Corporate Jet Investor is a market leader in the business aviation industry.
The two-day event contained TED-style presentations, in-depth Q&A sessions, interactive audience participation, stimulating debates, quizzes and more. It was the perfect opportunity to keep up to date with latest insights (both positive and negative) from an expert line up of speakers.
With 24 hours of scheduled networking time, delegates were multiplying and strengthening their connections with 500 leaders of business aviation at Corporate Jet Investor London. Delegates also had the chance to meet and network with hundreds of senior executives in the superyacht and helicopter industry at The Dealmakers Dinner.
If you’re interested in meeting the industry’s most important operators, financiers, private banks, brokers, management companies, arrangers, lawyers, manufacturers, appraisers and other leading figures, these events are perfect for you.
If you are interested in attending this event next year, please get in touch with Rianne West
Speakers
Sponsors
Event Partners
Gogo Business Aviation
With more than two decades of experience, Gogo is the leader in inflight connectivity and wireless entertainment services for business fleets and commercial airlines around the world. Gogo connects aircraft, providing its partners with the world’s most powerful networks and platforms to help optimize their operations. Gogo’s superior technologies, best-in-class service, and global reach help planes fly smarter, and passengers travel happier.
Today, more than 4,000 business aircraft are flying with Gogo’s connectivity solutions onboard, including the world's largest fractional ownership fleets, and Gogo is a factory option at every major business aircraft manufacturer. Gogo also has partnerships with 16 commercial airlines with its connectivity solutions flying on more than 3,000 commercial aircraft. Gogo’s corporate presence globally includes multilingual customer and technical support available around the clock from teams based at several locations worldwide. Connect with Gogo at business.gogoair.com and www.gogoair.com.
Mente Group
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas with offices throughout the country, Mente Group is a leading business aviation and advisory company specializing in aircraft transactions, talent management, asset management, and strategic, operation and technical consulting. Mente serves large corporations, growth companies and private individuals worldwide. Its advisors have handled $10 billion in aircraft transactions and performed more than 500 business jet consultations.
Mente Group was founded on the philosophy that our clients will get sound aviation representation based on comprehensive strategies that mitigate risk and maximize value. Clients looking to understand their aviation options, purchase or sell business aircraft or source technical and operational consulting need to look no further. Mente Group has decades of experience partnering with clients from around the globe to bring aviation plans to life.
For more information about Mente Group, call our Dallas office at 214-351-9595 or visit our website at www.mentegroup.com.
Stonebriar Commercial Finance
SCF Aviation Capital, part of Stonebriar Commercial Finance (SCF), is an aircraft leasing and financing platform that provides customized capital solutions to owners, operators, dealers and manufacturers of business and commercial aircraft worldwide. SCF is a privately held commercial finance company established in 2015 and based in Plano, TX. With financial backing from Security Benefit Corporation, SCF actively originates and manages a multi-billion-dollar platform of commercial loans and leases. SCF specializes in transactions for businesses in a wide variety of industries (aviation, rail, realty, marine, transportation, manufacturing, energy, etc.) across the entire credit spectrum with assets located throughout the world.
Lead Sponsors
AIC Title Service
AIC Title Service is the industry leader in providing comprehensive Aviation Transaction Management Services to both professionals and individuals that ease access and affordability to Title Search, Escrow, FAA Document Submission, International Registry Services, Lien Clearance and 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges. The suite of services includes our trademark Transaction Tracker which allows you to track the progression of each step of your transaction in real time.
WE PROVIDE TITLE INSURANCE: As with any large purchase or loan, as an aircraft owner or lender, your interests need to be protected against any title problems that could divest you of your interest in the aircraft. For a one time premium, have the peace of mind that comes with knowing your investment is protected.
Our job is to serve you in all of your aircraft documentation and transaction management needs. If you have any questions about any of our services, please call us at: 1-800-288-2519 or visit our website for online 24/7 services at: www.AICTITLE.com.
Boeing Business Jets
Boeing Business Jets brings the best of commercial aviation into the realm of private air travel, offering customers a wide range of Boeing products that can be uniquely customized for the private, business or governmental sectors. The robust characteristics of these airplanes also provide an excellent value proposition when outfitted for the private market; offering larger, more personalized space, unmatched reliability and worldwide support. Our customers put a high premium on quality, convenience and mobility. Most often, they want access to the same amenities in the air as they have on the ground including an office, bedroom, shower, dining facilities, entertainment areas and more. And Boeing Business Jets can deliver it all.
Bombardier
Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, and with operations in Mexico, Morocco, United Kingdom, United States and Canada, Bombardier boasts a strong heritage and visionary innovation dating back to the start of civil aviation -- spanning some 110 years -- and is recognized globally as a leader in the design, manufacturing and support of both business jets and commercial airliners. The acquisition of Canadair in 1986 was the first of several strategic moves that would see Bombardier consolidate leading aircraft design and manufacturing experience from around the world. In the following six years, Bombardier grew in strength and stature by acquiring in 1989 the world’s first aircraft production company -- Northern Ireland-based Short Brothers -- followed by Learjet of Wichita, USA, in 1990, and de Havilland Canada in 1992.
Bombardier Business Aircraft currently offers the broadest portfolio of business jets with its popular Learjet*, Challenger* and Global* aircraft families. In their respective segments, the Learjet 70* and Learjet 75* aircraft feature superior cruise speeds, high climb rates and operating ceilings, and competitive operating costs. In the medium category, the class-defining Challenger 350* and the Challenger 650* offer industry-leading cabin design and amenities as well as performance and reliability attributes synonymous with the Challenger family.
