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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London Executive Aviation Best in Europe

UK-based charter operator London Executive Aviation, which calls itself the UK’s largest charter operator, was named best general aviation operator for the

May 31, 2007

VLJ Airline Start-up Closes Doors

Point2Point Airways, the Grand Forks, N.D.-based on-demand “airline style” charter company, ceased operations and laid off all its employees last month.

Charter & Fractional

May 31, 2007

Union: Pilots Fired for Traffic Violations

The Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 1108, which represents pilots for fractional provider Flight Options, claimed last month that some pilots were fired fo

Charter & Fractional

May 31, 2007

First frequent flier program for Aviaxess air charter

French executive charter operator and broker Aviaxess has launched what it claims to be the first frequent-flier loyalty program in the business aviation m

Charter & Fractional

May 23, 2007

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Prestige Jet wants to tap into Mideast charter market

Newly formed Gulf charter company Prestige Jet has been set up by principals previously involved in Dubai-based charter company Gulf Jet.

Charter & Fractional

May 23, 2007

Spanish charter firm’s sales take off

Spanish aircraft charter and management firm Executive Airlines has seen its sales rocket from $12 million in 2005 to more than $26 million last year, and

Charter & Fractional

May 23, 2007

NetJets Europe Orders 32 Hawker 4000s

Less than two months after completion of the sale of Raytheon Aircraft to the investment firms GS Capital Partners and Onex Partners for $3.3 billion, the

Charter & Fractional

May 22, 2007

Charter firm finds work for single-engine t-props

JetFly, a Luxembourg-based company set up in 1999, is offering fractional ownerships in single-engine turboprop aircraft.Civil aviation authori

Charter & Fractional

May 11, 2007

Start-up Swiss charter firm awaits Phenom 100 deliveries

JetBird, the planned low-cost air charter service, caused quite a stir at the 2006 EBACE exhibition when it ordered 50 of Embraer’s Phenom 100 very light j

Charter & Fractional

May 10, 2007

Flying Group introduces jet-card option for the not-so-frequent flier

“Not everyone can or wants to own a private jet, and even the most affordable co-ownership or ad hoc chartering package is not always suitable,” Flying Gro

Charter & Fractional

May 10, 2007

Business booms for Air Partner

Air Partner, the company that describes itself as the world’s largest aircraft charter broker, is seeing a surge in business.

Charter & Fractional

May 10, 2007

Investment firm has big plans for DaimlerChrysler Aviation

DaimlerChrysler Aviation, conceived as a corporate flight department in 1998 to transport the German-U.S.

Charter & Fractional

May 10, 2007

Union: Flight Options Fired Pilots for Traffic Violations

The Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 1108, which represents pilots for fractional provider Flight Options, said this week that some pilots were fired for th

Charter & Fractional

May 10, 2007

European charter programs vie for market dominance

Block charter has evolved as the primary alternative to fractional ownership in Europe, with providers continuously vying to offer greater flexibility and

Charter & Fractional

May 9, 2007

NetJets Europe to boost fleet and pilot numbers

Back in 2001, NetJets Europe might have considered a shortage of suitably qualified pilots to be a nice problem to face.

Charter & Fractional

May 9, 2007

Austrian charter company maintains a global presence

Tyrolean Jet Services of Innsbruck is here at EBACE for the sixth time, exhibiting its charter expertise to attendees (Booth No.

Charter & Fractional

May 9, 2007

LegFind.com expands operations

LegFind.com, a wholesale air charter marketplace, released a new service last month aimed at quickly matching charter operators with clients.

Charter & Fractional

April 30, 2007

Sentient Jet merges with JetDirect

Two well known companies that operate and manage charter aircraft and jet travel cards have merged.

Charter & Fractional

April 27, 2007

DayJet gearing up for service start

DayJet founder, president and CEO Ed Iacobucci dropped by AIN’s offices last month to provide an update on progress with his per-seat, on-demand VLJ

Charter & Fractional

April 27, 2007

Avanti Fractional Operator Adds Premier Is

Breaking from its single-airplane fleet of Piaggio Avanti twin turboprops, Fairfield, N.J.-based fractional provider Avantair has added two new Beechcraft

Charter & Fractional

April 25, 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

London Executive Aviation Best in Europe

UK-based charter operator London Executive Aviation, which calls itself the UK’s largest charter operator, was named best general aviation operator for the

VLJ Airline Start-up Closes Doors

Point2Point Airways, the Grand Forks, N.D.-based on-demand “airline style” charter company, ceased operations and laid off all its employees last month.

Union: Pilots Fired for Traffic Violations

The Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 1108, which represents pilots for fractional provider Flight Options, claimed last month that some pilots were fired fo

First frequent flier program for Aviaxess air charter

French executive charter operator and broker Aviaxess has launched what it claims to be the first frequent-flier loyalty program in the business aviation m

Videos

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Prestige Jet wants to tap into Mideast charter market

Newly formed Gulf charter company Prestige Jet has been set up by principals previously involved in Dubai-based charter company Gulf Jet.

Spanish charter firm’s sales take off

Spanish aircraft charter and management firm Executive Airlines has seen its sales rocket from $12 million in 2005 to more than $26 million last year, and

NetJets Europe Orders 32 Hawker 4000s

Less than two months after completion of the sale of Raytheon Aircraft to the investment firms GS Capital Partners and Onex Partners for $3.3 billion, the

Charter firm finds work for single-engine t-props

JetFly, a Luxembourg-based company set up in 1999, is offering fractional ownerships in single-engine turboprop aircraft.Civil aviation authori

Start-up Swiss charter firm awaits Phenom 100 deliveries

JetBird, the planned low-cost air charter service, caused quite a stir at the 2006 EBACE exhibition when it ordered 50 of Embraer’s Phenom 100 very light j

Flying Group introduces jet-card option for the not-so-frequent flier

“Not everyone can or wants to own a private jet, and even the most affordable co-ownership or ad hoc chartering package is not always suitable,” Flying Gro

Business booms for Air Partner

Air Partner, the company that describes itself as the world’s largest aircraft charter broker, is seeing a surge in business.

Investment firm has big plans for DaimlerChrysler Aviation

DaimlerChrysler Aviation, conceived as a corporate flight department in 1998 to transport the German-U.S.

Union: Flight Options Fired Pilots for Traffic Violations

The Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 1108, which represents pilots for fractional provider Flight Options, said this week that some pilots were fired for th

European charter programs vie for market dominance

Block charter has evolved as the primary alternative to fractional ownership in Europe, with providers continuously vying to offer greater flexibility and

NetJets Europe to boost fleet and pilot numbers

Back in 2001, NetJets Europe might have considered a shortage of suitably qualified pilots to be a nice problem to face.

Austrian charter company maintains a global presence

Tyrolean Jet Services of Innsbruck is here at EBACE for the sixth time, exhibiting its charter expertise to attendees (Booth No.

LegFind.com expands operations

LegFind.com, a wholesale air charter marketplace, released a new service last month aimed at quickly matching charter operators with clients.

Sentient Jet merges with JetDirect

Two well known companies that operate and manage charter aircraft and jet travel cards have merged.

DayJet gearing up for service start

DayJet founder, president and CEO Ed Iacobucci dropped by AIN’s offices last month to provide an update on progress with his per-seat, on-demand VLJ

Avanti Fractional Operator Adds Premier Is

Breaking from its single-airplane fleet of Piaggio Avanti twin turboprops, Fairfield, N.J.-based fractional provider Avantair has added two new Beechcraft

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