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CJI Town Hall: Selling in a seller’s market

Katie Cassin

9 Jul 26

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Date: 8th July 2026 Welcome to another CJI Town Hall. If it feels like people are throwing money at you, it’s probably too…

Starlink

Starlink doubles business aviation prices, adds regional locking

Yves Le Marquand

9 Jul 26

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SpaceX is doubling the costs for its Starlink aviation connectivity services, effective August 7th. It is also adding regional boundaries to service plans that limit…

Flyte invests in Volato

Fayaz Hussain

6 Jul 26

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For Marc Sellouk, CEO, Flyte, the rationale behind his decision to invest in Volato is simple. His planes were flying out full but coming back…

Honey, i shrunk the business

Fayaz Hussain

6 Jul 26

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Honeywell has always been great at guerilla marketing. Before major business jet shows, the company would sneak into local hotels and add its red logo…

NICHOLAS AIR

LinkedIn ‘best recruitment source’ for pilots says NICHOLAS AIR

Yves Le Marquand

2 Jul 26

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LinkedIn is NICHOLAS AIR’s best-performing recruitment channel for Part 135 pilots, accounting for 40% of successful applicants, says the operator. In a close second is…

private aviation

The expanding pie: A CEO’s view from private aviation

CJI Expert

2 Jul 26

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The following article is contributed content from Fabian Bello, CEO of private aviation company Journey Aviation. As the CEO of a private aviation company, I…

Levo

Levo launches AI-powered charter sales platform

Yves Le Marquand

2 Jul 26

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Levo has launched Flight Leads, a new AI-powered sales dashboard inside its Levo AI platform. Flight Leads matches both wholesale and retail flight requests from…

Rcapital acquires Adams Aviation in carve-out from Incora

Fayaz Hussain

1 Jul 26

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Rcapital has completed the acquisition of Adams Aviation Supply Company Limited from Incora, taking ownership of Europe’s leading distributor of parts and accessories for the…

Formula 1

Flexjet named official flight partner for Formula 1

Yves Le Marquand

1 Jul 26

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Flexjet has been named as the Official Private Aviation Supplier of Formula 1, as the two brands agree a multi-year partnership. Officially launching ahead of this…

Rocket Lab to acquire Iridium in $8bn deal

Fayaz Hussain

1 Jul 26

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Rocket Lab has agreed to acquire satellite communications provider Iridium in an $8bn cash and stock transaction, combining launch and spacecraft manufacturing. Under the terms…

Elevate Jet adds four aircraft to managed fleet across US

Fayaz Hussain

1 Jul 26

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Elevate Jet has added four aircraft to its managed fleet, ranging from a turboprop corporate shuttle to an ultra-long-range heavy jet, with three of the…

PlaneSense appoints Janet Megdadi as SVP Sales and Marketing

Fayaz Hussain

1 Jul 26

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PlaneSense has named Janet Megdadi as senior vice president of Sales and Marketing, bringing in a technology sector veteran to lead the fractional aircraft ownership…

5X5 Aviation Insurance

5X5 Aviation Insurance appoints Doug Tibbs as MD

Yves Le Marquand

30 Jun 26

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5X5 Aviation Insurance has appointed Doug Tibbs as managing director as it positions for a new phase of growth. Tibbs joins with more than two…

Wheels Up added to Russell 3000 and 2000 indexes

Fayaz Hussain

29 Jun 26

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Wheels Up Experience has been added to the Russell 3000 and Russell 2000 indexes, effective June 29. “We are pleased to have been added to…

Bombardier redeems C$150m in debentures

Fayaz Hussain

29 Jun 26

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Bombardier has completed the redemption of all outstanding C$150m of its 7.35% debentures due 2026, bringing the total debt reduced this year alone to more…

Wheels Up

Wheels Up is launch customer for Surf Air’s Palantir-powered charter broking software

Yves Le Marquand

29 Jun 26

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Wheels Up is set to be the launch customer of Surf Air Mobility’s Enterprise BrokerOS, an AI charter broker product powered by Palantir Technologies. Wheels…

The fashion for fractional

Fayaz Hussain

29 Jun 26

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Private equity firms have always liked flying on fractional aircraft. They also like buying them. Canada’s largest fractional operator AirSprint has been sold to two…

AI is changing the world

Fayaz Hussain

29 Jun 26

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If you are choosing a name for a new baby, do not call your child Alexander, Albert, Alicia or Alejandro. Being called Al in 2026…

The Jet Business

Flexjet buys Steve Varsano’s The Jet Business

Fayaz Hussain

29 Jun 26

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TikTok’s favourite business jet broker has been bought by Flexjet. Steve Varsano, founder of The Jet Business (with 2.5 million followers on TikTok and 392,000…

JB Aircraft Finance launches backed by Bain Capital

Fayaz Hussain

29 Jun 26

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“Aircraft transactions move quickly, but financing often doesn’t.” That’s the conclusion of Thomas Garbaccio after more than two decades financing aircraft and engines around the…

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