The Global* long-range aircraft family -- featuring Bombardier’s unmatched smooth ride technology – is recognized globally for its range, speed and cabin comfort. On May 27, 2018, Bombardier unveiled
its new Global 5500 and Global 6500 aircraft, with class-leading ranges of 5,700 and 6,600
nautical miles, respectively, and top speeds of Mach 0.90. Then, on Dec 20, 2018 -- following type certification by Transport Canada and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, Bombardier celebrated the entry-into-service of its pioneering Global 7500. The only purpose-built, four-compartment cabin specifically designed to deliver uncompromising levels of range, speed and cabin comfort, the Global 7500 establishes a new standard in business aviation.
Bombardier supports customers globally through a network of field service personnel and a combination of wholly owned and authorized MRO facilities. On Oct 3, 2018, Bombardier announced another wave of MRO growth with a new 300,000-sq-ft service center at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport to be operational in 2020, following on newly operational Bombardier service centers in Biggin Hill, U.K., and in Tianjin, China. This global network also includes 24/7 customer response centers, mobile parts delivery services and spare parts depots.
*Trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries.
Collins Aerospace
Simplifying the business of flight
From the cockpit to the cabin, connectivity to flight operations, business aviation customers rely on Rockwell Collins to help pilots navigate safely and reliably. The recent addition of our wide range of cabin interiors broadens the possibilities for a cabin filled with connectivity, comfort and entertainment.
With broadband-style connectivity that moves at the speed of your business to intuitive and mobile solutions for flight operations, Rockwell Collins is leading the way in managing the complex operations and expectations of a business jet operator through our ARINCDirectSM flight support services.
We look forward to seeing you at this year’s Corporate Jet Investor to speak more about how our solutions can transform your flight experience.
www.rockwellcollins.com
Rockwell Collins have acquired ARINC in late 2013.
FAI Aviation Group
• FAI Aviation Group consists of the companies FAI rent-a-jet, Fly Alpha, and FAI Technik which all are headquartered at Albrecht Dürer International Airport in Nuremberg, Germany, where FAI runs a company owned, carbon neutral 14,000 m² FBO.
• Founded in 1986, the Group is owned by Axtmann Aviation Holding GmbH, which is a Joint Venture of German´s Axtmann Holding AG and Bahrain´s Sovereign Wealth Fund Mumtalakat.
• FAI operates the largest fleet of business jets in Germany currently 24 jet aircraft + 1 Turboprop including four Global Express, six Challenger 604s, eleven Learjet 60s, two Learjet 55s, 1 Premier 1A and one King Air 350. The fleet has logged more than 13,000 hours of airtime in 2016.
• The company is the largest Learjet operator outside of the Americas and most probably the world´s largest air ambulance fixed wing operator by revenues.
• FAI also specializes in air support in hostile areas for the world´s largest NGO.
• FAI´s Charter Division offers VIP and VVIP air charter services mainly performed by FAI´s 3 Global Express aircraft and Fly Alpha´s Premier 1A and King Air 350
• “FAI Technik GmbH” offers a full range of MRO services including: Aircraft-Maintenance (Line + Base); Modifications; Interior-Refurbishment (all levels); Storage-Preservation; Hangar-Parking; Return-Inspections and Evaluations.
FAI Technik is EASA Part 145 approved and also holds approvals from Cayman Islands and Bermuda. FAI Technik’s Hangars can accommodate B737-800 and Airbus A320 aircraft.
• FAI Aviation Group employs ca. 200 full time staff, including 60 qualified technicians plus ca. 50 part time physicians and paramedics.
• FAI operates satellite offices in Dubai and Miami, as well as line stations in Bamako and Dakar.
• FAI is a member of GBAA, EBAA, MBAA, AFBAA and Eurami.
Freestream
Freestream Aircraft Limited is proud to have a team of highly experienced and uniquely qualified aviation consultants. Our team is able to cover all aspects of aircraft brokerage, acquisition, marketing, sales, custom design services, import/export and maintenance review of your aircraft. We specialize in state of the art, medium through ultra-long range corporate jet aircraft and fully understand the importance of attending to all details as required by our clients.
Additionally, our affiliation with brokerage firms worldwide and our collateral buying power with the aircraft manufacturers, assures professional assistance to international and multinational companies as well as private individuals, artists, royalty and head-of-state clients.
Freestream’s expertise, commitment to integrity, and vast experience provide our clientele the exclusive opportunity to experience a seamless transaction in a timely manner. Principals the world over continue to find their experience with Freestream advantageous and beneficial.
GE Aviation
GE Aviation is committed to providing leading propulsion systems for business and general aviation (BG&A) customers around the world. We provide jet engines for small and large cabin business aviation aircraft and turboprop engines for BG&A operators. We are passionate about customers and the flexibility, access and productivity their flight operations bring to remote communities, commerce, recreation, agriculture, medical missions, pilot training, and humanitarian aid.
GE has a global service network to support these offerings. GE and its customers are also working together to unlock new opportunities to grow and deliver more productivity beyond traditional services. GE Aviation is becoming a digital industrial business with its ability to harness large streams of data that are providing incredible insights and in turn, real operational value for customers.
Global Jet Capital
With approximately $2.5 billion in assets under management and the additional current committed capacity to lend, Global Jet Capital has the expertise, financial strength, industry relationships, and infrastructure necessary to offer a variety of flexible leasing and financing solutions at the speed the market requires. We currently serve nearly all jurisdictions and have the capital and expertise to meet the needs of today's rapidly expanding and diversifying private jet owners and operators.
