Valiair to acquire Southern Aircraft Consultancy following FAA actionnews Yves Le Marquand 15 Jan 26 0Wyoming-based aircraft trust firm Valiair is set to acquire Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc (SACI), the company at the centre of FAA action this week. On… Read more
Vista sells its stake in Talon Airnews Yves Le Marquand 14 Jan 26 0Vista Global has sold its minority ownership stake in Long Island–based jet charter and aircraft fleet management firm Talon Air. The operator has been acquired… Read more
Baker Aviation acquires 20 Challenger 300 aircraftnews Yves Le Marquand 4 Dec 25 0Baker Aviation has secured a deal for 20 Bombardier Challenger 300 aircraft from Flexjet as the charter operator looks to expand its fleet. The aircraft… Read more
DAS Aviation acquires Texas-based AQRDnews Yves Le Marquand 1 Dec 25 0FAA Part 145 Repair Station DAS Aviation has completed acquisition of Aerospace Quality Research and Development (AQRD). AQRD is an aerospace engineering firm and also… Read more
VanAllen to acquire Essex Aviation as pair join forcesnews Yves Le Marquand 12 Oct 25 0Business aviation consulting firm VanAllen is set to acquire aircraft transactions and strategic consulting specialist Essex Aviation. Described as a “force multiplier” by Jeff Agur,… Read more
West Star Aviation acquired by Greenbriar Equitynews Yves Le Marquand 22 May 25 0Greenbriar Equity Group has acquired MRO specialist West Star Aviation. The business aviation MRO company was previously owned by Texan private equity company The Sterling… Read more
FlyHouse acquires charter booking platform JetASAPnews Yves Le Marquand 26 Jun 24 0FlyHouse has acquired private jet charter booking platform JetASAP. This strategic acquisition for FlyHouse comes as it prepares to launch its app for customers. By… 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
Jet East acquires maintenance facility in North Carolinanews CJI Expert 19 Oct 22 0Jet East has acquired a full-service maintenance facility in Statesville, North Carolina (SVH). Read more
TAG rebrands as Dassault Aviation Business Servicesnews CJI Expert 7 Oct 22 0TAG Maintenance Services has rebranded as Dassault Aviation Business Services (DABS). Read more
Priester/Mayo – a family acquisition – One Minute Weekopinion Alasdair Whyte 20 Sep 22 0The first nine months of 2022 have seen some significant operator acquisitions. Global Medical Response bought GrandView Aviation; Wheels Up acquired Alante Air Charter; and… Read more
Priester to acquire Mayo Aviationnews CJI Expert 16 Sep 22 0Operator Priester Aviation is acquiring charter company Mayo Aviation, in a bid to enhance its customer service. Read more
Heads Up Technologies acquires STG Aerospacenews CJI Expert 17 Aug 22 0Texas-based Heads Up Technologies has acquired cabin lighting manufacturer STG Aerospace. Read more
Skycharter joins Innotech-Execaire Aviation Groupnews CJI Expert 7 Jul 22 0Toronto-based Skycharter is joining Innotech-Execaire Aviation Group (IEAG) to provide FBO services, private jet charter, aircraft management and aircraft maintenance facilities. It will also use… Read more
Complete Aircraft Group finalises acquisition of MRO Aerocarenews CJI Expert 28 Jun 22 0Complete Aircraft Group (CAG), a UK provider of aviation solutions, tools and components, has finalised its acquisition of Aerocare Aviation Services (AASL), a maintenance, repair… Read more
Connectivity specialist Viasat to acquire Inmarsatnews CJI Expert 24 Jun 22 0Viasat’s stockholders have approved a $7.3bn deal to acquire Inmarsat, which is expected to close in the second half of this year subject to regulatory… Read more
Aviation risk firm Wyvern acquired by Venturous Capitalnews Mike Stones 17 Jun 22 0The private aviation safety risk management firm Wyvern has been acquired by private investment firm Venturous Capital for an undisclosed sum. Sonnie Bates, CEO: Wyvern said:… Read more
Exclusive: JSSI doubles down on maintenance tracking with TRAXXALL acquisitionnews Alasdair Whyte 14 Dec 21 0Jet Support Services, Inc (JSSI), has bought maintenance tracking company TRAXXALL. JSSI acquired SierraTrax, a maintenance software-as-a-service company focused on owner-pilots in June 2021 as… Read more
BREAKING: JSSI buys SierraTrax maintenance trackingnews Alasdair Whyte 29 Jun 21 0As a Citation Jet owner, Jason Talley felt it should be easier and cheaper for aircraft owners to track aircraft maintenance. “I was not happy… Read more
Town Hall: Aircraft escrow firms refuse more ‘undesirable’ clientsnews Mike Stones 15 Apr 21 0Business aircraft escrow companies are turning away far more “undesirable” prospective clients and detecting more attempted fraud, according to Corporate Jet Investor’s recent Town Hall… Read more
