ONE QUESTION that regularly comes up in Asia is: Why is there not a fractional operator? In September 2025, at CJI Asia, Phenix Jet changed the answer. It announced the launch of its Shared Jet Programme across Asia by Sojitz, its parent company. A few weeks later it formerly ordered one Global 6500 and one Global 8000 from Bombardier.

There is a lot going on in the region. Speakers talked about increased interest in aircraft from mainland China and continued demand across southeast Asia. Many feel that there is a new wave of demand coming. Some 95% of attendees were optimistic about the next 12 months – compared with 71% at the 2023 conference.

The biggest frustration was around illegal charter. The audience consensus was that more than 30% of all charter flights in Asia are illegal. Delegates questioned why authorities do not do more to crack down on this. “Compliance costs. It is more expensive to operate with Part 135 and we have lost a lot of customers who want Part 91 and clearly want to operate charter as well,” said one operator.

Panellists also said that they all had cases where customers had used illegal charter even after being warned. Indonesia, Malaysia and China were seen as markets where illegal charter is common.

Other sessions include analysis of how ultra-high-net-worth individuals’ tastes are changing and hard data showing how they are moving.

CJI will be back in Singapore in 2026 on September 14th-16th.