during the first half of 2018 compared compared 2018 of half first percent the 4.5 during grew activity flight 135 Part U.S. Charter Activity ally all of them. efficiencies and opportunities—that is, virtu focusamong providers seeking to maximize primary a and news, industry the of much behind force enabling and driving the was marketspace.Technologytheredefined ers a surge of consolidation among major provid past year. Global charter ops also increased as ing fractional operations in the U.S. over the paced gains in Part 91 and nominally advanc out activity flight charter in growth Strong Consolidations cap agrowth year Wynbrandt by James Charter Market Report 2018 SPECIAL

report - - - - time frame.” That’s exactly where we were in the 2008–09 demand.theamenities meet tothe all with aircraft newer finding time hard a having try is experiencing some issues with lift and ness is very good. The bad news is the indus president and CEO. “The good news is busi Argus Moeggenberg, Joe said recession,” International. Argus to according percent, 0.4 gained fleet tional frac the and percent 1.3 rose activity 91 Part while flights, decade, a for seen 550,000 not levels over just to 2017, with Major operators far outpaced the the outpaced far operators Major pre- were we where back are we think “I - - - to mid 2018. mid to 2017 mid from aircraft 1,044 to 1,023 from 2 percent— only grew operators 25 top the job ofoptimizingtheirfleets.” empty legs. Operators have done a thesereallyof lot a up fillgoodto how figuredout has Moeggenberg.“Everybodyefficiently,”said new airplanes, but they’re running a lot more from or 14.6percent. rising 25 top 467,000about 2018,in 535,000 to 2017 in the for hours with total rate, growth percent 4.5 industry’s Though Part 135 activity continues to to continues activity 135 Part Though of fleets charter combined the Indeed, operatorstopof“The lot aren’t adding a Flight DisplaySystems Clay Lacy

© 2018 AIN Publications. All Rights Reserved. For Reprints go to www.ainonline.com virtually complete, but “there’s a little bit of August, CEO Brad Stewart said the app was In company. the for app booking mobile a developing been also has broker, which ter sales char JetSmarter, membership is the agent online exclusive XOJet’s estingly, Inter space. charter shared-access nascent global the into tap to division digital a is VGH from absent element an standing, equity firmbacker RhôneGroup. private longtime from investment million the mid/super-mid cabin charter market. subscription-service provider that dominates VGH gets a U.S. charter operator, broker, and XOJet,California-based With disposal. their customersdedicatedwantwhoa aircraft at hourcustomers; VGH also off ersleasing for block- its for fees repositioning eliminate to VistaJetallowed havepurchases empty-leg whose customers for charter on-demand to accessprovides VistaJet’sapphours; block buy who customers for access guaranteed services:theflagship VistaJet fleet provides company, and offer a spectrum of “asset-lite” businessaviation market,” according tothe Dubai,aimsto“consolidate the in fragmented headquartered VGH, hours). flight on the third-largest U.S. charter operator (based tember purchase of XOJet, owner/operator of late August followed by the new entity’s Sep lishmentVistaofGlobal Holding in (VGH) estab the with brand, Vista Flohr’s Thomas mies ofscale. rather than simply more aircraft and econo organization, the for opportunities growth and customers for options access of trum spec a offering and acquiring companies, amalgams, however, are modeled as holding another.acquiring broker toror recent The opera one involved usually contemplated rollups the but consolidation, for ripe is industry the that been time some for has ofthepastyearfollows. andnews viders pro from information More aircraft. 117 to 99 from fleet charter its in growth percent 18 the with line in was year prior the over with 72,885 flight hours. The 18 percent rise time flight charter in spot top the retained fleet, managed its to addition in aircraft, 350i Air King and Excel/XLS Citation Up’s year decline (YOY) in activity in 25 months. recently, slowed posting in June the first year-over- has rate the growth, positive see itJts le acs ap notwith app access fleet VistaJet’s $200 a with comes launch VGH The A one-two consolidation punch came from The consensus in the charter community Wheels operates which Aviation, Gama SPECIAL

