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French President buys £150 Million Private Plane

This is not 18th Century France, and Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are not in power, yet many French citizens are so infuriated with their

Joshua Marc Hebert November 12, 2010

Charter Flights – How Magic Johnson Does His Business

We all know flying private costs money. It’s a simple fact, and while Magellan Jets does everything it can to minimize those costs, they can still be substantial. But what you may not realize is how much money you’re saving by flying privately! That’s right; you can actually save money with us, rather than taking an airline.

Joshua Marc Hebert October 25, 2010

Gulfstream IV – 25 Years of Elegance and Excellence

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. earlier this week celebrated the 25th anniversary of the GIV. The Gulfstream GIV is one of the best-selling large-cabin, long-range business jet

Anthony Tivnan September 24, 2010

Private Jet Charter now Cheaper than Ever

Did you know that sometimes private jet charter can cost the same as doing the trip first class? Commercial airlines are constantly raising fares, charging

Joshua Marc Hebert September 20, 2010

Steve Jobs brings Ninja Stars on Private Plane

Apple’s Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs had some trouble in Japan while trying to board his private jet. Jobs was returning home to the U.S.

Joshua Marc Hebert September 14, 2010

Celebrities Fly Private to Fantasy Football Superdraft

This past weekend Fantasy Football Superdraft held a special VIP event at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Fantasy Football Superdraft is an

Joshua Marc Hebert September 13, 2010

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Gulfstream GV, G500, And G550-What’s The Difference?

Have you ever wondered what the difference was between the Gulfstream GV, G500, and the Gulfstream G550 private jets? When looking to charter a jet, it is important to know the exact ins and outs of the aircraft that you are planning to fly on. Obviously, we make it a point to supply the best aircraft possible when you charter jets through Magellan Jets, but it’s still good to know all the facts!

Anthony Tivnan September 8, 2010

Charter Flights don’t include Cursing, Escaping Flight Attendants

Anthony Tivnan August 10, 2010

Magellan Jets Thanks Everyone who Attended the 2010 Beckett Bowl

Magellan Jets would like to thank everyone who came out last night to support The Josh Beckett Foundation at the 2010 Beckett Bowl. It was a fun night full of excitement and prizes (and a little bit of bowling too). We would like to personally congratulate the winner of The Ultimate Private Jet Experience in the live auction, provided by Magellan Jets. The winner will be whisked away in a luxurious private jet to New York and experience the Red Sox vs. Yankees rivalry from Josh Beckett’s personal seats. The Josh Beckett Foundation was able to raise well over $500,000 last night with the help and support of everyone who came out, with all proceeds benefitting Children’s Hospital Boston. Make sure to visit The Josh Beckett Foundation to read about the foundation, the event, the children, and to make additional contributions. Make sure to also visit Magellanjets.com/blog to stay updated on private jet news, events, and special offers!

Joshua Marc Hebert July 30, 2010

Top Gambler Sends Private Jet for Fruit?

Macau’s top gambler, Stanley Ho, recently sent his private jet to Singapore to buy durian fruit. Durians are widely known and referred to as the

Anthony Tivnan July 29, 2010

Mark Zuckerberg, Billionaire? Doesn’t Want a Private Jet!

Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, weighed in on his social network, hating interviews, privacy, private jets, and an upcoming movie trailer. Recently Facebook just hit its 500 millionth user marking an impressive record. In an exclusive interview with ABC World News reporter Diane Sawyer, viewers got a chance to witness an inside looks into Zuckerberg’s personal life. During the interview Zuckerberg talked about Forbes’ claim that he was a billionaire, refuting it on the grounds that his company is still privately held. Speculation of Zuckerberg wanting to own a private jet remains popular. Zuckerberg makes it clear, however, that the rumors are false. What billionaire does not want to own a private jet? The smart ones. Unless you’re flying 400 hours a year or more on your very own jet, it is a waste of money! Being affluent has its perks, and flying private is definitely one of them. Magellan Jets allows individuals to get all the benefits of owning an aircraft and more, without a $50 Million asset to worry about!

