Private jet broker, operator relationships strain ahead of a challenging summer

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Record demand and supply chain issues are setting up Summer 2022 to be a cruel one for some private jet flyers

Want a theme song for private jet travel this Summer? I’m thinking Bananarama’s 1983 hit Cruel Summer. It goes, “It’s a cruel, cruel summer…Leavin’ me here on my own.”

UK criminalizes private jet sanction breaching charters to Russians

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After impounding a private jet linked to an oligarch, the UK’s Transport Minister said he is criminalizing Russia sanction breaches, including private jet charters to “persons connected with Russia”

Following the seizure of a private jet breaching Russian sanctions at an airport outside London this week, the U.K.’s Minister of Transportation said he has criminalized future offenses.

From SPACs to COVID, Brexit and lawsuits, a Bear’s view of private jet trends

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The former CEO of the Air Charter Association says rosy talk about a private jet boom doesn’t match reality

If you work in private aviation, you might want to leave that bottle of champagne on ice. Former Air Charter Association boss David Edwards says it’s too early to pop the cork despite the tsunami of positive media reports and press releases.

Storm clouds for the private jet rebound?

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A leading association executive warns the private jet rebound may not be sustainable

As the warm days of summer move the crisp weather of fall, at least one association boss is warning that the private jet rebound could be set to stall.

David Edwards, CEO of the Air Charter Association, a European trade group representing over 250 brokers and operators, said he is concerned about members hyping the nascent private aviation rebound. He pointed specifically to companies talking up increases in call volume to actual purchase levels of private flights.

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