired Raytheon Travel Air earlier this year, ha

Charter & Fractional

May 7, 2008

NetJets Europe sees doubling of shareowners

NetJets owner Warren Buffett told The Wall Street Journal he expects fractional sales will double in Europe to 200 shareowners this year, although

Charter & Fractional

May 7, 2008

Caravan,Jetstream fractionals cease operations

Two separate turboprop fractional operations have not done well.

Charter & Fractional

May 7, 2008

Association aims to define ethics for charter brokers

A group of brokers have formed the Air Charter Professionals Association (ACPA) to define a set of standards and a code of ethics for their industry.

Charter & Fractional

May 7, 2008

Satellite TV company buys FlightTime.com software

Orbit Communications, the third-largest provider of satellite TV, bought at auction the software and other assets of defunct FlightTime.com and its AirChar

Charter & Fractional

May 7, 2008

Charter brokers hunt for new clients

Demand for executive aircraft charter continues to be softened by depressed trading activity in the financial community, which has previously been a core m

Charter & Fractional

May 7, 2008

In search of a light jet, Unijet breaks tradition

French charter operator Unijet will further expand its Paris Le Bourget-based fleet next year when it takes delivery of a pair of Cessna Citation CJ2s.

Charter & Fractional

May 7, 2008

Taughannock Aviation copes with bad times

At Taughannock Aviation, an FBO and charter operation tucked away in a corner of Tompkins County Airport near the bucolic, university dominated central New

Charter & Fractional

May 7, 2008

Charter & Fractional

News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.

Latest

Avanti frax Skyline renamed Avantair

Fractional operator Avantair, launched at the NBAA Convention in September as Skyline Aviation Services, has two sold-out Piaggio Avantis in service.

Flight Options phasing out King Airs?

Flight Options, the Cleveland-based fractional aircraft operator, plans to phase out its King Air fleet, AIN has learned.

A319s to shuttle Airbus employees in Europe

Airbus has hired executive charter specialist PrivatAir to operate a corporate shuttle service linking its facilities in the UK, France and Germany.

Brazilian frax helicopter operator adding jets

HeliSolutions, the fractional helicopter provider in São Paulo, Brazil, has started a fractional jet company called JetSolutions, according to HeliSolution

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Nimbus eyes Adam 700, quashes merger plan

Nimbus Group is now looking at the recently announced Adam 700 very light twinjet for its proposed affordable nationwide jet-taxi network.

Jeffersons launches luxury charter vacation service

Jeffersons Private Jet Holidays launched a luxury vacation service using chartered business aircraft.

London City enters exec charter business

The London City Airport operator has entered the executive charter market with a new Dassault Falcon 900EX.

Pilots sue RAC, Flight Ops over termination disputes

Six pilots–all previously employed by the former fractional operator Raytheon Travel Air of Wichita before its March 21 merger with Flight Options of Cleve

Nimbus and Horizons drop merger plan

Nimbus Group, the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Flight Options ponders cockpit commonality

Flight Options, the Cleveland-based provider of fractional-ownership shares in pre-owned business jets, has started to explore the possibility of developin

Italian firm to corral Mustangs for frax operation

Delta Aero-Taxi plans to start a fractional aircraft ownership operation in Europe with the new Citation Mustang.

Hop-A-Jet Charter introduces outside maintenance

With the recent receipt of an FAR Part 145 repair station certificate, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Hop-A-Jet is now offering maintenance to outside custome

Flight Options says seniority issue resolved

Integrating pilot seniority, one of the thorniest issues created when fractional-operator Flight Options acquired Raytheon Travel Air earlier this year, ha

NetJets Europe sees doubling of shareowners

NetJets owner Warren Buffett told The Wall Street Journal he expects fractional sales will double in Europe to 200 shareowners this year, although

Caravan,Jetstream fractionals cease operations

Two separate turboprop fractional operations have not done well.

Association aims to define ethics for charter brokers

A group of brokers have formed the Air Charter Professionals Association (ACPA) to define a set of standards and a code of ethics for their industry.

Satellite TV company buys FlightTime.com software

Orbit Communications, the third-largest provider of satellite TV, bought at auction the software and other assets of defunct FlightTime.com and its AirChar

Charter brokers hunt for new clients

Demand for executive aircraft charter continues to be softened by depressed trading activity in the financial community, which has previously been a core m

In search of a light jet, Unijet breaks tradition

French charter operator Unijet will further expand its Paris Le Bourget-based fleet next year when it takes delivery of a pair of Cessna Citation CJ2s.

Taughannock Aviation copes with bad times

At Taughannock Aviation, an FBO and charter operation tucked away in a corner of Tompkins County Airport near the bucolic, university dominated central New

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