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Source: Argus *Note- Excludes Medical Operators *Note- 2017FleetSize basedonDO85datedJuly3,2017 *Note- 2018FleetSize basedonDO85datedJuly2,2018 Rank VistaJet 20 25 22 23 24 10 19 16 15 12 21 18 13 14 17 11 9 6 5 2 8 3 4 7 1 GAMA AVIATION LJ ASSOCIATES TALON AIR MERIDIAN AIRCHARTER SC AVIATION WORLDWIDE JETCHARTER JET SELECT RED WINGAEROPLANECO AERO AIR LANDMARK AVIATION MOUNTAIN AVIATION ENCOMPASS AVIATION JETSUITE AIR EXCLUSIVE JETS CORPORATE FLIGHTMANAGEMENT CLAY LACY AVIATION JET AVIATION JET EDGE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY SOLAIRUS AVIATION JET LINXAVIATION XOJET EXECUTIVE JETMANAGEMENT Operator Top U.S. Part 135 Operators in2018

2018 Hours 58,305 32,568 40,239 72,885 26,784 10,059 46,739 13,095 15,940 13,829 21,643 24,416 13,076 17,585 21,612 12,918 17,446 11,796 8,460 8,864 8,848 8,785 9,725 8,801 8,218 2017 Hours 52,566 28,956 36,665 22,466 45,254 36,702 15,060 18,025 12,225 16,204 16,458 10,702 61,651 14,152 8,302 9,209 5,549 8,492 9,408 7,092 7,469 7,848 7,572 2,611 7,190 2018 FleetSize 136 117 30 69 25 25 28 23 23 64 46 54 24 42 42 48 43 27 27 19 16 81 13 14 8

© 2018 AIN Publications. All Rights Reserved. For Reprints go to www.ainonline.com from a technology developer that revived revived that developer technology a from away back why purchase, its with comes sign outayearago.) for-sale the put Mubadala and Capital TPG owners (XOJet decision. any in say a buyer XOJet’sgive to process,” sales the on come out an have we until launch to hesitation But with the stamp of approval that that approval of stamp the with But Vacation tours by chartered jet Gama Aviation value experiences over things, meaning meaning things, over experiences value offers Services Charter Air provider vice Bowl, and China’s Deer Jet this year off ered travel and looking for unique experiences,” on priority higher pua arethey ting that GulfstreamG550 that included red-carpet Custom luxury vacation tours by private jet like European Fashion Week and the Super invites to theopening-night gala. customized tours designed around events around designed tours customized full-ser UK trending. areeventsexclusive a weeklong Cannes Film Festival tour on its for private travel, TCS World Travel, which featuring unique experiences and access to said Elisabeth Nelson, managing directorNelson,Elisabethmanaging said “People are increasingly starting to to starting increasingly are “People SPECIAL

report - - access portfolio includes fractional provider OneSky’s PrivateFly. broker charter online UK-based acquiring underpinnings, digital (DAC)Capital ation company, its solidified tember OneSky, a Ken Ricci Directional Avi bility VGH mightlike initsportfolio. the per-seat market? That’s the kind of capa Seasons Resorts to offer custom vaca custom offer to Resorts Seasons helped launch the trend with its round- its with trend the launch helped with veteranwith tourorgaU.S.-basedluxury tions linking the hospitality company’s company’s hospitality the linking tions air all-first-class aboard tours the-world logistics of trying to do it on their own can via tours customized ers ff o now liners, ers customized tours in partnership partnership in tours customized ers ff o be overwhelming.” spokes travelers.A&K 16 to up for bizjet nizer Travcoa. properties by the NetJets’ fleet. fleet. NetJets’ the by properties person Jean Fawcet said many customers but “the butaircra f own havetheir actually In the midst of the Vista activity, in Sep activity,in Vista the of midst the In Abercrombie & Kent (A&K), which which (A&K), Kent & Abercrombie Last fall NetJets teamed with Four with teamed NetJets fall Last

