Above and beyond: Pioneering Jet Productions Worldwide celebrates 16 years in California

The personal touch often makes good service great, and this principle underpins the work of California brokerage Jet Productions Worldwide Inc, which celebrates 16 years in business in June.   Full story

DragonFly rescues stranded BACA team from Bordeaux

The irony of the recent strike by French air traffic controllers is not lost on the team from the Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA), who found themselves in the thick of it during a visit to French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation in Bordeaux.   Full story

Financial expert joins Paramount Business Jets

David Barnes has joined Paramount Business Jets (PBJ) in Leesberg, Virginia, USA, as finance and operations manager.   Full story

Chapman Freeborn's Julie Black appointed to BACA council

Julie Black of Chapman Freeborn has been elected to the council of the Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA). Black is UK head of vip charter at Chapman Freeborn and has been in the aviation industry for over 20 years.   Full story

Air Charter Service releases 2014 financial results and announces New York move

Air Charter Service has reported an extremely successful 2014 for all three of its divisions, with overall turnover increasing by 14% to $470m for the year ending January 2015.   Full story

SHY Aviation joins ACSF and launches jet card

Global aircraft charter broker SHY Aviation has been admitted to the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF). SHY Aviation sales director Derek Damgaard says: “Our mission is to provide our clients with world-class levels of service and safety for all their private travel needs. The ACSF standards help ensure that safety is the cornerstone of every decision we make.   Full story

Industry must unite over APD

I am writing to you following the hugely successful BACA spring lunch. More than 270 members and guests attended and enjoyed a day of networking and debate in the convivial surroundings of the Merchant Taylors' Hall in London.   Full story

Aeronick star opens in Czech Republic

Over the past two years Stefan Oros has been setting up his brokerage, Aeronick star sro, in Brno in the Czech Republic and is now open for business.   Full story

JavaJet moves closer to airport

Indonesian brokerage JavaJet Asia has moved into “newer, bigger and nicer office premises” says director Wando Suripto, at Jakarta's general aviation airport, Halim Perdanakusuma.   Full story

Three new faces expand charter team at ACC Aviation

ACC Aviation is expanding its aircraft charter division with the appointment of three team members: David O'Brien, Thomas Petersen and Robert Atkins.   Full story

ASA Group expands across Far East

An upsurge in private jet business in Asia has seen ASA Group expand its workforce by engaging a new director of sales and marketing as well as additional operational and administrative staff in Thailand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore.   Full story

Avicus Group helps form Angel Jet Network and links up with Jetsolution in Hong Kong

Jane McBride, founder and ceo of Shanghai-based Avicus Group, is jointly behind the formation of Angel Jet Network (AJN) with William Schultz, senior vice president of development at Textron Aviation China.   Full story

Royal Jets consolidates its board

Bianca Alexis and ceo Angelo Senat have been appointed coo and ceo respectively of New York brokerage Royal Jets.   Full story

Scarborough to seek new opportunities for Air Partner

Air Partner plc has appointed Justin Scarborough as director of corporate development and investor relations. Scarborough will be based at Air Partner's London Gatwick headquarters and will focus on developing and executing corporate strategy and reviewing additional business opportunities.   Full story

Price Deconstruction: The ups and downs – and ins and outs – of charter pricing

The price of crude oil has fallen significantly over recent months, after a long period of increase. So marked is the downturn that many assumed it would similarly cause a reduction in the price of jet fuel, and thus the price of flying. But so far that has not been the case.   Full story

Victor targets its membership with online apps and achieves $8m fundraising for US expansion

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Ubair launches private jet booking app

From its base in Norwell, Massachusetts, Ubair has launched an app providing instant, bookable, one-way quotes for private air travel which eliminates membership fees and deposits.   Full story

Returnjet.com integrates ARGUS ratings

Returnjet.com and ARGUS have agreed exclusive terms to provide a real-time platform to showcase ARGUS rated charter operators and aircraft.   Full story

The PrivateFly app, five years on

PrivateFly is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its first generation mobile app which launched in 2010. The company claims it was the only app to give instant private jet prices and global aircraft charter availability at the time.   Full story

Waltzing Matilda starts operations in Massachusetts

Boston private jet operator Waltzing Matilda Aviation LLC (WMA) has been granted an Air Carrier Certificate by the FAA allowing it to offer charter flights to the general public.   Full story

Silver Air expands Camarillo-based fleet

Santa Barbara operator Silver Air has added another Citation CJ2 to its growing fleet of managed jets available for charter out of Camarillo airport in southern California.   Full story

Aerolineas Ejecutivas commits to increasing Mexican charter business

Mexican operator Aerolineas Ejecutivas (ALE) has taken delivery of six Learjet 75s at its base at Toluca international airport.   Full story

Reva launches Citation 501 service for Caribbean air ambulance

Air ambulance operator Reva Inc has launched a major expansion of its Caribbean operations following a review of its first quarter flights which showed that demand for air medical transportation in the Caribbean has been growing at least as fast as the region's multi-billion dollar tourism industry as a whole.   Full story

VistaJet enjoys global demand

Global operator VistaJet has added ten Bombardier aircraft to its fleet during the first quarter of 2015, and will introduce up to ten Challenger 350 aircraft into the US over the next two years.   Full story

ExecuJet joins Luxaviation

Luxembourg-based Luxaviation has acquired the entire share capital of ExecuJet Aviation Group AG of Switzerland.   Full story

MHS Aviation addresses heavy jet sector

German based operator MHS Aviation has brought its third Challenger 604 into service. The 12-seater Bombardier jet brings the MHS fleet total to 17 aircraft.   Full story

Nahlovska addresses growing charter sales

Czech operator ABS Jets has appointed Lenka Nahlovska as supervisor of its charter and brokerage department in order to meet growing demand for its charter sales services.   Full story

Global Jet’s Chinese venture brings local resources

Global Jet of Switzerland has teamed up with the Jinggong Group of China to strengthen its aviation business in Asia.   Full story

Citation M2 enters charter service in Europe

UK operator Catreus, based at Biggin Hill, is managing what it says is the first Cessna Citation M2 to be available for charter in Europe.   Full story