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Standing room only at ACE
ACE17, the Air Charter Expo on 12 September at London Biggin Hill airport, was a huge success. Attendance reached more than 700 visitors, up 40 per cent on last year despite a frenzy of broker activity in the wake of the recent hurricanes.
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Forging ahead
Since the AsBAA board of directors was elected in June the non-profit industry body has been active in government lobbying, member engagement and delivering a series of events and meetings around the region.
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Members step up for operation Hurricane Irma
This issue we are without the usual ACANA association report. With most scheduled flights cancelled during the approach of Hurricane Irma, instead we hear from some of the association's members who have been involved in evacuation activities in Florida.
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ASA Group introduces lifestyle services
As part of its ongoing development the ASA Group has introduced a lifestyle and concierge service department, headed up by John B Sutherland through the company's Hong Kong office.
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Q4 Aviation reports on healthy year-to-date
Cyprus-based Q4 Aviation has reported healthy sales of ad hoc charter since the beginning of the year.
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Churchill opens office at London Biggin Hill
UK brokerage Churchill Aviation has recently opened a new office at London Biggin Hill airport.
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Satisfied PrivateFly client blogs her thanks for 'top notch' response
Laura Spence from Michigan, USA, had not chartered a jet before, but she recently had cause to come to the market for the first time due to unforeseen medical circumstances.
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Flight Solutions expands brokerage capabilities
Tennessee business aviation services company Flight Solutions has appointed Jackie Simmons, a 20-year aviation veteran, to oversee its fast-growing charter brokerage services and shared leasing division, Jet Club.
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BACA calls for an urgent review of regulations for private flight cost-sharing platforms
BACA, the Air Charter Association, is calling for an urgent review of regulations covering the practice of flight bookings made on a private, cost-sharing basis.
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New kid on the block: Gulfstream 500
A single production model with complete interior has been built for cabin evaluation as part of the flight test programme for Gulfstream's G500, which is scheduled for customer deliveries this year.
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Smart Aviation augments its charter operation
Smart Aviation has strength-ened its charter team with the appointment of Nathan Roe, following continued growth across its commercial and private jet charter services.
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Air Partner is a company at the top of its game
The Air Partner group's European offices have conducted 79 football-related flights, flying over 5,000 passengers more than 90,000 miles to 21 different countries to date in 2017.
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Big Game Air launches same-day game-day travel
Chicago-headquartered Big Game Air is offering sports enthusiasts private jet travel to major events with the ability to return home the same day.
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Trips to the eclipse
Air Charter Service (ACS) recently chartered a number of aircraft to enable stargazers to get a better look at the first total solar eclipse visible from the continental United States in nearly four decades.
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ACE17: Highlights from the show
If you didn't manage to get to the Air Charter Expo at London Biggin Hill this year, here's a round-up of what you missed.
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PrivateFly features in UK tech company rankings
UK-headquartered PrivateFly has featured in The Sunday Times Tech Track 100 for the second year running.
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Magna Aviation deploys helicopter for stranded client
Greek brokerage Magna Aviation has opened Travel Point Mykonos, an office at Mykonos airport, with sister company Magna Travel, an IATA travel agency operation.
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BACA chairman completes 50k trek for charity RedR
BACA chairman Richard Mumford has completed a 50 kilometre trek for RedR, BACA's chosen charity for 2017.
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Wings Up offers discounts for friends
New York broker Wings Up has seen healthy growth this year, on the back of which it has introduced a friendship referral discount to complement its membership club services.
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ACS invests in its Canadian presence
The Canadian team at Air Charter Service (ACS) has relocated to larger premises in Toronto.
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Helicopter Private Services starts Greek operations
Helicopter Private Services has opened for business in Athens, Greece, offering VIP charters and emergency air services.
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Music, movies and sport are key
“One of the highlights of working at Chapman Freeborn is the variety of the work we do each day,” says VIP and executive charters manager Steve Huddlestone.
