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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Sentient Says Its Jet Charter Card Is Flying High

Sentient said that sales of its block-charter private jet card grew 82 percent in the first quarter over the same period a year ago.

March 23, 2007

Swiss pilot launches charter ops software

Swiss business aircraft pilot Stefano Costi has launched a new operations-management system that he claims will offer the most integrated and intuitive sof

Charter & Fractional

March 22, 2007

Flying group buys French Riviera charter firm

Belgian charter operator Flying Group’s takeover of Cap Camarat Business Jet (CCBJ) furthers the operator’s “ambition to become an important player in Euro

Charter & Fractional

March 22, 2007

california fbo plans development to accomModate growing charter operations

During the Cold War in the 1950s, squadrons of North American F-86 Sabres and, later, F-100 Super Sabres stood guard over the West Coast secreted in hangar

Charter & Fractional

March 22, 2007

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Fractional Pilot Hiring on the Increase

The four largest fractional operators–NetJets, Flight Options, Flexjet and CitationShares–hired 11 pilots in March, compared with none during the same mont

Charter & Fractional

March 22, 2007

European jet club picks PrivatPort at Geneva

Club Airways, a members-only scheduled business jet charter operation in Europe, has chosen PrivatPort to provide ground handling for its flights from Gene

Charter & Fractional

March 22, 2007

JetDirect Proposing To Acquire Sentient Jet

Two well known companies that operate charter aircraft and jet travel cards might be near to merging.

Charter & Fractional

March 20, 2007

Projection sees rebound in fractional hiring

At least 250 pilots are estimated to be hired this year by the Big Four fractional providers, according to Aviation Information Resources (AIR).

Charter & Fractional

March 16, 2007

Former US Airways Executive named COO at Flight Options

Flight Options, the second-largest fractional aircraft provider, last month named Michael Scheeringa as COO.

Charter & Fractional

March 16, 2007

Tax seminar for air taxis on tap

A tax seminar specifically geared toward Part 135 air-charter operators will be held on May 17 in Las Vegas in conjunction with the National Air Transporta

Charter & Fractional

March 16, 2007

Canadian operator gets certificate reinstated

Transport Canada found no violations of Federal Aviation Regulations during a special-purpose audit of Georgian Express, and on January 27 returned the ope

Charter & Fractional

March 16, 2007

Raytheon signs Hawker maintenance deal with NetJets

Raytheon Aircraft signed a 10-year agreement with NetJets for the maintenance of the fractional-ownership operator’s fleet of Hawker 1000s, Hawker 800XPs a

Charter & Fractional

March 16, 2007

Flexjet’s sales figures hint at market rebound

When the economic bottom slipped from under the business aviation industry in 2001, those in the fractional ownership market were unsure where it would lea

Charter & Fractional

March 15, 2007

IBAC to propose int’l frax regs

When the ICAO Assembly meets in Montreal late this month, the International Business Aircraft Council (IBAC) will propose standardization of international

Charter & Fractional

March 15, 2007

One Charter Operator Buys Another

JetDirect Aviation, a private jet services firm based in Berwyn, Pa., acquired Presidential Aviation, an aircraft management, charter and maintenance compa

Charter & Fractional

March 7, 2007

Buy a Share, Win a Trip

Avantair is offering a limited-time incentive to new buyers of Piaggio Avanti fractional shares.

Charter & Fractional

March 7, 2007

Raytheon Stands by Flight Options

Net sales for Flight Options increased in the fourth quarter of last year compared with the same period in 2005, but the fractional provider recorded an op

Charter & Fractional

March 7, 2007

Charter Broker Firm Fights Global Warming

Massachusetts-based Executive Charter Services (ECS), in a joint program with an organization that promotes alternative energy, is giving its passengers an

Charter & Fractional

March 7, 2007

Revamped Skyjet offers new options

Bombardier has revamped its Skyjet International block charter program, unveiling the new Jet Member card at the Middle East Business Aviation show in Duba

Charter & Fractional

March 7, 2007

NetJets Starts Dedicated Scottish Operation

Fractional ownership provider NetJets Europe has launched a dedicated operation for the Scottish market.

Charter & Fractional

February 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

Sentient Says Its Jet Charter Card Is Flying High

Sentient said that sales of its block-charter private jet card grew 82 percent in the first quarter over the same period a year ago.

Swiss pilot launches charter ops software

Swiss business aircraft pilot Stefano Costi has launched a new operations-management system that he claims will offer the most integrated and intuitive sof

Flying group buys French Riviera charter firm

Belgian charter operator Flying Group’s takeover of Cap Camarat Business Jet (CCBJ) furthers the operator’s “ambition to become an important player in Euro

california fbo plans development to accomModate growing charter operations

During the Cold War in the 1950s, squadrons of North American F-86 Sabres and, later, F-100 Super Sabres stood guard over the West Coast secreted in hangar

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Fractional Pilot Hiring on the Increase

The four largest fractional operators–NetJets, Flight Options, Flexjet and CitationShares–hired 11 pilots in March, compared with none during the same mont

European jet club picks PrivatPort at Geneva

Club Airways, a members-only scheduled business jet charter operation in Europe, has chosen PrivatPort to provide ground handling for its flights from Gene

JetDirect Proposing To Acquire Sentient Jet

Two well known companies that operate charter aircraft and jet travel cards might be near to merging.

Projection sees rebound in fractional hiring

At least 250 pilots are estimated to be hired this year by the Big Four fractional providers, according to Aviation Information Resources (AIR).

Former US Airways Executive named COO at Flight Options

Flight Options, the second-largest fractional aircraft provider, last month named Michael Scheeringa as COO.

Tax seminar for air taxis on tap

A tax seminar specifically geared toward Part 135 air-charter operators will be held on May 17 in Las Vegas in conjunction with the National Air Transporta

Canadian operator gets certificate reinstated

Transport Canada found no violations of Federal Aviation Regulations during a special-purpose audit of Georgian Express, and on January 27 returned the ope

Raytheon signs Hawker maintenance deal with NetJets

Raytheon Aircraft signed a 10-year agreement with NetJets for the maintenance of the fractional-ownership operator’s fleet of Hawker 1000s, Hawker 800XPs a

Flexjet’s sales figures hint at market rebound

When the economic bottom slipped from under the business aviation industry in 2001, those in the fractional ownership market were unsure where it would lea

IBAC to propose int’l frax regs

When the ICAO Assembly meets in Montreal late this month, the International Business Aircraft Council (IBAC) will propose standardization of international

One Charter Operator Buys Another

JetDirect Aviation, a private jet services firm based in Berwyn, Pa., acquired Presidential Aviation, an aircraft management, charter and maintenance compa

Buy a Share, Win a Trip

Avantair is offering a limited-time incentive to new buyers of Piaggio Avanti fractional shares.

Raytheon Stands by Flight Options

Net sales for Flight Options increased in the fourth quarter of last year compared with the same period in 2005, but the fractional provider recorded an op

Charter Broker Firm Fights Global Warming

Massachusetts-based Executive Charter Services (ECS), in a joint program with an organization that promotes alternative energy, is giving its passengers an

Revamped Skyjet offers new options

Bombardier has revamped its Skyjet International block charter program, unveiling the new Jet Member card at the Middle East Business Aviation show in Duba

NetJets Starts Dedicated Scottish Operation

Fractional ownership provider NetJets Europe has launched a dedicated operation for the Scottish market.

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