Landmark Acquires TWC Aviation

Landmark Aviation’s latest acquisition is TWC Aviation, announced Friday. Van Nuys, CA-based TWC manages a fleet of more than 50 aircraft, including 32 available for charter which are based on the west coast and in Utah, Texas and New York.

The two companies will continue operating under their respective names as they begin the integration process. “TWC Aviation has built an impressive reputation within the aviation industry,” Landmark Aviation President & CEO Dan Bucaro stated. “We look forward to merging these two great organizations into one.”

Through a series of acquisitions in the past two years Landmark Aviation has been on a run, growing its charter and management holdings significantly to now over 120 aircraft. Only Executive Jet Management is larger, at approximately 200 aircraft, and 111 available for charter.

The Landmark Aviation and TWC Aviation entire charter fleets are available in FlightList PRO.

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Upgraded – Request Multiple Quotes From Your Search Results

Feature Upgraded:
From your search results, check-mark all the aircraft you wish and click Create Operator Request to send each operator a private message for a quote or question. Even see a sample of what your request looks like. Operators can simply reply back to you. You also receive a summary of your request showing each aircraft and operator contact you sent to, so you can easily track or follow up.

FlightList PRO Air Charter Search Results

FlightList PRO Air Charter Listing Search Results

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Julie Black of Charter Brokerage Chapman Freeborn Appointed to BACA Council

Julie Black of Chapman Freeborn has been elected to join the council of the Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA). The appointment took place following a recent meeting of the BACA council at the Baltic Exchange in London. Julie, who is UK head of VIP charter at Chapman Freeborn, has been in the aviation industry for more than 20 years and brings a wealth of aviation experience and vitality to the association.

Julie Black, Chapman Freeborn Air Charter Broker

Julie Black of Chapman Freeborn, Air Charter Broker

Julie’s aviation career began as a graduate in the marketing department of London City Airport, and was followed by roles at Regional Airports Limited at London Biggin Hill Airport. In 2003 Julie was invited to join Chapman Freeborn and quickly developed into an excellent charter broker, specializing in music and entertainment. In 2011 Julie was asked to take responsibility for the development and management of the Chapman Freeborn UK VIP team.

About her new role on the BACA council Julie commented, “I’m really excited to join the BACA council. The unique air charter industry has never been so vibrant and challenges abound for all sectors. I consider it a key message to help promote the value of the brokering industry to customers and suppliers alike and to widen the profile of the air charter industry.”

BACA is a worldwide association of air charter professionals. As the world’s largest Air Charter Association, BACA was founded nearly seventy years ago for its members of Air Charter Brokers and operators from around Europe and the rest of the world. BACA’s principal objective is to promote integrity and ethical business practice in the aviation industry.

Full press release

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Now Search Aircraft by Country, Worldwide

Now locate desired aircraft and operators BY COUNTRY if desired. Select your search parameters and under “Search By”, choose “Country” and enter the country name. Displayed will be all aircraft in your parameters located ONLY in that country.

You may combine country search with any combination of other search parameters including Certification, Number Passengers, Aircraft Category, Aircraft Name, Ratings.

This is useful worldwide when locating certain charter or cargo aircraft in a specific country, for example; Italy, Germany, Japan, China or 128 other countries.

FlightList PRO is the only service with this feature, and the largest air charter & cargo resource, with 16,631 certified aircraft worldwide.

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Operator Richmor Aviation Added to ACSF Industry Audit Standard Registry

Richmor Aviation of New York is the newest addition to the growing Industry Audit Standard (IAS) Registry, by the Air Charter Safety Foundation.
“All of us at Richmor Aviation have worked hard to achieve the high level of performance required by the ACSF standards,” said Peter Schafer, Richmor’s Director of Operations. “Being added to the ACSF Registry places us in an elite group of companies and demonstrates to our clients that we take their safety seriously.”

Air Charter Safety Foundation The IAS is the first and only extensive audit program specifically created for on-demand operators by a committee of Part 135 and 91K industry leaders. It is conducted every 24 months and is in-depth in its evaluation of regulatory compliance and the operator’s SMS program against both FAA and international standards.

