charter airline Archives - FLYING Magazine https://cms.flyingmag.com/tag/charter-airline/ The world's most widely read aviation magazine Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:16:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Employer Profile: Solairus Aviation https://www.flyingmag.com/careers/employer-profile-solairus-aviation/ Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:16:42 +0000 /?p=211595 The aviation services company helps owners manage and operate their aircraft safely, reliably, and economically.

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]]> Solairus Aviation is an aviation services company that helps owners manage and operate their aircraft safely, reliably, and economically. It also offers charter services that use its managed fleet to meet customer needs.

Founded in 2009, Solairus boasts 75-plus base locations, 330-plus private aircraft, and about 2,00 flight crew and support personnel. The company is headquartered in Petaluma, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Solairus Aviation Mission Statement

“We never settle for even very high levels of customer satisfaction and we’re always looking for better ways to do our business.” —Greg Petersen, chief operating officer

Solarius Aviation in the News

Solairus Aviation Announces Updates to Executive Leadership Team
Company appoints Brent Monroe as chief growth officer and promotes Bob Marinace to chief experience officer.

Solairus Aviation Announces Chad Davidson Business Aviation Leadership Scholarship Fund
The fund honors late aviator and Solairus team member Chad Davidson in support of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students.

Solairus Aviation Openings on FindaPilot.com

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]]> Employer Profile: Kalitta Air https://www.flyingmag.com/careers/employer-profile-kalitta-air/ Thu, 11 Jul 2024 14:12:44 +0000 /?p=211159 Kalitta Air provides air cargo transportation services, aircraft heavy maintenance, parts sales and service, and engineering services.

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]]> Kalitta Air provides air cargo transportation services, aircraft heavy maintenance, parts sales and service, and engineering services.  Headquartered at Willow Run Airport (KYIP) in Ypsilanti Township, Mich., the company operates worldwide.

Kalitta’s call sign—”Connie”— is a nod to its founder, Conrad “Connie” Kalitta, who began the business as a car-part-carrying airline in 1967. The airline changed its name to American International Airways in 1984, when it began offering air freight, air ambulance, and charter operations.

In 1990, AIA flew hundreds of cargo missions for U.S. military operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf.

The company evolved and transformed into Kalitta Air in 2000. Today its fleet has more than 25 planes, consisting of Boeing 777 and B747-400 freighters.

Kalitta Air Mission Statement

According to its website: “Traveling the globe and delivering a quality product on time, anytime, anywhere.”

Kalitta Air in the News

Kalitta Charters II Says Goodbye to the Boeing 727
Michigan-based cargo operator Kalitta Charters II bid farewell to its final Boeing 727 freighter on April 5. The over-40-year-old aircraft, N729CK, completed a short flight from Willow Run Airport (KIPT) to Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport (KOSC) in Michigan, marking the end of an era for the company.

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The Last 747, Queen of the Skies
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]]> Employer Profile: Clay Lacy Aviation https://www.flyingmag.com/careers/employer-profile-clay-lacy-aviation/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 16:18:02 +0000 /?p=210667 Here’s a closer look at one of the industry’s leading aircraft management, charter, and maintenance companies.

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]]> Founded in 1968, Clay Lacy Aviation offers aircraft management, charter, maintenance, and other services to private and corporate clients. Clay Lacy’s main operations centers are at Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) in Greater Los Angeles, McClellan-Palomar Airport (KCRQ) near San Diego, and Waterbury-Oxford Airport (KOXC) in Connecticut. It operates FBO, maintenance, charter, and management centers at airports nationwide. 

Clay Lacy Mission Statement

The company’s website lists the following values: Strive for excellence, thoughtfully improve, and do the right thing. 

Clay Lacy in the News

Clay Lacy Prepares to Open Waterbury-Oxford FBO Summer 2024
Clay Lacy Aviation’s newest FBO and hangar complex at Waterbury-Oxford Airport (KOXC), which serves New York City and the greater Northeast, is nearing completion and scheduled to open this summer. 

Clay Lacy Aviation, Overair Partner to Bring Air Taxis to Southern California
The FBO network and infrastructure developer will install vertiports and electric chargers and work toward an air taxi concept of operations.

A Life in Pursuit with Clay Lacy
In a long and storied career, Clay Lacy Aviation has notched extraordinary experiences in commercial and business aviation, the military, and air racing.

Clay Lacy Job Openings on FindaPilot.com

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]]> Caribbean Charter Set to Be Tecnam P2012 STOL Launch Customer https://www.flyingmag.com/caribbean-charter-set-to-be-tecnam-p2012-stol-launch-customer/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:16:17 +0000 https://www.flyingmag.com/?p=200461 The aircraft's short field capabilities make it ideal platform for a unique environment such as the West Indies, the manufacturer says.

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]]> St Barth Executive, a French VIP air charter service based in the Caribbean, is scheduled to be the launch customer of Tecnam’s twin-engine P2012 STOL, the aircraft manufacturer announced. 

According to Tecnam, the short field capabilities of the 11-place aircraft make it the perfect platform for a unique environment such as the West Indies.

Designed as a commuter and cargo aircraft, the P2012 STOL will be used for scheduled service from Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport (TFFR) in Guadeloupe to Gustaf III Airport (TFFJ) in St. Barth. The aircraft will be the first to be operated under the Air Inter Iles brand by St Barth Executive, with three flights per day and up to six flights per day during the high season.

The flight is less than an hour and will allow travel between islands that were previously only accessible by boat.

“We are delighted that St Barth Executive has chosen the P2012 STOL,” Giovanni Pascale, Tecnam managing director, said in a statement. “It is the right aircraft for their operations. We are proud to see our aircraft landing at this iconic airport.” 

The P2012 STOL is a turbocharged, twin-engine high wing aircraft that can be flown single pilot. Designers say the cabin is ergonomic and has excellent leg room and underseat storage.

“We are thrilled to begin a new era for St Barth Executive with new scheduled services betweenGuadeloupe and St. Barth,” said Vincent Beauvarlet, president of St Barth Executive. “We have been waiting for more than 10 years for a type of aircraft capable of flying between our islands, with very specific runways.” 

The airline also operates a fleet of Pilatus PC-12 NG/NGX.

Beauvarlet noted that the runways are short and very technical, requiring both an appropriate STOL aircraft and a pilot with good short field skills. The capability of the P2012 STOL allows St Barth Executive to expand its operation.

“No business plan was realistic until the launch of the P2012 STOL for our islands and the passenger, cargo, and medevac activities we need to develop,” Beauvarlet said.

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