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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Start-up Magnum Jet Orders Small Jets

Embraer today said Houston-based Magnum Jet has placed an order for 50 Phenom 100s, with options for another 50 Phenom 100s and/or 300s.

November 13, 2006

Flight Options Raises the Stakes for Fractionals

Cleveland-based fractional provider Flight Options this morning launched Fractional First, which it describes as a “purchase and use program designed to de

Charter & Fractional

November 13, 2006

No WAAS Capability for Honeywell’s GNS-XLS

A recent notice sent to Honeywell GNS-XLS owners confirmed what many had suspected all along: due to hardware limitations, the flight management system wil

Charter & Fractional

November 13, 2006

FAA Pushes Ahead with New Charter OpSpec

The FAA is moving forward with a plan to release Charter Operations Specifications A008 (OpSpec 008) and associated guidance on August 31.

Charter & Fractional

November 13, 2006

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After a decade, Flexjet is firmly in the black

As recently as four years ago, some observers openly questioned whether Bombardier’s Flexjet fractional ownership operation would still be around in 2006.

Charter & Fractional

November 13, 2006

Delay Likely for Runway Margin Requirement

The FAA is expected to push back “a few weeks” the implementation dates for the 15-percent runway safety margin requirement.

Charter & Fractional

November 13, 2006

Alphabets React to FAA Landing Distance Policy

NBAA and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) expressed concern about the FAA’s June notice requiring the addition of a 15-percent landing-di

Charter & Fractional

November 13, 2006

Fractional Ownership: Frax market blues

More than 20 years ago, fractional jet ownership began with NetJets and then expanded rapidly in the late 1990s with the growth of Raytheon Travel Air and

Charter & Fractional

November 13, 2006

Runway Margin Op Specs Still in Draft

The FAA had planned to deliver Operations Specifications C082 on calculating new landing-distance safety margins by June 30, but it is still in a <link htt

Charter & Fractional

November 13, 2006

NetJets Financial Winds Shift Favorably

The nine-month-old NetJets pilot contract, which raised wages substantially, isn’t having the speculated adverse effect on profits at the fractional provid

Charter & Fractional

November 13, 2006

Avanti Deliveries Can’t Keep Up with Demand

Piaggio shipped only three Avantis in the first nine months of this year, hardly enough to keep up with demand, particularly from one of the OEM’s largest

Charter & Fractional

November 9, 2006

Air Partner strikes gold with Gold Air

Global charter broker Air Partner International has acquired UK executive charter operator Gold Air for around $8.1 million.

Charter & Fractional

November 8, 2006

Hunt & Palmer moves into Asia

Charter broker Hunt & Palmer has opened a new office in Hong Kong.

Charter & Fractional

November 8, 2006

Executive Jet adds new jets to its charter fleet

Executive Jet Management (EJM) has announced a significant increase in its charter fleet and reorganization of its sales and aircraft owner relations staff

Charter & Fractional

November 8, 2006

Flight Options pilots protest unfair contract negotiations

The union representing some 760 Flight Options pilots is charging that the Raytheon-owned fractional share company is engaging in a pattern of harassing an

Charter & Fractional

November 8, 2006

UK fractional to expand fleet through aircraft management

UK-based fractional ownership program European Business Jets (EBJ) is looking to move into aircraft management to boost its available fleet.

Charter & Fractional

November 8, 2006

Bank of America Advising Sentient Clients

Bank of America (Booth No.

Charter & Fractional

November 8, 2006

NetJets’ labor practices challenged in Europe

Scara, a French association of leisure and executive air charter operators, is urging CRPN, the French crew retirement fund that collects contributions fro

Charter & Fractional

November 7, 2006

Europeans frustrated by DOT access restrictions

European charter operators are expressing increasing frustration about what they have come to regard as anti-competitive restrictions on their ability to f

Charter & Fractional

November 7, 2006

The Charter Market

Demand for aircraft charter is rising worldwide, with more businesses and private individuals willing and able to start taking this increasingly attractive

Charter & Fractional

November 7, 2006

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

Start-up Magnum Jet Orders Small Jets

Embraer today said Houston-based Magnum Jet has placed an order for 50 Phenom 100s, with options for another 50 Phenom 100s and/or 300s.

Flight Options Raises the Stakes for Fractionals

Cleveland-based fractional provider Flight Options this morning launched Fractional First, which it describes as a “purchase and use program designed to de

No WAAS Capability for Honeywell’s GNS-XLS

A recent notice sent to Honeywell GNS-XLS owners confirmed what many had suspected all along: due to hardware limitations, the flight management system wil

FAA Pushes Ahead with New Charter OpSpec

The FAA is moving forward with a plan to release Charter Operations Specifications A008 (OpSpec 008) and associated guidance on August 31.

Videos

More Articles

After a decade, Flexjet is firmly in the black

As recently as four years ago, some observers openly questioned whether Bombardier’s Flexjet fractional ownership operation would still be around in 2006.

Delay Likely for Runway Margin Requirement

The FAA is expected to push back “a few weeks” the implementation dates for the 15-percent runway safety margin requirement.

Alphabets React to FAA Landing Distance Policy

NBAA and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) expressed concern about the FAA’s June notice requiring the addition of a 15-percent landing-di

Fractional Ownership: Frax market blues

More than 20 years ago, fractional jet ownership began with NetJets and then expanded rapidly in the late 1990s with the growth of Raytheon Travel Air and

Runway Margin Op Specs Still in Draft

The FAA had planned to deliver Operations Specifications C082 on calculating new landing-distance safety margins by June 30, but it is still in a <link htt

NetJets Financial Winds Shift Favorably

The nine-month-old NetJets pilot contract, which raised wages substantially, isn’t having the speculated adverse effect on profits at the fractional provid

Avanti Deliveries Can’t Keep Up with Demand

Piaggio shipped only three Avantis in the first nine months of this year, hardly enough to keep up with demand, particularly from one of the OEM’s largest

Air Partner strikes gold with Gold Air

Global charter broker Air Partner International has acquired UK executive charter operator Gold Air for around $8.1 million.

Hunt & Palmer moves into Asia

Charter broker Hunt & Palmer has opened a new office in Hong Kong.

Executive Jet adds new jets to its charter fleet

Executive Jet Management (EJM) has announced a significant increase in its charter fleet and reorganization of its sales and aircraft owner relations staff

Flight Options pilots protest unfair contract negotiations

The union representing some 760 Flight Options pilots is charging that the Raytheon-owned fractional share company is engaging in a pattern of harassing an

UK fractional to expand fleet through aircraft management

UK-based fractional ownership program European Business Jets (EBJ) is looking to move into aircraft management to boost its available fleet.

Bank of America Advising Sentient Clients

Bank of America (Booth No.

NetJets’ labor practices challenged in Europe

Scara, a French association of leisure and executive air charter operators, is urging CRPN, the French crew retirement fund that collects contributions fro

Europeans frustrated by DOT access restrictions

European charter operators are expressing increasing frustration about what they have come to regard as anti-competitive restrictions on their ability to f

The Charter Market

Demand for aircraft charter is rising worldwide, with more businesses and private individuals willing and able to start taking this increasingly attractive

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