Anthony Tivnan July 29, 2010

Magellan Jets Receives Authorized Broker Certification From WYVERN

MAGELLAN JETS RECEIVES AUTHORIZED BROKER CERTIFICATION FROM WYVERNNew Certification Assures Adherence to Highest Safety Intelligence and Standards for All Jet Charter Flights.BOSTON – February 22, 2010: The new leading private jet company, Magellan Jets, announced that it has been named a Wyvern Authorized Broker by The Wyvern safety audit program. Wyvern is an industry leading third-party safety auditor that provides onsite safety audits, checking everything from maintenance records, DO85 and insurance certificates, to the infrastructure of the operator.Wyvern, aside from being well-known for its third party safety audits of air operators, conducted on site, has designed the Wyvern Authorized Broker , substantiating that qualified charter brokers, such as Magellan Jets, are adhering to their Wyvern Pass qualifications, which maintains that pilots have sufficient experience, training, medicals and extensive knowledge of the equipment they are piloting. This must be maintained and checked on each and every flight.”We are very proud to be the recipient of WYVERN’s Authorized Broker Certification“, says Joshua Hebert, CEO ofMagellan Jets. “Any broker can say that they use WYVERN, but not every broker adheres to their very high standards of aviation safety. Our new certification endorsement will ensure that all of our trips are scheduled with an operator that holds safety standards to the highest level, and are comfortable having a 3rd party substantiate their claim to a steadfast commitment to safety. With the Authorized Broker certification we have additional proof of our own commitment to the highest benchmark of safety, and require the same from our vendors”.Wyvern has a long standing reputation of promoting the importance of aviation safety and standards. Both companies are among the most highly-esteemed organizations in the general aviation industry and make certain that for every client trip, all of the jets, pilots, and crews they work with maintain current and impeccable training, certifications, op-specs, and safety standards. MAGELLAN JETS is a leading private jet charter broker where clients not only have a fixed guaranteed rate, but find market-driven pricing on the jet type of their choice while enjoying high end service and security. Members receive additional benefits including premium jet selection, availability within 10 hours notice, aircraft upgrades and no fuel surcharges. All who travel through Magellan Jets are assigned a dedicated Flight Support Team Manager and enjoy 24/7 Concierge Service. For more information on Magellan Jets or to book your travel today, visit MagellanJets.com or call 1.877.550.JETS.
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Joshua Marc Hebert February 22, 2010

Shanghai Deer Jet gets nod to fly Business Jets

By Qiang Xiaoji
Shanghai Deer Jet Co, a subsidiary of HNA Group, China’s fourth largest commercial aviation group, has won permission from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to provide business aviation services, the Oriental Morning Post reported.

Joshua Marc Hebert November 11, 2009

Hawker Beechcraft to close Salina plant

Hawker Beechcraft will close its Salina plant and move the work, the company is informing employees today.

Joshua Marc Hebert November 9, 2009

NextGen Breaks Ground In Egg Harbor Township

More than 100 people gathered inside an Atlantic City International Airport hangar Monday afternoon to celebrate the groundbreaking for a new aviation research and technology park down the road.

Joshua Marc Hebert October 28, 2009

Panasonic breaks into Business Aviation Market

by Brendan Sobie

Joshua Marc Hebert October 23, 2009

Gulfstream 250 Model Rolls Out

For the second week in a row, a new Gulfstream model has rolled out.

Joshua Marc Hebert October 9, 2009

Emivest Delivers Its First SJ30 Business Jet

Emivest Aerospace Corporation, current owner of what had been the Sino-Swearingen SJ30 business jet, reports that it has delivered its first airplane. The first Emivest SJ30-serial number 008-went to Harry Mahoney, of Déjà vu Consulting. Déjà vu is an international entertainment business. The airplane was completed at the Jet Works Air Center and fitted with an HF radio, dual Mode S transponders, a Garmin 500 GPS receiver, and veneer cabinets.

Joshua Marc Hebert October 7, 2009

Industry Weighs In On New TSA Chief

Organizations representing general aviation in Washington know that Errol G. Southers has been nominated by President Barack Obama (D) to head the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and that Brian Delauter has been named the new general manager of that department’s GA division. Of the two Delauter is the better known quantity, having been named acting manager in July. But Southers is known to the community mainly through his resume.

Joshua Marc Hebert September 17, 2009

New rules coming to Fight Pilots’ Fatigue?

