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

Weight threshold upped in revised charter rule

The Transportation Security Administration’s revised final Private Charter Standard Security Program (PCSSP) released on New Year’s Eve removes the Global

January 11, 2008

Saab 340A Part 135 Ops To Be Introduced

Vee Neal Aviation will expand its charter and management business into corporate shuttle operations using a leased Saab 340A.

Charter & Fractional

January 10, 2008

Friction in fractionals to spark big changes

Like the shifting of continental plates beneath the earth’s crust, changes in the fractional-aircraft industry are under way.

Charter & Fractional

January 10, 2008

DayJet Adds DayPorts, Expands Reach to South Carolina

Per-seat, on-demand very light jet air-taxi firm DayJet yesterday added Naples, Fla., and Savannah, Ga., as DayPorts, augmenting the five initial DayPorts

Charter & Fractional

January 10, 2008

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Traffic Lights Signal Charter Background Checks

ARG/US, the Cincinnati-based aviation services company, has introduced TripCheq, a charter evaluation and qualification system.

Charter & Fractional

January 8, 2008

Subpart K fails to clarify role of non-frax flight attendants

This spring the long-awaited Subpart K to FAR Part 91 regulations is expected to go into effect, imposing new and more stringent requirements on frac

Charter & Fractional

January 8, 2008

Texas firm cuts the cost of reselling frax shares

Fractional Insider, a six-month-old Dallas company formed to provide assessments and recommend- ations for fractional aircraft owners and potential owners,

Charter & Fractional

January 8, 2008

Sentient Buys The Air Group

On Friday, Sentient Jet Holdings completed its acquisition of Van Nuys, Calif.-based charter/management firm The Air Group.

Charter & Fractional

January 8, 2008

Raytheon may take control of Flight Options

“No change” is how a Raytheon Co.

Charter & Fractional

January 7, 2008

Piaggio inks second fractional deal

Piaggio America of Greenville, S.C., has signed a deal for nine Avanti twin turboprops for a new fractional operation by Calgary, Alberta, Canada startup A

Charter & Fractional

January 7, 2008

First fractional provider spreads wings in India

Asia is set to get its first full fractional ownership program by year-end.

Charter & Fractional

January 4, 2008

Prestige Jet To Provide Medical Flights

United Arab Emirates-based Prestige Jet has signed an agreement to provide EMS flights for Flight Ambulance International (FAI).

Charter & Fractional

December 27, 2007

UK air-taxi service plans launch

European air-taxi service Blink will start operations in May with the first of 30 Citation Mustangs it ordered from Cessna.

Charter & Fractional

December 27, 2007

Avantair Sees Revenue, Net Loss Increase

In its first-quarter FY2008 report issued in mid-November, Clearwater, Fla.-based fractional provider Avantair said revenues increased 52.9 percent, to $25

Charter & Fractional

December 27, 2007

Lufthansa makes new plans for Private Jet service

Lufthansa is ordering its own business jets to replace those supplied thus far by NetJets Europe (NJE) for Lufthansa’s Private Jet service.

Charter & Fractional

December 27, 2007

JetBird secures new funding

JetBird, Europe’s planned new low-cost charter service, has raised €21 million ($31 million) in fresh capital through an oversubscribed private placement o

Charter & Fractional

December 27, 2007

Pogo Jet Outlines Deployment Plans

In a December 13 SEC amendment for its initial public stock offering, Pogo Jet provided more information about its planned very light jet (VLJ) charter ser

Charter & Fractional

December 27, 2007

DayJet Widens Network

Some 60 days after it began its per-seat, on-demand air service, Boca Raton, Fla.-based DayJet last month added to its very light jet air-taxi network 28 n

Charter & Fractional

December 27, 2007

NetJets pilots set another high salary standard

Early last month the NetJets pilots overwhelmingly supported a major amendment and five-year extension to their collective-bargaining agreement between Net

Charter & Fractional

December 20, 2007

VLJ air-taxi plan flawed

Don Burr and Bob Crandall exude confidence for their intended new venture, Pogo, but the air-taxi concept is not a matter of belief, nor is the outlook for

Charter & Fractional

December 19, 2007

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

Weight threshold upped in revised charter rule

The Transportation Security Administration’s revised final Private Charter Standard Security Program (PCSSP) released on New Year’s Eve removes the Global

Saab 340A Part 135 Ops To Be Introduced

Vee Neal Aviation will expand its charter and management business into corporate shuttle operations using a leased Saab 340A.

Friction in fractionals to spark big changes

Like the shifting of continental plates beneath the earth’s crust, changes in the fractional-aircraft industry are under way.

DayJet Adds DayPorts, Expands Reach to South Carolina

Per-seat, on-demand very light jet air-taxi firm DayJet yesterday added Naples, Fla., and Savannah, Ga., as DayPorts, augmenting the five initial DayPorts

Videos

More Articles

Traffic Lights Signal Charter Background Checks

ARG/US, the Cincinnati-based aviation services company, has introduced TripCheq, a charter evaluation and qualification system.

Subpart K fails to clarify role of non-frax flight attendants

This spring the long-awaited Subpart K to FAR Part 91 regulations is expected to go into effect, imposing new and more stringent requirements on frac

Texas firm cuts the cost of reselling frax shares

Fractional Insider, a six-month-old Dallas company formed to provide assessments and recommend- ations for fractional aircraft owners and potential owners,

Sentient Buys The Air Group

On Friday, Sentient Jet Holdings completed its acquisition of Van Nuys, Calif.-based charter/management firm The Air Group.

Raytheon may take control of Flight Options

“No change” is how a Raytheon Co.

Piaggio inks second fractional deal

Piaggio America of Greenville, S.C., has signed a deal for nine Avanti twin turboprops for a new fractional operation by Calgary, Alberta, Canada startup A

First fractional provider spreads wings in India

Asia is set to get its first full fractional ownership program by year-end.

Prestige Jet To Provide Medical Flights

United Arab Emirates-based Prestige Jet has signed an agreement to provide EMS flights for Flight Ambulance International (FAI).

UK air-taxi service plans launch

European air-taxi service Blink will start operations in May with the first of 30 Citation Mustangs it ordered from Cessna.

Avantair Sees Revenue, Net Loss Increase

In its first-quarter FY2008 report issued in mid-November, Clearwater, Fla.-based fractional provider Avantair said revenues increased 52.9 percent, to $25

Lufthansa makes new plans for Private Jet service

Lufthansa is ordering its own business jets to replace those supplied thus far by NetJets Europe (NJE) for Lufthansa’s Private Jet service.

JetBird secures new funding

JetBird, Europe’s planned new low-cost charter service, has raised €21 million ($31 million) in fresh capital through an oversubscribed private placement o

Pogo Jet Outlines Deployment Plans

In a December 13 SEC amendment for its initial public stock offering, Pogo Jet provided more information about its planned very light jet (VLJ) charter ser

DayJet Widens Network

Some 60 days after it began its per-seat, on-demand air service, Boca Raton, Fla.-based DayJet last month added to its very light jet air-taxi network 28 n

NetJets pilots set another high salary standard

Early last month the NetJets pilots overwhelmingly supported a major amendment and five-year extension to their collective-bargaining agreement between Net

VLJ air-taxi plan flawed

Don Burr and Bob Crandall exude confidence for their intended new venture, Pogo, but the air-taxi concept is not a matter of belief, nor is the outlook for

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