Operating for more than 46 years, Richmor Aviation charters 9 aircraft in the New York state region, from the Beechcraft King Air 200 to the Gulfstream IV-SP. The Richmor fleet is available in FlightList PRO.

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Operator Silver Air Equips Entire Charter Fleet With Wi-Fi Internet

California jet charter operator Silver Air installs Wi-Fi broadband Internet in its heavy, super mid and midsize jets. The Gogo® Biz mobile broadband Internet enabled aircraft currently include Gulfstream GV, Gulfstream G450, Gulfstream GIV, Citation X, Lear 60, Beachjet 400 and Citation CJ2 models.

Additional Silver Air managed aircraft that are in the process of receiving Wi-Fi capabilities include Citation V, Citation II, Citation CJ2, Citation I, and Phenom 100 models.

“The private aviation industry is changing, and our clients have come to expect mobile Internet on board the aircraft to keep them connected and productive while in the air,” said Jason Middleton, Silver Air’s CEO.

Silver Air operates 12 jets for charter based in Southern California including at KSBA Santa Barbara, KVNY Van Nuys and others. The entire fleet is available in FlightList PRO.

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Operator Sun Air Jets Announces Two Promotions

Sun Air Jets, of KCMA Camarillo, CA just Northeast of Los Angeles, announced the promotion of Leigh Ann Spooner and Geoff Savage to senior director positions in its charter department. Leigh Ann moves to Senior Director of Charter Sales and Geoff is now Senior Director of Flight Control.

Said Brian Counsil, Sun Air’s president and C.O.O., “Leigh Ann and Geoff are two of the many individuals within Sun Air that have contributed to its success and growth over the last 15 years. Rewarding them with these promotions is a tribute to their hard work and achievements.”

Sun Air Jets operates 9 midsize to long range jets for charter, from Hawkers to Gulfstream V and Global 5000. The operator touts all four top safety ratings available. Sun Air Jets’ full fleet is available in FlightList PRO. Sun Air Jets’ full release here

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Aura Jets Introduces Sunrise to Sunset Private Jet Escape

Private Jet Charter Broker Aura Jets has partnered with two of Ocean Properties resorts to offer jet setters a unique experience of sunrise on Cadillac Mountain in Maine followed by sunset in Key West, Florida – all in one day.

Travelers will spend the first night at the boutique West Street Hotel on the water front in downtown Bar Harbor, minutes from Acadia National Park. Guests will rise early for a short ride to the top of Cadillac Mountain, the highest point on the North Atlantic seaboard, then return to town for a custom breakfast. Then 3-1/2 hours later after a private flight down the coast, travelers arrive in Key West. A boat ride to Sunset Key, a secluded 27 acre island oasis in Key West, transports everyone to ‘island time’ and a later famous Key West sunset.

The Sunrise to Sunset Private Jet Escape is completely customizable with Aura Jets and travelers can choose their length of stay in each destination. The private jet escape is available June 1 – October 18, 2015. Rates start at $36,000 for a same day transfer and includes:

One night accommodation at West Street Hotel, Bar Harbor
One night accommodation at Sunset Key Cottages, a Luxury Collection Resort, Key West
Private Aura Jets charter flight from Bar Harbor, Maine to Key West, Florida (jet can seat up to six passengers)
All transfers to and from private airports
Transfer to and from Acadia National Park
Private ferry transfer to Sunset Key

Full news article, details & links here.

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Global Jet Adds Citation CJ4 to Charter Fleet Based Paris, France

New 2015 Citation CJ4, LX-GJM, is available for charter operated by Global Jet and based at LFPB Paris-Le Bourget. This brand new aircraft seats 6 passengers and features a state of the art entertainment system. Global Jet operates now 34 jets for charter based across Europe. Global Jet’s entire fleet is available in FlightList PRO.

