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Part 135 Covered by Airline Bailout Bill

Air charter operators have the opportunity to apply for federal relief as a result of September 11.

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October 3, 2007

Fractional hiring far exceeding last year's numbers

Pilot hiring by the four major fractional aircraft ownership operators is far ahead of last year’s, according to figures compiled by AIR.

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October 3, 2007

London Executive Aviation (LEA) introduced the first Cessna Citation Excel in the UK

London Executive Aviation (LEA) introduced the first Cessna Citation Excel in the UK charter market last month.

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October 3, 2007

Mideast charter outgrowing supply

Too few business aircraft are based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other Arabian Gulf states to meet rising demand for executive charter flights, ac

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October 3, 2007

European firm introduces advance-charter blocks

Users of business-aircraft charter who prefer to purchase travel in advance now have another option that the service’s provider claims is different from ot

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October 3, 2007

NetJets Is the Name, Frax Is the Game

NetJets aircraft will fly 300,000 occupied hours this year, chairman and CEO Richard Santulli told reporters during ceremonies in Columbus, Ohio, to announ

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October 3, 2007

Fractional provider signs for 29 Avantis

Piaggio Aero Industries, which emerged from bankruptcy five years ago and has gradually stopped bleeding red ink, last month received a record order valued

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October 3, 2007

Southeast Regional Fractional Program Launched

AeroShares, a new company based at St.

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October 3, 2007

Eclipse chief stands by VLJ air-limo concept

As Albuquerque, N.M.-based Eclipse prepares to fly a Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610-powered Eclipse 500 later this year, company founder and CEO Vern Raburn

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October 3, 2007

Special Report: Fractional Ownership

What began as a concept that met with outright skepticism and indeed some hostility by the established aviation industry has blossomed into a viable branch

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October 3, 2007

Former rivals unite to form air-taxi network

At first it might seem like an odd couple: Don Burr, People Express founder and low-fare airline pioneer, and Bob Crandall, controversial megastar of Ameri

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October 2, 2007

Omni Aviacao seals a deal

Paris Le Bourget FBO and executive charter firm Aero Services has been bought by Portuguese general aviation group Omni Aviacão e Tecnologia.

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October 2, 2007

Frax operator expands program

OurPlane of London, Ontario, Canada, which has been marketing fractional shares in piston airplanes since 1998, recently introduced fractional programs for

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October 2, 2007

FRAX NPRM comments pushed to November 16

The FAA extended to November 16 the comment period on its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to regulate fractional aircraft ownership operations.

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October 2, 2007

Guaranteed charter rates rival frax and Jet Card

Executive Charter Services says its new guaranteed charter rates are significantly lower than the comparable rates for fractional and jet-card aircraft.

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October 2, 2007

Connect-A-Jet’s Claims Falling To Pieces

The Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has suspended the trading of Connect-A-Jet securities until October 12, due to alleged “deceptive practices” and

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October 2, 2007