The taxman cometh (for business aviation)opinion Alasdair Whyte 4 Nov 24 0Governments around the world are trying to pluck business aviation. More than 350 years ago, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, France’s finance minister, said: “The art of taxation… Read more
Gulfstream G400 shines and NBA scores own fleetopinion Fayaz Hussain 17 Sep 24 0A century ago, maiden flights of aircraft were very different affairs. The aircraft would be pushed out of the hangar while the pilot downed a… Read more
EBAA, GAMA announce ambitious 100% SAF roadmap for Europenews Fayaz Hussain 1 Feb 24 0The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced a joint initiative to increase use of SAF within the European… Read more
LunaJets warns of ‘hard landing’ in European business aviation charter marketnews CJI Expert 30 May 23 0LunaJets has reported a 3% decline in its revenue and bookings so far this year, as the Geneva-based charter operator warns of a “hard landing”… Read more
EBAA increases budget for industry investmentnews Alasdair Whyte 19 Apr 23 0The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has said it will allocate “an exceptional budget” for investment in the industry this year. At its Annual General… Read more
ExecuJet MRO Belgium to provide line maintenance across Europenews CJI Expert 16 Mar 23 0ExecuJet MRO Services Belgium is set to provide line maintenance across Europe after approval from European regulators. Read more
Extinction Rebellion protestors takeover stage at EBAA’s AIROPS conferencenews Yves Le Marquand 14 Feb 23 0Activists from climate action group, Extinction Rebellion (XR), briefly took over the stage today at AIROPS 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. XR activists gained entry to… Read more
Aero hopes to ‘sustainably serve’ underserved semi-private segmentnews Yves Le Marquand 14 Feb 23 0Aero aims to take control of the previously underserved semi-private segment, bridging the gap between first class and private air travel. Founded in 2019, Aero’s… Read more
SEA Prime’s Milano Linate airport becomes first in Italy to offer SAFnews CJI Expert 11 Jan 23 0SEA Prime's Milano Linate Prime Airport has become the first Italian business aviation airport to offer SAF. Read more
European business flights to fall 15% this month: Argus TRAQPaknews CJI Expert 9 Jan 23 0Business jet flights across Europe are estimated to fall 15% this month according to Argus International's TRAQPak report. Read more
Bonus depreciation changes spark more sales but bring risksnews CJI Expert 15 Sep 22 0The hectic fourth quarter for US private jet transactions is becoming even busier with the news that 100% bonus depreciation will drop to 80% from… Read more
Charter flights facing summer slot lotterynews Yves Le Marquand 13 Sep 22 0Competition for slots is pushing European charter brokers to rethink how they offer the service to clients. Short staffing, refuelling and competition with commercial aviation… Read more
Luxaviation adds six aircraft to global fleetnews CJI Expert 2 Sep 22 0Operator Luxaviation has expanded its global fleet with the arrival of six aircraft. Read more
Worried Man Blues and private jet bansopinion Mike Stones 30 Aug 22 1Robert Baltus is a worried man. So worried he wrote exclusively to Corporate Jet Investor (CJI) this week to set out his concerns about a… 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
European business aviation recovery stunted by UK quarantine rulesnews Yves Le Marquand 16 Jun 20 0European business aviation recovery has been hampered by the UK government’s new quarantine rules for those entering the country. The 14 day quarantine for all… Read more
