The VIP Seat: Private Aviation News
By Jessie Naor and Preston Holland | Experts in Private and Corporate Aviation
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Join Jessie Naor and Preston Holland on The VIP Seat for the latest insights in private aviation, covering business aviation trends, private jet reviews, and more. We break down the biggest stories of the week in corporate aviation, from jet charter trends and Part 135 shenanigans to aviation safety news that the big players hope you'll miss. Expect hot takes, sharp analysis, and real talk with industry insiders, operators, and disruptors. Whether you’re flying private or an industry insider, buckle up and let's take off.
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Steve Varsano Joins Flexjet, FlyHouse Reshuffles & AeroVanti Founder Convicted
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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Kenny Dichter on Billion Dollar Revenues, Leaving Wheels Up, and Keeping it REAL
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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Biffle Crash Litigation: Pilot Liability, LLCs & Aviation Insurance Gaps
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Berkshire’s Delta Stake, Wheels Up’s Future
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May 27, 2026 |
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Mamdani coming for private jets? FAA Cuts Controller Positions
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May 20, 2026 |
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ATG Not Dead Yet, FlyExclusive’s “Positive” EBITDA & Apocalypse Private Jet Tracker
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May 13, 2026 |
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Aviation News Mega Show: Spirit Collapse, Piaggio Return, Wifi Wars
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May 06, 2026 |
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Hop-A-Jet on Loss, Leadership & the Challenger 604 Accident
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Bond Goes Big, Wheels Up Slides, and EBACE Gets Canceled
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Jet Fuel, War Risk, and a Family Business
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Helicopter Scams on Everest, Atlantic Aviation’s $10 Billion Valuation
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Private Jet Summer: G650 Values Rise, World Cup Chaos Ahead
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Falcon 10X Rolls Out While AOPA Faces a Full-Blown Governance Crisis
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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How Wall Street Sees Business Aviation with Nick Fazioli, Jefferies
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Jet Fuel Price Shock, Priester’s Buying Spree, AirX Earnings and Supernal Cuts
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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From 43,000 FT: Starlink Cracks Down, FlyHouse’s $500M Valuation
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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What Wheels Up’s Adjusted EBITDA Actually Means and Why the FAA’s 135 List Problems Matter
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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VistaJet Fleet Strategy, Guinea Pilot Arrests & Hop-A-Jet Lawsuit
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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AOPA CEO is Out, Skyryse’s $300M Raise, and Super Bowl Private Jet Surge
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Corporate Aviation Turbulence: Tariffs, FAA Shutdown, Global M&A
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Corporate Jets Brace For Bombardier Decertification Threat
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Private Jet Deicing Challenges, Billion-Dollar Resolutions
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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600 Private Planes Deregistered, SACI Fallout and Telluride’s No-Margin Runway
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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NASA Flying Perks, Business Jets have a Record Year
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Autoland, Autocrats, and Aviation Chaos: Business Aviation Kicks Off 2026
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Season 2 Finale - This year's trends, biggest winners and losers in the private jet business
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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$300M Data Center, Netjets and Starlink Unlikely Fellows, and CSX Flight Dept. Says Goodbye
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Chinese Private Jets, First Global 8000 Delivered, Netjets Customer Skips Bills
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Private Jets, Solar Flares, And Rogue Drones: Why Aviation Headlines Keep Getting It Wrong
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Pilatus Tariffs Nixed, Airport Closure Battles, the end of the Bonanza, Joby/ARCHER espionage
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Hydrogen Helicopter Takes Off, Air Travel Back On Track and Freeman Goes FBO Shopping
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Private Jet Bans, California Jet A, and ATC Chaos
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Kenn Ricci on Flexjet vs. Honeywell: Inside the Billion-Dollar Battle Reshaping Private Aviation
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Electric Aviation Shake-Ups, Hawker Fleet Warnings, and Sikorsky’s Pilotless Future
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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NBAA Megashow
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Bankruptcies & PE Investment in Private Aviation: NBAA-BACE 2025 Mega Show
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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Private Jet Shake-Ups: Hop-A-Jet Lawsuit, Gulfstream’s New G300, and the Return of SyberJet
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Private Jet News: Flexjet's 300-Aircraft Order and Industry Shifts in Aviation
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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We like the EPIC 1000, Freakonomics Blaming Business Aviation for Blocking ATC Privatization
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Mental Health in Aviation Act, SpaceX EchoStar Deal Could impact Private Jet Wifi
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Aero Ventures, Zillow for private jets? Daher's flight data program
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Is private aviation ready to transact in stable coin?
