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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Northern Jet Sets Grand Rapids-Naples Speed Record
Speed over the Grand Rapids, Mich., to Naples, Fla., course was 427.97 knots in a Bombardier Learjet 45XR.
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Flexjet Adds Embraer Legacy 450 to Fractional Fleet
Aircraft becomes third Embraer model in fleet.
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Texas Air Shuttle Launches All-you-can-fly Service
The new scheduled public charter provider is flying from GA airports in the Dallas, Houston and Austin areas.
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Hong Kong Jet Joins Forces with Asia Jet
Hong Kong Jet completes acquisition of Asia Jet less than four months after they announced the letter of intent during ABACE 2016.
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Mac Air's QJet Shares Frax Program Will Offer Hawker 1000s
QJet Shares customers will be able to buy one-sixth shares in refurbished Hawker 1000 jets.
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Flexjet Buys UK-based FlairJet in Euro Expansion Bid
Flexjet will operate aircraft under Birmingham Airport-based FlairJet’s UK CAA Air Operator Certificate (AOC) in Europe.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Constant Aviation Refurbs JetSuite Phenom Interiors
Aircraft are being updated with recovered taupe and coal leather seats, refinished cabin panels, leather cabin drink rails and other “luxury options."
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NetJets Moves To Expand Longer-haul Business
NetJets introduced new incentives with price breaks on longer flights for Challenger 350 and Global customers.
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VistaJet Hits 10,000th YTD Flight in Record Time
This accomplishment comes on the heels of a 23-percent rise in global flight traffic in the first half.
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Jet Aviation Wins Cuba Clearance
joins a small but growing number of Part 135 operators authorized to fly commercial flights to the island nationJet Aviation joins
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Bliss Jet To Offer Scheduled New York-London Service
Starting in September, Blss Jet provide individually ticketed seats, between New York's Westchester County Airport and London Biggin Hill.
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Surf Air Announces European Expansion Plan
Surf Air's new European service begins in the fall, and flights will be flown by TAG Aviation (UK).
Aircraft
AirSprint Inks $198M Deal for Embraer Legacy 450s
Deliveries of the fly-by-wire midsize jets to AirSprint will begin as soon as the aircraft is awarded type certification by Transport Canada.
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K.C. Firm Takes Majority Interest in Executive AirShare
The father-and-son investment firm became involved with Executive AirShare in 2013 as a shareowner.
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PlaneSense Grows with Jet Frax Program In Its Sights
PlaneSense's fractional ownership fleet will have 40 aircraft by the end of this year.
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Surf Air Cuts San Carlos Noise with New Visual Approach
The all-you-can-fly charter airline averages about 18 operations per day at San Carlos Airport in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Bozeman-bound Travelers Can Fly On JetSuiteX Embraers
The public charter service began flying a San Jose, Calif.-Bozeman, Mont. route on July 1.
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Meridian Preps for Hayward FBO Opening in September
Its new West Coast facility will include a 6,300-sq-ft FBO terminal and offices, a 30,000-sq-ft hangar and a 3.5-acre ramp.
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Skyjet Adds Instant Private Jet Booking to Website
Skyjet Max fleet are available for booking instantly since there are no wait times to obtain quotes and no need for jet owner approvals.
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Britain's Bizav Community Faces Uncertainty Over EU Exit
UK-based charter operators face the prospect of losing the cabotage rights that allow them to fly within European Union states.
Aircraft
Milestone 7,000th Cessna Citation Delivered to NetJets
Model is also the first Citation Latitide for the fractional aircraft provider.
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Broker Launches New Charter Site for Denver Region
JetCharterDenver.com promises the most comprehensive selection of aircraft available for charter throughout Colorado.
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M&N Aviation Cleared for Cuba
The San Juan, Puerto Rico-based company joins a growing list of charter operators to add Cuba to their approved Operations Specifications.
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Jet Edge Pushes Fleet Above 50 With Additions
Many of the additions to the Jet Edge fleet have been Gulfstreams.
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GainJet Expands into Ireland
The charter provider has begun commercial operations in Ireland after its GainJet Ireland subsidiary received an air operator certificate.
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OneJet Expanding Per-seat Bizjet Service at KPIT
The company now plans to add 10 more nonstop destinations from Pittsburgh, deployed in a metered sequence over the next two years.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Zetta Jet Selects ViaSat Datacom for Its Global Fleet
ViaSat's global in-flight internet service allows full internet capabilities, including live video streaming, email access and videoconferencing.
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Court Sends Flight Options/Flexjet To Negotiation Table
Court Sides with Teamsters on seniority list and voluntary separation agreement offer.
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Deer Jet Head Sees Improvement Ahead
In Geneva celebrating being named the world’s first VIP 787 operator Deer Jet chairman and CEO Zhang Peng discussed the state of business aviation in China
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Comlux Bolsters Global Fleet
The VIP charter provided just ordered its fourth Global 6000