Jet Aviation
Jet Aviation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was founded in Switzerland in Basel, Switzerland in 1967 and is one of the leading business aviation services companies in the world. Close to 4,500 employees cater to client needs from more than 25 airport facilities throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North America and the Caribbean. The company provides maintenance, completions and refurbishment, engineering, FBO and fuel services, along with aircraft management, charter and staffing services. Jet Aviation's European and U.S. aircraft management and charter divisions jointly operate a fleet of close to 300 aircraft.
Avjet Corporation. Offering unsurpassed specialization in Gulfstream, Global Express and Boeing Business Jets, Avjet has earned the reputation as the leading global authority in the sales, charter and management of these extraordinary aircraft.
They have a subsidiary AvJet Asia based in South Korea and a full service FBO in Pagosa Springs Colorado.
Jetex Flight Support
A global leader in executive aviation, Jetex is recognized for delivering flexible, best-in-class trip support solutions to customers worldwide. Jetex provides exceptional FBOs, aircraft fueling, ground handling and global trip planning. The company caters to an elite clientele including owners and operators of business jets for corporate, commercial and personal air travel. To find out how you can benefit from Jetex’s award-winning services, visit jetex.com today.
It was in 2005 at the Dubai Air Show that Jetex Flight Support announced its establishment. Today Jetex has 100 people working in its headquarters and over 300 staff members based globally.
Now has five offices around the world, Dubai, Beijing, Shannon, Kiev and Paris.
Jet Support Services, Inc.
Founded in 1989, JSSI is the only hourly cost maintenance provider covering virtually all makes and models of business aircraft, engines and APUs. JSSI provides its customers with comprehensive, flexible and affordable financial tools for managing the often unpredictable costs of operating and maintaining nearly all types of turbine-powered aircraft, including jets, turbo-props and turbine-powered helicopters. JSSI serves customers globally and manages maintenance services through its worldwide infrastructure of certified technical advisors.
The Registry of Aruba
Aruba is an autonomous and self-governing state of The Kingdom of the Netherlands and an overseas territory of the European Union.
Established in 1995, the Registry of Aruba was the first privately managed aircraft registration program rated Category-1 by the FAA, with regulatory framework in compliance with international standards.
Aruba is an OECD white-listed tax-efficient offshore jurisdiction with an outstanding reputation that offers flexibility and value adding services; enhanced through the introduction of the Cape Town Convention and the registration of an aircraft through the election of domicile.
Innovation continues in Aruba as we develop and grow our client services, offering the utmost qualified registration, certification, and inspection team; efficiently managing all the details involved when registering your private, corporate, and commercial aircraft.
With a dedicated and experienced staff, our management and technical personnel are available 24/7 to offer personalized and effective service to meet all operational needs from day one.
Our top priority is providing excellence in service and creating long lasting relationships with our customers. We pride ourselves in offering unrivaled boutique-appeal solutions preserving Air Safety First.
UniCredit Leasing Aviation
UniCredit Leasing is one of the leading providers in financing business jets, turboprops and helicopters in Europe. Customers benefit from our in-depth knowledge of business aviation, procedures and contacts to key market Players. As a member of UniCredit Group, we offer immediate access to one of the biggest European banking groups. UniCredit Group has more than 8,100 branches all over Europe with strategic presence in Italy, Germany, Austria and the CEE region. UniCredit Group offers efficient proucts such as interest swaps and currency hedges that make your business aviation and helicopter financing even more predictable.
We want to make the deal happen, which is why we dedicate a whole team to your aircraft transaction. On the UniCredit Leasing team we have top financing and aviation specialists with many years of professional experience in the industry. We base our aircraft financing on the customer, the aircraft, or both. No matter whether you are a high-net-worth individual, a multinational enterprise, a medium or small company, we strive to offer the right model to finance the aircraft that fits your needs. We believe that financing should be available for aircraft of any size, typically without private wealth requirements.
Vedder Price
Vedder Price and our 300-plus lawyers serve a global client base from offices in Chicago, New York, Washington, DC, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Singapore.
Vedder Price enjoys a strong worldwide reputation for legal services related to global transportation finance. We serve a broad base of clients across all transportation sectors, including the aviation, aerospace, railroad and marine industries, and are positioned to serve both US-based and international clients who execute deals under New York and English law.
You can expect to work with creative, experienced attorneys who have both deep practical experience and broad transportation industry perspectives – insight that can support you in matters ranging from simple to highly complex.
With one of the largest and most experienced Business Aircraft Finance practices in the world, Vedder Price is able to provide counsel in all aspects of business aircraft financing transactions, particularly large jet aircraft but also small jets, turboprop aircraft and helicopters.
Sponsors
The Air Law Firm
The Air Law Firm LLP is a boutique aviation law practice providing international legal services to the aviation industry. Our practice model sets us apart: we offer a bespoke and focused service from an agile and responsive team who can react quickly to the changing demands of your business environment. Our legal services are partner-led and we are proactive not reactive. Our lawyers are passionate about aviation, recognised internationally as being experts in their fields, focused and unique. As your legal partner in aviation, your experience with us will be different.
