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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Club328 Cuts 328Jet, Premier Is, 14 Pilots

London Biggin Hill Airport-based charter firm PlaneChartering, owner of the loss-making Club328 brand, has disbanded its Fairchild Dornier 328Jet and Hawke

February 19, 2008

The Air Group joins Sentient Jet stable

Sentient Jet Holdings has continued its pattern of aggressive growth with the purchase of Van Nuys, Calif.-based The Air Group.

Charter & Fractional

February 7, 2008

Pilot shortage looms for charter operators

Although the market for charter and fractional ownership is still strong in the U.S., operators might soon face a shortage of qualified pilots and maintena

Charter & Fractional

February 7, 2008

FAA: A008 Inspections Nearly Complete

The FAA has told NATA that the agency has completed special emphasis inspections for about 60 percent of all Part 135 certificate holders.

Charter & Fractional

February 6, 2008

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LEA Readies Mustangs for VLJ Air-taxi Service

London Executive Aviation (LEA) officially unveiled the first of the 10 Cessna Citation Mustangs it has on order during a ceremony at Farnborough Airport o

Charter & Fractional

February 5, 2008

DayJet uses new data to hone air-taxi model

Boca Raton, Fla.-based DayJet last month reached its 100th day since starting per-seat on-demand service in the Southeast with its fleet of 28 Eclipse 500

Charter & Fractional

February 5, 2008

NetJets Europe To Accelerate Deliveries

Due to increasing customer demand, NetJets Europe last month negotiated with several business jet manufacturers to accelerate delivery of 39 new aircraft w

Charter & Fractional

February 5, 2008

Bombardier in-house charter challenges frax

Bombardier has started offering its Skyjet ad hoc executive charter service alongside its Flexjet Europe’s existing Jet Membership block-charter program.

Charter & Fractional

January 31, 2008

Sentient Finalizes TAG USA Buy, Forms New Division

Sentient Flight Group today completed the acquisition of TAG Aviation USA from Switzerland-based TAG Aviation Holding, a deal announced in late October not

Charter & Fractional

January 31, 2008

How to develop a startup jet: Just do it, then crow about it

The “affordable jet” has become synonymous with the flying car.

Charter & Fractional

January 28, 2008

VLJs ‘Not Revolutionary,’ but Do Enable Air Taxis

Despite one aircraft manufacturer’s claims, “very light jets are only evolutionary, not revolutionary,” noted Arie-Willem Van Doome, COO of Netherlands-bas

Charter & Fractional

January 24, 2008

PrivatAir adds two ACJs to all-business-class runs

With the addition of two more business aircraft in shuttle configuration to provide nonstop service between Germany and the U.S., Swiss aviation services g

Charter & Fractional

January 21, 2008

NetJets has dibs on most Northolt slots

Executive charter and corporate aircraft operators have complained that they have been unable to get slots at London Northolt Airport since NetJets started

Charter & Fractional

January 21, 2008

Santulli drops fees to lure Russians

NetJets Europe is targeting fast-expanding Russian businesses for its fractional-ownership program.

Charter & Fractional

January 21, 2008

Indigo relaunches TEB service with Legacy

Indigo originally launched its “regular and frequent” business aircraft service between Chicago Midway Airport and Teterboro Airport in New Jersey with a F

Charter & Fractional

January 18, 2008

New Jersey Governor Seeks To Block Indigo Service to Teterboro

Indigo chairman and CEO Peter Pappas made it clear last month that actions by New Jersey Gov.

Charter & Fractional

January 18, 2008

Company Claims Block-charter Savings Over Frax

Since its launch two months ago, CharterAuction.com said its block-charter auction program has offered 50-percent or greater savings over competing fractio

Charter & Fractional

January 18, 2008

Frax Aircraft Values Dropping, Says Charter Broker

CharterAuction.com is claiming that “many [fractional] customers who were sold [shares] five years ago on the basis of a 90-percent aircraft resale value a

Charter & Fractional

January 18, 2008

No positioning fees in new European charter

Bombardier Aerospace has launched Skyjet Europe, in which customers are charged a fixed hourly rate only for the hours flown with no positioning costs.

