New to charter, a Hawker 800XP and Learjet 60 are the latest additions to the growing operator fleet, now numbering 17.  The 2003 Learjet 60 is based KMMU Morristown, NJ and the 2001 Hawker 800XP with Wi-Fi on board is based KPBI West Palm Beach, FL.  The two midsize jet models are among the most popular aircraft in the category due to their combination of cabin size, range and speed.

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Jet Access Aviation, a FAR Part 135 worldwide operator with 15 other aircraft based across the eastern half of the US is growing its charter fleet. The Learjet 60 boasts a 7 passenger capacity and is based in New York. The Hawker 800XP midsize jet is fully dedicated to charter, comes with unlimited Wi-Fi, and accommodates up to 8 passengers. Both aircraft have been fully refurbished within the last year and are currently available for charter. “As we continue to grow our charter fleet, I want to ensure we are providing aircraft that support the needs of the market," states company president and owner Jack E. Lambert Jr.  "Since we have several bases and a floating fleet of aircraft, we are able to provide cost effective solutions to our clients.”

Jet Access Aviation is a ARG/US Platinum and Wyvern Approved Charter Operator specializing in empty leg and one-way private jet charter flights. The company’s fleet consists of a variety of aircraft which includes a Gulfstream IV, Citation Sovereign, plus several other Light, Midsize, and Large Jets.

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Three popular light and midsize and super-midsize jet models have been added to Southern California-based charter availability.  Latitude 33 Aviation, headquartered at Carlsbad, CA's McClellan-Palomar Airport Airport (KCRQ), with an expanding charter and management fleet, has added aircraft to its charter availability based in the Los Angeles and San Diego areas. Newly available for charter are these three in-demand aircraft: Embraer Phenom 300 light jet YOM 2016 8 passenger capacity Wi-Fi on board Based KCRQ Carlsbad, CA Citation XLS+ midsize jet YOM 2012 9 passenger capacity Wi-Fi on board Based KSNA Santa Ana, CA Citation Sovereign super-midsize jet YOM 2005 8 passenger capaicty Wi-Fi on board Based KCRQ Carlsbad, CA News Source:  FlightList PRO All 15 Latitude 33 Aviation charter aircraft are available ONLY in the FlightList PRO multi-search platform which includes all 16,631 charter aircraft and 3,419 charter operators worldwide.  FlightList PRO is used by the most successful and experienced brokers and travel professionals in the industry; 80% of users have arranged charters more than 10 years, 25% more than 20 years. Air Charter Alerts by FlightList PRO, are the latest announcements in the private air charter industry about operators, brokers and charter aircraft, and geared towards active participants in the industry.

Charter operator GrandView Aviation, based in the Baltimore region, will add jet charters and expand to Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., making it the only charter operator at the airport, the company said Monday. GrandView Jets will offer charter flights aboard three Phenom 300 jets, light business jets made by Embraer, said Jessica Bowling, GrandView's director of sales & marketing. These jets can carry eight passengers and fly about 2,000 miles.

"We found that the demand for charter jet and helicopter services is increasing throughout the region, particularly in the Washington, D.C. area," Bowling said in a statement. "Opening an office at Reagan National Aiport was a natural choice for expansion as we are one of the few operators with permission to operate in and out of [Reagan]." The new jets double GrandView's overall fleet, which previously consisted of three Bell 430 and Bell 407 helicopters, flying from Martin State Airport and the company's Pier 7 Heliport in Baltimore, Bowling said. The charter operator will have two of the three jets ready this week, and the third will come in the next month or so, Bowling said.

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Source:  Colin Campbell of the The Baltimore Sun, and Grandview Aviation Other Air Charter Alert about Grandview Aviation

Announcing several new charter aircraft on certificate and available nationwide, plus a new Part-135 charter operator.  Some of the most popular Light and Midsize jets - Hawker 800XP, Citation XLS, Citation Excel, Citation CJ3 - are all now available for charter, with four different operators, based from Chicago to California. Hawker 800XP, based KDPA West Chicago, IL, with complimentary Wi-Fi and operated by DuPage Aerospace.  9 light through heavy jets available for charter, including 5 midsize Hawkers.

The full fleets of DuPage Aerospace, Gemini Air Group and Tulsa Executive Flight, as well as every operator worldwide, are available ONLY in the FlightList PRO  platform.

Citation Excel, based KSDL Scottsdale, AZ, with complimenatary Wi-FI and operated by Gemini Air Group, Inc.  Gemini has 5 light through heavy jets available for charter. Citation CJ3, based KCMI Camarillo, CA, with complimentary Wi-Fi and operated by CI Jets.  Two light jets available for charter. Citaiton XLS, based KRVS Tulsa, OK New Charter Operator - Tulsa Executive Flight Full fleet of 3 charter aircraft. Tulsa Executive Flight has a long history as Desinations Executive Flight Center, a flight training FBO.

