Executive Jet Management (EJM, Cincinnati Lunken) has retired its final Learjet 60 from its Part 135-certified fleet, according to ch-aviation research. Since 1998, it has operated a total of nine units of the type. N64MG (msn 60-224) completed its last flight under Executive Jet Management's 'EJM' code on October 21, 2024, between Fort Lauderdale Executive [...]
Honaker Aviation (Jeffersonville) has expanded its fleet in October 2024 with the addition of its first Falcon 2000EX, N202EX (msn 2), under the Part 135 certificate of AEM Aviation (Orlando Executive), ch-aviation research reveals. The 21.2-year-old aircraft, which accommodates up to 10 passengers, has retained the same registration throughout its service life and was previously [...]
Gold Aviation Services (Fort Lauderdale International) expanded its Part 135-certified fleet in October 2024 by adding its first Praetor 600, N357EE (msn 55020181), as revealed by ch-aviation research. This brand new aircraft is the fourth distinct type in Gold Aviation Services’ certificate, broadening the company’s fleet of exclusively Embraer Executive Jets. The Praetor 600, which [...]
Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale International) is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after renewed merger talks with Frontier Airlines (F9, Denver International) broke down, people familiar with the matter have told the Wall Street Journal. Grappling with mounting losses and looming debt maturities, the carrier is in advanced discussions with bondholders to [...]
Volato (TMB, Houston Hobby) has retired its only G280 and Cessna Citation Bravo aircraft, as well as the only HA-420 in the standard HondaJet variant from its Part 135 fleet, ch-aviation research has revealed. The G280, N280CX (msn 2282) was the first of four aircraft of the type that the struggling operator was initially planning [...]
Jet.AI Inc., a NASDAQ-listed business aviation operator and software provider, has signed a firm order for three Cessna Citation Jet 4 Gen2 aircraft with deliveries due in the third and fourth quarter of 2026. All three aircraft will be acquired directly from Textron Aviation by Galilee, Inc., a subsidiary of Jet.AI. The operator has until [...]
flyADVANCED Jet (TKK, Wilmington New Castle) has retired three distinct aircraft types from its Part 135-certified fleet, including its sole Citation Jet 3+, a Praetor 600, and its last Learjet 75, as reported by ch-aviation research. Citation Jet 3+ N691CJ (msn 525B-0691) made its last flight under flyADVANCED Jet’s 'TKK' code on October 18, 2024, [...]
Elite Air (United States of America) (ELZ, St. Petersburg/Clearwater) has expanded its Part 135-certified fleet with the addition of its first Hawker 900XP, based in Florida. N813BR (msn HA-0168) accommodates up to eight passengers and has recently been operating out of Tampa International, as shown by ADS-B data. Announced in early September and officially listed [...]
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) is considering its options after a United States appeals court upheld a lower-court decision declaring the airline's already-scrapped Northeast Alliance with JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK) as anticompetitive. The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on November 8 agreed with a May 2023 ruling by the US [...]
Regency Jet (LJC, Gloucestershire) has retired its sole Citation II, according to ch-aviation research. Inducted into the fleet in late August, the aircraft is no longer listed under the AOC of the UK-based charter company. G-MLBC (msn 550-0183) last operated under Regency Jet's 'LJC' code on September 29, 2024, beginning with a flight between Kerry [...]