Charter & Fractional

January 17, 2008

Buffett unfazed by a soft year for NetJets and FSI

As he does every year in his annual report, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett gave his frank and folksy description of how his company’s many holdings

Charter & Fractional

January 17, 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

Club328 Cuts 328Jet, Premier Is, 14 Pilots

London Biggin Hill Airport-based charter firm PlaneChartering, owner of the loss-making Club328 brand, has disbanded its Fairchild Dornier 328Jet and Hawke

The Air Group joins Sentient Jet stable

Sentient Jet Holdings has continued its pattern of aggressive growth with the purchase of Van Nuys, Calif.-based The Air Group.

Pilot shortage looms for charter operators

Although the market for charter and fractional ownership is still strong in the U.S., operators might soon face a shortage of qualified pilots and maintena

FAA: A008 Inspections Nearly Complete

The FAA has told NATA that the agency has completed special emphasis inspections for about 60 percent of all Part 135 certificate holders.

Videos

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LEA Readies Mustangs for VLJ Air-taxi Service

London Executive Aviation (LEA) officially unveiled the first of the 10 Cessna Citation Mustangs it has on order during a ceremony at Farnborough Airport o

DayJet uses new data to hone air-taxi model

Boca Raton, Fla.-based DayJet last month reached its 100th day since starting per-seat on-demand service in the Southeast with its fleet of 28 Eclipse 500

NetJets Europe To Accelerate Deliveries

Due to increasing customer demand, NetJets Europe last month negotiated with several business jet manufacturers to accelerate delivery of 39 new aircraft w

Bombardier in-house charter challenges frax

Bombardier has started offering its Skyjet ad hoc executive charter service alongside its Flexjet Europe’s existing Jet Membership block-charter program.

Sentient Finalizes TAG USA Buy, Forms New Division

Sentient Flight Group today completed the acquisition of TAG Aviation USA from Switzerland-based TAG Aviation Holding, a deal announced in late October not

How to develop a startup jet: Just do it, then crow about it

The “affordable jet” has become synonymous with the flying car.

VLJs ‘Not Revolutionary,’ but Do Enable Air Taxis

Despite one aircraft manufacturer’s claims, “very light jets are only evolutionary, not revolutionary,” noted Arie-Willem Van Doome, COO of Netherlands-bas

PrivatAir adds two ACJs to all-business-class runs

With the addition of two more business aircraft in shuttle configuration to provide nonstop service between Germany and the U.S., Swiss aviation services g

NetJets has dibs on most Northolt slots

Executive charter and corporate aircraft operators have complained that they have been unable to get slots at London Northolt Airport since NetJets started

Santulli drops fees to lure Russians

NetJets Europe is targeting fast-expanding Russian businesses for its fractional-ownership program.

Indigo relaunches TEB service with Legacy

Indigo originally launched its “regular and frequent” business aircraft service between Chicago Midway Airport and Teterboro Airport in New Jersey with a F

New Jersey Governor Seeks To Block Indigo Service to Teterboro

Indigo chairman and CEO Peter Pappas made it clear last month that actions by New Jersey Gov.

Company Claims Block-charter Savings Over Frax

Since its launch two months ago, CharterAuction.com said its block-charter auction program has offered 50-percent or greater savings over competing fractio

Frax Aircraft Values Dropping, Says Charter Broker

CharterAuction.com is claiming that “many [fractional] customers who were sold [shares] five years ago on the basis of a 90-percent aircraft resale value a

No positioning fees in new European charter

Bombardier Aerospace has launched Skyjet Europe, in which customers are charged a fixed hourly rate only for the hours flown with no positioning costs.

Buffett unfazed by a soft year for NetJets and FSI

As he does every year in his annual report, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett gave his frank and folksy description of how his company’s many holdings

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