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  • Vista Global 6000
    News

    Vista Global snaps up JetSmarter

    2019-04-12T12:13:23Z

    ​Business aviation holding company Vista Global has entered into an agreement to acquire US online charter marketplace JetSmarter in a move designed to  bolster and complement its growing portfolio of products.

  • News

    VistaJet founder aims to 'disrupt' with new leasing and technology businesses

    2018-09-11T12:09:25Z

    VistaJet founder Thomas Flohr is branching into business aircraft leasing and flight-booking technology as part of an expansion of the charter operator backed by a $200 million investment by private equity firm Rhône Group.

  • Analysis

    ANALYSIS: Rent-based business aircraft programmes on the rise

    2018-03-27T14:38:04Z

    Business aircraft ownership is losing ground to more flexible, capital-efficient, rent-based private flying models, while the population of very wealthy individuals using high-end travel options is growing larger and younger, a new report suggests.

  • VistaJet Global 6000
    News

    VistaJet records 'strongest year ever' and plots expansion

    2018-01-23T11:41:27Z

    VistaJet recorded its “strongest year ever” in 2017, thanks to a surge in demand for its high-end subscription-based programme and large fleet of bespoke Bombardier business jets.

  • News

    NBAA: VistaJet plans to double US fleet

    2017-10-10T00:58:17Z

    Three years after launching in the USA, VistaJet – one of the world’s largest charter operators – plans to increase its N-registered fleet of 11 to at least 16 in the “next few months” to reflect demand in the booming Stateside market.

  • VistaJet Global 6000
    News

    VistaJet boosts balance sheet with $200 million investment

    2017-09-04T16:03:10Z

    Luxury charter operator VistaJet has secured $200 million in investment from private equity firm Rhône Capital, as part of a strategy to strengthen its balance sheet in preparation for further expansion.

  • VistaJet Challenger 850
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    VistaJet and Apex poised to begin domestic services in China

    2015-07-28T17:55:25Z

    ​VistaJet will begin offering point-to-point services in mainland China in August, with a B-registered Bombardier Challenger 850 business jet. The Swiss VIP charter company has joined forces with Apex Air, headquartered in Nantong, Jiangsu province, to manage the service on their behalf.

  • News

    ​VistaJet names Apex Air as China domestic partner

    2015-07-22T03:57:01Z

    Swiss VIP charter operator VistaJet has tapped China’s Apex Air to manage domestic flights within China from the third quarter with a Bombardier Challenger 850 aircraft.

  • Challenger 650
    News

    PARIS: VistaJet and Bombardier mark 50 business jet delivery milestone

    2015-06-17T12:33:00Z

    ​Bombardier Business Aircraft and VistaJet came together at the show yesterday to mark a key milestone in their 9-year relationship.

  • News

    ABACE: VistaJet on verge of securing Chinese AOC

    2015-04-15T08:01:19Z

    ​Swiss VIP charter operator VistaJet is on the verge of announcing a partnership with a Chinese aviation company, which will provide it with a Chinese air operators’ certificate (AOC).

  • News

    VistaJet establishes permanent US presence

    2015-01-21T14:53:57Z

    ​Swiss VIP charter operator VistaJet has established a permanent presence in the USA following a “positive reception” to its service, launched in September 2013.

  • News

    NBAA: JSSI expands reach of maintenance services

    2014-10-20T22:08:42Z

    ​After 25 years in the business of tip-to-tail private jet maintenance, Jet Support Services Inc. (JSSI) is expanding in several sectors, including the helicopter service market.

  • News

    NBAA: VistaJet's double dozen deliveries

    2014-10-19T19:33:03Z

    ​Swiss luxury charter firm VistaJet enters NBAA in buoyant mood having taken delivery of 12 brand new aircraft so far this year, with another dozen due to arrive by the end of the fourth quarter.

  • News

    NBAA: VistaJet's double dozen deliveries

    2014-10-19T17:34:25Z

    ​Swiss luxury charter firm VistaJet enters NBAA in buoyant mood having taken delivery of 12 brand new aircraft so far this year, with another dozen due to arrive by the end of the fourth quarter.