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Announcing several new charter aircraft on certificate and available nationwide, plus a new Part-135 charter operator.  Some of the most popular Light and Midsize jets - Hawker 800XP, Citation XLS, Citation Excel, Citation CJ3 - are all now available for charter, with four different operators, based from Chicago to California. Hawker 800XP, based KDPA West Chicago, IL, with complimentary Wi-Fi and operated by DuPage Aerospace.  9 light through heavy jets available for charter, including 5 midsize Hawkers.

The full fleets of DuPage Aerospace, Gemini Air Group and Tulsa Executive Flight are available ONLY in the FlightList PRO  platform.

Citation Excel, based KSDL Scottsdale, AZ, with complimenatary Wi-FI and operated by Gemini Air Group, Inc.  Gemini has 5 light through heavy jets available for charter. Citation CJ3, based KCMI Camarillo, CA, with complimentary Wi-Fi and operated by CI Jets.  Two light jets available for charter. Citaiton XLS, based KRVS Tulsa, OK New Charter Operator - Tulsa Executive Flight Full fleet of 3 charter aircraft. Tulsa Executive Flight has a long history as Desinations Executive Flight Center, a flight training FBO.

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Source:  AIN Online Charter membership firm Wheels Up is partnering with Talon Air to launch scheduled per-seat shuttle service in Talon’s super-midsize Hawker 4000s from Westchester County Airport (HPN) in White Plains, New York, to Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE). The service, which is exclusively for Wheels Up members, begins tomorrow and costs $2,100 per seat one-way, including taxes, according to company founding partner Justin Firestone.

Membership costs: Wheels Up membership for individuals is $17,500 annually and corporations $29,500 annually according to Corporate Jet Investor.  Annual dues (starting second year) are then $8,500 for individuals and $14,500 for corporations.  Membership then allows private flights with a fleet of King Air 350i and Citation Excel/XLS aircraft, at fixed hourly rates - the cost per hour of getting on the King Air is $3,950 per hour and the Citation Excel/XLS is $6,950 per hour according to a report from the private aviation industry resource.  Wheels Up memberships are also available from Costco; Wheels Up membership cost

Flights will leave HPN at 4 p.m. on Fridays and return at 6 p.m. on Sundays, with the exception of this holiday weekend, when the flight will return on Monday at 6 p.m. Firestone said that the shuttle service will run through March 5, but could be extended past this date depending on usage. “This is currently the only shuttle we are running with Talon Air,” he told AIN. However, it already runs several shuttle flights in the Northeast and central California using its fleet of Beechcraft King Air 350is and Cessna Citation Excel/XLSs that are operated by Gama Aviation. In fact, Firestone said, it will be adding King Air shuttles from New York and Boston to Nantucket and Hyannis this summer, as well as other to-be-announced destinations.

Prior Charter Alerts for Wheels Up Wheels Up Gets $115 Million Investment From T.Rowe Price, Others Citation Emergency, Door Opens in Flight – Live ATC recording Wheels Up Takes Delivery of “Pink Plane In Time for October AIN Article here; Wheels Up Partners with Talon Air on NY-Florida Shuttle

Aircraft management and flight training company since 2006, Trident Aircraft, has acquired two 2013 Embraer Phenom 100 light jets, and is now operating charters in the continental U.S. The operator and aircraft are based at KESN, Easton, MD, across the Chesapeake Bay from both Washington DC and Baltimore, MD. From the Maryland/Washington DC area, the entire Eastern U.S. is within charter range for the Phenom 100's, including Miami, Chicago and Minneapolis. Trident Aircraft is safety auditor-Wyvern Registered.

News Source:  FlightList PRO All Trident Aircraft charter aircraft and operator details are available in the FlightList PRO multi-search platform which includes all 16,631 charter aircraft and 3,419 charter operators worldwide.  FlightList PRO is used by the most successful and experienced brokers and travel professionals in the industry; 79% of users have arranged charters more than 10 years, 25% more than 20 years. Air Charter Alerts by FlightList PRO, are the latest announcements in the private air charter industry about operators, brokers and charter aircraft, and geared towards active participants in the industry.

Jet Linx Aviation, a personalized private jet operator headquartered in Omaha with 14 Base locations nationwide , finishes 2016 reporting steady growth in its client roster, total aircraft and overall operations. This year, 32 aircraft were added to the fleet, bringing the total count to 82, ranging from light, mid, super mid and heavy jets. In addition, Jet Linx saw more than a 20 percent increase in Jet Card holders, bringing the total number to 1,200 members. “Our growth demonstrates the need that we have filled in the private aviation industry for a more localized customer service experience with all of the advantages of a national provider,” said Jamie Walker, President and CEO of Jet Linx.