n ------The Digital Frontier assumed hisvacated CEOspotatVictor. JoehasAlyssumCohen andGroupof CEO is Jackson platforms. and FlightPlan ketPlace fuel, and concierge services through its Mar RocketRoute, which provides flight-planning, In February Alyssum bought longtime vendor acquisitions.jumpstartthe willasset, mary Victor,in pri Alyssum’sinvestment million $18 additional An said. Jackson growth,” boost and innovation, encourage sector, the across standards business raise help will which aviation business and general “pursuelong-terma acquisitive plan within formationofAlyssum Group, which aims to onlinecharter portal Victor, announced the digital signal. latter’s the amplify to Skyjet with nology techPrivateFly’s harness now will OneSky brand. the of oversight CEO, and president Sentient Collins, Andrew gave recently and “current digital on-demand charter broker,” has been enhancing operations at Skyjet, its on-demand charter provider Skyjet. OneSky and Jet, Sentient provider card jet , now now be confirmed,” declared Adam Twidell, can it charter, sells presence Facebook “A In January Clive Jackson, founder of UK ofJackson, JanuaryfounderCliveIn - - -

© 2018 AIN Publications. All Rights Reserved. For Reprints go to www.ainonline.com popularity of digital platforms. PrivateFly started operations 10 years ago betting on the provider. full-service renamed the Group, Air Leviate the now is what CEO of Barros, Luis says confusion, brand possible charterabout concern of company the Air, Horizon notified regional of parent , Alaska after, Shortly AOC. its and Jet Starbase of acquisition its with operatoran became Group HorizonAir age named was EJM’s president. Partners QS arm brokerage sales aircraft NetJets’ of president merly for Hirsh, Brian year this earlier and said, Tamkus teams,” finance and maintenance, our safety, training, charter, owner services, and ourclients.” departments between improve to data real-time provide and communication systems, internal as well as solutions way,technology under leveraging currently are projects IT “Multiple management sales. and services client for v-p senior Tamkus, Mike said improvements, technology client-centric on focused has (EJM) Management Jet Executive owned this,”hesaid. platform offers other any think don’t “I prices. increase to able while are they when see to all players, allowing also larger with compete and pricing” on enables “nimble be to operators This small pricing. another’s one see to operators for ability the features form established in2016. PrivateFly ce ffi o Florida Lauderdale, Fort the into leadership shop’s Nevada the ing Jet,fold Dog U.S.Bird brokeracquired ber celebrating its 10th anniversary, last Novem bizav marketing tool. and signaling social media’s status new as a platform, the on postings from trips ker bro to ability PrivateFly,the of citing CEO Last year, Dallas-based charter broker charter Dallas-based year, Last EJM has “also increased staffing in levels NetJets- months, six past the Over plat digital PrivateFly’s noted Twidell DAC,PrivateFly, by purchase its Besides SPECIAL

report ------excess of 40 percent, Barros said, and on the per-seat charter,” said Don Haloburdo, senior cent (to 48 aircraft). “We don’t haveper 9 anjust of app growth orfleet on hours) 21,612 itsflight hours climbed some 44percent (to certificate. lenger 300 and to its air operator’s operator side Leviate recently added a Chal The first sixmonthsof thisyear marked growth from lastyear. Theincrease istheresult of efficiency, notadditionalequipment. 210K 220K 230K 240K 250K 260K 270K 280K Brokerage continues annual growth in in growth annual continues Brokerage Jet Aviation has no digital presence, yet yet presence, digital no has Aviation Jet BUSINESS AVIATION FLIGHT ACTIVITY - - e uh oe, o t eoe a little a becomes it so lower, to much tend be rates hourly “the but charter to new customers more in bring of to fleet end the light the at lift more er ff o to like said, quicklyadding, “Ican’telaborate.” “Yes,”direction? that in moving Haloburdo that direction.” So is Jet Aviation thinking of certainly recognize that things are moving in v-p of flight services. However, he added, “We Haloburdo also said Jet Aviation would would Aviation Jet said also Haloburdo XOJet

