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 firms riding out economic turbulence

Charter aircraft operators seem to be weathering the double whammy of a recession and increased aviation security measures with reasonable success, with re

May 29, 2008

More 'personalized' service is goal of new frax operation

JetLimited, the new fractional aircraft ownership program from Rifton Aviation, believes it sets itself apart from other regional and national frax program

Charter & Fractional

May 28, 2008

Avolar’s big bizjet buy boosts its fractional bet

Avolar, the budding stand-alone fractional business jet division of UAL Corp., stepped up its launch effort last month with a pair of new aircraft orders–d

Charter & Fractional

May 27, 2008

Flight Options, Travel Air combine

Flight Options and Raytheon Aircraft are combining their fractional-ownership programs into a new company in which the “new” Flight Options will hold 50.1

Charter & Fractional

May 27, 2008

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Flexjet Globals will base use on days or hours

 With the coming introduction of the Global Express into the Bombardier Flexjet fractional-ownership fleet, allocated usage will be based on days or h

Charter & Fractional

May 27, 2008

BA and Virgin Airlines get cold feet on bizav

British Airways (BA) ditched its business jet charter service just six months after launching it with charter broker Air Partner, the result of cost-cuttin

Charter & Fractional

May 27, 2008

Aspen entrepreneur launches bizjet service

Jonas Weil, 65, moved to ski resort haven Aspen, Colo., seven years ago and has since become totally disenchanted with flying to and from home on the airli

Charter & Fractional

May 27, 2008

Flight Options Downsizes, Terminates Pilots

Ohio-based Flight Options on Friday closed its maintenance facility at Cleveland Cuyahoga Airport and dismissed about 200 employees, 68 of whom were pilots

Charter & Fractional

May 27, 2008

Travel Air pilots move closer to unionizing

Last month the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) filed with the National Mediation Board (NMB) for an election to allow the pilots at fractional

Charter & Fractional

May 22, 2008

Air Canada latest airline to offer bizjet charter

Montreal-based Air Canada will convert up to four of its Boeing 737s into 48-seat business jets and place them into the airline’s new on-demand and contrac

Charter & Fractional

May 22, 2008

Fractional pilot hiring down 30 percent

The 843 pilots hired by six major fractional aircraft ownership companies in the first nine months of this year were about 30 percent fewer than the 1,210

Charter & Fractional

May 22, 2008

New executive terminal built at Paris Le Bourget

France’s prime business aviation gateway is set to pass the next stage in its ongoing redevelopment when a new executive terminal opens at Paris Le Bourget

Charter & Fractional

May 21, 2008

Avinode’s growth spurts

In keeping with its name, online charter tracker Avinode (Booth No.

Charter & Fractional

May 21, 2008

Small is still beautiful for pint-sized UK charter op

Some would have us believe that for business aviation the age of “big is beautiful” has arrived.

Charter & Fractional

May 21, 2008

Soccer in Moscow drives jet charters

If parts of northern Europe were overshadowed yesterday by large numbers of aircraft flying east, it was not the much-vaunted arrival of very-light jets bu

Charter & Fractional

May 21, 2008

Russian Operator Takes PT6 Support

Russian charter operator Dexter Air Taxi has signed a fleet management program with Pratt & Whitney Canada covering eight PT6A-67P engines on its fleet of

Maintenance and Modifications

May 21, 2008

Soccer in Moscow drives jet charters

If parts of northern Europe were overshadowed yesterday by large numbers of aircraft flying east, it was not the much-vaunted arrival of very-light jets bu

Charter & Fractional

May 21, 2008

Mustangs land in UK corral

London Executive Aviation (LEA) will this week take delivery of the second and third of 10 Cessna Citation Mustangs it will receive during 2008 and 2009.

Charter & Fractional

May 20, 2008

Arab Wings fly here for new Citation CJ1+]

Jordanian executive charter provider Arab Wings (Booth No.

Charter & Fractional

May 20, 2008

Charter X to expand booking system

Charter X (Booth No.

Charter & Fractional

May 20, 2008

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 firms riding out economic turbulence

Charter aircraft operators seem to be weathering the double whammy of a recession and increased aviation security measures with reasonable success, with re

More 'personalized' service is goal of new frax operation

JetLimited, the new fractional aircraft ownership program from Rifton Aviation, believes it sets itself apart from other regional and national frax program

Avolar’s big bizjet buy boosts its fractional bet

Avolar, the budding stand-alone fractional business jet division of UAL Corp., stepped up its launch effort last month with a pair of new aircraft orders–d

Flight Options, Travel Air combine

Flight Options and Raytheon Aircraft are combining their fractional-ownership programs into a new company in which the “new” Flight Options will hold 50.1

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Flexjet Globals will base use on days or hours

&nbsp;With the coming introduction of the Global Express into the Bombardier Flexjet fractional-ownership fleet, allocated usage will be based on days or h

BA and Virgin Airlines get cold feet on bizav

British Airways (BA) ditched its business jet charter service just six months after launching it with charter broker Air Partner, the result of cost-cuttin

Aspen entrepreneur launches bizjet service

Jonas Weil, 65, moved to ski resort haven Aspen, Colo., seven years ago and has since become totally disenchanted with flying to and from home on the airli

Flight Options Downsizes, Terminates Pilots

Ohio-based Flight Options on Friday closed its maintenance facility at Cleveland Cuyahoga Airport and dismissed about 200 employees, 68 of whom were pilots

Travel Air pilots move closer to unionizing

Last month the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) filed with the National Mediation Board (NMB) for an election to allow the pilots at fractional

Air Canada latest airline to offer bizjet charter

Montreal-based Air Canada will convert up to four of its Boeing 737s into 48-seat business jets and place them into the airline’s new on-demand and contrac

Fractional pilot hiring down 30 percent

The 843 pilots hired by six major fractional aircraft ownership companies in the first nine months of this year were about 30 percent fewer than the 1,210

New executive terminal built at Paris Le Bourget

France’s prime business aviation gateway is set to pass the next stage in its ongoing redevelopment when a new executive terminal opens at Paris Le Bourget

Avinode’s growth spurts

In keeping with its name, online charter tracker Avinode (Booth No.

Small is still beautiful for pint-sized UK charter op

Some would have us believe that for business aviation the age of “big is beautiful” has arrived.

Soccer in Moscow drives jet charters

If parts of northern Europe were overshadowed yesterday by large numbers of aircraft flying east, it was not the much-vaunted arrival of very-light jets bu

Russian Operator Takes PT6 Support

Russian charter operator Dexter Air Taxi has signed a fleet management program with Pratt & Whitney Canada covering eight PT6A-67P engines on its fleet of

Soccer in Moscow drives jet charters

If parts of northern Europe were overshadowed yesterday by large numbers of aircraft flying east, it was not the much-vaunted arrival of very-light jets bu

Mustangs land in UK corral

London Executive Aviation (LEA) will this week take delivery of the second and third of 10 Cessna Citation Mustangs it will receive during 2008 and 2009.

Arab Wings fly here for new Citation CJ1+]

Jordanian executive charter provider Arab Wings (Booth No.

Charter X to expand booking system

Charter X (Booth No.

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With the coming introduction of the Global Express into the Bombardier Flexjet fractional-ownership fleet, allocated usage will be based on days or h