Margin calls at 41,000ftnews Fayaz Hussain 15 Oct 26 0The three golden balls that still hang outside the odd pawnbroker’s shop are often traced back to the Lombards, the Italian moneylenders who gave their… Read more
Air Charter Service European revenue jumps 86% to €130mnews Fayaz Hussain 15 Oct 26 0Air Charter Service’s European operations saw its charter volumes up 47% year-on-year and revenue rising 86% to almost €130m ($145.72m) in the first half of… Read more
Desert Jet breaks ground on ramp extension at Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airportnews Yves Le Marquand 15 Oct 26 0Desert Jet has broken ground on its ramp extension project at Desert Jet Center, its flagship FBO at Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (KTRM) in California’s… Read more
PlaneSense equipping PC-12 and PC-24 fleets with Gogo Galileonews Yves Le Marquand 15 Oct 26 0US fractional operator PlaneSense plans to equip its fleet of Pilatus PC-12s and PC-24s with Gogo Galileo satellite Wi-Fi. With the largest fleet of PC-12s… Read more
Viasat introduces ‘simplified’ JetXP service plannews Yves Le Marquand 15 Oct 26 0Viasat is introducing a simplified service plan structure for different usage levels and suggested retail pricing for its JetXP in-flight connectivity solution. The structure is… Read more
Infinity Aviation Group appoints Justin Pridgeon as GM of Florida FBOnews Yves Le Marquand 14 Oct 26 0FBO Infinity Aviation Group has named Justin Pridgeon as general manager of its Vero Beach, Florida FBO. Pridgeon has more than 20 years experience in the… Read more
Floating Fleet AI to debut agentic scheduling at NBAA-BACEnews Yves Le Marquand 14 Oct 26 0Floating Fleet AI (FFAI) will debut its agentic scheduling workflow at NBAA-BACE, taking place October 20–22, 2026, in Las Vegas. FFAI’s new workflow helps teams… Read more
FlyUSA opens Tampa hub as fleet growth outpaces regional hangar supplynews Fayaz Hussain 14 Oct 26 0FlyUSA has opened a new 50,000-square-foot hangar and private owners-only lounge at Tampa International Airport, consolidating its primary maintenance operation and housing 20 of its… Read more
Bombardier bringing three aircraft to NBAA-BACEnews Yves Le Marquand 14 Oct 26 0Bombardier is bringing a Global 8000 alongside a Global 6500 and Challenger 3500 to its static display at NBAA-BACE 2026 in Las Vegas running October… Read more
Magnifica Air returns to NBAA-BACE in recruitment pushnews Fayaz Hussain 14 Oct 26 0Magnifica Air, the startup airline positioning itself between commercial first class and private aviation, will return to NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas this month as part… Read more
PrivatPort promotes Aldo Salzillo and Desigen Vythilingumnews Fayaz Hussain 14 Oct 26 0PrivatPort has promoted Aldo Salzillo to chief operating officer and Desigen Vythilingum to chief commercial officer, effective October 7, as the Swissport-backed executive aviation brand… Read more
AeronautX invests €40m in business jet training centrenews Yves Le Marquand 13 Oct 26 0AeronautX is opening a business aviation training centre near Amsterdam Schipol Airport, with an initial investment of about €40m ($44.7m). The AX Aero Group subsidiary… Read more
Duncan Aviation orders 40 Gogo Galileo HDX Systemsnews Fayaz Hussain 13 Oct 26 0Duncan Aviation has placed a prepaid order for 40 Gogo Galileo HDX systems, Gogo’s largest single MRO order this year. “As expectations around inflight connectivity… Read more
‘Market moving in different directions’: AMSTAT Q3 preowned activity reportnews Yves Le Marquand 12 Oct 26 0AMSTAT has released its review of preliminary third-quarter (Q3) preowned aircraft activity, indicating a market moving in different directions depending on segment. Published in the… Read more
Eclipse Aerospace inks deal to acquire Resurgent Aviation Solutionsnews Yves Le Marquand 12 Oct 26 0Eclipse Aerospace is set to acquire aftermarket parts and components maker Resurgent Aviation Solutions (RAS). The agreement, announced on October 9th, 2026, follows Resurgent’s announcement… Read more
Privesa launches AI platform for charter brokeragesnews Yves Le Marquand 9 Oct 26 0Founder Logan Cassidy said Privesa gives charter brokers more capacity, better sourcing intelligence and more time to focus on relationships, while helping operators receive better-matched… Read more
Bombardier opens line maintenance station in Sydneynews Fayaz Hussain 9 Oct 26 0Bombardier has added a Line Maintenance Station in Sydney, Australia, bringing its worldwide line maintenance presence to 11 locations. The station will support Aircraft on… Read more
Mente rebrands Four Corners Aviation as Mente Aviationnews Fayaz Hussain 8 Oct 26 0Dallas-based company Mente has brought its aviation businesses together under a unified brand, with Four Corners Aviation becoming Mente Aviation and Mente Group retaining its… Read more
Gogo signs $15m-plus GEO lease with government customernews Yves Le Marquand 8 Oct 26 0Gogo has signed a communications lease worth more than $15m to provide geostationary (GEO) satellite connectivity to a government customer. The GEO solution ensures global… Read more
Danny Deep to become General Dynamics CEOnews Fayaz Hussain 8 Oct 26 0General Dynamics has named Danny Deep as its next chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2027, with current CEO Phebe Novakovic transitioning to executive chairman… Read more