The business aircraft operator M&A boom is overopinion Alasdair Whyte 12 Mar 23 0The past few years have not only been a sellers’ market for aircraft owners, they have also been a great time to sell aircraft operators.… Read more
Multi-Directional: Flexjet acquires Constant Aviationnews Yves Le Marquand 23 Feb 23 0Flexjet has acquired MRO services provider Constant Aviation. Flexjet, a Directional Aviation company, saw its fleet grew by 40% in 2022, which brings with it… Read more
Flexjet CEO Mike Silvestro made Living Legendnews CJI Expert 25 Jan 23 0Flexjet CEO Mike Silvestro has received the Living Legends of Aviation’s Lifetime Aviation Industry Award, in recognition for his “pioneering advancement of fractional aviation”. Read more
Flexjet to open three private terminals in USnews CJI Expert 16 Jan 23 0Fractional jet company Flexjet is set to expand its private terminal network in the US by opening three new terminals in Miami, Montana and Arizona.… Read more
Kenn Ricci: How new capital is reshaping business aviationnews Alasdair Whyte 12 Jan 23 0What an influx of new capital means for business aviation How ‘irrational’ capital can be lured by the ‘glamour’ of aviation The impact on smaller… Read more
Kenn Ricci plans to list FlexJet [NYSE: FXJ] with Boehlynews Alasdair Whyte 11 Oct 22 0Kenn Ricci, the founder of Directional Aviation, is arguably the most successful business aviation investor ever. But until last year when he launched a special… Read more
Flexjet adds Gulfstream G650 to European fleetnews CJI Expert 29 Sep 22 0Ohio-headquartered operator Flexjet has registered its first Gulfstream G650 in Europe, with a second set to join the fleet within the next six months. Read more
SAF production to be guaranteed by blockchain technologynews CJI Expert 21 Sep 22 0“Blockchain technology will play an important part in the development of sustainable air fuel [SAF],” according to Kennedy Ricci, president, 4Air. Backed by blockchain technology… Read more
Directional joins new SAF partnership backed by blockchainnews CJI Expert 16 Sep 22 0Directional Aviation, Alder Fuels, 4Air and Flexjet have partnered to launch a new type of next-generation Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), backed by blockchain technology to… Read more
Flexjet signs up for GE Digital maintenancenews Alasdair Whyte 20 May 22 0*Flexjet now using GE Digital Maintenance Insight to help prevent unscheduled maintenance. *First fractional to sign-up entire fleet. * Flexjet says it reduces carbon emissions… Read more
Flexjet to hire 350 pilots and add 50 aircraft in 2022news Yves Le Marquand 8 Apr 22 0Flexjet plans to hire 350 pilots and put another 50 jets into service by the end of 2022 to meet record demand. “We want Flexjet… Read more
NBAA: Viasat announces new Viasat Select servicenews Alasdair Whyte 11 Oct 21 0Viasat announced a new direct service model for business aviation Ka-band connectivity, called Viasat Select, on October 11th at the NBAA Business Aviation Convention and… Read more
Flexjet forecasts high demand for September and Octobernews CJI Expert 1 Oct 21 0Flexjet forecasts high levels of demand for travel in September and October thanks to the return of demand for business and continuing leisure travel. Both… Read more
Flexjet secures Maltese AOCnews Yves Le Marquand 26 Jul 21 0Fractional fleet operator Flexjet has secured a AOC (Maltese Air Operator Certificate), and opened a new operations centre on the Mediterranean island. The Directional company… Read more
The rise and fall of Aerionnews CJI Expert 28 May 21 0It all began in 2004, when Texan billionaire Robert Bass decided to re-commercialise supersonic aerial travel by launching Aerion Supersonic. By 2021, it had a… Read more
4AIR partnership: Flexjet operations now carbon neutralnews Yves Le Marquand 17 May 21 0Flexjet flight operations are now carbon neutral through its partnership with 4AIR, the private aviation sustainability rating system, at no additional expense to its owners.… Read more
Flexjet parent company acquires Halo Aviationnews CJI Expert 5 May 21 0Fractional jet provider Flexjet has acquired UK-based helicopter operator Halo Aviation. “My vision is to strategically position each of our flight providers to become a… Read more
Flexjet’s European presence increased with first Praetor 600 deliverynews Yves Le Marquand 30 Nov 20 0Flexjet’s European fleet has taken delivery of its first Praetor 600, part of a $1.4bn order for Embraer Executive Jets. The company is the only… Read more
CJI Americas 2020: The view from Wall Streetnews CJI Expert 17 Nov 20 0Investor sentiment for commercial aviation has been extremely bullish for the past seven to eight years, says Nick Fazioli, MD, Jefferies LLC, Aerospace & Defense… Read more
Flexjet takes first Praetor 500 from its $1.4 billion ordernews Alasdair Whyte 30 Dec 19 0Flexjet has taken delivery of the first Praetor 500 from its $1.4 billion October 2019 order with Embraer. The fractional jet company is the first… Read more