Crowded skies and exhausted pilots are a bad mix, the airline industry and pilot unions agree, but they’re struggling over what to do about it. The airlines want to schedule some pilots with less-taxing flights – fewer takeoffs and landings – but for longer, not shorter, hours in the cockpit. The unions say they won’t agree to more hours for those pilots in exchange for fewer hours for pilots who fly as many as a half dozen short flights a day or take off at odd times. That was the main sticking point in an otherwise harmonious effort over the past month and a half to rewrite flying-time rules that in many cases are a half-century old and predate recent scientific findings concerning fatigue. The advisory committee on pilot fatigue was expected to deliver its recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration late Tuesday. Committee members said the FAA had asked them not to make their recommendations public.

Joshua Marc Hebert September 8, 2009

Prices Dropping, but Used Bizjet Inventory Stabilizing

According to JP Morgan Global Equity Research’s latest Business Jet Monthly report, June used business jet inventories remained stable at 14.4 percent of the active fleet, “a further sign of stabilization at this very high level.” Used inventories of Cessna, Embraer and Hawker Beechcraft jets decreased, according to the report, “while other OEMs saw inventories rise.” Of the 23 aircraft models tracked by JP Morgan, 12 had higher inventories, 10 were lower and one was flat. Although used inventories appear to have peaked, average asking prices dropped 2.8 percent in June, the report noted, “decreasing for the seventh straight month. We expect prices to continue falling to bring the used market toward equilibrium, though this could take some time.” Monthly takeoffs and landings in the U.S. “appear to have stabilized” around the 280,000 range, “off a low of 264,000 in February.” The latest results, for the month of May, show year-to-year flight operations 27 percent lower, “the twelfth straight double-digit decline and the seventh decline of more than 20 percent. Flight ops are down 28 percent year-to-date.”

Joshua Marc Hebert July 8, 2009

Client Satisfaction Takes Nosedive in Airline Survey

Passenger satisfaction with airlines has declined for the third year in a row, landing at a four-year low, according to an industry-wide study released Tuesday.

Joshua Marc Hebert July 6, 2009

Biofuel Could Lighten Jet Fuel’s Carbon Footprint Over 80%

The seeds of a lowly weed could cut jet fuel’s cradle-to-grave carbon emissions by 84 percent. David Shonnard, Robbins Chair Professor of Chemical Engineering, analyzed the carbon dioxide emissions of jet fuel made from camelina oil over the course of its life cycle, from planting to tailpipe. “Camelina jet fuel exhibits one of the largest greenhouse gas emission reductions of any agricultural feedstock-derived biofuel I’ve ever seen,” he said. “This is the result of the unique attributes of the crop–its low fertilizer requirements, high oil yield, and the availability of its coproducts, such as meal and biomass, for other uses.” Camelina sativa originated in Europe and is a member of the mustard family, along with broccoli, cabbage and canola. Sometimes called false flax or gold-of-pleasure, it thrives in the semi-arid conditions of the Northern Plains; the camelina used in the study was grown in Montana. Oil from camelina can be converted to a hydrocarbon green jet fuel that meets or exceeds all petroleum jet fuel specifications. The fuel is a “drop-in” replacement that is compatible with the existing fuel infrastructure, from storage and transportation to aircraft fleet technology. “It is almost an exact replacement for fossil fuel,” Shonnard explained. “Jets can’t use oxygenated fuels like ethanol; they have to use hydrocarbon replacements.”

Joshua Marc Hebert July 2, 2009

FAA Approves High-Speed Internet System for Jets

Aircell Inc. received certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a high-speed Internet system designed for business-aviation jets. The Broomfield-based company announced Thursday the FAA gave full approval to the system, which lets passengers use their own Wi-Fi-enabled devices such as laptops, smartphones and PDAs to surf the Internet, and to send and receive e-mail with attachments at full mobile speeds. The system is the first that provides “a true high-speed Internet experience that equals what passengers are accustomed to on the ground, while being small and light enough to fit on virtually any business aircraft,” according to a news release. The company said it finished a testing program for the new system three months ahead of schedule. The first installation was completed by Midcoast Aviation aboard a Bombardier Challenger 6005 aircraft. Airlines representing more than half of the North American market -including American Airlines, Virgin America, Delta Air Lines and AirTran Airways – are using the commercial airline version of the service, called Gogo Inflight Internet. Northwest Airlines, Air Canada and United Airlines plan to add the service. In June 2006, Aircell agreed to pay $31.7 million for a 3MHz air-to-ground spectrum in a Federal Communications Commission auction in June. In November 2006, the FCC gave AirCell approval to provide broadband service to U.S. airlines.

Joshua Marc Hebert July 1, 2009

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