AMSTAT
AMSTAT is the leading provider of global business aircraft market information. Our services are designed to generate revenue and deliver competitive advantage to: aircraft brokers, dealers; finance companies; OEMs; fractional providers; FBOs; airports and parts suppliers active in the business jet, turbo-prop and turbine helicopter segments. Through accurate reporting on the worldwide fleet, resale market, new and used transaction activity, fractional market and aircraft values we enable our clients to work more efficiently and to generate new business every day.
Asset Insight LLC
Asset Insight, LLC provides asset optimization solutions to support entities with a financial interest in an asset through valuations, analytics, audits, specialty services, and consultation, both nationally and worldwide.
Asset Insight provides a broad spectrum of valuation services, from machinery and equipment to business valuations. As one of the world’s largest aviation valuation firms, Asset Insight has been involved in thousands of aircraft appraisals, from light single-engine to heavy airline transport aircraft, and has earned a reputation for quality service, responsiveness, and innovative use of technology. The company’s maintenance “Asset Grading System Process,” and related analytics, translate an asset’s
technical condition into actionable, financial information utilizing an easy-to-understand, standardized scoring system, resembling a credit score – the “Asset Insight Index.”
Asset Insight is managed by a group of business, technical, and financial professionals with significant experience in various aspects of the asset management industry. The company is independent of any manufacturer, financial services firm, or technical services facility, enabling it to provide an unbiased view of an asset’s maintenance condition and related value. Combining detailed maintenance information with the company’s extensive databases and advanced statistical modeling allows Asset
Insight to provide the most accurate, up-to-date valuations and Residual Value estimates.
Avinode Group
The Avinode Group is a leading technology and data partner for the business air charter industry. The Avinode Group’s cloud-based ecosystem helps charter brokers, operators and flight departments succeed globally.
The portfolio of services holds Avinode, SchedAero and PayNode.
Avinode, the world's leading B2B platform for buying and selling air charter. www.avinode.com
PayNode, the world’s first payment system developed for business aviation. www.paynode.com
SchedAero, a flight operations software for operators, flight departments and private aircraft owners. www.schedaero.com
Avsurance Corporation
Avsurance is a single-source access point to a variety of aviation risk-management solutions. A subsidiary of Avfuel Corporation, Avsurance is focused exclusively on the aviation industry, providing coverage for fixed base operators, commercial flight departments, scheduled carriers, flight schools, regional airlines, freight/cargo haulers, airports, aviation products manufacturers, helicopter operators and more. The Avsurance team puts its industry expertise and skills to work to provide its clients with the most informed quotes on a variety of coverages, including, but not limited to, hangarkeepers’ insurance, worker’s compensation, hull and liability insurance, and environmental liability. Avsurance works with the most experienced aviation underwriters and well-established financial institutions to seamlessly support its customers. Furthermore, its customized insurance packages are regularly reviewed to ensure that coverage is comprehensive, from an aircraft to the hangar that stores it; and from the airport’s terminal to the employees that run it.
Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA)
Established in 1931, the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) is responsible for the regulation and safety oversight of aviation in Bermuda and all aircraft on the Bermuda Aircraft Registry.
Bermuda is a United Kingdom Overseas Territory and though it is regulated by the UK Department for Transport, the safety oversight system is separate from that of the UK. The regulatory requirements are established as the Overseas Territories Aviation Requirements (OTARs), which are in full compliance with the standards and recommended practices of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
Bermuda’s Aircraft Registry is extensive and ranks 10th in size when compared to the 191 signatory States to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. The current Registry includes a mix of both private aircraft and commercial aircraft operated under Article 83 bis Agreements.
With a wealth of experience and credibility in the global aviation industry, combined with unparalleled personal and responsive customer service, the BCAA team is uniquely positioned to meet your aircraft registry needs.
Clyde & Co
Clyde & Co is a global law firm with a resolute focus on its core sectors of aviation, energy, infrastructure, insurance, marine and trade & commodities. The firm employs 2,000 lawyers in 46 offices in every global region, including Latin America, Africa, Europe, the US, Canada, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the UK.
Clyde & Co was named Law Firm of the Year 2016 by the UK legal publication The Lawyer.
Clyde & Co has been awarded the coveted Who's Who Legal - Aviation Law Firm of the Year title for every year of the past decade. The firm has 100+ dedicated aviation lawyers across its international network with specialists in all aspects of the aviation industry.
The Aviation Finance team at Clyde & Co is located primarily in London and Dubai. In 2016 the team won the prestigious Airline Economics 'Aviation 100' Awards 2016: Law Firm of the Year.
Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands
The Civil Aviation Authority is the statutory body responsible for aviation regulatory (technical/safety and economic) oversight throughout the Cayman Islands and for aircraft registered in the Cayman Islands. The CAACI has full designation for safety oversight as a UK Overseas Territory. In addition, the Cayman Islands is classified as Category 1 by the USA Federal Aviation Administration under their “International Aviation Safety Assessments” programme that evaluates a country’s civil aviation authority’s ability to effectively regulate its aviation industry. This rating enables commercial air transport operators registered in Cayman to conduct international air transport operations, i.e., Cayman Airways, Ltd. The requirement for such rating lies with the CAACI being assessed as having technically qualified and appropriate administrative staff to effectively oversee the aviation industry in accordance with established standards and recommended practices of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
DLA Piper
Our aviation teams in London, Moscow, New York, Hong Kong and the Middle East provide the focus for our global aviation services. Together with dedicated lawyers in each major jurisdiction, we have extensive experience advising on both local and cross border transactions to support our clients, wherever they do business.
