Vista raises $600m in equity led by RRJ Capitalnews Alasdair Whyte 17 Mar 25 0RRJ Capital an Asian private equity firm is leading a $600m investment in Vista. The cash will be used to pay down debt. “RRJ… Read more
New German charter operator LUMINAIR goes livenews Alasdair Whyte 30 Oct 24 0Experienced former Air Hamburg team launches LUMINAIR, targeting charter brokers. It’s been a long journey – a bit longer than we hoped – but it… Read more
S&P lowers Vista Global’s outlook to negativenews Fayaz Hussain 19 Apr 24 0S&P Global Ratings lowered its outlook on private jet operator Vista Global Holding to negative from stable, citing a disappointing financial performance in 2023 that… Read more
Vista Group issues $500m 9.5% bondnews Alasdair Whyte 10 May 23 0Vista Group has issued a $500m five-year bond to repay existing debt. The bond has a 9.5% coupon. It priced at 99.998 giving it a… Read more
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
Last year was a vista for Vistanews Yves Le Marquand 25 Jan 23 0Vista revenues are up 50% year-on-year as the firm experienced a 74% increase in programme membership hours during 2022. That surge in gross hours sold… Read more
Vista acquires online broker Cambernews CJI Expert 8 Dec 22 0Vista Global has acquired online charter broker Camber, according to the broker’s website. Camber, which was named SimpleCharters until its rebrand at the end… Read more
Vista Global secures $288m of Pass Through Certs with Jefferiesnews CJI Expert 13 Sep 22 0Vista Global has secured $287.5m of fixed-income securities in the form of Pass Through Certificates with Jefferies as placement agent. Read more
Vista announces record sales for Q2news CJI Expert 15 Aug 22 0Vista Global has announced record sales for the first half of 2022, with VistaJet having sold 27% more programme hours during this time compared to… Read more
Vista buying Jet Edge, takes 100 aircraft from charter marketnews Alasdair Whyte 31 Mar 22 0Vista Global has agreed to buy Jet Edge. The acquisition will add 100 owned and managed aircraft to Vista Global’s fleet. Bill Papariella, CEO and… Read more
Thomas Flohr on why Vista Global is buying Air Hamburgnews Alasdair Whyte 21 Feb 22 0Vista Global is buying Air Hamburg, one of Europe’s largest charter operators. The acquisition is a win for Vista in its home market at a… Read more
Vista Global posts record-breaking 2021 resultsnews Yves Le Marquand 28 Jan 22 0Vista Global has posted record-breaking results for 2021. This week the company revealed a 59% increase in subscription sales and a 64% increase in flight… Read more
XO enhancing fleet access and member benefitsnews Yves Le Marquand 22 Sep 21 0Private aviation firm, XO, is improving access to its fleet and improving benefits for members, as part of its global expansion programme. Specifically XO’s Signature… Read more
Vista posts record breaking start to 2021news Yves Le Marquand 11 Aug 21 0Vista has begun 2021 with a record start, with subscription product sales at all-time highs during the first half of the year. VistaJet sold over… Read more
Town Hall: Roaring Twenties for business aviation? ‘Expect an increase in volume’news Mike Stones 19 May 21 0Expect a busy decade in business aviation but not quite ‘the Roaring Twenties’. That was the assessment of Ford von Weise, Citi Private Bank, head… Read more
Vista Global acquires Apollo Jetsnews Yves Le Marquand 8 Mar 21 0Apollo Jets becomes the latest in a series of Vista Global acquisitions, following the successful acquisitions of Red Wing Aviation, JetSmarter and XOJET in recent… Read more
VistaJet helps cement ‘positive outlook’ at Vista Globalnews Yves Le Marquand 29 Jan 21 0VistaJet enjoyed a record breaking 2020, as on-demand service bookings grew 15% year-on-year (YoY). The company also saw an increase of 29% globally in new… Read more
Kenn Ricci launching Zanite Acquisition aviation SPACnews Alasdair Whyte 9 Oct 20 0Kenn Ricci, the founder of Directional Aviation, is launching Zanite Acquisition Corp a special acquisition company or SPAC. Directional is the the parent company of… Read more
Vista Global acquires JetSmarternews CJI Expert 10 Apr 19 0JetSmarter, the online jet-sharing and charter company, has been acquired by Thomas Flohr’s holding company Vista Global. JetSmarter is the third company to fall under… Read more
Vista Global acquires XOJETnews CJI Expert 20 Sep 18 0Thomas Flohr’s Vista Global has acquired XOJET, the third largest US business jet charter operator by flights hours. Vista Global says that the acquisition of… Read more
