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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Charter providers see change amid financial downturn

European business aircraft charter operators and brokers face an unpredictable summer following a 25- to 30-percent downturn in bookings as a result of the

May 6, 2009

Fledgling European Air Taxi Operator Puts Industry in Perspective

European low-cost air taxi pioneer Blink has taken delivery of three more Cessna Citation Mustangs.

Charter & Fractional

May 6, 2009

Aero-Dienst increases fleet despite new rule hassles

German business aviation services group Aero-Dienst has increased the size of its fleet to 12 aircraft with the recent addition of a new Bombardier Learjet

Charter & Fractional

May 6, 2009

Flight Display shows sky-high entertainment

Flight Display Systems is here in Geneva with two of its latest products: a Blu-ray video disc player and its Jet JukeBox for movies and music.

Charter & Fractional

May 6, 2009

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Recession boosts share sales claims start-up Jet Republic

New European fractional ownership provider Jet Republic says it is capitalizing on the downturn in both air transport and business aviation.

Charter & Fractional

May 6, 2009

FAA Loses Appeal of Air Trek Revocation

Charter operator Air Trek’s battle to reinstate its Part 135 certificate following an FAA attempt at revocation appears to be back on track.

Charter & Fractional

May 5, 2009

New Rules Pitched for FAR Part 135 CRM Training

The FAA is proposing to require crew resource management (CRM) training for all Part 135 certificate holders’ pilots and flight attendants.

Charter & Fractional

May 5, 2009

Furlough Mitigation Program Started at NetJets

Fractional provider NetJets and its pilots union–NJASAP, the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots–have collaborated on a voluntary furlough-mitiga

Charter & Fractional

May 1, 2009

Flight Options Gets New Investment

Directional Capital, an investment firm led by Flight Options chairman and founder Kenn Ricci, private-equity firm Resilience Capital Partners and “key mem

Charter & Fractional

May 1, 2009

Exec AirShare Accepts Its First Phenom 100

Kansas City, Mo.-based regional fractional provider Executive AirShare last month took delivery of its first Embraer Phenom 100.

Charter & Fractional

April 30, 2009

Fractional Providers Offer Creative Solutions

Fractional aircraft providers have reshaped their marketing efforts to address the difficulty of trying to get customers to buy aircraft shares during a re

Charter & Fractional

April 30, 2009

FlyMustang matches fliers with VLJ seats

A UK-based broker is seeking to capitalize on surplus capacity among Cessna Citation Mustang operators by offering a variety of fractional ownership and pe

Charter & Fractional

April 30, 2009

Wayfarer Aviation takes over assets of shuttered JetDirect

The soaring enterprise that started as JetDirect Aviation and grew into a charter/ management operator of 300 aircraft by swallowing up some of the biggest

Charter & Fractional

April 29, 2009

Pogo Jet axes air-taxi plans

Former American Airlines chief Robert Crandall’s plans to blanket the Northeast U.S.

Charter & Fractional

April 29, 2009

Air-taxi Plans a Nonstarter for Pogo Jet

Former American Airlines chief Robert Crandall’s plans to blanket the Northeast U.S.

Charter & Fractional

April 23, 2009

NetJets Union Agrees to Furlough-Mitigation Program

Fractional ownership provider NetJets and its pilots union have collaborated on a voluntary furlough-mitigation program in an attempt to reduce the threat

Charter & Fractional

April 21, 2009

JetDirect Closes, Wayfarer Aviation Takes Over

On Friday, JetDirect Aviation chairman and CEO Greg C

Charter & Fractional

April 21, 2009

Jet Direct Planning To Rebrand as Wayfarer Aviation

On Friday, a Massachusetts judge dismissed leg

Charter & Fractional

April 14, 2009

‘Runaway Trim’ Questioned in 2007 Citation Crash

An NTSB interim factual report and findings from a flight s

Charter & Fractional

April 14, 2009

Restraining Order Halts JetDirect Plans

A Massachusetts judge has granted a petition for a temporary restraining order preventing JetDirect Aviation Acquisition Company (JDAAC) from completing th

Charter & Fractional

April 9, 2009

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

Charter providers see change amid financial downturn

European business aircraft charter operators and brokers face an unpredictable summer following a 25- to 30-percent downturn in bookings as a result of the

Fledgling European Air Taxi Operator Puts Industry in Perspective

European low-cost air taxi pioneer Blink has taken delivery of three more Cessna Citation Mustangs.

Aero-Dienst increases fleet despite new rule hassles

German business aviation services group Aero-Dienst has increased the size of its fleet to 12 aircraft with the recent addition of a new Bombardier Learjet

Flight Display shows sky-high entertainment

Flight Display Systems is here in Geneva with two of its latest products: a Blu-ray video disc player and its Jet JukeBox for movies and music.

Videos

More Articles

Recession boosts share sales claims start-up Jet Republic

New European fractional ownership provider Jet Republic says it is capitalizing on the downturn in both air transport and business aviation.

FAA Loses Appeal of Air Trek Revocation

Charter operator Air Trek’s battle to reinstate its Part 135 certificate following an FAA attempt at revocation appears to be back on track.

New Rules Pitched for FAR Part 135 CRM Training

The FAA is proposing to require crew resource management (CRM) training for all Part 135 certificate holders’ pilots and flight attendants.

Furlough Mitigation Program Started at NetJets

Fractional provider NetJets and its pilots union–NJASAP, the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots–have collaborated on a voluntary furlough-mitiga

Flight Options Gets New Investment

Directional Capital, an investment firm led by Flight Options chairman and founder Kenn Ricci, private-equity firm Resilience Capital Partners and “key mem

Exec AirShare Accepts Its First Phenom 100

Kansas City, Mo.-based regional fractional provider Executive AirShare last month took delivery of its first Embraer Phenom 100.

Fractional Providers Offer Creative Solutions

Fractional aircraft providers have reshaped their marketing efforts to address the difficulty of trying to get customers to buy aircraft shares during a re

FlyMustang matches fliers with VLJ seats

A UK-based broker is seeking to capitalize on surplus capacity among Cessna Citation Mustang operators by offering a variety of fractional ownership and pe

Wayfarer Aviation takes over assets of shuttered JetDirect

The soaring enterprise that started as JetDirect Aviation and grew into a charter/ management operator of 300 aircraft by swallowing up some of the biggest

Pogo Jet axes air-taxi plans

Former American Airlines chief Robert Crandall’s plans to blanket the Northeast U.S.

Air-taxi Plans a Nonstarter for Pogo Jet

Former American Airlines chief Robert Crandall’s plans to blanket the Northeast U.S.

NetJets Union Agrees to Furlough-Mitigation Program

Fractional ownership provider NetJets and its pilots union have collaborated on a voluntary furlough-mitigation program in an attempt to reduce the threat

JetDirect Closes, Wayfarer Aviation Takes Over

On Friday, JetDirect Aviation chairman and CEO Greg C

Jet Direct Planning To Rebrand as Wayfarer Aviation

On Friday, a Massachusetts judge dismissed leg

‘Runaway Trim’ Questioned in 2007 Citation Crash

An NTSB interim factual report and findings from a flight s

Restraining Order Halts JetDirect Plans

A Massachusetts judge has granted a petition for a temporary restraining order preventing JetDirect Aviation Acquisition Company (JDAAC) from completing th

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