Our expertise
We advise on the acquisition, finance and leasing of new and used corporate jets, helicopters and yachts using a variety of structures and products including debt finance, Islamic Finance structures (including ijarah and murabaha) operating and finance leases, hire-purchase, conditional sale, structured tax-based financings, export-credit transactions, asset portfolio sales and purchases, leasing company acquisitions and residual value arrangements. Additionally, we advise on the enforcement of aircraft mortgages, lease terminations, the enforcement of aircraft mortgages, asset recovery and distressed sales, as well as advising on issues arising from the regulatory and liability environment of aviation. Our aim is always to provide the legal advice that fully supports our clients’ commercial objectives.
Adding value
We work with our clients to ensure that at all times we provide a high quality and cost effective service to assist you in managing your legal requirements and budgets. Over the years the team has worked on a wide variety of financing structures, which means that we can add value to any transaction on which we are instructed. We thrive on building long lasting relationships with our clients that are mutually rewarding.
Embraer
Every 10 seconds an Embraer-manufactured aircraft takes off somewhere in the world, transporting over 145 million passengers a year. Since its inception nearly 50 years ago, Embraer has boldly and consistently revolutionized the commercial, defense, agricultural and business aviation segments – and now, as one of the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers, Embraer also boasts the broadest portfolio of business jets in the market. Our beautifully designed, brilliantly engineered aircraft continuously blaze new trails, and when it comes to delivering the ultimate in value and customer experience, Embraer is in a class by itself. We take on our customers’ challenges and apply fresh, innovative perspectives to create solutions that enable our clients to outperform. That’s Embraer’s mission, and that’s what truly makes all the difference.
Our world-class lineup of extraordinary business aircraft includes the entry-level Phenom 100, the trailblazing Phenom 300 light jet, the revolutionary Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 medium-cabin jets, the large Legacy 650E and the ultra-large Lineage 1000E. Embraer’s global business jet fleet exceeds 1,100 aircraft, which are in operation in more than 70 countries all supported by the world’s No. 1-ranked product support team and more than 70 owned and authorized service centers.
Embraer is a global company headquartered in Brazil with businesses in commercial aviation, defense and security, executive aviation, agricultural aviation and aircraft services and support. Our industrial units, offices, service facilities and parts distribution centers, among other activities, span across the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Embraer Executive Jets’ expansive North American campus is located in Melbourne, Florida, and includes an ultramodern Global Customer Center, a 75,000-square-foot Engineering & Technology Center and state-of-the-art production facilities for the Phenom 100, Phenom 300, Legacy 450 and Legacy 500.
Guardian Jet
At Guardian Jet we earn the right to buy and sell aircraft for the world’s largest and most sophisticated flight departments through providing industry leading consulting services. This approach leads to a deep understanding of our client’s operations as well as the culture of their company. Our consulting revolves around the financial, operational and transactional impact of the choices our clients make about the aircraft they fly. Guardian offers a wide variety of consulting services that focus on helping aircraft owners and aviation managers manage their assets more effectively.
At Guardian Jet, we elevate corporate jet decisions to a higher strategic level. Our unmatched expertise and experience, combined with proprietary data analytics, earn us the right to buy and sell your planes, deliver the insight you need to make aircraft decisions, and help you manage your aviation assets to maximize value and drive down ownership costs.
Honeywell
For over 100 years, Honeywell has been a pioneer in aerospace. Our wide range of products and services for the Business Aviation community includes Avionics, Cabin Management Systems, Satcom Connectivity Solutions, Engines and Airframe systems, Wheels and Brakes.
Today, we continue to innovate. Through the evolution of the Connected Aircraft, Honeywell continues to deliver safer, more efficient, more productive and ultimately more enjoyable travel experiences. With GoDirect, Honeywell offers the industry's most complete portfolio of value-adding aviation services and applications. From hardware to apps to services, Honeywell provides solutions to optimize bandwidth and reduce data and operating costs while creating the best possible experience for your customers.
Honeywell is changing the way people communicate on and with an aircraft today and in the future. Find out more at aerospace.honeywell.com
Inmarsat
Profile coming soon.
Investec
Investec, comprising Investec plc and Investec Limited, is an international, specialist bank and asset manager that provides a diverse range of financial products and services to a select client base. Founded in Johannesburg in 1974, we acquired a banking license in 1980 and were listed on the JSE Limited South Africa in 1986.
In July 2002, we implemented a dual listed companies’ structure with linked companies listed in London and Johannesburg. A year later, we concluded a significant empowerment transaction in which our empowerment partners collectively acquired a 25.1% stake in the issued share capital of Investec Limited.
Investec’s global aviation team consists of 26 dedicated professionals with experience in banking, airline management, leasing companies, aeronautical engineering, law and accounting. We have extensive experience in the financing of both new and pre-owned aircraft for commercial airlines, leasing companies, corporates and individuals. Investec has financed over 360 aircraft to date and has teams in Johannesburg, London, Sydney, Dublin, Jersey and Guernsey.
Investec Specialist Bank is recognised as a leading global aviation bank. We offer flexible solutions with a global focus and have extensive experience in emerging markets, including Africa. Investec has strong relationships within the local and international banking market, lessors, airlines, manufacturers and export credit agencies.
Jetcraft
Jetcraft is the leader in international aircraft sales, marketing and ownership strategies, managing and maintaining over 20 regional offices globally. The company’s unparalleled success over more than 50 years in business aviation has earned it a world-class reputation, along with an exceptional customer base, a wide network of connections and one of the largest inventories within the industry.
