Livin' on top of the world!
Manav Singh has always taken the rough with smooth and lived life on his terms. A success individual in his own right today, he believes that when life gives you lemons make lemonade

Jet Set Go
A breakfast meeting in Delhi, lunch in Mumbai and a quick visit to Coimbatore before flying back to Culcutta in one day is no longer just a pipedream - If you buy your own aircraft. More and more people are doing just that.

India Inc places orders for 100 corporate jets
The number of corporate jets in the country is expect to double to 300 in the next 18 months as they become the next status symbol for India Inc.

Air hostesses look up, covet pilot's seat & pay
Salary differential and Late Retirement Real Push
The crew is getting into the cockpit, and doesn't want to return. Call it the latest trend in the aviation sector, an increasing number of cabin crew staff-stewards, air hostesses, even engineers-are queuing up at aviation school to obtain a commercial pilot's licence.

Aerostar Aviation To Set Up Pilot Training Academy In India
Aerostar Aviation has said that it would set up a pilot training school in India obviously to meet the shortage of pilot in the country.

Flight of fancy
Club One's unique concept gives people fractional ownership of its aircraft
If you are rich, a frequent flier and fed-up with flying different domestic airlines and try another option fractional ownership of an aircraft. "This concept was introduced in India by us a year back. Under this, a person can partly own an aircraft (that we operate) and can avail flying on its as and when we wants," says Manav Singh, managing director of Club One Air, India's first fractional ownership service airline.

Club One Services
We would like to have a fleet of 50 aircraft in next 24 months. We invest a lot on the maintenance and management team as we do everything in-house. That is the reason we can guarantee safety to our clients.

Background
Fractional Ownership operations in the US began in 1986 with the creation of the programme that offered aircraft owners increased flexibility in the ownership and operation of an aircraft. This programme used current aircraft acquisition concept, including shared or joint aircraft ownership and provided for the management of the aircraft by an aircraft management company.

Cover Story
Indian aviation industry has emerged from a conservative traditional industry to an open and modern industry. Growth rate has increase significantly in the last two years, primarily due to an increase in the number of aircraft flying in the Indian skies and new business models emerging in India, Indian economy is also growing at a stable rate and hi-flying executives are bound to increase in number. Being confident of the increase in this segment, Manav Singh, Managing Director, Club One Air has launched India's first Aircraft Fractional Ownership company - "Club One Air".

India's First fractional ownership aircraft plans foray in Gujarat
Club One Air, the country's first aircraft fractional ownership company is making foray in Gujarat and many station the an aircraft in the state.

Club One Air plans to raise Rs 200 crore
India's first fractional ownership airline company Club One Air is cruising towards the market with plans to raise around Rs 200 crore. The funds raised would be used to expand Club One's fleet size from nine now to around 17 over the next 12 monhs.

Lion's Share
Club One Air shows the Flight Path to Aircraft Fractional Ownership
When chief promoter and managing director of Club One Air, Manav Singh, talks about his plans, they sound to close to Dan Brown's splendid yarn where the industrialist calls up his pilot and asks him to ready his getaway plane to escape from a gang of handlums who are after his priceless Van Goghs.

'We are aiming to become a Rs 2,500 crore company in 2010'
Heads whose 'time is more valuable than money'. A popular concept in the West, fractional ownership gives the aircraft shareowner a sense of ' ownership' and also gives fractional and legal rights commensurate with his share.

Club One
Club One Air has turned one. The company recently started its Mumbai operations to cater to the western market. Total destinations covered by Club One Air have no increased to 91 from 23 last year.

Striking the Right Notes
Sarod maestros Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash and famous Pakistani Suffi singer Ustaad Shafaquat Hussain recently performed at the Imperial. The musical night was organized by Club One Air India's and Asia's first aircraft fractional ownership company on its first anniversary.

