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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Union Drive Under Way for Pilots at TMC
Teamsters Local 1108 is facilitating a union representation vote by pilots at Travel Management Company later this month.
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Teamsters Local 1108 Elects New Leaders
IBT 1108 president and principal officer Mat Slinghoff will be replaced on Jan. 1 by newly elected president Efrem Vojta.
Aircraft
Empire Aviation Adds Global Express XRS to its Fleet
Formed in 2007, EAG offers various aircraft management services, depending on the needs of the owner, including acquisition and charter.
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Seawings Launches Luxury Tour Packages
Seawings Lifestyle will offer a range of luxury tours including seaplane flights over the UAE
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Marshall Aviation Makes Its MEBA Debut
Marshall’s engineering expertise helped it become a major MRO organization for the Cessna Citation and Bombardier Global Express.
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NetJets Bringing Its Aircraft Management Services to Middle East
As a high-volume purchaser, NetJets can offer managed-aircraft owners savings on crew training, insurance, fuel, handling, and other services.
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Gama Drives Charter Consolidation With Hangar8 Deal
Combined Gama/Hangar8 fleet will be one of the world’s largest.
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Mixed Year for Bizav Across Middle East and North Africa
Research has found that the Middle East and North Africa region enjoyed a mixed year for bizav in 2014
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Now Closed, CitationAir Surrenders Certificate to FAA
The Part 135 certificate for CitationShares Management LLC dba CitationAir has been removed from the FAA's National Vital Information Subsystem database.
Aircraft
Dassault Sells a Falcon 5X to Wallan Aviation
Here at MEBA, Dassault has sold a Falcon 5X to Wallan Aviation of Saudi Arabia, for delivery in 2018.
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NetJets Pilots Sue Company, Alleging Interference
Lawsuit alleges that “NetJets Aviation used Twitter to impersonate union members and unlawfully obtained confidential communications."
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ACSF Industry Audit Standard-registered Operators Post Strong Safety Record
IAS operators logged an accident rate of 0.162 per 100,000 flights hours versus 0.54 for Part 135 and fractional operators combined, says ACSF.
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Vertis, K5 launch 28 East
A new brokerage service has been launched at MEBA 2014 by Vertis Aviation of Switzerland and Germany’s K5 Aviation.
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TAG Aviation Enhances Engineering, FBOs
TAG Aviation has focused on Asia and its European business while dealing with many Middle East customers, even if it does not have a huge presence here.
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Safety Specialist Wyvern Expands Horizons For Nexus
Flight support group Nexus is now established in Middle East, Africa, India and Europe.
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Arab Wings Launches Charter Venture in Iraq
IWG’s Royal Jordanian Air Academy continues to be an important source of new pilots for the Middle East region
Aircraft
Comlux Extends Reach with BBJ Max Orders
Long-standing Airbus operators switches to BBJ Max as Airbus stalls on ACJ Neo.
Aircraft
Qatar Executive’s Gulfstream Order Positions It As Regional Leader
Two new Bombardier Global 5000 Visions have also been added to Qatar Executive’s fleet this year
Aircraft
Titan Aviation Adds to Managed Fleet
Dubai operator Titan Aviation has added three new jets to its fleet as it celebrates 10 years of operation.
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Royal Jet to announce ‘significant’ partnership at MEBA 2014
New acting president and CEO says he will announce new partnership at MEBA.
Aircraft
GainJet touts its new G650 and FAI records at MEBA 2014
The company’s new long-range charter aircraft has set a trio of city pair speed records
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Al Naqbi Says Bizav Being Squeezed Out of DXB
Business aviation will have no choice but to move to Dubai World Central, but it won’t be cheap – and there is no provision for new FBOs.
Aircraft
ExecuJet to Complete DWC Move by 2017
Parking at DXB in increasingly short supply so a move to DWC is not such a bad thing, says Execujet.
Aircraft
Empire Aviation Group to Double Fleet Size
EAG to open new base in Asia as it plans to double its fleet size by the end of this decade.
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Jet Aviation Remains Strong in Key Bizav Hub Dubai
Jet Aviation is in negotiations over moving from DXB to DWC, and is looking to strengthen its presence in Saudi.
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India Relaxes Some Regulations for Business Aviation Operators
Regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) released a trio of positive guidelines for the business aviation industry.
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PlaneSense To Fill PC-12 with Food for New Hampshire Food Bank
Most needed donations include canned tuna, chicken or salmon; canned or dried beans; rice; peanut butter; and canned nuts.
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NetJets in the Aircraft Brokerage Market
The fractional provider rolled out a program that makes it easier for whole-aircraft owners to unload their old airplanes and get into a new NetJets share.
