Charter & Fractional

News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.

Charter & Fractional

Clay Lacy Aviation Gets Van Nuys Friendly Flyer Fivepeat

Company received award for eighth time
Clay Lacy
Charter & Fractional

Private Jet Card Comparisons Launches Custom Reports

PDF report matches private jet clients with the best flight program for them
Regulations and Government

NATA Webinar To Guide on Obtaining Part 135/145 Nod

Webinar is aimed for organizations seeking a new certificate or expanding an existing one
FAA headquarters building
Aircraft

Lilium Survey Claims Public Support for Electric Aircraft

Public awareness remains marginal in the U.S., Germany, UK, and France
Lilium Jet eVTOL aircraft
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Cuts Losses and Smoothes Operations in 2Q

Private flight provider says profitability can be achieved by the end of 2024
Delta Air Lines aircraft with a Wheels Up Citation business jet
Safety

New Jersey Charter Operator Earns FAA SMS Conformance

Aviation Charters is now offering assistance to other operators looking to follow it
FlightServ FBO at Trenton Mercer Airport
Charter & Fractional

HondaJet Echelon Sales Boost Lider's Business In Brazil

Company has logged letters of intent for at least 30 of the new model
Charter & Fractional

JetASAP Sees Rate Dip for Charters in Annual Report

Turboprops saw least dip in rates
Unsplash turboprop
Charter & Fractional

Vista America Shedding Cessna Citation Ultras and Xs

Pilots being offered available roles in other VistaJet aircraft models
Article image
Charter & Fractional

Solojet Shares Expands Hawker 400XP Fleet

The company's first four Hawkers in its fractional program have sold out
Solojet Shares Hawker (Photo: Solojet)
Charter & Fractional

Southern Star Buys Funian Aviation from Metrojet Haite

The Shenzhen, China-based operator offers aircraft management and private charter flights
Safety

Million Air Dallas Launches Aviation Safety Action Program

Effort elevates safety culture at the business aircraft services company
Charter & Fractional

Signature Aviation and Go Rentals Get Ready To Roll

Companies will launch car rental service for customers
Go Rentals
Charter & Fractional

Volato To Take Its First Frax G280 on Tour

Fractional provider will celebrate with a national tour of the super-midsize twinjet
Article image
Charter & Fractional

AirCare1 Gets FAA Acceptance for Voluntary SMS Program

FAA recognition followed a 16-month review process
Learjet 60 AirCare 1 air ambulance interior (Photo: AirCare1)
Aircraft

Gama Buys King Airs for Scottish Air Ambulance Service

Three modified King Air 350Cs will have a cargo door for boarding patients
Gama Aviation group CEO Marwan Khalek (left center) and Bob Scott, Textron Aviation's special missions sales (right center)
Aircraft

Supernal Debuts S-A2 eVTOL and Prepares to Fly Demonstrator

Hyundai Motor Group owner says company has a responsibility to mitigate car congestion
Supernal S-A2 at Farnborough Airshow
Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Introduces Enhanced Online Pricing Options

New functionality is aimed at increasing pricing transparency
Wheels Up jet
Charter & Fractional

CrowdStrike Outage Caused 10% Spike in Air Charter

Some travelers turned to private air charter after airline flights were canceled due to widespread computer glitch
Airports around the world fell victim to the so-called "blue screen of death" after a failed software update brought down many Windows-based systems.
Airports

Southeast Queensland Prepares for eVTOL Air Taxi Services

Wisk Aero plans to build vertiports with Skyports Infrastructure
Wisk Aero Generation 6 eVTOL aircraft
Airlines

Qatar Airways Unveils 'Qsuite Next Gen'

Qsuite Next Gen is on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
Qatar Airways 787-9 Dreamliner
Aircraft

Omani Transport Group Prepares To Operate Laila Uncrewed VTOL Freighter

Mwasalat signed a partnership agreement with California-based start-up Odys Aviation
Badar Alnadabi, CEO of Mwasalat (left) and Moosa Al Balushi, regional director for business development for Odys Aviation, signed a partnership agreement
Charter & Fractional

Priester Aviation Restructures Leadership

Former Mayo Aviation head Brent Moldowan will lead
Brent Moldowan (pictured) has been named president and CEO of George J. Priester Aviation.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets To Expand Dedicated Airport Infrastructure Network

Fractional operator is developing its own FBO terminals
NetJets terminal at KBZN
Airports

Chicago-area Airport Adding Another Hangar

The 47,000-sq-ft structure will be home to aircraft fleet operator Wingtip Aviation
artist rendering of planned Wingtip Aviation hangar at KGYY
Charter & Fractional

Kompass Kapital Sets New Course with Airshare Investment

Kompass will now lead Airshare group
Airshare
Charter & Fractional

Atlas Air Service Achieves IADA Certified Broker Status

It is the first company in Germany to receive this certification
Atlas Air Service
Charter & Fractional

FlyUSA Launches Air Charter Membership Program with Perks

Benefits include 2% cash back on flights and priority booking on peak days
FlyUSA
Charter & Fractional

Jet Card Hourly Prices Increase while Rules Relax

Jet cards with guaranteed availability increased pricing
Unsplash jet
Charter & Fractional

ATI Jets Rolls Out Customer-facing Jetvia Arm

Jetvia will provide fractional ownership, jet cards, and charter alongside concierge services
Jetvial Learjet60 (Photo: ATI Jet)