Flightlist Pro News

Pentastar Aviation Charter has added a 2014 Falcon 2000LXS to it's available charter fleet.  The new aircraft based at KPTK Pontiac-Oakland County Airport features 9 seats, berthing for 4, a forward galley, HD+ Cabin Entertainment System and Wi-Fi on board. This brings to 11 the total charter aircraft on certificate and available from Pentastart Aviation Charter, based at KPTK and at KIND Indianapolis.

All 11 Pentastar aircraft are available only in FlightList PRO; other industry sources list 6 or less.  

Pentastar's full fleet on Part-135 certificate includes 3 long range and heavy jets, 2 super-midsize jets, 4 midsize and light jets, and a Cessna 182 for economical regional hops. Pentastar and their new Falcon 2009LXS are rated ARGUS Platinum, Wyvern Wingman, and registered IS-BAO, as shown in FlightList PRO.

Pilatus PC-12 N8YU is available for charter and now based at KASE Aspen, Colorado and operated under cert. # 3CRA585M by Bubba Air LLC. The 2006 PC-12 is one of just three charter aircraft based at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport.  Others are a King Air 350 and Embraer Phenom 100 operated by Mayo Aviation. With seating for up to 7 passengers maximum, the Pilatus PC-12 clocks just a 30 minute flight to Denver, 2 hours 45 minutes to Dallas and 3 hours to Los Angeles.

Aircraft and operator are only in FlightList PRO

Charter operator Landmark Aviation has completed the re-branding of TWC Aviation based in Van Nuys and San Jose, CA following the acquisition in April 2015 and is now operating under the Landmark name.  TWC was founded in 1998 and most recently operated 29 jets of various makes and sizes.  TWC's operating certificate remains intact and operations are now under the Landmark name. Temporary Landmark signage is up at both California locations.  TWC's office in White Plains, NY has been relocated to the Landmark facility at HPN, and the Scottsdale, AZ airport recently opened office is now closed. Landmark Aviation's charter fleet now numbers 63, the fourth largest charter fleet behind Executive Jet Management with 100 aircraft for charter, Travel Management Company with 67 and Delta Private Jets with 65 aircraft.

Landmark's entire charter fleet is only available in FlightList PRO.  

Landmark has been on a growth run the past two years, having acquired several operators including Galvin Flying Service in Seattle, WA, Sterling Aviation in Milwaukee, Midlantic Jet Charters in Atlantic City, and now TWC Aviation in California.  These, in addition to Landmarks existing charter fleets in North Carolina and South Dakota.

Fred George and Business & Commercial Aviation just published an in-depth look at the new Cessna's Citation M2 from Textron Aviation.  It's the third iteration of the CitationJet which debuted in 1992. The M2 is luring considerably more buyers than some competitors for very compelling reasons noted below.  With deliveries beginning in late 2013, including 60 aircraft last year and more than two dozen delivered to date in 2015, there are now more than 95 aircraft in the fleet. That’s an impressive record for a low-risk, lean-budget derivative’s entry into what’s still a tepid market. Many times, clean-sheet designs get all the attention. With this aircraft, it was attention to detail that mattered. Little has changed in the M2’s airframe compared to the original CitationJet. It retains the 58-in. inside diameter, circular cross-section fuselage of the original 1971 Citation 500, a semi-monocoque structure fabricated from conventional aluminum alloys, using rivets, fasteners and adhesive bonding. Composites are used to save weight in fairings, the nose radome and other non-load-bearing components.

What is important for charter customers?

The M2 is 22 kt. faster than the CJ1+ and 53 kt. faster than the Embraer Phenom 100E at FL 410, assuming standard-day temperatures and 9,000-lb. cruise weights. In August, Textron Aviation announced a boost in maximum takeoff field elevation to 14,000 ft. The M2’s more-powerful Williams FJ44 turbofans are the reason.

10 M2's are available for charter; 9 throughout the US and 1 in Germany.  All are listed with operator and details in FlightList PRO.

