Elit’Avia looks forward to the return of corporate clientsnews Mike Stones 16 Feb 21 0Private jet company Elit’Avia is looking forward to the return of corporate clients, after reporting earlier this month that 2020 was the second busiest year… Read more
Elit’Avia thanks new clients for near record flight hoursnews Mike Stones 10 Feb 21 0Private jet company Elit’Avia says new charter clients helped the business achieve 6,615 flight hours last year – the company’s second busiest year since its… Read more
VistaJet: It takes two – ‘partnerships key to recovery’news Yves Le Marquand 9 Feb 21 0Partnerships linking businesses across different segments of the luxury travel industry are key to the recovery from Covid-19, according to new research by VistaJet. The… Read more
CJI London Day Two: New clients make their mark but not corporates (yet)news Mike Stones 4 Feb 21 0An influx of new customers continuing to boost the prospects for the private jet market, partially offsetting the absence of corporate flyers, and the impact… Read more
CJI London: Russian business aviation poised for growthnews Mike Stones 2 Feb 21 0Business aviation in Russia could be poised for significant growth, creating key opportunities for Western partners, Derek Bloom, partner with Atlantic Aviation Legal Services LLC,… Read more
FAA plans $1m fine against Weathervane Aviation Services for alleged illegal charter flightsnews Mike Stones 26 Jan 21 1The FAA is proposing a $1,001,000 fine against Massachusetts company Weathervane Aviation Services for allegedly conducting about 1,400 illegal charter flights. Weathervane, based in Westport,… Read more
CJI Town Hall: ‘First-time buyers are shot in arm for whole industry’news Mike Stones 14 Jan 21 0First-time buyers of business aircraft have re-energised the market since June 2020, Jay Mesinger, CEO and President of Mesinger Jet Sales, told hundreds of delegates… Read more
CJI Americas Day One: New entrants and recovery prospects set the themenews Mike Stones 19 Nov 20 0New customer for business aircraft, often choosing smaller jets, and the prospects for next year were the twin themes of the first day of Corporate… Read more
Flapper launches R$2.5m crowdfunding campaign through StartMeUpnews CJI Expert 4 Nov 20 0Flapper, the Brazilian on-demand charter marketplace, launched a crowdfunding campaign for R$2.5m (about US$500,000) on October 31st, as part of its Series A funding round.… Read more
Air Partner and Gama Aviation results reveal difficult marketnews CJI Expert 1 Oct 20 0The interim results for business aviation services groups Air Partner (AP) and Gama Aviation reveal the challenges facing private aviation, as the sector continues to… Read more
CJI Town Hall delegates meet the ‘now normal’ of business aviationnews Mike Stones 24 Sep 20 0Introducing the idea of the “now normal” in business aviation at Corporate Jet Investor’s Town Hall, Steve McManus, GE Aviation sales director, said it would… Read more
Charter firm flyExclusive hires former USAF colonel as COOnews Mike Stones 4 Sep 20 0Private jet charter firm flyExclusive has hired former United States Air Force Colonel Donn Yates as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), as it prepares for… Read more
Luxaviation boosts hygiene and safety standards with new plannews Mike Stones 26 Jun 20 0Luxaviation Group is boosting its hygiene and safety standards with the launch of a new programme developed by its company FlySkills together with the risk… Read more
ACASS Ireland combines ACASS services with SONAS Aviationnews Mike Stones 12 Jun 20 0Montreal-based business aviation support services company ACASS is expanding its global footprint with the launch of ACASS Ireland, which combines its services with Irish private aviation… Read more
Payload: Risk management lessons for aircraft operators after the Ghosn escapenews Mike Stones 28 May 20 0Paul Jebely arrived in a box for his CJI London 2020 conference presentation. Find out why in his article. “How did I escape? With… Read more
Marc Bailey: UK business aviation on verge of grounding due to Covid-19news Yves Le Marquand 27 Mar 20 0The Covid-19 pandemic is rapidly hurtling UK business aviation to the point of ceasing for now, according to the British Business and General Aviation Association… Read more
Brian Foley: business aviation in a word, unsettlednews Yves Le Marquand 23 Mar 20 0Summing up the state of the business aviation industry in one word. Analyst, Brian Foley, said “unsettled”. He said Covid-19 is having a direct impact… Read more
EBAA launches Covid-19 resource centrenews CJI Expert 20 Mar 20 0The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has launched a new online resource centre, which is designed to keep operators and flight departments updated on the… Read more
LunaJets reports highest demand in its 12-year historynews CJI Expert 19 Mar 20 0LunaJets, the Swiss private jet charter broker, was founded in 2007. But it has not experienced demand levels like those in the past five days… Read more
Private jets: Business or pleasure?opinion Alasdair Whyte 13 Jun 17 0Monarch Air Group based in Fort Lauderdale International Airport in Florida has spoken about the business aviation market. Are private jets for business or pleasure?… Read more
