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DayJet finally takes off

On October 3, per-seat, on-demand air-taxi firm DayJet marked its official grand opening in a ceremony at the Tallahassee (Fla.) Regional Airport.

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November 1, 2007

Charter Market

AIN has surveyed charter operators throughout the U.S.

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November 1, 2007

ARG/US and Avinode Launch Trip Service

Aviation Research Group/U.S.

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October 31, 2007

Charter Web Site Sets Sights on Empty Legs

Melbourne, Fla.-based CharterMatrix has targeted the empty-leg market with the launch of an updated Web site, which includes a map-search function, request

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October 31, 2007

Online charter broker attracts SEC scrutiny

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suspended the trading of Connect-A-Jet securities for 11 days last month, from October 1 to October 12, due to

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October 31, 2007

California To Tax Fractional Flights

A law recently approved by the California State Assembly would assess all fractional ownership flights in the state with personal property taxes, according

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October 31, 2007

JetAviva Launches Eclipse 500 Service

Van Nuys, Calif.-based JetAviva, which bills itself as the “first exclusive” very light jet (VLJ) management company, launched its Eclipse 500 management s

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October 31, 2007

Bankrupt AEXjet Ceases Operations

Aspen, Colo.-based AEXjet ceased operations for two weeks last month while the transactions for entering into a “business combination” with an unidentified

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October 31, 2007

Sentient: TAG Purchase Includes AMI Jet Charter

When Sentient Flight Group announced last week that it plans to buy TAG Aviation USA, it didn’t clarify whether this included AMI Jet Charter, 49 percent o

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October 30, 2007

AMI certificate revocation spooks charter industry

AMI Jet Charter’s trouble with the FAA didn’t start on October 12, when the agency revoked AMI’s charter certificate, nor the week before, when it suspende

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October 29, 2007

Sentient Flight Group acquires two more charter divisions

On October 23, Sentient Flight Group purchased Hawker Beechcraft’s charter/management business.

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October 29, 2007

Raytheon To Divest Flight Options

Waltham, Mass.-based Raytheon is selling Flight Options, its Cleveland-based business aircraft fractional share division.

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October 29, 2007

Raytheon To Divest Flight Options

Waltham, Mass.-based Raytheon, during its third-quarter earnings conference this morning, announced its decision to sell Flight Options, its Cleveland-base

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October 25, 2007

Sentient Buy Shows FAA Succeeds in Erasing AMI Jet Charter

Sentient Flight Group announced yesterday that it has agreed “in principle” to buy TAG Aviation USA’s aircraft management business from Switzerland-based T

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October 23, 2007

Private Jet Membership Provider Sentient Sold

Sentient, a leading provider of business aircraft transportation through membership block charter, was purchased last month from CSFB Private Equity by TH

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October 17, 2007

Raytheon records flight options losses

“We are now starting, with the first quarter, to record 100 percent of Flight Options’ losses since we have been meeting all its financial requirements as

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October 16, 2007