Luxaviation
Luxaviation is one of the largest private aviation operators worldwide, currently managing more than 250 aircraft under the most stringent safety standards. The company’s commercial fleet is operated under the regulatory umbrella of 14 regional civil aviation issued air-operating certificates (AOCs). Luxaviation manages 25 world-class FBO facilities and 15 maintenance centres worldwide, certified to work on most business jets. Luxaviation currently employs more than 1,700 employees worldwide. Further information: www.luxaviation.com.
Mesinger Jet Sales
Mesinger Jet Sales is a family owned, boutique aircraft brokerage firm in business since 1974, with a sales pricing formula that is constantly being adapted to an ever-fluid marketplace. For acquisition clients our thorough analysis of the market and specific aircraft’s value provide the confidence needed to move forward with a purchase in any market condition. We have incredible depth, global relationships and transactional, financial, market research and technical expertise to successfully facilitate our clients’ transactions. Transparency, process, negotiating expertise, forward-thinking intelligence and an unwavering commitment to protecting our clients’ best interests are just some of the things that set us apart. When engaged we are hired on an exclusive basis, we are paid directly and only by our clients and we never represent a buyer and a seller of the same aircraft. This means that we are 100% transparent and our interests stay 100% aligned with our clients’ interests.
QS Partners
QS Partners is an aircraft sales, brokerage and acquisitions company, based out of Boulder, Colorado. As a subsidiary of NetJets Inc, we have a global network of resources, strategic market insights and unparalleled capital strength, which allows QS Partners to deliver custom solutions to our clients worldwide. Our Managing Partners and Sales Executives include some of the most experienced, respected professionals in our industry; well known for their competence, insightful advice and integrity. Our promise is the application of our combined strength, developed over literally thousands of aircraft transactions, to the achievement of successful results for our clients.
Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce designs, develops, manufactures and services integrated power systems for use in the air, on land and at sea. We are one of the world’s leading producers of aero engines for large civil aircraft and corporate jets. We are the second largest provider of defense aero engines and services in the world. For land and sea markets, reciprocating engines and systems from Rolls-Royce are in marine, distributed energy, oil & gas, rail and off-highway vehicle applications. In nuclear, we have a strong instrumentation, product and service capability in both civil power and submarine propulsion.
09.10 Where does the market go now? Where did all the inventory go?
Is the top end of the market going to come under pressure from new models?
What will the next downturn look like?
Moderator: Alasdair Whyte, Corporate Jet Investor
Pascal Bachmann, Jetcraft
Stephen Friedrich, Embraer Jay Mesinger, Mesinger Jet Sales
9.50 America – making business aviation Great again Did tax reform make a difference?
Is it all existing buyers?
Why is it all about pre-owned aircraft?
Moderator: Alasdair Whyte, Corporate Jet Investor
Jonah Adler, Jet Edge
Nicholas Cerretani , QS Partners
Johnny Foster, OGARAJETS
Dave Labrozzi, Global Jet Capital Jim Simpson, First Republic Bank
10.30 Morning coffee hosted by Jet Aviation
11.00 Aircraft and the internet of things Why the next decade is all about data
How will the passenger experience change?
Lisa Peterson, Gogo Business Aviation
11.20 Three “gotchas” in high-activity markets (what to be careful of and why)
Mike Dwyer, Guardian Jet
11.40 Do owners value safety oversight? How do registries make aviation safer?
Do owners understand their role?
Moderator: David Hernandez, Vedder Price
Stuart Algar, Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority
Alexandria Colindres, The Registry of Aruba Mark Leatherbarrow, San Marino Aircraft Registry Richard Smith, Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands
12.20 The importance of importing What options are available and how do they work?
Life after Brexit
Moderator: Mark Bisset, Clyde & Co.
Nic Arnold, PwC
Heather Gordon, Martyn Fiddler Aviation
Hugo Jenney, Stephenson Harwood Lasse Rungholm, OPMAS Group
13.00 Lunch hosted by Stonebriar Commercial Finance
14.20 Public Service Announcement: Stay out of jail
Paul Jebely, Pillsbury
14.35 Whose line is it anyway? European title insurance How financiers can protect their interests
Title opinions versus title insurance
Why has title insurance not been available outside the US?
Moderator: Bruce Marshall, AIC Title Service Clay Healey, AIC Title Service Andrew Hillier, Dual Asset Underwriting Kelly Lines, Dual Asset Underwriting
15.15 Expanding business aviation connectivity
Noel Trout, Avinode
15.35 Afternoon tea hosted by Jet Aviation
16.05 Making business aviation more efficient Integrating different systems and joining up the market
What will change in two years?
How will the market look in 10 years?
Moderator: Alasdair Whyte, Corporate Jet Investor
Annika Abraham, Avinode
Bernhard Fragner, GlobeAir
James Hardie, Collins Aerospace Max Maruna, Avcon Jet
16.45 New regulations you need to know about
EASA Basic regulations
Runway performance
Flight time limitations
Robert Baltus, European Business Aviation Association
17.05 The future of aircraft management How will technology change the role of operators?
Does consolidation work in a boutique industry?
Can business aviation be democratised?