© 2018 AIN Publications. All Rights Reserved. For Reprints go to www.ainonline.com necticut-based Key Air, Clay Lacy Aviation Aviation Lacy Air, Clay Key necticut-based Con Oxford, of purchase the with year last foothold Coast East an gaining After Expanding TheirReach Brazil’s exclusive HondaJet distributor. is and FBOs of chain a operates also Lider working.” keep will telephone “the touch, personal the tor. prefer Forwho customers direc sales aircraftFigueiredo, Philipe said discount, a at bookings empty-legs and ter char permitting Lider,” toand market the from path “a providing app mobile a duced profitable?” as not that’s ket mar the of segment a on energy much too focusing without model, business fied fleet diversi a have you sure make to exert you do ort ff e and work much how challenging: Jet Linx Lider, Brazil’s oldest bizav firm, has intro The Gray Lady gets onboard private aviation January piece on the aff ordability of private VistaJets’ onboard children’s program; a program; children’s onboard VistaJets’ In a sign of privateaviation’sof sign a mainstream In threelifestyle articles privateon aviation: ing, the a New York Times Magazine SPECIAL New York New Times

report this year published featureabout ------them,” said Collins-Jenkins,saidthem,” the alludingto difficult decision owing to Clay’s history with fleet,“a itsfromLearjet 35 a Learjetand 55 aged services. man and charter for Collins-Jenkins,v-p “in gratitude for a job well done,” said Veriar $300,000 to $100,000 of denominations in cards the of worth million $3 members entertainment company last year gave team An cards. Flight of Gift company’s the of recipients from coming time that of some 17,585 hours on 12 percent fleet growth, with Chicago/Romeoville, Illinois. outside Airport University Lewis and shire; Hamp New in International Portsmouth chester Country Airport; Miami-Opa Locka; NewYork’sat offices added Westyear this (Magellan Jets has been selling a 10-hour a selling been has (MagellanJets the XOJet program brings college place college brings program XOJet the college-tourseveralforcardjet years, but college tours by private jet offered by XOJet. jet travel;jet Augustanandarticle family on ment experts into theprocess). hs er te opn rtrd t lone its retired company the year, This to percent 23.6 rose Lacy Clay at Hours

n - - - - will continueto grow.” fleet[Part] 135thethink direction andthat [otherwise] idle. We see the trend moving in can be a revenue-generating asset when it is are much more savvy,” today he said. owners “They realize this “Aircraft fleet. charter some 1,500 clients, Walker said. 10.9 percent to 81 jets. The company now has rise12 percent to 32,568 on afleet decline of whichoffonlycards,ersjet saw flight hours JamieWalker, presidentCEO.Jet Linx,and said Coast,West the particularlynities,on opportu expansion additional eyeing is and existingFBOs and refurbishes their facilities its facilities count to 17. Jet Linx partners with portin New Jersey by the new year, bringing Air Teterboro at terminal Linx Jet a open to inBoston (Bedford) and Chicago, with plans largestoperator inthe U.S., has added bases that effort has been “hugely successful.” than on its own fleet, and Collins-Jenkins saidrather requests, charter meet to market open putmore emphasis on looking for lift on the Learjet 45. Last year, the company said it would bereplaced with a CJ3, a Phenom 300, and a pany’sfounder and the Learjet brand. They’ll com the between connection longstanding Also adding a terminal to its operations, its toterminal a adding Also Walker sees more aircraft joining the U.S. fifth- Linx, Jet Northeast, the on Focusing - - -