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Private Jet ICE Deportations and George J. Priester Acquisitions
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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From Snoop Dogg’s Jet to Eve’s $230M Raise: Private Aviation in the Headlines
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Debunking NY Times Private Jet Myths, NYPD Aviation Under Investigation
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Joby Aviation Buys Blade, Paris Hilton's Birthday Gulfstream 450
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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No EU Aircraft Tariffs: Latest Tech and Regulatory Changes in Private Aviation
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Flexjet gets largest PE investment ever, Mr. Beast Jet Challenge Fails
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Illegal Seat Sharing in BizAv, Soaring Tariffs Are Back
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Part 135 Certificates are Too Expensive, Massive Mystery Bombardier Buyer
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Big Beautiful Depreciation, Dassault Falcon Making Jets in India
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Ranting about pilot mental healthcare, Iranian VS Israel Air Forces
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Acquisitions, Missed Deadlines, and Supersonic Dreams
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Puff Daddy's Jet Charters, Jared Issacman's NASA Nomination Pulled
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Trump’s Qatari Jet & Kenny Ditcher is back
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May 22, 2025 |
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Tracking gas from space; where should aviation spend marketing dollars?
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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15,000 Near Misses at DCA; the clean sheet Robinson 88
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Aircraft Bonus Depreciation; will HondaJet upset the light jet market
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Is flying safe? Yes, but...
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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The $2 Billion Jet Card Problem
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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A mushroom-fueled passenger arrest; Trump tariff impacts on aviation
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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M&A Trends in Aviation; should the TSA be privatized?
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Executive Orders Affect Business Jets; New TSA Requirements for JSX, Part 380 Operators
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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LA Firefighting Drone Strike; eVTOLs Generating 100+ MPH Winds
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Trump Flight Delays in 2025; No Surprises Billing Act Two Years Later
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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FAA Administrator Rumors; Supply Chain Isn't Really Improving
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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No, the drones are not invading; Jet A fuel indicators for 2025
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Crypto-mining in aircraft; jail time for private jet protestors
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Trump tariff impacts on private jets; NYC Heliport Closures
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Thanksgiving flight delays; laser alerts in restricted D.C. airspace
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Diddy's Private Jet is For Sale, and Redditors are now tracking Elon Musk
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Post-Election Aviation News and Corporate Jet Investor - Special Edition
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Gulfstream Installing Starlink Fleetwide and Virtual Reality Becomes a Reality in Flight Training
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Infamous Jet Tracker Jack Sweeney Banned from Meta; Boeing is Getting Out of Space
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Wheels Up Buys GrandView Fleet; FAA Issues Rules for eVTOLs
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Hello, this is your pilot sleeping; Vistajet continues the PR battle
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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New FAA Interpretation Threatens BizAv; Civilian Rescue Teams and Feds Feud
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Elon Musk calls for FAA Administrator to Resign; Private Jets and Helicopters Assist Helene Victims
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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$116 Million Helicopter Settlement; Electronic Warfare Impacting Business Jet Flights
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Employees Sue Volato and it's Superyacht Shopping Season; September 19th, 2024
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Overtime Sep 12, 2024: Private Jet Empty Leg Flights
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Private jet flights still struggling; the Coast Guard is in charge of a flying boat?
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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College Athletes Make Bank on BizAv Deals and Someone tries to steal a GIV
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Burning Man Private Flights; Starbucks CEO private jet outrage
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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The G400 Flies, and an inflight Wifi provider goes out of business
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Trailer - The VIP Seat
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Aug 09, 2024 |