The fashion for fractionalOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 29 Jun 26 0Private equity firms have always liked flying on fractional aircraft. They also like buying them. Canada’s largest fractional operator AirSprint has been sold to two… Read more
Business models to pull the trigger on growthOne Minute Week Fayaz Hussain 22 Dec 25 0“If a far-sighted capitalist had been present at Kitty Hawk in the early 1900s he should have shot Orville Wright. He would have saved his… Read more
Frac to the futureOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 11 Nov 24 0Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway owns more than 70 companies. But after the global financial crisis, business aviation caused him more headaches than any other industry.… Read more
NetJets orders, Vista launches trading, Kenny leaves Wheels Up One Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 16 May 23 0Last week was a long one in business aviation. Kenny Dichter has left Wheels Up. NetJets has placed options for 250 Praetor 500s. Vista Global… Read more
Buffett on 25 years+ of owning NetJets: From “huge potential” to “I failed you” and “these problems are behind us”news Alasdair Whyte 13 Aug 18 0Warren Buffet’s annual letter to shareholders are deservedly famous. Both entertaining and insightful, each year’s offering is read by thousands of people. Here are edited… Read more
NetJets in Warren Buffett’s wordsnews Alasdair Whyte 1 Mar 12 0How Warren Buffett's view of NetJets has changed since acquiring the company. Read more
Why business jets makes economic sensenews Alasdair Whyte 7 Nov 11 0Corporate jets are not about luxury. They are about time. Corporate jets offer passengers the ability to make business trips that would be impossible flying… Read more
