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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Aircraft Management Is Challenge in BBA-Landmark Deal
London-based BBA Aviation will limit ownership of the Landmark charter and aircraft management business to a non-controlling stake to satisfy U.S. regs.
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JFI Jets Expands with ACP Jets Acquisition
The combined entity will operate a fleet of 17 business jets and offer a range of services in three of the busiest business aviation markets.
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Charter Report 2015
Charter/management firms report steady growth in fleets and business, from both management customers and buyers of charter lift.
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NMB Clears Way for Flexjet/Flight Options Union Vote
National Mediation Board deems Directional Aviation units Flight Options and Flexjet as a single carrier, a ruling that will combine workforces.
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First Angel Jet Network Flight Carries Chinese Orphans
Angel Jet Network will transport underprivileged patients in China and across the Asia Pacific region.
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Corporate Eagle Grows Fractional Fleet with Falcon 2000
The Falcon 2000 joins the Hawker 800XP and Beechcraft King Air B200 as third type in Corporate Eagle's fractional fleet.
Aircraft
Flexjet Takes Delivery of First Embraer Legacy 500
Delivery marks the first fly-by-wire aircraft in the fractional provider's fleet.
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$115 Million Capital Injection Boosts Wheels Up
Fresh investment in private flight provider Wheels Up will boost expansion in the U.S. and Europe.
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Germany's FAI Expands To Deal With Growing Demand
Charter and maintenance group FAI is adding a new hangar at its Nuremberg, Germany, headquarters.
Aircraft
Embraer Legacy To Land at Flexjet This Month
Fractional provider will take delivery of five 500s by year-end, while Legacy 450 deliveries will begin in June next year.
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NetJets Union Pickets Draw 800 Pilots
Picket organizers believe the events sent a clear message on their stance for improved benefits.
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Illegal Charter is Resurgent in Tough Russian Market
Russian operators are feeling intense commercial pressure to cut corners.
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Large Jets Buck Downward Russian Charter Trend, Says MJet
MJet is displaying its Airbus ACJ319 at the JetExpo show in Moscow this week.
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Rectrix Aviation Joins FAA’s ASAP
The program encourages the voluntary reporting of safety information to minimize threats to safety.
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Stratajet Set to Launch Online Charter Booking Engine
Charter booking portal promises real-time pricing.
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Bestfly Flight Support Sets Sights on Being Aviation’s One-stop Shop in Angola
Managed fleet of 13 set to grow
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NetJets Pilots Plan Seven-city Informational Picketing
Dispute between NJASAP and NetJets centers around healthcare costs and pay issues, according to the pilots' union.
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Wheels Up Thinks Pink for October
Charter membership firm Wheels Up took delivery of a pink King Air that will serve as the flagship of the company's Breast Cancer Awareness initiative.
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OneJet Retains LaHood, MIT Scientist for Advisory Team
The former transportation secretary and MIT research scientist are among a number of high-profile officials joining OneJet's advisory team.
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Silver Air Taps FlightPro 135 for Regulatory Compliance
The web-based software simplifies the process of staying legal while reducing the paperwork burden.
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JFI Jets Adds Cuba Service
JFI Jets launches service as U.S. government slowly eases travel restrictions there.
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Fired Union-organizing Flexjet Pilots To Be Reinstated
An arbitrator ruled that three union-organizing Flexjet pilots terminated by the fractional provider earlier this year be reinstated with back pay
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Dallas' All-you-can-fly Rise Adds More Frequency
King Air 350 service expanded to the entire Texas Triangle with addition of eight more scheduled flights between Houston and Austin.
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'Air Cocaine' Pilots To Appeal 20-year Sentences
Dominican jury sentenced both pilots to 20 years of prison and confiscated the French-operated Falcon 50.
Aircraft
Citing Demand, Flexjet Accelerates G450 Deliveries
Flexjet placed an order for up to 50 Gulfstreams last October, which includes the G450, G650 and the new G500.
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OneJet Adds Nashville to Network
The addition of Nashville is part of a growth plan that is expected to continue over the next year.
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Fractional Profile: PlaneSense Takes A Unique Heading
The turboprop operator is adding jets to the mix.
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NetJets Revenues Climb, but Earnings Stumble in Q2
NetJets results were buoyed by a 62-percent increase in aircraft sales but tempered by aircraft cancellation fees.
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ACSF Encourages Use of Illegal Charter Hotline
The Air Charter Safety Foundation’s Illegal Charter Hotline is a useful resource for legitimate charter operators.
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Delta Kicks Off New Private Jet Upgrade Service
First flight transported a couple from Cincinnati to Atlanta aboard a Falcon 2000.
