Charter & Fractional

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

Cockrell Resources Changes Name to Houston JetDirect

The name change to Houston JetDirect is intended to emphasize its aircraft management and charter operations.

Charter & Fractional

Vista Finalizes Jet Edge Acquisition

Vista Global's VistaJet and XO branded fleet expands by 100 aircraft with the closing of its Jet Edge acquisition.

Charter & Fractional

Jet Linx Pauses Ops for Safety Summit

This is the sixth consecutive year that Jet Linx has held its company-wide safety summit.

Charter & Fractional

Sentient Jet To Introduce Charter Booking via Text

Sentient Jet's automatic text-to-book service is expected to launch this summer.

Charter & Fractional

SpeedBird Seeks More Pilots as Charter Fleet Expands

SpeedBird looks to add 50 pilots and 12 additional aircraft by year's end.

Airports

Airports Group Plans Vertiports with eVTOL Developers

Corporacion America Airports this week signed partnership with Eve and Vertical Aerospace to developer plans for eVTOL air taxi ground infrastructure.

Charter & Fractional

Clay Lacy Adds Six Large-cabin Jets to Charter Fleet

The aircraft will be based in the New York and Northern and Southern California markets.

Charter & Fractional

Charting a Course for Charter Flight Coordinators

The Academy College Learning Institute in Bloomington, Minnesota, has launched a two-week, 40-hour charter flight coordinator course.

Charter & Fractional

Embraer: Long-term eVTOL Biz Case Hinges on Autonomy

The long-term viability of the eVTOL market will depend on the ability to adapt and certify the segment’s vehicles for autonomous flight.

Charter & Fractional

Sino Jet Aims To Be Carbon Neutral by 2035

Hong Kong-based business jet charter and management company Sino Jet has pledged to be fully carbon neutral by 2035.

Charter & Fractional

Flapper Lands in Europe

Brazilian online business aircraft charter broker Flapper will expand its operations to Europe.

Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Launches Helicopter Division

Flexjet will fly Sikorsky S-76s in the Northeastern states and Florida.

Charter & Fractional

StackAero Looks To Enhance Charter Broker Ops

Stack.aero has developed a business operations system for charter brokers and operators to streamline their operations.

Charter & Fractional

Venture Capital Firm Acquires Central Flying Service

Tricoastal Ventures also owns Texas-based aircraft dealers American Kodiak and Volare Air.

Aircraft

TBM Co-ownership Could Make Private Flying Affordable

Moove is marketing co-owned shares in the TBM 960 single-engine turboprop to small companies that might find it hard to access affordable charter services.

Aircraft

Global Jet Getting Digital Dividends

Global Jets intros at EBACE new Leon digital platform, creating “significant added value” for the full-service provider

Charter & Fractional

UAS Lifts Trip Support Portfolio

Dubai-based UAS intros Global Trip Manager app at EBACE and adds PPS flight planning to its trip support portfolio.

Charter & Fractional

Year-old Charter Broker Elbjets Makes EBACE Debut

Making its EBACE debut, Hamburg-based charter broker Elbjets highlights its personal service to regional clients

Charter & Fractional

Blade India Launches Helicopter Flights in Goa

The new service by Blade India offers per-seat helicopters charter flights in the former Portuguese state of Goa.

Aircraft

For Now, Bizav Tailwinds Are Stronger Than Headwinds

Business aviation traffic and demand are generally still strong, but rising costs and economic uncertainty are all too visible, said the analysts at WingX.

Aircraft