Flipping G650s: Speculating on business jetsOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 18 Nov 13 0Although it attracts headlines, very few Gulfstream G650 buyers are speculators looking to flip their aircraft. And the ones that are need to be very… Read more
Why India has been a complete let-down for business aviationOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 18 Nov 13 0Based on the slow growth of its business jet fleet, the surprisingly wealthy India could be considered the market’s biggest underachiever. Problems that commercial aircraft… Read more
Bristow thinks big: Second quarter profits increase by $81mOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 13 Nov 13 0The Bristow Group sounded like a confident company during its latest earnings call. Bristow helicopters can be identified by the company’s red, white and white… Read more
What business jet manufacturers can learn from country musicOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 8 Nov 13 0Not many industries need leaders that can focus on day-to-day issues while anticipating what the market will look like in 20 years. “You got to… Read more
Vive la différence! Business jet manufacturers go their own wayOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 4 Nov 13 0The business jet market is going through an unusual stage at the moment, with manufacturers taking very different approaches to each other. The Pilatus PC-24… Read more
NBAA 2013: Plenty of buyers, but not a standout showOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 29 Oct 13 0Attendance at NBAA 2013 was not as high as expected, but Dassault and Wheels Up still gave the industry something to celebrate in Las Vegas.… Read more
Viva Las Vegas, Viva NBAA 2013One Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 18 Oct 13 0Why you can expect attendance to be up at NBAA 2013, as business aviation’s biggest annual event rolls into Las Vegas. I am willing to… Read more
Exporting business jetsOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 11 Oct 13 0Aircraft brokers need to make the most of opportunities to export aircraft from Europe to the rest of the world. “Europe has a great deal… Read more
Aviation and the federal shutdown: Don’t vote, it only encourages themOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 4 Oct 13 0The federal shutdown is aggravating for anyone that wants to close an aircraft deal, but it could soon harm the economy, which is a lot… Read more
Why rappers and GTA V could save business aviationOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 27 Sep 13 0The business jet market needs to target younger buyers. Rappers and Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) can help solve this. Male models love the… Read more
The helicopter pilot shortageOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 23 Sep 13 0Experts warn that the high training fees for helicopter pilots and mechanics may be harming the industry. Our first helicopter finance conference in the US… Read more
Smart money returns to business aviationOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 20 Sep 13 0Entrepreneurs like Vistajet’s Thomas Flohr are betting their on money on the chance that the business jet market will turn around very soon. Great news… Read more
The ageing business jet fleetOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 16 Sep 13 0Experts in the US say values for older business jets will never return. One of the subjects that kept coming up at our Miami conference… Read more
Measured mood in MiamiOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 11 Sep 13 0Demand for aircraft will return in 18 months, say speakers at Corporate Jet & Helicopter Finance Americas 2013. Miami has always been a good place… Read more
Directional Capital buys Flexjet: an unsually rational deal for buyer, seller and the industryOne Minute Week 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
Optimism: Why we are still in a business jet downturnOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 30 Aug 13 0There has been a lot of talk lately about how the business jet market has split or bifurcated. You may have heard some analysts talk… Read more
If you couldn’t trust Gaddafi who can you trust?One Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 23 Aug 13 0Why an English judge reprimanded one the world’s richest men for lying to Colonel Gaddafi when selling an A340 business jet. At times it must… Read more
Buying aircraft brokerages: Jetcraft acquires ExecuJet Aircraft TradingOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 15 Aug 13 0Buying other brokers is the dumbest, stupidest thing a human being could do,” says Alireza Ittihadieh, chairman of Freestream Aircraft. What is an aircraft brokerage… Read more
Wheels Up for BeechcraftOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 2 Aug 13 0Wheels Up, the new membership company which ordered 105 King Air 350i aircraft yesterday, is an exciting concept from Kenny Dichter, who also founded Marquis… Read more
Five years of the business jet downturnOne Minute Week Alasdair Whyte 26 Jul 13 0If you take the summer of 2007 as the start of the Global Financial Crisis, we could be celebrating its sixth birthday this week. The… Read more
