
IXAIR: 20 years of elegance and discretion
By Frédéric Vergneres Well-known at the Paris Le Bourget airport, the French operator IXAIR celebrated its 20th anniversary last October. From helicopters to business aviation, IXAIR has built a solid reputation as an operator over the years, while remaining a...

Meeting with Sylvie Darnaudet, President of Jet Monde
By Fred Vergnères Created in 2013 by Sylvie Darnaudet and two former employees, Jet Monde is the symbolic continuation of the family airline DarTA, which died in 2012. With Jet Monde, the manager has managed to bounce back perfectly and even more so,...

The FL470 Corner: Green Spririt
By Ben Rosinger In recent months, business aviation and its users have been going through a major turbulence, especially in Europe. Beyond the rhetoric of the ancient class struggle between wealth and poverty, opponents of business aviation are using the environment...

Le Club: a different kind of business aviation
By Fred Vergnères In the midst of the debate over the use of business aviation, particularly in France, Le Club by Jet Monde, launched two and a half years ago by Angelique Salviati, could become the new growth area for the sector. Based on the concept of seat sales,...

AllianceJet: the human touch
By Sylvie Péron AllianceJet is part of the Alliance Aviation Group, which was created in 2008 as a ground-handling provider. Over the years several strategic acquisitions and key partnerships have been realized. The Malta-based company currently operates a long-range...

 The FL470 Corner : Tribulations of a pilot in China
By Ben Rosinger Such could be the title of a documentary series in several seasons in view of the perpetual twists and turns experienced these last two years in the Middle Kingdom. China is indeed a country in perpetual movement and shows it to us daily with its...

Invicta Finance : Thinking ‘outside the box’, a conversation with Felipe Ribeiro, Founder and Managing Director Invicta Finance
By Sylvie Péron Lausanne, Switzerland-based Invicta Finance is a boutique asset finance advisory firm active in the business aviation, yachting and high-end real estate sectors. As Founder of Invicta Finance, what made you decide to create your own boutique asset...

Satcom Direct : Innovative fleet
Over the past 25 years, Satcom Direct has grown to become a leading provider of fully integrated, end-to-end, global satellite communications solutions. These customized solutions are designed to meet the unique requirements of our customers, particularly in the...

ACJ Creative Studio : virtual reality, real immersion
By Fred Vergnères A new step in the market development of the ACJ TwoTwenty, the launch of the ACJ Creative Studio at the last Ebace show, demonstrates the strategic importance that Airbus is placing on its small jet. Here's a look back at an exclusive visit to this...

NBAA 2022 : Falcon 10X enters production phase and falcon 6X enters final stage of flight trials
During press conference at NBAA-BACE Convention, Dassault Aviation has announced that is gearing up to produce initial subassemblies for the Falcon 10X, which will set a new standard in the ultra-long range business jet segment. "All the elements for another great...