© 2018 AIN Publications. All Rights Reserved. For Reprints go to www.ainonline.com SPECIAL report charter/management company Chantilly Air Solairus features a rotating selection of four available. Members also get fixed hourly rates will build an FBO at its Manassas Regional to five Cleared jets on its website, spotlight- for on-demand charter. Airport (HEF) home. The 24,000 sq-ft, three- ing aircraft that “have a lot of availability for story FBO will have a passenger lounge, the month,” said Paul Class, senior v-p of Card & Membership Programs conference room, flight-planning area and charter sales. provider Sentient Jet now has “well fitness center, and the expansion includes Hours and charter fleet at the sixth-larg- north” of 6,000 cardholders, said company a 60,000-sq-ft heated hangar. Caleb Stitely, est U.S. operator both grew 12.5 percent president and CEO Andrew Collins, and more Chantilly’s marketing and client relations over the past year, to 26,784 hours and 54 than one quarter of them book flights via its manager, noted HEF offers “shorter wait aircraft. But despite the size of its fleet and mobile app. “We’re booking millions of dollars times for taxi and takeoff” than other D.C. its California base (Petaluma), Solairus through that app. It’s a very robust structure airports. Completion of the $13 million facil- never had a charter aircraft at the state’s that continues to develop,” he added. ity is expected by the end of 2019. (and nation’s) busiest bizav hub: Van Nuys. But technology can take a back seat to This year a VNY-based Falcon 900EX and nature, and “large providers have to start New Access Programs G450 joined the fleet. building extreme weather into their business Priester Aviation is reformatting its Center- Delta Private Jets (DPJ)—jet card, charter models,” said Collins. “Last year we had the line access program “as a traditional jet card and management arm of Delta Airlines— trifecta of the [Hurricane] Harveys of the product,” a national, hours-based offering launched its Sky Access online membership world. We have to be on our toes and ready. with guaranteed availability, said Gary Gen- program this year, offering unlimited access We guarantee a product to get people out of nari, senior v-p for charter sales. Meanwhile, to free empty-leg flights and discounts on places [in harm’s way]. We had to overinvest its expanded brokerage business accounts some return flights on Delta. (Introductory to do that, and we learned a lot.” for half of Priester’s charter revenue, he memberships cost $8,500; annual renewals SkyJet, Sentient’s sister on-demand said. The Wheeling, Illinois–based com- are $6,000.) For potential customers put brokerage, added its first card program, pany has seen a growing demand for mid- off by per-seat charter, “members are able Explorer, last fall. The $9,500 membership and super-midsize-cabin jets, driven by low to book the whole aircraft without sharing provides guaranteed access to four catego- charter rates for the category, Gennari said. it with others,” DPJ emphasizes. Its propri- ries of aircraft at fixed hourly rates. More Charter management company Solairus etary AmpliFly technology provides up to than 30 percent of SkyJet’s bookings come Aviation has introduced Altitude by 30 alternate destinations (e.g., Pittsburgh, through digital channels. Solairus, offering fixed one-way pricing on Detroit, and Chicago between New York and Sentient Jet is among the many providers select routes aboard light, mid- and super- Milwaukee) and 10 preferred airports on an burnishing their appeal and membership ben- midsize-cabin jets. Meanwhile, to spur empty-leg route. Customers can view the efits through partnerships with luxury brands near-term bookings, the company features options in real time online or via an iOS app. and signature events. The company was Pre- its Cleared fleet, aircraft requiring no owner A 20 percent discount on select return-trip ferred Private Aviation Partner for the Ken- approval and ready for quick departures. fares on Delta from empty-leg destinations is tucky Derby and Churchill Downs Racetrack

