Directional Capital buys Flexjet: an unsually rational deal for buyer, seller and the industrynews Alasdair Whyte 6 Sep 13 0It is well known that most mergers and acquisitions fail. But the sale of Flexjet to Kenn Ricci’s Directional Capital makes a lot of sense… Read more
Directional Capital buys Flexjet: an unsually rational deal for buyer, seller and the industryopinion Alasdair Whyte 6 Sep 13 0It is well known that most mergers and acquisitions fail. But the sale of Flexjet to Kenn Ricci’s Directional Capital makes a lot of sense… Read more
Sales up at Flight Options in 2012news Terry Spruce 22 Feb 13 0Flight Options have reported that sales in 2012 were up 30 percent from 2011. Read more
And then there were three: US fractional jet operators remain optimisticnews CJI Expert 8 Feb 13 0It is no secret that the last five years have been tough for fractional aircraft operators, but Flexjet, Flight Options and Netjets - thee three… Read more
Embraer delivers the 100th Phenom 300 to Flight Optionsnews Terry Spruce 30 Oct 12 0One Hundred deliveries for Embraer Phenom 300 Read more
Flight Options growth continuesnews Terry Spruce 10 Feb 12 0Company will continue to build on success by continuing to expand Read more
Deal of the Year 2012 : BNDES $175 million financing for Flight Optionsnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Feb 12 0BNDES $175 million financing for Flight Options was the winner of Corporate Jet Investor's 2012 Deal of the Year Award. Read more
Is fractional jet ownership right for you?news Alasdair Whyte 29 Nov 11 0Thinking about fractional ownership? Ask yourself these questions first. Read more
Nextant, Flight Options and Sojourn Aviation: Business jet keiretsunews Alasdair Whyte 31 Oct 11 0During the 1980s business academics said that much of Japan's success came from keiretsu companies. These were businesses in the same industry with interlocking shares… Read more
Flight Options to co-sponsor CURATORnews Terry Spruce 26 Oct 11 0CURATOR is a showcase of luxury brands coinciding with the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show Read more
Adam Tibbitts joins Flight Optionsnews Terry Spruce 17 Oct 11 0Tibbitts appointed regional sales director for the Rocky Mountain division Read more
Nextant delivers first 400XT to Flight Optionsnews Terry Spruce 11 Oct 11 0Company expects to deliver a further two examples by year end and deliveries to continue until 2015 Read more
Flight Options planning order at NBAA, NetJets not readynews Alasdair Whyte 7 Oct 11 0Two largest fractional operators are both looking to place super-midsize orders but NetJets will not be making an announcement in Las Vegas Read more
Deal analysis: BNDES lends $167 million to Flight Optionsnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Jul 11 0Flight Options' $167 million BNDES export credit business jet loan is a landmark deal for the fractional aircraft industry. The second largest operator can sell… Read more
Flight Options Phenom 300 Jet Club Membership programmenews Alasdair Whyte 19 Jul 11 0Flight Options' $167 million BNDES loan will be used to finance Phenom 300s for its jet club membership programme. Read more
Opinion: $167million BNDES loan validates Flight Optionsnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Jul 11 0Although it always wants to support exports, BNDES decision to lend $167 million to Flight Options was not taken lightly. The fractional operator is clearly… Read more
BNDES provides $167 million for Flight Optionsnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Jul 11 0Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES) will provide $167 million to finance the deliveries of Phemom 300s to Flight Options, the second largest… Read more
New Jet Club Membership Program from Flight Options for the Phenom 300news Terry Spruce 2 Jul 11 0Program combines benefits of fractional ownership with cost advantages of Jet Cards Read more
Flight Options selects NACnews Terry Spruce 19 Jun 11 0National Airways Corporation has been chosen by Flight Options as exclusive resale representative in Africa Read more
Flight Options showcases Phenom 300 fractional programmenews Terry Spruce 17 Dec 10 0Flight Options showcases the Embraer Phenom 300 fractional programme Read more