November 18, 2025
From M&A to supply chain challenges, illegal jet-sharing, and online charter booking, Corporate Jet Investor kicks off in Miami next week.
Arguably, the marquee C-suite event for business aviation takes place next week in Miami.
The event regularly draws A-list keynote speakers, and this year will again feature industry power players and others looking to step into the spotlight.
Embraer’s Michael Amalfitano will provide the OEM’s view.
His talk comes as the industry is still grappling with labor and supply chain issues that run deep down the chain and continue to cause headaches for operators.
In fact, he will be followed by Nicholas Correnti, founder and CEO of Nicholas Air.
Correnti’s section is titled, “Retaining pilots and maintenance personnel. Can programs and part supply chain keep up?”
A panel features executives from Honeywell, GE Aerospace, Collins Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, and Bombardier.
They will discuss the future of predictive maintenance and its role in keeping airplanes in the air.
There’s a session on engine programs and the strain long-servicing aircraft are putting on the industry.
Current litigation between Flexjet and Honeywell shows that problems existed even before the pandemic.
NBAA boss Ed Bolen and IBAC chief Kurt Edwards will address key issues, including tariffs and trade, as well as private jet tracking.
READ: Why private aviation’s supply chain and labor crisis isn’t going away
Vista President for the U.S. and Asia, Leona Qi, will give a global perspective.
Wheels Up CEO George Mattson is scheduled to speak on the same day that the Delta Air Lines-backed private jet company will announce third-quarter earnings.
Sentient Jet President Alan Walsh, who oversees the $550 million jet card unit of Flexjet, Inc., will follow Mattson in the lineup.
FlyExclusive’s Founder and Chairman, Jim Segrave, will address “life as a listed operator” and discuss the company’s move to fractional ownership and its vertical integration strategy.
Another session will discuss how companies can transition from founder-led start-ups to becoming of interest to investors.
There is a session on management-company M&A in which airplanes can be removed from the fleet shortly after the deal.
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Other discussions include why Uber for private jets could be inching closer and how customer needs are changing.
There is a panel on navigating the pre-owned market.
Another session looks at jet-sharing—the good and the illegal.
READ: Websites, online groups offer cheap private jet seats. Is it legal?
After Marquis Jet Partners and Wheels Up, Kenny Dichter returns to pitch his new venture – Real Jet.
His talk is titled “Don’t call it a comeback.”
Dichter will talk about how to reach the next generation of private flyers.
He may also shed light on the role he expects the offshoot of his lifestyle platform, Real SLX, to play.
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