Illegal charter and broker regulations longstanding illegal charter hotline (888-SKY-FLT1; 888-759-3581). Illegal/gray-market charter is back in NATA. “It’s complicated,” he said. Meanwhile, in September the Department focus in the U.S. and Europe. National Air In Europe, scofflaws’ apparent impunity of Transportation (DOT) released its regula- Transportation Association (NATA) mem- has legitimate operators questioning the tions on charter brokers, titled “Increasing Air www.ainonline.com bers complained about an increase in the return on investment for regulatory com- Charter Transportation Options,” five years practice, and after discussions with the pliance. “If we’re just going to accept this is afer the NPRM appeared. The rules create a FAA, in May the organization formed an allowed to happen, what’s the point of hav- new indirect air carrier category under a new illegal-charter task force. Europe’s BACA– ing an AOC [aircraf operator certificate]?” Part 295 but stop short of requiring licensing the Association teamed with asked Dave Edwards, BACA’s CEO. or standards the European Business Aviation Associa- Flexing its enforcement powers, in July Argus International is among auditors tion that same month in a complemen- the FAA proposed a civil penalty of $3.3 that complained their emblems were tary action. million for a Michigan-based real estate being used on the sites of some unaf- No reliable data on illegal charter activ- firm for charging passengers on its Part filiated operators and brokers. “Now we ity exists, but it’s thought to be increasing, 91 Beechjet 400A and Hawker 900XP just have to get them to enforce that rule spurred by the variety of access schemes and flights “more than the expenses allowed” when it becomes law on Feb. 14, 2019,” said lack of regulatory enforcement. Given the under the FARs. Edward Wandall, the company’s director, new, shared models under Part 380, even char- Going forward, the FAA will also pro- safety analysis. ter professionals “can’t always tell” whether a vide more follow-up information to Argus has put a list of all of its subscrib- novel low-cost offering is legal, said John tipsters who report suspicious activity ers on its website so charter customers can McGraw, director of regulatory affairs at the via the Air Charter Safety Foundation’s verify providers’ rating claims. n © 2018 AIN Publications. All Rights Reserved. For Reprints go to compared hours with 4.9 percent in fleet growth. But gains percent 3 with trend fleet to portfolio. its partnership the total, and added seven luxury purveyors kerage contributing a growing percentage to overall revenue increases, with charter bro the company again reported recordbreaking year this and business, charter super-mid the of percent 31 claims now 300s lenger programs. Elite tier top and the Select entry the plan, between rest split Access Preferred mid-tier the in them of percent 80 about members,” dues-paying of 1,000 doorstep the “on was program the quarter, second the In said. he structure,” service and brand our of test a statement, fee] was a bold a [recurring charge nominal to needed we clients our tell to And flight. the You for pay business. transactional a is in July 2017.historically launched “Charter model subscription Solutions Access tiered of proud three- its to shift” “big the of success most the he’s said CEO, and man headline story, Stewart, who remains chair counts andperks. dis ering ff o plan membership JetSmarter a them ers ff o and return hourly an owners provides and costs, operational and nance mainte covers JetSmarter aircraft, attract adding other models to the branded fleet. To aircraft over the next year, and will consider catering options. JetSmarter plans to add 30 interiors, 4G Wi-Fi capability, and enhanced upgraded feature Gulfstreams refurbished The said. company the owners,” aircraft for solutions providing while passengers for travel improved “provide to JetEdge, by operated fleet, branded a for GIV-SPs the Triple Crown. in victory final its on logo brand sole the as colors company’s the wore Smith Mike jockey and horse the as Preakness, the for Up all this year Wheels went in with Justify Pharoah, American winner Crown Triple a backing after years Three providers. efits ben on-the-ground the of active more the among is jets, Excel/XLS+ Citation and access to its fleet of King Air 350i turboprops from Louisvillefortherace. its aircraft for non-cardholders to travel ambassadorto and chef Bobby Flay, and even opened Derby Day breakfast hosted by Sentient brand for the third year running, and offered clients a Yet XOJet bucked the big-growth/smaller- the bucked XOJet Yet Chal and Xs Citation of fleet XOJet’s While the change in is ownership XOJet’s Gulfstream five acquired has JetSmarter membership ers ff o which Up, Wheels SPECIAL

