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A busy few months
I am constantly amazed by the skills and professionalism of our membership, and the BACA Excellence awards provide a fantastic example of this. My congratulations go to all of our winners. I was truly humbled by the recipient of the Chairman's Award, Robert Fallow, who has risked his life regularly for decades while I have been sitting behind my desk with a pen in my hand.
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Simply Jets puts luxury partnerships in place
Swiss-based broker Simply Jet has put in place two key partnerships following its launch at EBACE earlier this year and a successful summer season. These will enable the company to fully tailor its offer of high end services by combining both the transpor-tation and accommodation aspects of a trip.
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Light Jets Australia opens Queensland broker division
Australian Citation Jet operator Light Jets has opened Aircraft Charter Brokers Australia, its broker division in Queensland.
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Spanish mobile app launched by Europair
Spanish brokerage Europair has launched its mobile app, Europair Jets. It includes more than 20,000 airports and 3,000 private jets worldwide and is supported by a multilingual team of experts who are available seven days a week.
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Morejón joins Privé Jets to lead growth
Florida, USA brokerage Privé Jets has appointed Michael Morejón as chief revenue officer and senior vice president. Morejón will be leading expansion as well as overseeing the global sales team, corporate development, marketing and revenue management strategies.
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Symphony brings trade experience to brokerage
US FBO Port City Air, based at Portsmouth International airport at Pearse in New Hampshire, has launched its own brokerage, Symphony Private Jets. Its workforce comprises former ground handlers, dispatchers, pilots, aviation caterers and operational specialists, the majority having worked for Port City Air.
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Endeavor to promote non-competition
Utah, USA-based Endeavor Jet International has recently come to the market bringing with it a new approach to the business of brokerage.
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Air Charter Division makes management addition
San Francisco-based Air Charter Division, a full service aircraft brokerage firm, has appointed Bella Astridge as senior charter adviser to oversee all regional jet charter.
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SHY Aviation recruits to target Russian market
UK-headquartered SHY Aviation has appointed Alina Minaeva to maintain and develop client and operator relationships within the Russian speaking market.
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Five years in the sky for Total Fly
Romania's Total Fly is celebra- ting five years of air charter broker business. “We want to say thank you to all the clients, operators and partners who have worked with us during this time,” says president and CEO Davide Strinna.
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Incredijet to expand jet sale offerings
Colorado-based online booking platform Incredijet.com has joined forces with Californian online acquisitions marketplace Airplane Listings.com to offer aircraft for sale.
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The ASA Group enhances its Singapore team
Asia-Pacific aviation company The ASA Group has expanded its operations with the addition of business development manager Geraldine Chan who will be based at the company's Singapore office.
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Busy summer is music to Air Partner's ears
UK-headquartered brokerage Air Partner has enjoyed a busy summer of music flights, kicking off with the International Music Summit in Ibiza in May and continuing with weekly flights in and out of the party island for a number of well-known performers.
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Chihuahuas fly charter to Japan
Hong Kong-based business aviation consultant Jetsolution Aviation Group has recently managed a private flight charter for two Chihuahua puppies and their owner, who was relocating to Japan.
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Volanteus is new name in luxury charter sector
With more than 20 years' experience in the private jet industry on the accountancy side, in operations and as a broker, Mark Green has brought a new charter business to the market.
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ACS welcomes its first external investor
In order to accelerate its expansion plans, UK-headquartered Air Charter Service (ACS) has welcomed investment from London growth capital investment company Alcuin Capital Partners, which will see Alcuin purchase a minority stake in ACS and provide a platform for a strategy of further growth through acquisition.
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Victor achieves ARGUS broker certification
UK-headquartered online market- place Victor has become one of just eight brokers worldwide to earn ARGUS broker certification.
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ACC expands into the Middle East
Reigate, UK-based aviation company ACC has opened a Middle East regional office in Dubai. Director of group development Filipe Mendonça says: “Further increasing our regional and local presence in the global aviation market is a key part of our strategic growth plans, and Dubai represents an important step on that journey."
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Chapman Freeborn appoints CCO
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has appointed Philip Mathews as chief commercial officer.
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Platforms: disruptive, divisive or desirable?
This year the expo hall at NBAA-BACE was awash with technology companies and innovative systems that share the aim of facilitating the quoting and sale of private jet charter flights. Charter Broker magazine is looking at the impact of quote and pricing platforms on the ad hoc passenger charter market and has listened to comment and opinion from around the world.
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PayNode by Avinode set to remove 'pain point' within charter payment
Swedish headquartered Avinode Group has launched PayNode, an 'end-to-end' payment platform for business aviation.
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Airnetz expands online fleet network
Mumbai, India-based brokerage Airnetz has added a Bell 206, a Phenom 100 and a King Air C90 to the fleet of over 200 aircraft on its online platform Airnetz Charter.
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JetSmarter connects three continents
JetSmarter connects three continents Mobile marketplace JetSmarter is adding new routes to its JetShuttle portfolio of scheduled one way trips.
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Charterscanner begins integration with VIS
Moscow, Russia-headquartered mobile platform Charterscanner has signed a cooperation agreement with Vnukovo airport FBO's VIPPort Information Service (VIS) system, a service which allows real-time flight status tracking at the terminal of Vnukovo-3.
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Returnjet launches brandable broker app
UK headquartered search and booking platform Returnjet has released a new broker app, available on iOS and Android, which brokers can use to attract new enquiries and enhance their own clients' searches.
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Stratajet introduces white label operator offering
UK-headquartered booking platform Stratajet is offering a white label software solution to all its aircraft operators, enabling them to provide their customers with accurate availability and costs of private jets.
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Stellar launches its Marketplace
Silicon Valley, California-based Stellar has launched its charter Marketplace featuring a new iOS app and web booking portal that it claims provides real-time pricing and guaranteed availability with hundreds of charter options in seconds.
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Royal Jet retains premier Middle East charter position
Abu Dhabi-based charter company Royal Jet has been named as the Middle East's leading private jet charter at the World Travel Awards 2016.
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Hummingbird attracts WaltAir
Following their merger in July, Swedish operators Hummingbird Aviation Services and WaltAir are now operating under the shared name, Hummingbird.
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Access Oslo offers handling with care
With elegant new private lounges at Oslo Gardermoen and Sandefjord Torp airports in Norway, Access Oslo Executive Handling (AOEH), a newcomer to the business of FBO and super- vision, says it offers discreet and professional services where safety is a primary concern when handling multimillion dollar aircraft.
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Deer Jet acquires a major stake in UAS
Chinese operator Deer Jet has signed a major share purchase agreement with global flight support provider UAS International Trip Support, whereby UAS will continue to be led by co-owners and founders Mohammed Husary as executive president and Omar Hosari as CEO.
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Amjet takes delivery of first ultra long range trijet
Greek operator Amjet Executive has taken delivery of the first Falcon 8X at Dassault Aviation's Bordeaux-Merignac facility in France.
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Qatar Airways enhances its core IFE content services
Qatar Airways has agreed a strategic, multi-year content service contract with USA-based Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE), a provider of satellite-based connectivity and media to the global transport industry.
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OneAbove launched by Comlux
Swiss-headquartered Fly Comlux has launched OneAbove by Comlux, a programme through which VIP aircraft operated by third party companies will be made available to its client base.
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Meridian president's 30 year milestone
Teterboro, USA-based full aviation service provider Meridian is celebrating Dennis O'Connell's 30th anniversary with the company.
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A round-up of fleet additions
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Accreditations and certifications
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