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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Charter Broker Acquires Charter Operator

Global charter broker Air Partner has acquired UK executive charter operator Gold Air for $8.1 million.

November 15, 2006

NetJets Mechanics Picket at NBAA

Members of the Teamsters union that represents mechanics, aircraft fuelers and other support personnel conducted what they called "informational picke

Charter & Fractional

November 15, 2006

Fractional Aims for ’Predictable’ Costs

CitationShares launched a program–Citelines–that it says offers “payment predictability, customized program options and cost savings never before seen in t

Charter & Fractional

November 15, 2006

NetJets’ need for bizjets insatiable

Preparing for future growth of its U.S.

Charter & Fractional

November 14, 2006

Videos

ExpressJet moving into corporate charter

Houston-based regional airline ExpressJet announced here at NBAA’06 that it planned to open a new division to fly corporate charter services using 10 Embra

Charter & Fractional

November 14, 2006

Sixty-minute Manifest Notification Proposed

In a proposed rule issued Friday, the U.S.

Charter & Fractional

November 14, 2006

ARG/US Wins Injunction Against CharterX

A North Carolina judge issued an injunction recently against charter facilitator CharterX, its new Wyvern Consulting charter audit unit and a former ARG/US

Charter & Fractional

November 13, 2006

Now NetJets’ Mechanics Start Picketing

First it was NetJets’ pilots who picketed and finally got a new labor contract; now it’s the fractional’s mechanics and other support personnel who on Frid

Charter & Fractional

November 13, 2006

Wyvern Markets Audits Directly To Operators

After 15 years of auditing charter operators only at the behest of the companies or individuals who hire them, Wyvern Consulting, on Tuesday, announced tha

Charter & Fractional

November 13, 2006

Start-up Magnum Jet Orders Small Jets

Embraer today said Houston-based Magnum Jet has placed an order for 50 Phenom 100s, with options for another 50 Phenom 100s and/or 300s.

Charter & Fractional

November 13, 2006

Flight Options Raises the Stakes for Fractionals

Cleveland-based fractional provider Flight Options this morning launched Fractional First, which it describes as a “purchase and use program designed to de

Charter & Fractional

November 13, 2006

No WAAS Capability for Honeywell’s GNS-XLS

A recent notice sent to Honeywell GNS-XLS owners confirmed what many had suspected all along: due to hardware limitations, the flight management system wil

Charter & Fractional

November 13, 2006

FAA Pushes Ahead with New Charter OpSpec

The FAA is moving forward with a plan to release Charter Operations Specifications A008 (OpSpec 008) and associated guidance on August 31.

Charter & Fractional

November 13, 2006

After a decade, Flexjet is firmly in the black

As recently as four years ago, some observers openly questioned whether Bombardier’s Flexjet fractional ownership operation would still be around in 2006.

Charter & Fractional

November 13, 2006

Delay Likely for Runway Margin Requirement

The FAA is expected to push back “a few weeks” the implementation dates for the 15-percent runway safety margin requirement.

Charter & Fractional

November 13, 2006

Alphabets React to FAA Landing Distance Policy

NBAA and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) expressed concern about the FAA’s June notice requiring the addition of a 15-percent landing-di

Charter & Fractional

November 13, 2006

Fractional Ownership: Frax market blues

More than 20 years ago, fractional jet ownership began with NetJets and then expanded rapidly in the late 1990s with the growth of Raytheon Travel Air and

Charter & Fractional

November 13, 2006

Runway Margin Op Specs Still in Draft

The FAA had planned to deliver Operations Specifications C082 on calculating new landing-distance safety margins by June 30, but it is still in a <link htt

Charter & Fractional

November 13, 2006

NetJets Financial Winds Shift Favorably

The nine-month-old NetJets pilot contract, which raised wages substantially, isn’t having the speculated adverse effect on profits at the fractional provid

Charter & Fractional

November 13, 2006

Avanti Deliveries Can’t Keep Up with Demand

Piaggio shipped only three Avantis in the first nine months of this year, hardly enough to keep up with demand, particularly from one of the OEM’s largest

Charter & Fractional

November 9, 2006

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

Charter Broker Acquires Charter Operator

Global charter broker Air Partner has acquired UK executive charter operator Gold Air for $8.1 million.

NetJets Mechanics Picket at NBAA

Members of the Teamsters union that represents mechanics, aircraft fuelers and other support personnel conducted what they called &quot;informational picke

Fractional Aims for ’Predictable’ Costs

CitationShares launched a program–Citelines–that it says offers “payment predictability, customized program options and cost savings never before seen in t

NetJets’ need for bizjets insatiable

Preparing for future growth of its U.S.

Videos

More Articles

ExpressJet moving into corporate charter

Houston-based regional airline ExpressJet announced here at NBAA’06 that it planned to open a new division to fly corporate charter services using 10 Embra

Sixty-minute Manifest Notification Proposed

In a proposed rule issued Friday, the U.S.

ARG/US Wins Injunction Against CharterX

A North Carolina judge issued an injunction recently against charter facilitator CharterX, its new Wyvern Consulting charter audit unit and a former ARG/US

Now NetJets’ Mechanics Start Picketing

First it was NetJets’ pilots who picketed and finally got a new labor contract; now it’s the fractional’s mechanics and other support personnel who on Frid

Wyvern Markets Audits Directly To Operators

After 15 years of auditing charter operators only at the behest of the companies or individuals who hire them, Wyvern Consulting, on Tuesday, announced tha

Start-up Magnum Jet Orders Small Jets

Embraer today said Houston-based Magnum Jet has placed an order for 50 Phenom 100s, with options for another 50 Phenom 100s and/or 300s.

Flight Options Raises the Stakes for Fractionals

Cleveland-based fractional provider Flight Options this morning launched Fractional First, which it describes as a “purchase and use program designed to de

No WAAS Capability for Honeywell’s GNS-XLS

A recent notice sent to Honeywell GNS-XLS owners confirmed what many had suspected all along: due to hardware limitations, the flight management system wil

FAA Pushes Ahead with New Charter OpSpec

The FAA is moving forward with a plan to release Charter Operations Specifications A008 (OpSpec 008) and associated guidance on August 31.

After a decade, Flexjet is firmly in the black

As recently as four years ago, some observers openly questioned whether Bombardier’s Flexjet fractional ownership operation would still be around in 2006.

Delay Likely for Runway Margin Requirement

The FAA is expected to push back “a few weeks” the implementation dates for the 15-percent runway safety margin requirement.

Alphabets React to FAA Landing Distance Policy

NBAA and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) expressed concern about the FAA’s June notice requiring the addition of a 15-percent landing-di

Fractional Ownership: Frax market blues

More than 20 years ago, fractional jet ownership began with NetJets and then expanded rapidly in the late 1990s with the growth of Raytheon Travel Air and

Runway Margin Op Specs Still in Draft

The FAA had planned to deliver Operations Specifications C082 on calculating new landing-distance safety margins by June 30, but it is still in a <link htt

NetJets Financial Winds Shift Favorably

The nine-month-old NetJets pilot contract, which raised wages substantially, isn’t having the speculated adverse effect on profits at the fractional provid

Avanti Deliveries Can’t Keep Up with Demand

Piaggio shipped only three Avantis in the first nine months of this year, hardly enough to keep up with demand, particularly from one of the OEM’s largest

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Members of the Teamsters union that represents mechanics, aircraft fuelers and other support personnel conducted what they called "informational picke