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Investigating the hidden value of brokers
In this issue we look at service inconsistencies relating to business aviation operations. In life, if something can go wrong, it usually does; in business, how brokers deal with flight problems is the mark of their skill and professionalism, and the kiss of life or death to their relationship with the client.
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GetJet banks on attraction of opposites
GetJet, a company with offices in both Moscow and Malta, has launched a platform where members can search for discounted private aircraft flights.
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EcoJets acquires software and data provider
New York-based EcoJets has acquired UK aviation software services platform and data provider iFly.
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Victor partnership fuels investment
UK-headquartered online market-place Victor has signed a strategic investment agreement with BP Ventures, the investment arm of BP, which has committed to invest $10m as lead investor to the company's Series B fundraising round.
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Returnjet partners with Hahn Air Lines
UK-based Returnjet has part- nered with German business jet charter operator Hahn Air Lines (HAL) following integration with HAL's flight operations management system, FL3XX.
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Luxaviation UK sees increase in music festival activity
Luxaviation has reported an increase of 30 per cent in this summer's music festival business versus the same period last year.
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Luxaviation Helicopters acquires Starspeed
Luxaviation Helicopters, part of the Luxaviation Group, has acquired global helicopter management, charter and training company Starspeed.
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Air Hamburg is UK's pet-friendliest charter operator
Germany's Air Hamburg has become the first charter operator to be approved to fly with pets into all 16 possible entry airports in the UK.
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Coleman Jet gains DCA authorisation
Gary, Indiana-based Coleman Jet has achieved certification for the DCA Access Standard Security Program, which gives authorisation to operate flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National airport (DCA).
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Midwest heli operators make Sweet merger
US helicopter charter comp- anies Indiana Helicopters of Goshen, Indiana, and Helimotion of Joliet, Illinois, have merged to form Sweet Helicopters.
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Management company offers Learjet leasing
Choosing a reliable fuel and flight support provider can be tricky according to Aviation Services Management (ASM) managing director Vito Gomes.
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Pan African achieves record flight hours with Bell 407
Nigerian aviation transportation supplier Pan African has reached 27,000 hours of operation and achieved 154,523 landings with its Bell 407, the highest number of flying hours on the type in the world according to Bell Helicopter.
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Woodgate Aviation teams up with golf pro to launch race to The Open
Belfast operator Woodgate Aviation has signed up Northern Ireland golfer Jonny Caldwell as part of an all-out drive to win business ahead of The Open in 2019.
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Zetta Jet to implement debt restructuring
California operator Zetta Jet, along with US subsidiary Zetta Jet USA, has filed voluntary bankruptcy petitions under Chapter 11 of the US bankruptcy code to seek to restructure its debt while continuing normal business operations.
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Avionco is working toward receiving Guernsey AOC
Guernsey-based Avionco is in the final stages of applying for its Guernsey commercial AOC, which will allow it to focus on managing business aircraft in Europe.
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Helivia Aero Taxi celebrates 30th anniversary
Brazilian helicopter operator Helivia Aero Taxi is celebrating three decades of service to offshore and onshore clients in the oil and gas industry.
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VistaJet directs digital membership
VistaJet has launched VistaJet Direct, a digital membership offering priority access to its one- way and empty leg flights at preferential rates, via app and website.
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XOJET expands its network of sales offices
California operator XOJet has opened an office in Palm Beach International airport in south Florida, a region where the company has witnessed an 18 per cent increase in flights over the last year.
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Jet Exchange secures pet transport approval
UK operator Jet Exchange has secured approval to fly pets that comply with DEFRA requirements into Farnborough airport.
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Amber Aviation receives AOC
Shenzhen, China-based Amber Aviation has obtained an AOC from the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
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Clay Lacy Aviation raises funds for homeless students
California-based Clay Lacy Aviation helped raise $24,000 for homeless students in Orange County at the second annual FLOCK Dinner Gala this summer.
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A round-up of fleet additions
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