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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Avantair Revenues Climb, Losses Narrow

Clearwater, Fla.-based fractional provider Avantair saw its year-over-year revenues climb nearly 24 percent, to $35.4 million, in its second fiscal quarter

February 26, 2009

Avantair Revenues Up Significantly

Clearwater, Fla.-based fractional provider Avantair saw its year-over-year revenues climb nearly 24 percent to $35.4 million in its second fiscal quarter,

Charter & Fractional

February 19, 2009

First Ab Initio Pilots Enter NetJets Europe Ranks

NetJets Europe has introduced into its workforce the first nine new pilots to complete its ab initio training program.

Charter & Fractional

February 17, 2009

Six Charged in Platinum Jet Teterboro Crash

Five executives and a pilot associated with now-defunct Platinum Jet Management have been charged in connection with the 2005 crash of a Challenger 600 fol

Charter & Fractional

February 5, 2009

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NetJets Europe Buys a German Airport

NetJets Europe has agreed to acquire Egelsbach Airport near Frankfurt, Germany’s financial center, for an undisclosed sum.

Charter & Fractional

February 5, 2009

EAS Lists Phenom Share Costs

Regional fractional share operator Executive AirShare (EAS) announced that it will be selling Phenom 100 shares for $299,500 for a one-sixteenth share with

Charter & Fractional

January 29, 2009

As flight activity slows, charter firm narrows focus

Virgin Charter has had its fair share of ups and downs over the past few months.

Charter & Fractional

January 29, 2009

Firm taps market for single charter seats

Newly launched PrivateJet Share.com allows travelers to buy and sell individual seats on chartered aircraft.

Charter & Fractional

January 29, 2009

Jet-sharing ‘Networks’ Emerge

Two U.S.-based companies have launched online networks that allow customers to book flights with other private jet users and share the cost of their flight

Charter & Fractional

January 29, 2009

Blink Continues Fleet Growth

European low-cost air-taxi pioneer Blink has taken delivery of three more Cessna Citation Mustangs.

Charter & Fractional

January 28, 2009

Empire Launches Arabian Gulf Island Flights

Executive charter firm Empire Aviation has started operating a pair of Cessna 208 Grand Caravans on scheduled flights connecting Abu Dhabi International Ai

Charter & Fractional

January 28, 2009

Flexjet Unveils Economy-friendly Programs

To adapt to current economic conditions, Dallas-based fractional provider Bombardier Flexjet last month unveiled two new jet-card products.

Charter & Fractional

January 28, 2009

JetDirect Selling Sunset Aviation

JetDirect Aviation will sell its wholly owned aircraft charter subsidiaries Sunset Aviation and Presidential Jets to their original ownership groups and ha

Charter & Fractional

January 28, 2009

Flight Options Furloughs Pilots

Flight Options vice president of flight operations Bob Tyler last month announced 63 more pilot furloughs “due to reduced demand due to the ongoing nationa

Charter & Fractional

January 27, 2009

ExecuJet Expands Fleet

ExecuJet Aviation has expanded its aircraft charter and management operation in Mexico with the addition of a Bombardier Global Express and a Dassault Falc

Charter & Fractional

January 27, 2009

Private Equity Injection To Buoy JetDirect Aviation

By the end of next month, JetDirect Aviation expects to close a deal with a private-equity firm “with significant private aviation experience” that will se

Charter & Fractional

January 27, 2009

ARG/US: Flight Activity Down More than 20 Percent

Large-cabin business jet flight activity in December took the biggest hit–26 percent–compared with activity over the same period in 2007, according to the

Charter & Fractional

January 22, 2009

Citing Recession, Flight Options Furloughs More Pilots

In a letter sent to all pilots and flight attendants last Wednesday, Flight Options vice president of flight operations Bob Tyler announced furloughs that