The M2 seats 6 passengers, including a 4-place club, with a side-facing seat across from the entry door and a belted lavatory seat. The cabin features an automatic pressurization controller that provides up to 8.5 psi of differential pressure, sufficient to maintain an 8,000-ft. cabin altitude at FL 410, the aircraft’s maximum cruise altitude. The DC-powered, vapor-cycle air conditioner may be operated anytime in flight or by the right generator or GPU on the ground. Thus, the cabin can be cooled on the ground prior to engine start. The interior has single-zone temperature control, but a five-position flow divider enables the crew to modulate the temperature of the cabin separately from the cockpit. The M2’s cabin cross-section is smaller than those of some entry-level jets and the floor is narrower. But the interior has been completely redesigned to make it more functional, comfortable and space efficient. The cabin window reveals, for instance, have been flattened to allow more ambient light to flood the interior from the 11-in.-wide by 15-in.-tall transparencies. The seats have retractable inboard armrests to provide easier passage through the aisle. The four club chairs have tilt, swivel, lateral and fore/aft track adjustments. Left- and right-side, foldout worktables may be extended between pairs of facing club chairs. There are left- and right-side 110-volt AC power outlets, below the worktable pockets in the sidewalls. There also are USB charging ports and audio jacks. Each passenger seat has an air outlet, LED reading light and oxygen mask in the overhead.

Unable to measure interior sound levels at cruise, subjectively the M2 appears to have one of the quietest cabins in the entry-level turbine aircraft class. Notably, interior fit and finish, including cabinetry, tables, sidewalls and leathers, are top notch, befitting a $4.5 million business aircraft. In our opinion, interior quality is unmatched in this class of aircraft. The M2’s cabin dimensions, window size and baggage capacity quite clearly are smaller than those of some competitors. But its longest missions won’t exceed 3+00 to 3+30 duration, so those shortcomings are less important than they would be in an aircraft with more range. Two external baggage compartments have a combined 43.1-cu.-ft. capacity, one-quarter less than some competitors. But the forward 12.7-cu.-ft. compartment in the nose has a 400-lb. capacity and the aft 30.2-ft. compartment, available with an optional ski tube, has a 325-lb. capacity. In contrast, the Phenom 100E has a 7-cu.-ft. forward baggage compartment and a 53-cu.-ft. aft baggage compartment.

The M2 isn’t the largest aircraft in the entry-level turbine aircraft market, but it’s unsurpassed for speed, safety and single-pilot ease of operations, in our opinion. It will cruise at 380 to 390 KTAS at typical jet altitudes. With typical options and at high-speed cruise, it will fly one pilot and four passengers 1,150 nm in 2 hr., 49 min., assuming standard day conditions. It will climb directly to FL 410, its maximum cruise altitude, in 24 min. That’s 27% faster than its closest competitor. Read the full article from Business & Commercial Aviation at aviationweek.com here -

Two more operators and nine aircraft have joined the floating fleet ranks recently, with two light jets, five midsize jets and a super mid jet.  The FlightList PRO Floating Fleet Resource continues to grow and includes operator and aircraft details for all jet charter point-to-point pricing jet options. The resource now includes 202 jets with a total of 9 operators, whose primary business is one way flights and pricing with a floating fleet, plus an additional 12 jets with 4 operators who offer one way flights and pricing with select aircraft.

Floating fleet aircraft with point to point pricing are especially useful for one way flight needs, or round trip flights over many days.  They have no minimum charges and reduced positioning requirements since they do not have to come from, or to return to, a certain  base location and incur those costs. Better serve your clients or company by taking advantage of FlightList PRO, the only air charter resource that includes all floating fleet operators and aircraft, along with every Part-135 jet, turboprop and piston in the US and the equivalent worldwide.  Free 30-day trials are now available.  Regular full service is just $90 for 3 users ($45 those outside the US).

