Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers is not only on the verge of winning an NBA championship; the former point guard is also a longstanding member of destination club Ultimate Escapes. Read Full Article »

Eclipse Aviation announced it will begin taking orders on a new single engine Very Light Jet (VLJ). The manufacturer is also raising the price on its Eclipse 500 model. Read Full Article »

Ultra-luxury Napa resort, Calistoga Ranch, announces its final phase of sales for its fractional offering in Napa Valley. Read Full Article »

From the U.S. Green Building Council to the Audubon Society, environmental organizations are pushing out green building certifications faster than you can say “sustainable.” Most recently, the National Association of Home Builders submitted its National Green Building Standard for single-family ... Read Full Article »

Halogen Guides Aircraft Marketplace is a “go”, bringing together buyers and sellers with the web’s best listing of jets for sale. Read Full Article »

Paula Gold-Nocella of Global/Quarters answers questions about fractional real estate from the perspective of a real estate insider with more than twenty years of experience. Read Full Article »

Shaircraft Connections brings together private jet travelers to share insights with their fellow flyers about the myriad companies and plans that fill the business travel space. Read Full Article »

Fractional provider Flight Options fired two hundred employees as the economic slowdown starts to take its toll on the private aviation industry. Read Full Article »

In the wake of First Fractional Funding’s exit from the fractional mortgage business, we spoke to the founders of two of the remaining big players in the market, NextStar Funding and Vacation Finance, for look at what’s ahead for fractional ... Read Full Article »

Sir Richard Branson, who created a network of over 300 Virgin brands, from music labels, a new low-cost U.S.-based airline, and a space travel operator, is now taking on private jet travel with his newest endeavor, Virgin Charter, launching early ... Read Full Article »

Aside from outright purchase of a private jet, there are four formats of private aviation: Fractional Ownership You buy a share of a plane, with the price pro-rated from the market price of a full aircraft. As an owner, you have guaranteed ... Read Full Article »

Private jet company XOJet has been on the move this week. On September 24th they inked a $600 million deal with Cessna for 30 new Citation X jets – only to be outdone by September 25th’s announcement that the ... Read Full Article »

Forbes writer Lauren Kerensky soundly confirms that private jets are gaining popularity among travel-savvy business travelers. They’re not just items of ultra-luxury anymore. Innovative ways of flying privately have gained footing, as fractional ownership and on-demand charter programs offer viable ... Read Full Article »

San Francisco Bay-Area based private jet company, XOJet, announced a $600 million deal for 30 new medium-sized Citation X jets from Cessna today. XOJet’s fleet is expected to consist of 47 Citation X business jets – the fastest on the market ... Read Full Article »

Hitting the slopes just got easier with the recent announcement of a partnership between Jets.com and Ski.com. The partnership enables travelers to charter a private jet to the world’s top mountain destinations. Aspen at Arm’s Reach Ski.com clients now can book a ... Read Full Article »

Jet Expert is a column from experts in the field like Craig Bowers. Craig is the President of JetForward Aviation, an aviation portfolio management firm. He has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech, and an MS Degree in ... Read Full Article »

An ever-popular subject among travelers, private jets aren’t just oversized toys for the jet set anymore. In a June 14th article, The Economist turned its attention to private jet travel. While noting the growth in private jet use among executives, ... Read Full Article »

Neiman-Marcus and Bergdorf-Goodman shoppers can now earn rewards points toward fractional private jet ownership. Thanks to an exclusive partnership between Marquis Jet and The Neiman Marcus Group, one million InCircle rewards points, can be earned by shopping at the high-end ... Read Full Article »

Is the private jet industry on the verge of a decline? That’s the question posed in a recent article appearing in Business Week. Private Jet travel has boomed in recent years, with business jets sales soaring 185% over the annual ... Read Full Article »

This is a complex topic, so if you’re looking for simplicity in jet travel, download our free decision guide, then contact a provider and let them know you prize simplicity and flexibility. However, if you’re willing to spend some extra time, ... Read Full Article »

Last week we mentioned the cutoff for new customers hoping to travel for Thanksgiving. The industry is rolling into the busiest part of the year, with the highest concentration of flight requests: Thanksgiving and Christmas, followed by ski weekends ... Read Full Article »

Over at forbes.com, Rich Karlgaard discusses The Private Jet Boom, rehashing the dysfunction of commercial air travel and the disinterest of former first-class full-fare customers. Karlgaard mentions the exciting very light jet (VLJ) developments from Eclipse, Adam, Cessna, Honda and ... Read Full Article »

In preparing our forthcoming Decision Guide to Private Aviation (available here), we’ve spoken with a number of private owners whose plane portfolio resembles their garage portfolio: different vehicles for different needs. An owner of a Gulfstream V may nonetheless purchase ... Read Full Article »

In researching the Decision Guide to Private Jet Travel, we were impressed by the safety commitment and infrastructure of Sentient Jet Membership. When it comes to market leader NetJets (and Marquis Jet), everyone has high expectations and an equally high ... Read Full Article »

Today’s NY Times (registration req) reported a surge in interest in charter cards, citing results from Delta AirElite, Sentient Jet and JetNetwork and OneSky. Charter cards are a twist on the fractional card concept pioneered by Marquis Jet. The article ends ... Read Full Article »