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Europeans frustrated by DOT access restrictions

European charter operators are expressing increasing frustration about what they have come to regard as anti-competitive restrictions on their ability to f

Charter & Fractional

November 7, 2006

The Charter Market

Demand for aircraft charter is rising worldwide, with more businesses and private individuals willing and able to start taking this increasingly attractive

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November 7, 2006

Broker Air Partner buys UK charter operator

Global charter broker Air Partner International has acquired UK executive charter operator Gold Air for £4.4 million ($8.1 million).

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November 7, 2006

Axis Jet forms charter unit with a trio of King Airs

On October 3, corporate aircraft sales and management company Axis Jet announced the opening of a new Part 135 air charter division based at Sacramento Exe

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November 7, 2006

With urging of NBAA, U.S. eases rules for foreign charter operators

The U.S.

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November 7, 2006

News Clips: Raytheon Charter Division Adds Six Bizjets

Raytheon Aircraft Charter and Management has added six aircraft to its charter fleet, including a Beechjet 400A in Nashville, a Hawker 800A in Dallas, a Ch

Charter & Fractional

November 6, 2006

Fractional Aims for ‘Predictable’ Costs

CitationShares launched a program–Citelines–that it says offers “payment predictability, customized program options and cost savings never before seen in t

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November 6, 2006

European agency studies changes to frax regulation

On behalf of the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC), two separate task forces are tackling the vexed issue of regulating fractional ownership operat

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November 3, 2006

NetJets Europe expects 2005 profit

Assuming the next six months or so do not see a deterioration in trading conditions, the NetJets Europe fractional-ownership program should finally achieve

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November 3, 2006

MEC Election for NetJets Pilots

After the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) voided the late October MEC elections due to balloting concerns, the NetJets pilots finally were sch

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November 3, 2006

Out-of-limit cg might have led to TEB crash

Although the NTSB has not yet determined a probable cause for the February 2 Challenger 600 accident at New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport, it has released a n

Charter & Fractional

October 31, 2006

FAA Scrutinizing Charter Brokers

What is the role of an aircraft charter broker, do current regulations support this role and who has operational control on brokered flights? The FAA and D

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October 31, 2006

Netjets Pilots Countdown

Last month, the Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (ASAP)–the union representing NetJets pilots– began its “informational picketing,” a campaign that in

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October 31, 2006

Sentient Jet Acquires Charter Operator

Corporate jet-card services company Sentient Jet has acquired charter operator Atlantic Aviation Flight Services of Teterboro, N.J., from Voyager Group, a

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October 31, 2006

Charter Operator Reports Strong Growth

Executive Jet Management reported revenue from its charter business rose by more than 35 percent last year over its 2003 figures.

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October 31, 2006

Air ambulance operations

A call comes in to operations: a young American woman vacationing on a dive boat in the Caribbean is suffering from serious burns after a fire broke out

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October 30, 2006