FlightList PRO's new Operator Directory and functions make locating operators and their information easier and faster. Now locate any charter operators by Name, City, State/Providence, Country or airport ICAO.  Display operators with an aircraft based at any selected airport, or any selected city, state or country.   For example if you search operators by KLAS, you will see every operator with an aircraft based at KLAS Las Vegas, NV, (currently 19 operators) in any of the certification categories; passenger, cargo and ambulance.  Similarly, display operators by city, state and country.  If you search by City: Las Vegas you will see operators with an aircraft based at any Las Vegas airport.  If you search by State: Nevada you will see operators with an aircraft based at any airport in Nevada.

Displayed immediately are operators and their phone, email and headquarters location, plus a link to their website.  Click the operator name for the operator details popup window showing full contact info, ratings and fleet information. All Operator Directory and Operator Information pages are now sort-able by column.  Sort by aircraft name, number of seats, year of make, registration, base airport and more. Use the new charter operator directory here.

Fresh off the latest update, FlightList PRO's search features expanded last week with a new aircraft type search, fast new search interface, and plenty of jets that are missing in other services. In the private air charter business, time is money.  Users now can easily select multiple aircraft types along with any other search parameters to quickly locate the perfect aircraft-specific choices.  Search results also display in an average 1.2 seconds. Hundreds of jets and numerous operators in FlightList PRO are not found in other services.  FlightList PRO automatically includes every certified aircraft and operator, and remains by far the most complete in the U.S., Europe and worldwide.  Below are several actual anecdotes FlightList PRO recently shared with its users;

"Today charter operator Integrated Flight Resources, Inc. with their 5 light and midsize jets in the Chicago area told us, "'We do not participate in Avinode®'". 

"Yesterday we updated Solairus Aviation’s new G-V on certificate, and were told that the same Sweden-based listing service is limited to 20 of their aircraft.  Where are the other 19?   FLP has all 39 nationwide."

"To follow on, this week in the course of updating operators we learned of some others – Altius Aviation (Northeast US), Jet Edge (nationwide US) and Vertis Aviation (Europe) are missing numbers of aircraft in the other sourcing platforms.   We know this is the case consistently but want to make sure YOU know these facts and the options you have with FLP not found elsewhere."

With 8,289 aircraft and 1,777 operators in the US (16,631/3,419 worldwide), FlightList PRO is providing users more aircraft and operators in a professional platform, and more success booking charters.  FlightList PRO subscriptions are $30/person ($90 for 3).  A free 30-day trial is currently available.

CTP Aviation at KHWD Hayward, CA is adding a 2003 Falcon 2000EX new to charter.  N104MT fresh with a registry change, seats 10 passengers and includes on board Wi-Fi internet. Now 5 operators in the California Bay Area operate 7 Falcon 2000+ models for charter, based at Oakland, San Jose and now Hayward.  Models include the Falcon 2000, 2000EX, 2000LX and 2000EX EASy.  Passenger seats range from 8 to 12, and year makes are from 1995 to 2013.

Today FlightList PRO announces an improved search platform, with both more search abilities and a better, easier interface. With the platform you have the most location search options available in the market today. Your new capabilities include searching multiple aircraft types in conjunction with any or all other search parameters.  Simply click on as many aircraft types as desired for your search.  For example, need to locate all ultra long range jets in any country?  Choose the country then click on Gulfstream V, 550, 650 and Global 5000, 6000, Express and Express XRS.  Users can now choose as few or as many aircraft types as desired along with any or all other search parameters. You may use any or all search parameters including:

• Certified for: (Passenger, Cargo, Ambulance, Amphibian-Passenger)
• Search by: (ICAO, IATA, City, Country)
• Radius: (0 - 2000 miles)
• Number of Passengers: (Any number desired)
• Aircraft Category: (Heavy, Super-Mid, Mid, Light, VLJ, Turboprop, Piston, VIP Airliner, Jet Airliner, Turboprop Airliner, Piston Airliner, Helicopter - Twin, Helicopter - Single)
• Or Aircraft Type: (any type currently on certificate worldwide)
• Ratings: (any operator's audit ratings)

At just $30 per user with no contract required, FlightList PRO is the least expensive by far, most friendly and most complete service available today, with 100% of the market worldwide.  See flightlistpro.com About Us for details. Available now - free 30-day trial access, no credit card required.  Experience the new fastest-growing service today.