report ------16 years old—and their parents—which parents—which their old—and years 16 to one passengers for program, Sky the in for onequarter oftotal hoursflown. accounting expansion,” the “spearheaded America North Silverman; said percent, 27 grew both hours flight and revenue Jet’s the additionlate nextyearorinearly 2020. on decision” the make “will VistaJet and jet, noted Flohr has a delivery position for a new ing Global 7500 will join that fleet, Silverman forthcom the whether for As U.S. VistaJet president, Silverman, Ron said world,” around the customers to availability anteed “guar ensuring fleet, Global/Challenger critical mass” of 72 jets “a in its all-Bombardier reaching reported VistaJet expansion, said. CEO PhilDobyk TMC sell, to plans no has and TMC owns TPG co-owner XOJet Former airframe. per hours 581 averaged fleet operated and owned whose (TMC), Company agement Man Travel second-most-utilized the for aircraft in the fleet, almost double the figure per hours 1,087 wringing utilization, fleet in operators leading all surpasses far still it VistaJet also launched its Adventures Adventures its launched also VistaJet year,Vista the of half first the Through corporate its of headlines the Beneath “are accommodating it in all ways possible,” International charter er turning a corner last year, the Euro year,the last corner a turning Afer (APAC) region is strong, and providers providers and strong, is region (APAC) with disposable wealth participating participating wealth disposable with f aircra lighter for preference Market tor. lvr ig Aioes aaig direc managing Avinode’s King, Oliver is tempering pricing pressure created created pressure pricing tempering is ity. Light aircraf are also the entry point for in a great period for growth in Europe,” said charter- online year, this improvement considerable time analyzing data data analyzing time considerable by increased demand. Avinode spends spends Avinode demand. increased by more incharter.” new charter customers, Kingnoted. mid (fromyearsago few aircra a midsize f remains “very stable” following a shif from marketplatform Avinode, reported. “We’re peancharter market has continued to see as Luton-Nice, indicating competition competition indicating Luton-Nice, as rey Lowe, managing director of of director managing Lowe, rey Je ff said “people sees and trends for searching such routes, trunk key along stable activ litle see jets large-cabin while size), Meanwhile, prices have remained remained have prices Meanwhile, Charter demand in the Asia Pacific Pacific Asia the in demand Charter ------by , in its California-based scheduled route network. California-based its in Air, Advanced by operated week, per flights of round-trip 120 schedule a reports maintenance. currently Air shoddy Surf and operations inept of Encompass accused Air Surf suit $3.1 counter a operator. than In the owed million other more of among non-payment claims, alleging, Court, District Federal in Air Surf sued then Encompass operators.) U.S. among 14 number it ing rank 13,000, than more to hours flight 2,600 over little a from went Encompass year, the (During fleet. PC-12 Pilatus Air’s Surf of operation assumed had which tion, year-old agreement with Encompass Avia its terminated company the June In year. past the during turbulence encountered model, access subscription all-you-can-fly with people,” saidSilverman. interacting also they’re and ativity, cre their “engages program The onboard. children had 2017 in flights four in one ing show research company’s the by sparked was program The a entertainer. by children’s hosted Silverman, said party,” playroom a a or into cabin VistaJet a “turns #1 APAC destination and requests increased 30 percent fleet growth. reported,representingsome ASG jets, 311 2016, while the Philippines followed with followed Philippines the while 2016, business regional total the of percent 26 Mainland China had the largest fleet fleet largest the had China Mainland HongKong consultancy SkyAsian Group (ASG). In the last two years, APAC’stur years, two last the In (ASG). while those to the U.S. and Russia increased 64.6 percent and China took the #2 spot #2 the took China and percent 64.6 expansion with a 40 percent increase from jet tally. The figure represents 84 airframe basis (from 78,269 to 111,964), with the the with 111,964), to 78,269 (from basis percent,to5 grown has charterfleet bine respectively. respectively. air Asian into arrivals for requests 80and 84.5 percent. Thailand retained the ports rose by 43 percent on an annual annual an on percent 43 by rose ports and Russia, rising 72.4 and 41.4 percent, percent, 41.4 and 72.4 rising Russia, and U.S. the from coming increase greatest period. the during removals 69 and adds departuresfrom Asia increased 53 percent, from India. , originator of the one-price, one-price, the of originator Air, Surf Avinode reported this year system system year this reported Avinode Requeststhrough Avinode’s system for

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