Your Guide to Private Aviation
Flexjet has secured an exclusive agreement with Gulfstream Aerospace, making it the sole fractional provider authorized to receive the G500 and G700. Here’s what that means for buyers and the broader fractional ownership market.
That orange-and-green fluid sprayed on your private jet before a winter departure isn’t just expensive theater. Type I and Type IV de-icing fluids serve distinct, critical purposes, and understanding the difference helps explain both the safety standards and the invoices that follow.
When Airshare offered a private jet to a stranded German soccer fan during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it wasn’t just a generous gesture. It was a real-time marketing playbook that the rest of private aviation is now studying closely.
Jim Pyne, co-founder of Wheels Up, has launched PLS Aviation with a wholesale cost-plus pricing model that shows charter clients exactly what operators charge. Here’s what it means for private aviation buyers and how it compares to jet cards and traditional brokerages.
That extra flight time on your jet card statement isn’t a mistake. It’s chock-to-chock billing, and it can quietly consume hours you didn’t plan for. Here’s exactly how private aviation billing works, where the time goes, and what questions to ask before you sign.
Surf Air Mobility is offering travel agents free platform access and commissions up to 50% of net margin to book private charter flights. Here’s what it means for how luxury travelers will plan trips, and what the gaps in the marketplace model still look like.
Two aircraft defined private aviation in 2026: the Citation CJ4 Gen3, with its groundbreaking Garmin G3000 Prime glass cockpit and single-pilot efficiencies, and a fully custom Gulfstream IV-SP that pushed bespoke personalization to new levels. Together, they reveal exactly where the industry is heading.
On ultra-long-range private jet missions to remote destinations, some aircraft carry their own onboard technician known as a flight mechanic. Here’s what they actually do, and why serious operators wouldn’t leave home without one.
Flexjet has acquired The Jet Business, the London-based aircraft brokerage with 2.5 million TikTok followers and the world’s only street-level private jet showroom. The deal combines fractional ownership infrastructure with high-visibility advisory expertise, reshaping how private jets get sold and managed globally.
Behind every seamless private aviation experience is a detailed contractual framework. Ground handling and interline SLAs define the precise performance standards — including IS-BAH certification requirements — that ensure consistent, luxury service regardless of airport or location.
ExecuJet MRO Services has expanded Falcon 7X heavy maintenance capability in Sydney, giving Southern Hemisphere operators local access to C-check services for the first time. Here’s what the C-check actually involves and why this matters for regional owners.
Aero and Blade have launched a by-the-seat private jet service connecting Los Angeles and East Hampton for summer 2026. At $7,750 per seat, the Gulfstream GIV-SP service runs Fridays eastbound and Sundays westbound, with Blade handling the final leg directly into East Hampton Airport. Here’s what it costs, what you get, and whether it’s worth it.
