Author: shaircraft

Picking the Best Payback

James Butler Highlights Alternatives to Extra Flight Time Concessions When Service Doesn’t Measure Up

James Butler Tells Fractional Owners Why “Sometimes Fair Market Value Isn’t So Fair”

In his debut contribution to Business Jet Traveler’s “Inside Fractionals” column, Shaircraft CEO, James Butler, offers advice to owners challenging providers’ low share valuations. Many fractional owners wonder if their shares have gone down in value as the providers claim, in some cases as much as 60%. Butler emphasizes that owners have the right to […]

James Butler Asked by Business Jet Traveler Magazine to Take Over “Inside Fractionals” Column

The editors of Business Jet Traveler magazine have asked Shaircraft CEO, James Butler, to contribute editorials for the periodical’s “Inside Fractionals” column. This column serves an educational resource for fractional owners—addressing industry trends and shedding light on key issues facing owners and providers. “My intention is to use this forum to further Shaircraft’s goal of […]

James Butler Makes Sense of a Transitioning Charter Industry for Aviation International News

Shaircraft’s Founder and CEO, James Butler, tells AIN Editor-in-Chief, Randall Padfield, “A more efficient market is developing in charter. There are more opportunities to compare prices. There is more flexibility in pricing, particularly if you find the right operator who is motivated to make the trip…” Unfortunately, with many brokers focused on price alone, quality […]

James Butler Describes Today’s Fractional Owner to Aviation International News

Shaircraft CEO, James Butler, is quoted extensively in a recent article on the evolution and current state of the fractional ownership market. He tells Aviation International News, “Share customers are now more savvy and are buying only the services they need, not what is best for the fractional provider to sell. As fractional owners become […]

Shaircraft Solutions Attacks Flight Options’ Low Share Valuations

Many fractional owners in the Flight Options program, looking to sell their shares, have been shocked by the low valuations offered by Flight Options. Rather than accept these valuations, owners are turning to Shaircraft Solutions for help. Utilizing both its legal and its aviation capabilities, Shaircraft Solutions is attacking these valuations through the appeal process […]

Raytheon Travel Air Owners Tap Shaircraft to Protect Their Interests

Several Raytheon Travel Air owners have turned to Shaircraft Solutions to protect their interests in the wake of the merger of their fractional provider with Flight Options. Employing its unique blend of legal and aviation expertise, Shaircraft has moved aggressively to address the owners’ concerns—analyzing their contracts, advising them of their legal rights and remedies, […]