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

Sunset Aviation Rebrands and Relaunches

Charter/management company Sunset Aviation LLC officially changed its name to Solairus Aviation early last month.

August 25, 2009

European charters ready to launch

Until around this time last year, European business aviation had been enjoying a boom period, and executive charter in particular had seen some truly explo

Charter & Fractional

August 25, 2009

Start-up fractional Jet Republic topples

Jet Republic, which last year announced a plan to buy up to 110 Bombardier Learjet 60XRs and launc

Charter & Fractional

August 25, 2009

Greenjets Starts Shared Flight Service

Greenjets shared business jet service between New York and Florida began last month, and service to Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Washington and Atlanta wi

Charter & Fractional

August 25, 2009

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Air Royale Offers Best-price Guarantee

Los Angeles-based private aircraft charter services company Air Royale International is offering a best-price guarantee on its air charter flights.

Charter & Fractional

August 25, 2009

Frax Firm Jet Republic Suspended, Orders Cancelled

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has “terminated its firm and conditional order purchase agreement with Jet Republic.” The cancellation removes

Charter & Fractional

August 20, 2009

Sokol Wastes No Time in Restructuring NetJets

NetJets’ new chairman and acting CEO, David Sokol, has barely been at the helm of the fractional provider a week, but he isn’t wasting any time in restruct

Charter & Fractional

August 13, 2009

Losses Mount for NetJets in Second Quarter

Fractional aircraft provider NetJets’ second-quarter revenues fell 43 percent year-over-year to $550 million, and for the first half dropped $1.024 billion

Charter & Fractional

August 11, 2009

Jet Republic Fights NetJets Poaching Ban

Lawyers acting for European private jet club start-up Jet Republic are seeking to lift a legal injunction secured by rival fractional ownership provider Ne

Charter & Fractional

August 11, 2009

Avjet Plays Key Role in Clinton’s Mission to N. Korea

Aircraft management and charter firm Avjet held a crucial role in the air transportation for former President Bill Clinton on his visit to North Korea on T

Charter & Fractional

August 6, 2009

Birds Blamed in Citation I Crash

The NTSB said the probable cause of a crash in Oklahoma City of a Cessna Citation I was airplane wing-structure damage sustained during impact with one or

Charter & Fractional

August 6, 2009

Frax Industry Founder Steps Down from NetJets

In a seismic event for the business aviation industry, NetJets founder, chairman and CEO Richard Santulli yesterday resigned his position at the company, e

Charter & Fractional

August 5, 2009

Sunset Aviation Rebrands, Relaunches as Solairus

As of tomorrow, charter/management company Sunset Aviation LLC officially becomes Solairus Aviation.

Charter & Fractional

July 30, 2009

Arabasco, Royal Jet team on Saudi charter

Royal Jet and Arabasco launched a joint venture to expand private charter services in Saudi Arabia.

Charter & Fractional

July 28, 2009

Avantair shrugs off effects of recession

Even as other well-established and larger fractional ownership operations are quietly laying off employees and reducing aircraft delivery rates in response

Charter & Fractional

July 28, 2009

Smart Aviation Readying for Citations

Egyptian charter operator Smart Aviation is preparing to take delivery of the first two Cessna Citation Sovereigns to be certified for medical evacuation w

Charter & Fractional

July 28, 2009

Whole aircraft on offer from Euro frax firm

European fractional ownership provider Jet Republic is now trying to sell whole midsize business aircraft.

Charter & Fractional

July 28, 2009

Qatar begins Middle East charter ops

Qatar Airways is getting into the private charter business with the launch of its Qatar Executive subsidiary.

Charter & Fractional

July 28, 2009

Flight Options prepares for Phenom 300s0

With certification of Embraer’s Phenom 300 expected before year-end, Flight Options released more details about its fractional ownership program for the ai

Charter & Fractional

July 28, 2009

Platinum Jet charter director pleads guilty

Joseph Singh, former director of charters for the now-defunct charter operator Platinum Jet, pleaded guilty on July 7 to “a conspiracy to defraud charter c

Charter & Fractional

July 27, 2009

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

Sunset Aviation Rebrands and Relaunches

Charter/management company Sunset Aviation LLC officially changed its name to Solairus Aviation early last month.

European charters ready to launch

Until around this time last year, European business aviation had been enjoying a boom period, and executive charter in particular had seen some truly explo

Start-up fractional Jet Republic topples

Jet Republic, which last year announced a plan to buy up to 110 Bombardier Learjet 60XRs and launc

Greenjets Starts Shared Flight Service

Greenjets shared business jet service between New York and Florida began last month, and service to Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Washington and Atlanta wi

Videos

More Articles

Air Royale Offers Best-price Guarantee

Los Angeles-based private aircraft charter services company Air Royale International is offering a best-price guarantee on its air charter flights.

Frax Firm Jet Republic Suspended, Orders Cancelled

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has “terminated its firm and conditional order purchase agreement with Jet Republic.” The cancellation removes

Sokol Wastes No Time in Restructuring NetJets

NetJets’ new chairman and acting CEO, David Sokol, has barely been at the helm of the fractional provider a week, but he isn’t wasting any time in restruct

Losses Mount for NetJets in Second Quarter

Fractional aircraft provider NetJets’ second-quarter revenues fell 43 percent year-over-year to $550 million, and for the first half dropped $1.024 billion

Jet Republic Fights NetJets Poaching Ban

Lawyers acting for European private jet club start-up Jet Republic are seeking to lift a legal injunction secured by rival fractional ownership provider Ne

Avjet Plays Key Role in Clinton’s Mission to N. Korea

Aircraft management and charter firm Avjet held a crucial role in the air transportation for former President Bill Clinton on his visit to North Korea on T

Birds Blamed in Citation I Crash

The NTSB said the probable cause of a crash in Oklahoma City of a Cessna Citation I was airplane wing-structure damage sustained during impact with one or

Frax Industry Founder Steps Down from NetJets

In a seismic event for the business aviation industry, NetJets founder, chairman and CEO Richard Santulli yesterday resigned his position at the company, e

Sunset Aviation Rebrands, Relaunches as Solairus

As of tomorrow, charter/management company Sunset Aviation LLC officially becomes Solairus Aviation.

Arabasco, Royal Jet team on Saudi charter

Royal Jet and Arabasco launched a joint venture to expand private charter services in Saudi Arabia.

Avantair shrugs off effects of recession

Even as other well-established and larger fractional ownership operations are quietly laying off employees and reducing aircraft delivery rates in response

Smart Aviation Readying for Citations

Egyptian charter operator Smart Aviation is preparing to take delivery of the first two Cessna Citation Sovereigns to be certified for medical evacuation w

Whole aircraft on offer from Euro frax firm

European fractional ownership provider Jet Republic is now trying to sell whole midsize business aircraft.

Qatar begins Middle East charter ops

Qatar Airways is getting into the private charter business with the launch of its Qatar Executive subsidiary.

Flight Options prepares for Phenom 300s0

With certification of Embraer’s Phenom 300 expected before year-end, Flight Options released more details about its fractional ownership program for the ai

Platinum Jet charter director pleads guilty

Joseph Singh, former director of charters for the now-defunct charter operator Platinum Jet, pleaded guilty on July 7 to “a conspiracy to defraud charter c

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