White Plains, NY, June 24, 2008 – Linear Air, a provider of point-to- point air taxi service, announced today the launch of its Eclipse E500 flight service in the greater New York City area. The expansion of its fleet in the New York region reaffirms the company’s commitment to offering business and leisure travelers unprecedented …

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Originally published on New England Cable News Online on June 20, 2008 By Danica Pecirep A new type of aircraft landed at Worcester Regional Airport Thursday – it’s called an Eclipse 500 Very Light Jet or VLJ. Pilot: For business travelers or folks who want to go on vacation – we can save them a lot of time …

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Originally published in The Star Ledger on June 18, 2008 By Joseph R. Perone William Herp decided to start an air taxi service after one exasperating business trip traveling to Parsippany from Lexington, Mass. So, three years ago, he started Linear Air, a Concord, Mass., air taxi service, according to his company’s website, linearair.com. The …

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Concord, MA, May 27, 2008 – Linear Air is the first Very Light Jet (VLJ) air taxi company to offer travelers the ability to easily check pricing and book flights online. The company’s new booking tool provides an instant reservation for a specific aircraft in the Linear Air fleet, while the Quick Quote TM technology generates …

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Originally published in The Washington Post on May 26, 2008 By Kendra Marr Whistling won’t work. Neither does flashing a little leg. But for a couple thousand dollars, wealthy Washingtonians can now hail an air taxi. Linear Air, a Concord, Mass., company that flies tiny jets on quick, on-demand trips, landed its service at Manassas …

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Originally published in the Boston Globe on May 18, 2008 Chartered jets evoke images of big-wig executives poring over contracts and business plans. But a Concord-based air taxi company is finding that a growing number of its clients are wealthy families bound for visits to New England colleges. Linear Air, a charter service that flies out of Hanscom …

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Originally published in Airport Journals in April 2008 By Henry M. Holden Since 2004, when William Herp formed Linear Air, a private air charter company, he’s been working toward a goal. “We started Linear Air with our eye on the very light jet opportunity,” he said. “We’d been tracking the development of the various aircraft programs since …

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Linear Air of Massachusetts is expanding its air-taxi service in the Northeast, inking a deal with Virgin Charter, an offshoot of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic, and accepting a new jet into its growing fleet. “Things are going great,” said Bill Herp, president and chief executive officer of Linear. “We’ve been at it for four years now.” The …

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Originally published on Aero-news.net on March 13, 2008 If you thought Sir Richard Branson’s recently unveiled Virgin Charter online marketplace was exclusively for high-end bizjet customers, think again. On Thursday, air taxi provider Linear Air announced it has joined the newly launched Virgin Charter… making Linear Air the only company on the network to offer the Eclipse 500 VLJ. As …

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