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New Base Locations Jet Linx Aviation added two new Base locations this year, expanding their presence to Nashville, Tenn. (BNA) and Fort Worth, Texas (FTW) with a local service team, planes, pilots and a private terminal (in Fort Worth). The addition of these new bases also contributed to overall team growth, with Jet Linx adding 178 team members (including pilots and day-to-day operations staff), bringing the total number of employees nationwide to over 400. Miles Up In The Air Jet Linx, which manages the third largest part 135 fleet, concludes 2016 with more than a 20 percent increase in miles flown since last year, totaling 58 million miles since inception. Peak travel times including the Thanksgiving season, aided in breaking previous company records, with 140 legs flown on Tuesday, Nov. 22 and 174 on Sunday, Nov. 27. On the international front, Jet Linx achieved authorization to operate in Cuba, granting Jet Card holders and aircraft owners the ability to travel to Havana and 11 other airports in Cuba upon securing the required visas. Achieving Highest Safety Standards Jet Linx is among the four percent of aircraft operators with an ARGUS Platinum Safety Rating, the highest safety rating by the third party auditing service which Jet Linx has maintained every year since 2005. In addition, Jet Linx attained The International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) Stage 3 certification in 2016 (the highest IS-BAO rating), which has become a globally accepted “gold seal” for business aviation operations attesting to the highest standards in safety and efficiency, placing Jet Linx in the top one percent of all operators for safety. Source:  company press release

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Much anticipated, HondaJets are rolling off the Honda Aircraft production line in Greensboro NC, and for the first time are now available for charter.  Two new 2016 HondaJets are now available for charter in the US. Compared to it's Very Light Jet (VLJ) category competition, the Citation Mustang and the Phenom 100, the HondaJet betters the field in important ways.  The faster, lighter and more fuel efficient 4-passenger jet has a cabin 20% larger cabin than its competitors, more baggage space, a faster airspeed at 420 kts, and higher cruise altitude at 43,000 feet.  In many ways, the HondaJet is a better fit up in the light jet category. Cutter Flight Management is first to operate the 4-seat VLJ under US Part-135 charter regulations.  Two are currently available, based in the southwestern US at KPHX Phoenix, AZ and KSDL Scottsdale AZ.  Cutter is a Wyvern Registered operator, and maintains fleet, crew, and insurance information as well as verified regulatory documentation within the Wyvern's system.  Cutter Flight Management is the aircraft management and charter arm of Cutter Aviation, provider of aviation related services and FBO operations in the Southwestern US and Colorado.

Leading the way again, FlightList PRO is the only charter sourcing platform with the HondaJet and also the full Cutter Flight Management fleet of 9 charter aircraft which includes turboprops, light, midsize and heavy jets. The HondaJet being uniquely Honda, instead of using engines from other manufacurers, the company began developing its own engine in partnership with GE Aviation ultimately creating the GE-Honda HF20 turbofan engine.  The HA-420 HondaJet is powered by two over-wing mounted HF120 turbofans, each producing 1,997 pounds of thrust.  The engine mounts atop the wings are constructed of metal.  The natural laminar flow wings terminate in sizable winglets. The HondaJet’s fuselage is made of carbon fiber, and its flight deck is built around Garmin’s touchscreen-capable G3000 suite. The HondaJet cabin and baggage capabilities: The cabin area is a 12.1-foot-long space that provides plenty of room for passengers. The club seating arrangement gives ample legroom and is spacious for a VLJ, with opposing passenger knees completely out of range.  The hum of the  HF120s can be heard with the lavatory doors open, but with them closed, it is significantly quieter than almost any other light jet. The lav is also far superior to that of many light jets, some of which section the toilet area off with a simple curtain.  While the HondaJet’s lavatory is not huge by any stretch, it provides complete privacy, a nice sink with a faucet activated by a motion sensor, and two skylights providing natural light and a unique perspective of the skies above. One benefit of having the engines mounted on the wings is that the HondaJet has an exceptionally large luggage compartment for an airplane in the light-jet category.  The rear compartment is 57 cubic feet and holds up to 400 pounds, which is more than many light jets and some midsize jets.  There is plenty of space to load large suitcases without trouble. The aircraft also has a 9-cubic-foot cargo area in the nose, capable of carrying up to 100 pounds. Neither of the cargo spaces is pressurized, however, so toothpaste and any liquid materials may want to stay inside the cabin.

There is no question HondaJet’s very light jet  competes directly with the Cessna's Citation Mustang, Embraer's Phenom 100 in the charter market, and even some Citation and Learjet light jets. There are now 25 aircraft on the production line at Honda Aircraft's facility at the Piedmont Triangle International Airport in Greensboro, NC, which now employs 1,700. Honda expects to have delivered between 40 and 50 aircraft by the end of 2016, ultimately ramping up to 75 aircraft in 2017. All HondaJets for charter as well as the full Cutter Flight Management charter fleet are available in the FlightList PRO platform which includes all 16,631 charter aircraft and 3,419 charter operators worldwide. Sources:  Cutter Flight Management, Flying, Forbes online