Citation CJ4 LX-GJM charter operated by Global Jet

Citation CJ4 LX-GJM charter operated by Global Jet

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Accident Notification – 3/12/15 Premier-1 EGNH Blackpool Airport UK

March 12, 2015 – A Raytheon 390 Premier I jet suffered a runway excursion upon landing at Blackpool Airport (BLK), U.K. The nose gear collapsed as the aircraft traveled over the grass.

Reported on Aviation Safety Network, a service of Flight Safety Foundation
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20150312-0

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Jet Methods Adds Phenom 300 to Charter Fleet Based Carlsbad CA

2014 Phenom 300, N110AP, is newly available for charter announced operator Jet Methods. The 8-passenger Embraer aircraft features on-board Wi-Fi and is based at KCRQ Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, CA, in northern San Diego County. Jet Methods operates now 8 charter jets based in Southern California. Jet Methods’ fleet is available in FlightList PRO.

Phenom 300 N110AP for charter by Jet Methods

Phenom 300 N110AP for charter by Jet Methods

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RAI Jets Adds King Air C90 to Charter Fleet

King Air C90, N155GB, is now operated by RAI Jets and available for private charter out of Michigan. The 5-passenger executive turboprop, based KAZO Kalamazoo, MI, joins RAI Jets’ ARGUS Gold and Wyvern Registered ratings. RAI Jets fleet is available in Flightlist PRO.

King Air C90 N155GB with RAI Jets

King Air C90 N155GB on the approach, with RAI Jets based Michigan

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Alert – TFR’s In Place For Los Angeles and Phoenix Areas This Week

Temporary Flight Restrictions have been announced for the Los Angeles basin this Thursday and Friday, March 12-13. Consult your normal TFR information source for details.
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Temporary Flight Restrictions have been announced for the Phoenix area this Friday, March 13. Consult your normal TFR information source for details.
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FAA Graphic TFR web page

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Meridian Air Charter Adds Challenger 605 to Fleet

2008 Challenger 605, N605MM, is now available for charter out of KTEB Teterboro, NJ and operated by Meridian Air Charter. The 9-passenger Challenger just received a complete interior refurbishment and new paint, offering passengers a ‘like-new’ aircraft experience. The cabin features the latest technology: Iridium satellite phone, Gogo Biz® high-speed Wi-Fi, bulkhead video monitors with Airshow® (3D moving maps), and a dual multi-media player.

Dennis O’Connell, President of Meridian Air Charter, says, “We are thrilled about adding this Challenger 605 to our charter fleet. When you are inside the cabin, you feel like you are in a brand new plane that has just rolled off the assembly line.”

The Challenger 605 is the successor of the model 604 and has numerous improvements. The cabin was enlarged with space-efficient interior wall panels to increase usable head-room and width for passengers. Even cabin windows were enlarged to allow 30% more light than previous Challenger 600 models. In the cockpit, avionics include an impressive Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 with four large flat-panel displays.

N605MM joins Meridian’s charter fleet numbering 22 now, from midsize through ultra long range jets such as Bombardier’s Global 5000 and the Gulfstream 550, based in the New York area, New Hampshire and Maine. Meridian’s entire fleet is available in FlightList PRO.

Challenger 605 N605MM operated by Meridian Air Charter

Challenger N605MM operated by Meridian Air Charter

Meridian Air Charter Adds Challenger 605 N605MM.

Meridian Air Charter Adds Challenger 605 N605MM.

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Air Charter Service Secures Over $25M in Cargo Charters During US Port Strike

Air Charter Service’s (ACS) North American and Asian offices have secured more than $25M in cargo aircraft charters in three weeks due to the port strike on the US West Coast. The charter firm said it has arranged more than 40 large charter flights so far, mainly with Boeing 747 Freighters.

ACS US operation president Richard Thompson said, “The port strikes here have affected 29 ports on the West Coast, which account for around 70% of all exports and imports to and from Asia, and many of these goods aren’t able to wait or production lines will be forced to shutdown, costing tens of millions of dollars.”

It is estimated that almost 5,000 tons of automotive parts, perishables and other urgent cargoes have been flown on wide body charter aircraft.