Charter & Fractional

January 20, 2009

UK Air Taxi’s VLJ Fleet Growing in Blink of an Eye

Farnborough, UK-based air-taxi service Blink recently took delivery of three more Cessna Citation Mustangs and now has four of the very light jets in servi

Charter & Fractional

January 15, 2009

Avantair Defies Industry Slowdown…

Piaggio Avanti fractional provider Avantair said it logged a record number of flights during the Thanksgiving holiday (November 25 to 30), “in sharp contra

Charter & Fractional

December 30, 2008

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

Avantair Revenues Climb, Losses Narrow

Clearwater, Fla.-based fractional provider Avantair saw its year-over-year revenues climb nearly 24 percent, to $35.4 million, in its second fiscal quarter

Avantair Revenues Up Significantly

Clearwater, Fla.-based fractional provider Avantair saw its year-over-year revenues climb nearly 24 percent to $35.4 million in its second fiscal quarter,

First Ab Initio Pilots Enter NetJets Europe Ranks

NetJets Europe has introduced into its workforce the first nine new pilots to complete its ab initio training program.

Six Charged in Platinum Jet Teterboro Crash

Five executives and a pilot associated with now-defunct Platinum Jet Management have been charged in connection with the 2005 crash of a Challenger 600 fol

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NetJets Europe Buys a German Airport

NetJets Europe has agreed to acquire Egelsbach Airport near Frankfurt, Germany’s financial center, for an undisclosed sum.

EAS Lists Phenom Share Costs

Regional fractional share operator Executive AirShare (EAS) announced that it will be selling Phenom 100 shares for $299,500 for a one-sixteenth share with

As flight activity slows, charter firm narrows focus

Virgin Charter has had its fair share of ups and downs over the past few months.

Firm taps market for single charter seats

Newly launched PrivateJet Share.com allows travelers to buy and sell individual seats on chartered aircraft.

Jet-sharing ‘Networks’ Emerge

Two U.S.-based companies have launched online networks that allow customers to book flights with other private jet users and share the cost of their flight

Blink Continues Fleet Growth

European low-cost air-taxi pioneer Blink has taken delivery of three more Cessna Citation Mustangs.

Empire Launches Arabian Gulf Island Flights

Executive charter firm Empire Aviation has started operating a pair of Cessna 208 Grand Caravans on scheduled flights connecting Abu Dhabi International Ai

Flexjet Unveils Economy-friendly Programs

To adapt to current economic conditions, Dallas-based fractional provider Bombardier Flexjet last month unveiled two new jet-card products.

JetDirect Selling Sunset Aviation

JetDirect Aviation will sell its wholly owned aircraft charter subsidiaries Sunset Aviation and Presidential Jets to their original ownership groups and ha

Flight Options Furloughs Pilots

Flight Options vice president of flight operations Bob Tyler last month announced 63 more pilot furloughs “due to reduced demand due to the ongoing nationa

ExecuJet Expands Fleet

ExecuJet Aviation has expanded its aircraft charter and management operation in Mexico with the addition of a Bombardier Global Express and a Dassault Falc

Private Equity Injection To Buoy JetDirect Aviation

By the end of next month, JetDirect Aviation expects to close a deal with a private-equity firm “with significant private aviation experience” that will se

ARG/US: Flight Activity Down More than 20 Percent

Large-cabin business jet flight activity in December took the biggest hit–26 percent–compared with activity over the same period in 2007, according to the

Citing Recession, Flight Options Furloughs More Pilots

In a letter sent to all pilots and flight attendants last Wednesday, Flight Options vice president of flight operations Bob Tyler announced furloughs that

UK Air Taxi’s VLJ Fleet Growing in Blink of an Eye

Farnborough, UK-based air-taxi service Blink recently took delivery of three more Cessna Citation Mustangs and now has four of the very light jets in servi

Avantair Defies Industry Slowdown…

Piaggio Avanti fractional provider Avantair said it logged a record number of flights during the Thanksgiving holiday (November 25 to 30), “in sharp contra

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