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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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

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

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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

Air Partner strikes gold with Gold Air

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

Charter & Fractional

November 8, 2006

Hunt & Palmer moves into Asia

Charter broker Hunt & Palmer has opened a new office in Hong Kong.

Charter & Fractional

November 8, 2006

Executive Jet adds new jets to its charter fleet

Executive Jet Management (EJM) has announced a significant increase in its charter fleet and reorganization of its sales and aircraft owner relations staff

Charter & Fractional

November 8, 2006

Flight Options pilots protest unfair contract negotiations

The union representing some 760 Flight Options pilots is charging that the Raytheon-owned fractional share company is engaging in a pattern of harassing an

Charter & Fractional

November 8, 2006

UK fractional to expand fleet through aircraft management

UK-based fractional ownership program European Business Jets (EBJ) is looking to move into aircraft management to boost its available fleet.

Charter & Fractional

November 8, 2006

Bank of America Advising Sentient Clients

Bank of America (Booth No.

Charter & Fractional

November 8, 2006

NetJets’ labor practices challenged in Europe

Scara, a French association of leisure and executive air charter operators, is urging CRPN, the French crew retirement fund that collects contributions fro

Charter & Fractional

November 7, 2006

Europeans frustrated by DOT access restrictions

European charter operators are expressing increasing frustration about what they have come to regard as anti-competitive restrictions on their ability to f

Charter & Fractional

November 7, 2006

The Charter Market

Demand for aircraft charter is rising worldwide, with more businesses and private individuals willing and able to start taking this increasingly attractive

Charter & Fractional

November 7, 2006

Broker Air Partner buys UK charter operator

Global charter broker Air Partner International has acquired UK executive charter operator Gold Air for £4.4 million ($8.1 million).

Charter & Fractional

November 7, 2006

Axis Jet forms charter unit with a trio of King Airs

On October 3, corporate aircraft sales and management company Axis Jet announced the opening of a new Part 135 air charter division based at Sacramento Exe

Charter & Fractional

November 7, 2006

With urging of NBAA, U.S. eases rules for foreign charter operators

The U.S.

Charter & Fractional

November 7, 2006

News Clips: Raytheon Charter Division Adds Six Bizjets

Raytheon Aircraft Charter and Management has added six aircraft to its charter fleet, including a Beechjet 400A in Nashville, a Hawker 800A in Dallas, a Ch

Charter & Fractional

November 6, 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 6, 2006

European agency studies changes to frax regulation

On behalf of the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC), two separate task forces are tackling the vexed issue of regulating fractional ownership operat

Charter & Fractional

November 3, 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

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

Videos

More Articles

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

Air Partner strikes gold with Gold Air

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

Hunt & Palmer moves into Asia

Charter broker Hunt & Palmer has opened a new office in Hong Kong.

Executive Jet adds new jets to its charter fleet

Executive Jet Management (EJM) has announced a significant increase in its charter fleet and reorganization of its sales and aircraft owner relations staff

Flight Options pilots protest unfair contract negotiations

The union representing some 760 Flight Options pilots is charging that the Raytheon-owned fractional share company is engaging in a pattern of harassing an

UK fractional to expand fleet through aircraft management

UK-based fractional ownership program European Business Jets (EBJ) is looking to move into aircraft management to boost its available fleet.

Bank of America Advising Sentient Clients

Bank of America (Booth No.

NetJets’ labor practices challenged in Europe

Scara, a French association of leisure and executive air charter operators, is urging CRPN, the French crew retirement fund that collects contributions fro

Europeans frustrated by DOT access restrictions

European charter operators are expressing increasing frustration about what they have come to regard as anti-competitive restrictions on their ability to f

The Charter Market

Demand for aircraft charter is rising worldwide, with more businesses and private individuals willing and able to start taking this increasingly attractive

Broker Air Partner buys UK charter operator

Global charter broker Air Partner International has acquired UK executive charter operator Gold Air for £4.4 million ($8.1 million).

Axis Jet forms charter unit with a trio of King Airs

On October 3, corporate aircraft sales and management company Axis Jet announced the opening of a new Part 135 air charter division based at Sacramento Exe

With urging of NBAA, U.S. eases rules for foreign charter operators

The U.S.

News Clips: Raytheon Charter Division Adds Six Bizjets

Raytheon Aircraft Charter and Management has added six aircraft to its charter fleet, including a Beechjet 400A in Nashville, a Hawker 800A in Dallas, a Ch

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

European agency studies changes to frax regulation

On behalf of the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC), two separate task forces are tackling the vexed issue of regulating fractional ownership operat

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