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

Latino airline jumps into exec charter biz

Argentina’s economic crisis has created a unique business experience for the country’s national flag carrier, Aerolíneas Argentinas.

August 11, 2008

Sentient Flight Group Completes Reorganization

Sentient Flight Group on Tuesday announced organizational changes as part of a refocusing of its long-term business plan.

Charter & Fractional

August 7, 2008

SATSair Plans To Add SJ50s to Fleet

On-demand air-taxi firm SATSair on Tuesday signed a letter of intent with Cirrus Design to add five Cirrus Vision SJ50 jet singles to its fleet.

Charter & Fractional

August 7, 2008

Company guarantees charter will cover direct costs

Buyers looking for 100 to 200 hours of lift per year might be interested in a program called OwnershipPlus from Contrail Aviation of Baltimore.

Charter & Fractional

August 6, 2008

Videos

News Note: Lance Armstrong flies NetJets

Tour de France cycling champion Lance Armstrong received a hero’s welcome as he boarded his NetJets aircraft after winning the race in Paris for a historic

Charter & Fractional

August 6, 2008

FAA Cites Maintenance in Alaska 135 Revocation

On July 24, the FAA issued an emergency order of revocation to LAB Flying Service of Juneau, Alaska, effectively shutting down the 52-year-old air carrier,

Charter & Fractional

August 6, 2008

Touching Bases: L.A. sues charter operator over VNY noise

The Los Angeles board of airport commissioners, the agency that oversees several airports in the metropolitan area, announced last month it was suing chart

Charter & Fractional

August 5, 2008

News Note: LEA opens new base at Farnborough

UK charter operator London Executive Aviation (LEA) has opened a new base at Farnborough Airport, locating one of its two Cessna Citation Bravos there.

Charter & Fractional

August 4, 2008

ARG/US has good news for fractional providers

According to Aviation Research Group/US (ARG/US) of Cincinnati, the great majority of fractional aircraft share owners are satisfied with their program and

Charter & Fractional

August 4, 2008

Major providers mature as local frax firms hatch

Executive Jet Aviation owner and CEO Richard Santulli brought the fractional-ownership concept to the business aviation community in the mid-1980s.

Charter & Fractional

August 4, 2008

Fractional Ownership: 17 years on

The concept of fractional ownership in the transportation industry is nearly half a millennium old.

Charter & Fractional

August 4, 2008

Hybrids fill fractional-charter gap

At first glance, the fractional industry, like the alien menace in a sci-fi thriller, appears to be morphing into a menagerie of hybrids.

Charter & Fractional

August 4, 2008

Understanding the new Subpart K frax rules

As fractional ownership programs grew in size, complexity and number, considerable controversy within the aviation community arose as to their appropriate

Charter & Fractional

August 4, 2008

Helicopter share programs reinvent the fractional model

“What’s the difference between fractional helicopter operations and fractional business jet operations?” asked one fractional sales professional rhetorical

Charter & Fractional

August 4, 2008

Union issues at the fractionals

Increasing size provides economies of scale for any business, but for fractional operators attaining “critical mass” in terms of fleet size and flight crew

Charter & Fractional

August 4, 2008

Sao Paulo helicopter frax capital of the world

The only really successful helicopter fractional operator is not in the U.S.

Charter & Fractional

August 4, 2008

Euro programs shape-shift to meet real-time market needs

What is fractional ownership in Europe? Judging by the way the concept has morphed since it started to appear in the continent during the second half of th

Charter & Fractional

August 4, 2008

European scheduled charter firm rethinks fleet composition

Club Airways, the European scheduled business jet service, is broadening its fleet beyond Learjet 45s and is also rethinking its planned route network.

Charter & Fractional

August 4, 2008

Illegal charter hotline funded by FAA

The FAA has provided grant money to fund a hotline for charter operators to report “suspected illegal commercial activity,” according to the National Air T

Regulations and Government

July 30, 2008

FAA funding bill would ok charter-by-the-seat sales

The House bill reauthorizing FAA appropriations for the next four years contains an NBAA-sponsored provision that would allow on-demand air charter operato

Charter & Fractional

July 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

Latino airline jumps into exec charter biz

Argentina’s economic crisis has created a unique business experience for the country’s national flag carrier, Aerolíneas Argentinas.

Sentient Flight Group Completes Reorganization

Sentient Flight Group on Tuesday announced organizational changes as part of a refocusing of its long-term business plan.

SATSair Plans To Add SJ50s to Fleet

On-demand air-taxi firm SATSair on Tuesday signed a letter of intent with Cirrus Design to add five Cirrus Vision SJ50 jet singles to its fleet.

Company guarantees charter will cover direct costs

Buyers looking for 100 to 200 hours of lift per year might be interested in a program called OwnershipPlus from Contrail Aviation of Baltimore.

Videos

More Articles

News Note: Lance Armstrong flies NetJets

Tour de France cycling champion Lance Armstrong received a hero’s welcome as he boarded his NetJets aircraft after winning the race in Paris for a historic

FAA Cites Maintenance in Alaska 135 Revocation

On July 24, the FAA issued an emergency order of revocation to LAB Flying Service of Juneau, Alaska, effectively shutting down the 52-year-old air carrier,

Touching Bases: L.A. sues charter operator over VNY noise

The Los Angeles board of airport commissioners, the agency that oversees several airports in the metropolitan area, announced last month it was suing chart

News Note: LEA opens new base at Farnborough

UK charter operator London Executive Aviation (LEA) has opened a new base at Farnborough Airport, locating one of its two Cessna Citation Bravos there.

ARG/US has good news for fractional providers

According to Aviation Research Group/US (ARG/US) of Cincinnati, the great majority of fractional aircraft share owners are satisfied with their program and

Major providers mature as local frax firms hatch

Executive Jet Aviation owner and CEO Richard Santulli brought the fractional-ownership concept to the business aviation community in the mid-1980s.

Fractional Ownership: 17 years on

The concept of fractional ownership in the transportation industry is nearly half a millennium old.

Hybrids fill fractional-charter gap

At first glance, the fractional industry, like the alien menace in a sci-fi thriller, appears to be morphing into a menagerie of hybrids.

Understanding the new Subpart K frax rules

As fractional ownership programs grew in size, complexity and number, considerable controversy within the aviation community arose as to their appropriate

Helicopter share programs reinvent the fractional model

“What’s the difference between fractional helicopter operations and fractional business jet operations?” asked one fractional sales professional rhetorical

Union issues at the fractionals

Increasing size provides economies of scale for any business, but for fractional operators attaining “critical mass” in terms of fleet size and flight crew

Sao Paulo helicopter frax capital of the world

The only really successful helicopter fractional operator is not in the U.S.

Euro programs shape-shift to meet real-time market needs

What is fractional ownership in Europe? Judging by the way the concept has morphed since it started to appear in the continent during the second half of th

European scheduled charter firm rethinks fleet composition

Club Airways, the European scheduled business jet service, is broadening its fleet beyond Learjet 45s and is also rethinking its planned route network.

Illegal charter hotline funded by FAA

The FAA has provided grant money to fund a hotline for charter operators to report “suspected illegal commercial activity,” according to the National Air T

FAA funding bill would ok charter-by-the-seat sales

The House bill reauthorizing FAA appropriations for the next four years contains an NBAA-sponsored provision that would allow on-demand air charter operato

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