Alasdair Whyte

6 days 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.

3 weeks 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.

1 month 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.

1 month ago | corporatejetinvestor.com | Alasdair Whyte

JBJ Agropecuária, a large Brazillian agribusiness company, has become Gogo’s first Brazilian Galileo customer. The company is using Gogo Galileo on its Phenom 300. TAM Aviação Executiva installed the system. Gogo Galile uses the Eutelsat OneWeb Low Earth Orbit or LEO-constellation. “We regularly fly across Brazil and South America, so we immediately saw the value of adding the Gogo Galileo HDX connectivity system to our aircraft.

1 month ago | corporatejetinvestor.com | Alasdair Whyte

Steve Main has joined Aero Ventures as senior vice president to grow its aircraft sales business. He joins from broker dealer Mente Group. Bill Papariella launched Aero Ventures in June 2024. He sold Jet Edge to Vista Global in March 2022.