Club one Air to Expand its fleet to 50 aircraft by, end of next year
Club One Air, a New Delhi-Based aircraft Charter Company, is trying to rope in large and medium-sized corporates to try out the concept of fractional ownership of aircraft. Fractional ownership involves the customer buying a fraction of the aircraft, starting with a minimum of 1/8 th of aircraft, according to the customer's needs. According to Club One Air Managing Director Manav Sing, "Fractional Ownership would result in atleast 28-30 percent saving over chartering."

The better half
Want a slice of the exclusive life? Join the very elite, fractional-ownership club
Okay does this sound like a dream checklist Driving around in a $325,000 Maybach. Having a Cessna Jet to fly you across the world. A yacht at your disposal to celebrate a special ocassion in. Without having to buy any or all of it. If it does, you could be closer than you think to tickling off the items on your checklist. Thanks to the concept of fractional ownership. Or, as it is better known, fractional luxury.

Keeping Tab Timeshare in the air
If you thought winning miles on your high-end frequent flier card was the next best thing to owning your own wings, you're way off the mark. Club One Air, India's first aircraft fractional ownership company, allows you to pick the aircraft of your choice at a fraction of the cost of maintaining your own private aircraft

Club One Air is planning to acquire Boeing 737 aircraft for using it as super luxury corporate airliner for non-scheduled operations.

Club One Air plans ot Acquire Boeing 737
Here is some good news for corporate czars looking for thier board meeting in the sky. Now, Delhi-based aircraft fractional ownership company Club One Air is planning to acquire Boeing 737 aircraft for using it as super luxury corporate airliner for non-scheduled operations.

Fractional Rights
The concept of fractional ownership of aircraft has now made its entry into the city's aviation market, reports Ramesh Sattawalla

Club One Air launches 'Jet Card'
Making fractional ownership of an aircraft even simpler, Club One Air, India's first aircraft fractional ownership company, yesterday launched a unique concept of Jet Card.

Club One Air launches 'Jet Card'
Making fractional ownership of an aircraft even simpler, Club One Air, India's first aircraft fractional ownership company, yesterday launched a unique concept of Jet Card.

Club One floats fractional ownership plan
Club One Air, the New Delhi based aircraft charter company, is trying to rope in large and medium sized corporates to try out the concept of fractional ownership of aircraft. Fractional ownership involves the customer buying a fraction of the aircraft, starting with a minimum of 1/8 th of aircraft, acccording to the customer's needs.

Fractional aircraft ownership is here
Groups can now jointly own planes
Although a relatively new concept, fractional ownership of aircraft is here. In fact, despite constraints, that include ban on flying private aircraft in morning and evening peak hours, Club One Air - the first to introduce the concept in Asia - kicked off its Mumbai operations on Tuesday with much optimism

Club One Air to acquire 41 aircraft, expand operations
Fractional Aircraft ownership company, Club One Air said on Tuesday that it would acquire 41 more aircraft for its fleet over the next two years. The company is considering private equity placement to part fund its Rs 800 crore expansion plans

Buy wings, get seat free
Air travel in india is moving to a different plane. If train and bus travellers are graduating to air travel, the air travellers have moved a rung higher. And Manav Singh, who floated Club One Air last August in Delhi, is helping them fly.

Club One Air lands in Mumbai
Club One Air, the executive airline in India based on the fractional ownership model, has announced the launch of its services in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Club One Air begins services in Mumbai
Club One Air, the 'aircraft fractional ownership' company that commenced services in August 2005, announced the introduction of its services here on Tuesday. Its expansion plans include services from Banglore and Kolkata by the year-end. The company currently has 14 fractional owners for its aircraft and expects to have around 60 by the year-end.

Club One Air lands in Mumbai
Club One Air, the executive airline in India based on the fractional ownership model, has announced the launch of its services in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Take off part-owned aircraft
Club One Air, a new Delhi-Based aircraft charter company, is trying to rope in large and medium-sized corporates to try out the concept of fractional ownership of aircraft.