Moderator: Alasdair Whyte, Corporate Jet Investor
Siegfried Axtmann, FAI
Norbert Ehrich, Jet Aviation
Chris Mace, Saxon AirCharter
Patrick Margetson-Rushmore, Luxaviation
Florent Series, TAG Aviation
18.00 Closing remarks
18.15 Cocktail reception hosted by JSSI
20.00 Historic Public House Walking Tour
Day two
07.45 Breakfast hosted by FAI Aviation Group
07.45 Day two opening remarks
08.35 Simplifying charter to grow the market Making buying charter easier for customers, brokers and operators
Standardising requests
Moderator: Richard Mumford, BACA
Phil Brockwell, Centreline
Philippe Fragniere, Exklusiv Aviation
Steffen Fries, MHS Ed Underwood, Avsurance Corporation
9.15 Has Cape Town made a difference?
What have been the biggest wins?
How much faith do financiers put in the Treaty?
Have the original intentions been met?
Moderator: Edward Gross, Vedder Price
Marc Abraham, Investec
Johan Blitz, UBS
Michel Buffat, Credit Suisse
Marie-Laure Gassier, BNP Paribas
Sabrina Glimcher, Global Jet Capital
Clay Healey, AIC Title Service
Eric Lewin, The Law Offices of Eric Lewin
09.55 Of fixed abode: Investing in the infrastructure How to value an FBO
Are sellers looking for realistic valuations?
What happens when electric aircraft arrive?
Moderator: Alasdair Whyte, Corporate Jet Investor
David Best, Jet Aviation
Adel Mardini, Jetex
Tim Obitts, NATA
10.35 Morning coffee hosted by Stonebriar Commercial Finance
11.05 Vistajet keynote
Thomas Flohr, Vistajet
11.35 How connecting aircraft can improve operations Helping operators track and move aircraft
How connecting aircraft can improve operations
Making pilot’s lives easier
Big data and predictive maintenance
Moderator: Dave Edwards, Windsor Capital LLP
James Hardie, Collins Aerospace
John Peterson, Honeywell
Harry Shadbolt, Inmarsat
James Zanino, Gogo Business Aviation
12.15 We are only 12 weeks from Brexit What do we know so far?
How much will it change European business aviation?
What should we still worry about?
Moderator: Alan Cunningham, DLA Piper
Marc Bailey, British Business & General Aviation Association Stockton Birthisel, Atlas Corporate Service Matthieu de Varax, Odi-sé Avocats
12.55 Lunch hosted by Freestream
13.55 Supporting roles Transitioning maintenance support problems
Transferring programmes and the risk associated for Buyers
What is not covered
Selling programmes with buy-ins
Moderator: Aoife O’Sullivan, The Air Law Firm
Geoffrey Corbeil, Pratt & Whitney Canada
Alan Mangels, Rolls-Royce North America
Steve McManus, GE Aviation Mark Winzar, JSSI
14.35 The problem with people Is the industry facing a skills shortage?
How to find more pilots and engineers?
Can business aviation compete with pilots?
Moderator: Ford von Weise, Citi Private Bank
William Finden, Oaklands Global
Jonathan Kenworthy, CAE
Liz Moscrop, GearUp.Tv
15.15 Financing flight
Are there enough new deliveries for financiers?
Why are there still deals that struggle to find finance?
Are financiers starting to forget the lessons of the downturn?
Moderator: Alasdair Whyte, Corporate Jet Investor
Nicholas Sandler, Stonebriar Commercial Finance
Shawn Vick, Global Jet Capital
15.55 Afternoon tea hosted by Stonebriar Commercial Finance
16.25 Dispelling corporate airliner myths How much does it cost to operate?
How different are the different jets?
Moderator: Graham Williamson, Sonas Aviation
Alex Fecteau, Boeing Business Jets
Jim Dixon, Winch Design
Tobias Laps, Comlux
17.00 Crystal balls – where is the market heading? Mega trends that are driving the industry
What are the key markets of the futures?
Moderator: Steve Varsano, The Jet Business
Brian Foley, Brian Foley Associates
Tony Kioussis, Asset Insight LLC
Richard Koe, WINGX
Jeffrey Lowe, Asian Sky Group
Rolland Vincent, JETNET IQ
17.40 What will the next decade look like? Lessons from the lost decade
What are the megatrends shaping the market?
