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Flexjet adds more value to fractional ownership.

Industry competition seems to be heating up, as Flexjet offers fractional jet customers some added value. With the newly-announced expansion of its Secondary Service Area (SSA), Bombardier Flexjet will nix repositioning fees for clients traveling to and from Canada and Central America.
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Are your travel documents in order?

Changes in border security policies translate to changes in global travel. So if you’ll be crossing borders by commercial or private air, you’ll not only want to verify that your passport is in-hand and up-to-date, but that you have any additional documents that may be required, too.
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Travel agents to offer useful new reports.

For those of us who remain in the undecided camp about fractional jets programs, we soon might be able to turn to our travel agencies for help, based on a recent Business Travel News article.
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Adam Aircraft Shutters Operations

Adam Aircraft announced last week that it was closing its doors. The Colorado-based company was one of several companies slated to bring new VLJs to the market over the next couple of years. The Adam Aircraft entry to the space was their A700 aircraft.
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VLJ show slated for March 7 & 8.

Veteran-owned jet management and shared ownership provider Jetpool, LLC will host a Very Light Jet (VLJ) show and conference this March 7 and 8 at the Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, NC. At least ten different VLJ’s from the top manufacturers will be on hand for viewing and comparing.
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NetJets promotes marketing veteran.

NetJet’s announced today that Steve Zacks has been promoted to lead the company’s marketing efforts as executive vice president and chief marketing officer.
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Note to airlines: it’s about smiles, not miles.

“I hate you, and I tell everybody I hate you.” That’s what one frequent flyer had to say to his airline, certainly voicing the frustration of far too many. This quote appeared this past weekend in an interesting little article in The New York Times.
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Consumer trends bode well for fractional jets.

Tis the season for identifying trends and making predictions about what 2008 has in store for us and the marketplace. Some indicate that 2008 will be another banner year for fractional jet ownership.
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OurPLANE adds jets to its prop fleet.

London, Ontario-based OurPLANE just took delivery of its first Eclipse 500 Very Light Jet, which it will operate out of Jacksonville, FL. The fractional provider has a total of 18 Eclipse 500’s on order. The next two planes delivered will be stationed out of Los Angeles and Toronto.
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Fractional driving will encourage fractional flying.

Perhaps you’ve heard of Flexcar and Zipcar, two companies that just announced a merger, both of whom are in the fractional car business. No, not partial ownership of luxury or antique cars, but rather everyday cars. And this could inspire even more growth in the fractional jet space. Allow me to explain.
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