Alasdair Whyte

1 week ago | corporatejetinvestor.com | Alasdair Whyte

Bump. Bump. Bump. Bump, bump, bump. This is the sound of a ball hitting the ground and coming to rest. It is also what has happened with business jet traffic in Europe. After the post-lockdown bounce, WINGX says European flights are up just 3% so far this year compared with 2019. Down 0.7% on 2024. If this continues, Europe is set to lose its status as the second largest business jet market to Latin America.

2 weeks ago | corporatejetinvestor.com | Alasdair Whyte

When you step out of the lift of Gulfstream’s newly refurbished showroom in London’s Mayfair, the first thing you see are two partial cabins: one for a Gulfstream 400 on the right and two zones of a G700/G800 on the left. “If you ever watched someone check in for a flight with six or seven big black suitcases, there was a very good chance they were an aircraft designer,” says Mike Swift, group vice president of salesfor Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, Gulfstream.

3 weeks ago | corporatejetinvestor.com | Alasdair Whyte

In December 1963, Frank Sinatra needed cash. Fast. His 19-year-old son had been kidnapped and he needed to pay a $240,000 ransom. Sinatra had just hours to find the equivalent of $2.5m today, outside of banking hours. Sinatra’s bank declined to help. In a last-ditch effort, he reached out to Al Hart, the president and founder of City NationalBank. City National opened its vault. The bills were marked by the FBI and packed into a suitcase. The cash was left at a Texaco garage in San Fernando Valley.

1 month ago | corporatejetinvestor.com | Alasdair Whyte

Kenny Dichter has launched his third business jet company with Real Jet, a charter brokerage. Dichter founded membership company Wheels Up in 2013 and Marquis Jet, selling jet cards for NetJets, in 2001. “I can’t resist having another run at the title, one more Super Bowl or Championship,” Dichter tells Corporate Jet Investor. Dichter stepped down from the role of CEO of Wheels Up two years ago in May 2023.

2 months ago | corporatejetinvestor.com | Alasdair Whyte

There is a real sense of confidence in the world’s second largest country for business jets. There are two reasons for this: demand is strong in , but, just as importantly, its experienced dealmakers know that it is a resilient market. They have coped with tough issues in the past and will do it again. The glass is full now, but even if it gets half empty, they know it will be filled up again soon.