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NetJets Averts Pilot Layoffs and Furloughs
July 02, 2009
A voluntary furlough-mitigation program collaboratively formed in April by NetJets and its pilot union, the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP), has averted layoffs and furloughs. “Through innovative and purely voluntary measures, NetJets has been able to align our pilot and other areas of our workforce to match our current owner demand...
moreRoyal Family Relying More on Aircraft Chartering
July 02, 2009
Britain’s Royal Household and Ministry of Defence are evaluating options for providing flights for Queen Elizabeth II and her family beginning April 1 next year after existing military and private charter arrangements expire. Revival of an earlier plan to purchase a new head-of-state aircraft seems unlikely in view of the continuing recession in the UK....
moreCitationShares Reduces Staff to Match Flight Activity
July 02, 2009
On Tuesday, fractional-share operator CitationShares laid off 41 office staff and furloughed 52 pilots, according to CEO Steve O’Neill, “to match both the flight activity with staffing levels as well as operating revenue with expenses. We had too much capacity both inside and outside the office for current and projected levels of business.” He further told...
moreRutan Is First Customer on JetSuite Phenom
July 01, 2009
JetSuite brokered its first Phenom 100 charter flight in late May for customer Burt Rutan, who flew to his home base in Mojave, Calif. Solana Beach-based Air by Jet, a Part 135 certificate holder, operated the flight. Later this year, JetSuite expects to begin operating its own fleet of Phenom 100s, for which it has a firm order for 50 with an option for an...
moreCoastal Announces Fixed-price N.Y.-L.A. Flights
July 01, 2009
New York-based Coastal Jet Service is launching per-seat, daily nonstop service on a Citation X between New York and Los Angeles. Coastal Jet plans to use the Avitat FBO at West- chester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y., and the Million Air facility in Burbank, Calif., for the new service. According to Coastal Jet, the cost for a one-way flight will be...
morePlatinum Jet Defendant Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy
June 23, 2009
Andre Budhan, a cofounder of defunct charter operator Platinum Jet, pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a case relating to the 2005 crash of a Challenger 600 following an aborted takeoff at Teterboro (N.J.) Airport. Budhan, 42, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Newark, N.J., yesterday to conspiracy to defraud charter customers...
moreFAA: Use Constant Descents for Nonprecision Apps
June 11, 2009
The FAA recently issued a Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO 09011) to provide guidance for Part 121 and 135 operators about the importance of using a constant angle of descent when conducting nonprecision instrument approaches. It issued the alert because a Part 121 operator conducting a nonprecision approach at night in IMC failed to control the descent...
moreAvantair Profits During Downturn
June 01, 2009
Clearwater, Fla.-based fractional provider Avantair reported another quarter of positive EBITA profits in a difficult economic environment, putting the Piaggio Avanti fleet operator on the path to health after years of losses. In its fiscal third quarter, which ended March 31, the company saw year-over-year revenues climb 15.7 percent to $34.7 million. It...
moreJetChoice Files Chapter 7
June 01, 2009
JetChoice, a Little Canada, Minn.-based membership charter company, voluntarily filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy (liquidation) last month. The filing lists assets of $5.4 million, $4 million owed to creditors holding secured claims, $465,695 owed to creditors holding unsecured priority claims and $21.3 million owed to unsecured creditors. Most of the priority...
moreGreenjets Offers Bizjet Flight Sharing Plan
June 01, 2009
West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Greenjets last month launched a shared-ride charter jet membership service as a more environmental and economical way to use private jets. One-year memberships begin at $1,440 and fixed per-seat costs for a one-way New York to Florida charter flight start at $1,800 with a Black card membership. Shared flights between New York and...
moreTouching Baes: NetJets signs agreement with Volo
June 01, 2009
Volo Aviation’s five FBOs are now official service providers for NetJets fractional-share flights and flights by NetJets affiliates. Volo FBOs are located in Sarasota and Fort Pierce, Fla.; Manassas, Va.; Houston, Texas; and Hayward, Calif.
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California charter firm runs new hangar on solar power
June 01, 2009
Avjet’s new solar-powered hangar at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, Calif., represents not only the most current environmentally friendly building design but also illustrates that going green doesn’t necessarily cost more. Shangri-La Construction built Avjet’s new hangar for roughly the same cost as a conventional facility, and that doesn’t take into account...
moreElite Aviation Files Lawsuit against Broker
June 01, 2009
Van Nuys, Calif.-based Elite Aviation has filed a complaint in the Superior Court of California, Northwest District, accusing charter broker JetCardPlus and some individuals who set up and flew charters arranged by JetCardPlus and flown by Elite of breach of contract, fraud and other violations. The lawsuit seeks payment of $221,716.24, in addition to...
moreJetSuite Launches Phenom 100 Operation in California
May 28, 2009
Famed aircraft and spacecraft designer Burt Rutan was the first passenger on a JetSuite-brokered Embraer Phenom 100 Part 135 flight earlier this week to his home base in Mojave, Calif. The flight was operated by Solana Beach-based Air by Jet, a Part 135 certificate holder. JetSuite is acting as a broker for the Air by Jet-operated Phenom 100 flights,...
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