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Aerospace Media Awards: CJI team shortlisted five times

Mike Stones

26 May 26

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The Corporate Jet Investor Editorial Team has been shortlisted five times across four categories in the 2026 Aerospace Media Awards. Our shortlisted features probed cyber…

Delta Air Lines extends Wheels Up lock-up for another year

Fayaz Hussain

26 May 26

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Delta Air Lines has agreed to extend its lock-up restriction on all Wheels Up shares for a further year, through May 22, 2027. The extension…

Alpha Wingman

Alpha Wingman forms customer advisory board

Yves Le Marquand

26 May 26

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Alpha Wingman has formed a customer advisory board to advise on the product roadmap, strategy and service improvements, it announced via a press release. The…

Freedom Air expands east coast operations with new fleet at Lantana Airport

Fayaz Hussain

22 May 26

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Freedom Air Services, a Nevada-based private aviation company, has launched new private charter operations in South Florida. Beginning May 20th, the company’s new Epic E1000…

Sino Jet

Sino Jet: ‘It took a book to build’

Yves Le Marquand

20 May 26

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It began with a book of clients amassed during a former career as a banker with Morgan Stanley, today it is ranked as the largest…

Rair Aviation

Rair Aviation launches entertainment and touring division

Yves Le Marquand

19 May 26

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Rair Aviation is launching an Entertainment & Touring Division, designed for artists, tour managers and entertainment professionals. The division will provide private aviation solutions tailored…

jetAVIVA

jetAVIVA appoints Bobby Jensen to MD

Yves Le Marquand

19 May 26

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jetAVIVA has appointed Bobby Jensen as managing director as it looks to boost its expertise in the Citation M2 and Citation CJ3 markets. Jensen brings…

Amalfi Jets

Amalfi Jets launches golf experiences and ‘first flight free’ promotion

Yves Le Marquand

19 May 26

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Amalfi Jets has launched Amalfi Golf Experiences as it claims to be the first business aviation company to offer a fully integrated golf travel experience…

Global 8000

Bombardier refinances debt with $500m senior notes offering

Fayaz Hussain

18 May 26

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Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier announced closing of a $500m offering of Senior Notes due 2035, carrying a coupon of 5.875%, in a move that continues…

Sky Harbour posts 56% revenue growth in 1Q

Fayaz Hussain

18 May 26

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Sky Harbour Group reported a 56% year-over-year increase in revenues in the first quarter of 2026, as the private aviation hangar developer continued to scale…

365 Aviation

What does going the ‘extra mile’ actually mean in charter?

Yves Le Marquand

18 May 26

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A masseuse is required at short notice for a long-standing charter client. Where to find one? And, more importantly, where to find one that is…

Wheels Up and flyExclusive report confident Q1 results

Fayaz Hussain

18 May 26

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The first three months of the year for charter is not a forgiving period. It is a quarter you survive rather than celebrate. Leisure demand…

Aruba

Aruba revokes Bestfly Aircraft Management Aruba’s AOC, Bestfly says it requested the withdrawal

Yves Le Marquand

13 May 26

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The Department of Civil Aviation of Aruba (DCAA) has revoked the air operator certificate (AOC) of Bestfly Aircraft Management Aruba. The move follows regulatory enforcement…

Gulfstream G800.

Windsock launches Autopilot to cut aircraft valuation time

Fayaz Hussain

13 May 26

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Aircraft valuation platform Windsock launched Autopilot, a tool that generates a full valuation report in roughly 20 seconds from a logbook, maintenance record, PDF or…

Gregg Brunson-Pitts

Advanced Aviation Team: ‘99 problems’ but the aircraft isn’t one

Yves Le Marquand

13 May 26

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From working for former US president George W Bush on his 2004 election campaign to organising 1,130-plus flights for the Biden/Harris presidential campaign in 2020,…

Hop-A-Jet

Hop-A-Jet: ‘We will do all we can to ensure this never happens again’

Yves Le Marquand

12 May 26

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On April 23rd, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published the final report on the crash of a Hop-A-Jet Bombardier Challenger 604 on February…

flyExclusive posts first Q1 positive adjusted EBITDA as utilisation gains take hold

Fayaz Hussain

12 May 26

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$96.3m revenue, up 9% year-on-year. Adjusted EBITDA of $0.2m, first-ever positive Q1, a $6.6m improvement on the same period last year. Gross profit of $19.1m,…

AfBAA

AfBAA more than doubles membership in a year

Yves Le Marquand

12 May 26

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The African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) has more than doubled its membership a year on from electing new leadership. In May 2025 AfBAA elected Dawit…

Wheels Up replaces jets, revenue and loss down, raises new debt

Fayaz Hussain

11 May 26

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$168.9m revenue, down 5% compared with the first quarter of 2025. Wheels Up jet fleet doubles year-on-year to 36 Challengers and Phenom 300s, replacing Hawker…

FlyHouse

Anthony Banome appointed president of FlyHouse Solutions

Yves Le Marquand

11 May 26

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FlyHouse has appointed Anthony Banome as president of its infrastructure division FlyHouse Solutions. FlyHouse Solutions brings aviation services including fuel, maintenance, ground services, safety, training,…

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