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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Lilium Seeks Commercial Pilots for eVTOL Aircraft Services
Lufthansa Aviation Training is to help eVTOL aircraft developer Lilium to recruit and train pilots for its planned air mobility service.
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Volocopter To Launch eVTOL Taxi Services in Singapore
The eVTOL aircraft developer plans to have air taxi operations running from 2023 after announcing a partnership with local regulators.
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Joby Taking Over Uber Elevate's Urban Air Taxi Plans
The eVTOL aircraft developer is taking control of Uber Elevate in a move that will exclude other program partners ahead of planned service launch in 2023.
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PrivateFly Rolls Out Winter Routes for 'City Pairs'
PrivateFly has developed specific fixed-price charter routes between London and various winter escapes.
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Silver Air Adds Phenom to Fleet
Silver Air is increasing its charter fleet as new customers turn to private flying.
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Luxaviation Adds Cirrus Vision Jet to Fleet
The aircraft will join the company's managed UK fleet in mid-December.
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GrandView Looks to New Year with More Jets, Bases
Charter operator Grandview Aviation has taken delivery of three new Embraer Phenom 300 business jets.
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Ascent Global To Expand Charter Biz with Acquisition
Ascent Global Logistics plans to start Rambler Air early next year to build on its charter brokerage in Alaska.
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Charter Operator Ventura Air Adds Bizjets, Staff
Ventura Air Services CEO 'optimistic' about charter industry's and company's growth despite pandemic.
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First Praetor 600 Joins Flexjet's European Fleet
The super-midsize aircraft will be part of Flexjet's Red Label fractional ownership program in Europe.
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Bizav Flight Activity Decline May Be Stabilizing
Latest data from WingX's Global Market Tracker shows recent flight activity to have been 19 percent down on 2019.
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FXAir Opens NYC Headquarters
The new office in Midtown Manhattan puts FXAir near many of its current and prospective clients.
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TOP FLIGHT AWARDS NOMINEES: Charter/Fractional/Jet cards
Innovation continues in the charter, fractional, and jet card markets.
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Wyvern Awards Sun Air First 'Flight Leader' Certificate
Wyvern's new Flight Leader program emphasizes SMS effectiveness as well as human factors and organizational culture.
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ACA Warns AOCs To Prep for Brexit without Agreement
ACA is advising operators to take steps to ensure they can operate in case Brexit proceeds on January 1 with a negotiated UK-EU agreement.
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Croatian Charter Operator Sees Its Best Quarter Yet
Revenue and flights surpassed Jung Sky's previous record financial quarter by 11.5 percent and 21 percent, respectively.
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Jet Linx Adds XO's Silverman to Executive Team
Ron Silverman will serve as chief commercial officer for Jet Linx.
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Lilium Unveils Plans for Florida Air Mobility Network
An Orlando-area vertiport is set to be the first part of a new air mobility network across Florida planned by eVTOL aircraft developer Lilium.
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XO Adds Light Citations to Fleet
As a result of the addition of the Cessna Citation light jets, XO's fleet numbers 58 twinjets.
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ACS Sees Bookings Rise from Women's Soccer
The growing popularity of and additional investment in women's soccer as well as the Covid-19 pandemic are driving the increases, Air Charter Service says.
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Startup Charter Provider FXAIR Makes Key Exec Hires
FXAIR, a unit of Directional Aviation, has hired Robert Shaplen as senior v-p of sales and Michael Hall as senior v-p of operations.
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Private Aviation Ripe for Consolidation, Banker Argues
The effects of Covid-19 are playing a part in making private charter an attractive investment, says Balmoral Advisors investment banker.
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JSX Establishes New Routes, Ends BFI-OAK Service
JSX to begin Dallas-Houston service beginning on November 20.
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ACA Creates Under-35 'Next Generation' Group
The Air Charter Association's under-35 "NextGeneration" group will help showcase and encourage the future workforce of the industry across a range of jobs.
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VistaJet Unveils the Private World
Global private lift provider VistaJet has unveiled a new collection of private and secure high-end vacation destination partnerships.
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FAI Air Ambulance Keeping Busy with Covid Transports
FAI’s air ambulance division has flown 70 flights to 47 countries since March.
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UK CAA Prosecutes Pilot for Alleged Illegal Charter Flight
The UK CAA is pressing criminal charges against David Henderson over his role in an alleged illegal charter flight that killed soccer player Emiliano Sala.
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Bizav Community Digs Deep in Covid Humanitarian Response
Despite facing an existential threat from Covid, the business aviation community has been ready to provide practical help to those in greater need.
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NetJets Rolls Out Sustainability Program
Fractional share provider NetJets today unveiled its global sustainability program.
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Startup Platform Arranges Shared Charter Flights
SharedCharter platform aims to connect charter passengers and lower cost of private flying.
