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SATSair Marks Growth in the Southeast U.S.
June 01, 2008
SATSair, the largest Cirrus SR22 on-demand charter operator in the U.S., reported a 60-percent increase in the number of flights last year and booked an average of three flights per day into all the major economic centers in South Carolina, including Greenville, Charleston, Hilton Head, Columbia and Myrtle Beach. Nearly 90 percent of the company’s business...
more‘Total solution’ charter options abound on Web
June 01, 2008
The recent launch of Sentient Flight Group’s Privatejets.com and Virgin Charter introduced a new element to the charter industry: the ability to book flights online using a process that mirrors that of airline and travel Web sites, such as Expedia and Travelocity. Scott Duffy, founder and CEO of Virgin Charter, said one customer completed an entire...
moreFlight Options Downsizes, Terminates Pilots
May 27, 2008
Ohio-based Flight Options on Friday closed its maintenance facility at Cleveland Cuyahoga Airport and dismissed about 200 employees, 68 of whom were pilots, according to IBT Local 1108, which represents the fractional provider’s pilots. A pilot union spokesman told AIN that the flight crew eliminations were done regardless of seniority and were based on...
moreAvinode’s growth spurts
May 22, 2008
In keeping with its name, online charter tracker Avinode (Booth No. 723) is gathering momentum as a connection point for the aviation charter industry after barely four years in business. According to marketing director Nina Bertilsdotter, Avinode has nearly 900 members worldwide and has been adding more at the rate of about 20 per month. “Actually,” she...
moreRussian Operator Takes PT6 Support
May 22, 2008
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 Pilatus PC-12 aircraft. “The agreement with Dexter represents our first-ever fleet management program with a P&WC engine operator in Russia and underscores its growing popularity worldwide,” said Geoffrey...
moreSoccer in Moscow drives jet charters
May 22, 2008
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 but merely private and chartered business-jets flying well-heeled soccer enthusiasts to Moscow for the European Champions League soccer final. The event is perhaps the greatest sporting occasion in the...
moreSoccer in Moscow drives jet charters
May 22, 2008
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 but merely private and chartered business-jets flying well-heeled soccer enthusiasts to Moscow for the European Champions League soccer final. The event is perhaps the greatest sporting occasion in the...
moreMustangs land in UK corral
May 21, 2008
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.
The first aircraft (based at Farnborough) entered operation with the company in February when LEA became the UK’s first Mustang air taxi operator and the first commercial operator of the type in Europe....
moreArab Wings fly here for new Citation CJ1+]
May 21, 2008
Jordanian executive charter provider Arab Wings (Booth No. 666) arrived in Geneva this week anticipating yet another new addition to its growing fleet–a Citation CJ1+ based in Amman–by June or July. The former subsidiary of Royal Jordanian Airlines earlier this year took a new Gulfstream G450, and plans to see its fleet expand to 13 airplanes by 2012.
Now...
moreCharter X to expand booking system
May 21, 2008
Charter X (Booth No. 1240) announced here that it is significantly expanding its electronic quoting and booking capabilities for the online air charter marketplace with its new RealQuote technology platform. The system supports real-time quoting and booking from both the Charter X Web site and from popular desktop scheduling software packages.
RealQuote...
moreJetFly Orders Two TBM 850s
May 21, 2008
Luxembourg-based fractional ownership operator JetFly has ordered two TBM 850s. The single-turboprop aircraft will be equipped with the Garmin 1000 avionics suite and will feature a paint scheme and cabin interior designed by architect and town-planner Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Deliveries are pegged for this year.
moreJet Aviation Awarded CAMO Plus Certificate
May 21, 2008
Jet Aviation’s aircraft management and charter division has announced it has been awarded the EASA Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization (CAMO) Plus certificate by EASA. This will allow the company to perform annual airworthiness reviews for both its managed fleet and for aircraft of other private operators. EU-registered aircraft with takeoff...
moreCome Fly with MEA
May 21, 2008
Cambridge, UK-based Marshall Executive Aviation (MEA) (Booth Nos. 685/785) has added the first of three Cessna Citation XLS aircraft to its new charter operation. The aircraft, registration G-OMEA, undertook its first charter flight last month after maintenance and change of livery at Marshall’s facilities. MEA was established in 2003 to charter the...
moreJetalliance Orders Airbus Corporate Jets
May 21, 2008
Jetalliance Group of Vienna has ordered an additional CFM-56 powered Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) with a VIP cabin, along with two A318 Elites, to add to its existing fleet of more than 30 aircraft with an average age of only three years. Jetalliance’s aircraft are operated by its subsidiary, Jetalliance Flugbetrieb. The charter/broker group’s fleet...
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