Full article in ship-technology.com

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CSI Aviation Services Becomes Part 135 Air Carrier, Adds King Air 200

Air charter broker and now operator CSI Aviation of Albuquerque, NM has won approval to operate its own aircraft, a Beechcraft King Air B200 for charter. The company has finished the process under the FAA of bringing the former Bear Aviation & Helicopter LLC and it’s Beechcraft King Air B200 under its own management, operation and name, CSI Air.

CSI Air now operates the 2001 8-passenger King Air B200, N505AW, based at KABQ Albuquerque, NM. It’s FAA air operator certificate #GRTA447E approves passenger and air ambulance operation in the US, Canada, Mexico and South America. CSI Air is available in FlightList Pro.

King Air Charter CSI Aviation

CSI Air’s King Air B200 N505AW based ABQ Albuquerque, NM.

Article in The Albuquerque Journal – CSI Aviation Expands its services

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Jennifer Cook to Lead Miami Air International Sales Team

Miami Air International, the US charter operator of seven Boeing 737 aircraft, announces the promotion of Jennifer Cook to Director of Sales. Jennifer has been an Account Executive since 2005. Cook reunited with Miami Air International in 2005 as an Account Executive, a position that she also held in the 1990s.

“I am passionate about this business and the awesome customers I get to work with every day, and over the years I have developed my own style and processes that have really made it easier for those customers to buy the premier charter experience from us,” Cook explained.

Miami Air International began operating two Boeing 727 aircraft in 1990 around the Caribbean for vacations. Today the air carrier operates five Boeing 737-800’s configured for 172 passengers, and two Boeing 737-400’s VIP-configured 68 passengers. The fleet is based along the eastern seaboard and in Texas.

Miami Air International’s entire fleet is available in Flightlist Pro.

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Phoenix Air Rises – “The Biggest Company You’ve Never Heard Of”

Georgia-based cargo and passenger charter operator Phoenix Air comes to worldwide recognition of late after the U.S. government taps it for Ebola evacuation charters out of Africa. The company’s Aeromedical Biological Containment System (ABCS) comes of age…

See the article from Airport Business magazine

Phoenix Air’s entire fleet is available in FlightList Pro.

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Naljets Adds New Challenger 350 to Charter Fleet Based UK

2014 Challenger 350, G-SCAR, is now available and operated by NAL Flight Partner (Naljets) for charter, based EGNM Leeds Bradord, UK. The new jet will be chartering along side the company’s Gulfstream 200 also based out of the UK. The Challenger is capable of transcontinental flight with a range of 3,200 nautical miles (5,926km) and features luxury cabin space that can accommodate 10 passengers. It has some of the world’s most advanced avionics technology, including a ‘Synthetic Vision System’ which overlays outside terrain as well as runway and airport features on to the cockpit displays in bad weather.

Naljets managing director Craig McLeod added, “Last year we received record numbers of charter requests for our aircraft. The addition of the new Challenger expands our capability further and, being the first Challenger 350 registered in the UK, the interest in the aircraft is very strong.”

Naljets specializes in discreet acquisition and aircraft management services for business jet owners and companies, including management and consulting on all aspects from purchase to parking, flight operations, journey management, flight and ground crew training and provision. Naljets charter fleet is available in FlightList Pro.

Challenger 350 G-SCAR jet charter based UK

Interior of Challenger 350 G-SCAR jet charter based UK

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Charter Operator Advanced Air Added to ACSF Industry Audit Standard Registry

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) announces that Advanced Air, LLC, headquartered in Hawthorne, CA has been added to the ACSF Industry Audit Standard (IAS) Registry.

“We are pleased to add Advanced Air to the IAS Registry,” said ACSF president Bryan Burns. “We also congratulate them as the first operator to successfully complete a combined audit of the IAS, ARGUS Platinum and IS-BAO.”

Advanced Air LLC operates 5 King Air and Pilatus turboprops for charter based in Southern California.

More info on Air Charter Safety Foundation and the Industry Audit Standard Registry can be found here. http://www.acsf.aero/registry/

Advanced Air’s fleet is available in FlightList Pro.

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