How can more buyers be encouraged
Moderator: Alasdair Whyte, Corporate Jet Investor
David Dixon, Jetcraft Alireza Ittihadieh, Freestream
Brian Proctor, MENTE
18.20 Cocktail reception hosted by Vedder Price
20.00 Dealmakers Dinner hosted by AIC Title Service, Boeing Business Jets, Mente Group & UniCredit Leasing
22.30 Flightcap After Party hosted by The Registry of Aruba
Attendees
Companies that attended in 2019:
2-Reg| 80:20 Communications| AAAdvice GmbH| Academy 147| ACASS| Action Aviation| Aero Law Group PLLC| Aero-Dienst GmbH| AIC Title Service| Air Advantage| Air Alsie A/S| Air BP Limited| Air Charter Service| Airbus Corporate Jets| Aircraft Bluebook/Aviation Week| AirPlans AG| Albinati Aeronautics SA| AMSTAT| ANAP Business Jets| Appleby| Arc&Co. Marine & Aviation| ArcosJet| Art Aviation| Ascend by Cirium| ASG Guernsey| Asian Sky Group| Asset Insight LLC| AssuredPartners Aerospace| Atlas Corporate Services Ltd| Austen Hall Limited| Av8jet Limited| AVBuyer| Avcon Jet AG| Aviaa| Aviation International News| Aviation Partners, Inc.| Aviation Registry Group| Avinode Group| Avionmar| AvJet Global| Avpro Inc| Avsurance Corporation| B Capital Partners| Bank of America Merrill Lynch International| Bank of Utah| BBGA (British Business and General Aviation Association)| Beccari Law Firm| Bermuda Aircraft Registry| Binfield Group| Blackmere Partners| Blueberry Aviation| Blum&Grob| BNP Paribas| Boeing Business Jets| Bombardier| Boston-Link| Boutsen Aviation| BRIFO – Brian Foley Associates| CAE| Cains| CAL Law/HFW| Camilleri Preziosi Advocates| Camo4jets| CAMP Systems International| Carey Olsen| Cat Aviation| Catreus| Cavendish Trust| Centreline AV Ltd| CIC Bank Aviation Finance| Citi Private Bank| Citigate Dewe Rogerson| Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands| Civil Aviation Gibralatar| Close Brothers Aviation and Marine| Clyde & Co| Colibri Aircraft| Collins Aerospace| Comlux| Commercial Aviation from Gibraltar| Conklin and de Decker| Conyers| Credit Suisse| Dassault Aviation| DavAir Group| DC Aviation Al-Futtaim| DC Aviation GmbH| Dentons UK and Middle East LLP| Design Q| Deutsche Bank| DF Advocates| DiamondStream Partners| DJetOps / FlightSupport| DLA Piper UK LLP| Döhle Corporate and Trust Services Limited| DQ Advocates| Dual Asset Underwriting| Duncan Aviation| Eagle Wings Aviation| Elit’Avia| Embraer| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University| Emerald Media| Equiom Group| Ermini AG| Ernst & Young LLC| Estera Trust (Isle of Man) Limited| European Business Aviation Association| Excellent Air| ExecuJet| Exklusiv Aviation Services (Switzerland) SA| FAI Aviation Group| Fairway Aviation Group| Farrer&Co| FCF-Assets Limited| Fenech & Fenech Advocates| Fieldfisher| First Republic Bank| Freestream| Frontline Aerospace| Gama Aviation| GANADO Advocates| GE Aviation| GearUp TV| GEFA| GKG Law| Global Aviation| Global Jet Capital, Inc| Global Jet Concept| GlobeAir AG| Gogo Business Aviation| Greenpoint Technologies| Guardian Jet| Gulfstream Aerospace| GVZH Advocates| H.C.I| Hahn Air Lines GmbH| Harneys| HFW| Hogan Lovells| Holland & Knight| Honda Aircraft Company| Honeywell| HSP LAW Schaefer & Partner| IALT SA| Imperial Capital| Inmarsat| Insured Aircraft Title Service| Intelsat| Interavia Limited| Intercontinental Aircraft Group (IAG)| Investec| Investec Asset Finance| IQ-EQ| IRIS THAUMAS LTD| Isle of Man Aircraft Registry| ITC-AeroLeasing, Inc.| Jet Aviation| Jet Edge| Jet Exchange| Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI)| Jetcapital Aviation| Jetcraft| Jetex Flight Support| Jetflite| JetHQ| JETNET iQ| JETNET LLC| Jupiter Aviation| K&L Gates LLP| K5 Aviation| Kayway Aero| King & Spalding| KJET| Klein Law| Knox House Trust Ltd.| KPMG| Lapayowker Jet Counsel| LaudaMotion Executive| Lombard| LunaJets| Luxaviation| Martyn Fiddler Aviation| McAfee & Taft| McLarens Aviation| Mente Group| Mercury Aero GmbH| Meridian| Mesinger Jet Sales| Mesotis Jets| Meyer Avocats| Meyerlustenberger Lachenal| MHS Aviation GMBH| Monex Europe| Mourant| National Air Transportation Association| Norton Rose Fulbright LLP| Oaklands Global| Odi-sé Avocats| OGARAJETS| OPMAS Group| Paragon Business Finance plc| Pegasus Aircraft Appraisal Group| Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP| Plane Audits| Pratt & Whitney Canada| Premier Aviation Group| Premium Jet| PRIMUS Aircraft Management Solutions GmbH| PrivaSky| Private Flight Global Limited| PrivateFly| Pula Aviation Services| PwC| QS Partners| Raiffeisen Leasing GmbH| Rheinland Air Service| Rolls-Royce| Rubicon Aviation Ltd| RVI Group| Safran Aircraft Engines| Salesforce| San Marino Aircraft Registry| Satcom Direct| SaxonAir Charter| Schellenberg Wittmer| Shearwater Aero Capital| Simmons & Simmons LLP| SkyValet Aeroports de La Cote D’azur| Smith Gambrell & Russell| Société Générale Equipment Finance| SOLJETS| Solutions Asset Finance Ltd| Sonas Aviation| Stellar Labs| Stephenson Harwood| Stevens & Bolton| Stonebriar Commercial Finance| Strategy Finance & Insurance Services| Sturge Taylor| Swisspath| Synergy Aviation| TAG Aviation| TechX – Vista Global| The Air Law Firm| The ASA Group| The Bulletin – ADIT| The Jet Business| The Law Offices of Eric Lewin| The Registry of Aruba| The Sharpwings| The Wall Street Journal| Titan Aviation| Transport Malta| Triton Aviation Ltd| TVPX| UBS Switzerland AG| UniCredit Leasing Aviation| Universal Weather and Aviation| Vedder Price| Veling Tayara Ltd.| Viasat| Vinci Aeronautica| VistaJet| Walkers| Watson Farley & Williams| Wetzel Aviation Inc| Wheels Up| Winch Design| Windsor Capital LLP| WINGX| Zedra Group – Corporate Services
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