SEEKING THE SWEET SPOT FOR BUSINESS AVIATION
When Victor, the charter broker, offered Corporate Jet Investor the chance to visit Nestlé there were a lot of people arguing that they should go. After all who doesn’t want to see where KitKat chocolate bars and Nesquik milkshakes are made. Or pick up some Nespresso pods/meet George Clooney.
More excitingly, it was an invitation to visit Neste, the world’s largest producer of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), in Rotterdam. Alasdair returned from the trip really excited about what he had learnt, and you can feel this enthusiasm in his feature.
SAF is critical to the future of aviation. There is no way that the industry can be carbon neutral without SAF by 2050. We have recently launched SAF Investor; a new publication to focus on this market.
Mike Stones was perhaps even more excited about his visit to Cirrus Aircraft in Knoxville, Tennessee. Mike, who is passionate about flying 60-year-old Super Cubs as a hobby, loved getting in the cockpit of the Cirrus Vison Jet featured on the cover. He was also excited to hear how Verijet is trying to bring so many people into business aviation.
We also look at the Dwyer family behind Guardian Jet and why we may soon be selling jets in the Metaverse. Our regular Day in Life piece is with David Crick, the Aussie Aircraft Appraiser and past-president of the American Society of Appraisers.
We loved seeing so many people at NBAA-BACE, CJI Dubai and CJI Miami in the last quarter of 2022 and are excited about all our events in 2023.
As the SAF feature says, Neste takes safety seriously. Which apparently is something that not all chocolate factories do. We are sure, Nestlé is very safe but when one large confectionary company famously opened its doors to five children and their parents, just one made it out without incident.
LOUISA WHYTE, Publisher
Our next events
Helicopter Investor London 2023
March 22nd & 23rd,
Royal Garden Hotel
Corporate Jet Investor Dubai 2023
May 3rd & 4th
Revolution.Aero Dublin 2023
April 25th & 26th,
The Westin
Corporate Jet Investor Asia 2023
September, Singapore
Revolution.Aero San Francisco 2023
September
Corporate Jet Investor Miami 2023
November 6th to 8th,
Fontainebleau Miami Beach
SAF Investor London 2023
November 28th & 29th
Please email [email protected] to register or if you would like more information.
Contents
EVERY ISSUE
Day in the Life: David Crick, MD, DavAir Group – “Sometimes my Monday finishes on a Wednesday.” This busy aircraft appraiser sets a hectic pace, spending up to three months away from home visiting clients throughout the world.
AIRCRAFT
Picture This: Bombardier boosts MRO services – Last year Bombardier expanded its MRO facilities in Melbourne, Australia, Singapore and London Biggin Hill Airport, UK. We peek behind the hangar doors and into the executive lounges.
Picture This: Protest on a plane – Moved by the recent civil rights protests in Iran, Argentine pilot and philanthopist Enrique Piñeyro decided to show support on the fuselage of the Boeing 787-8 he operates for the humanitarian NGO Solidaire.
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COVER STORY
Private jets: This time it’s personal – Billed as a personal jet, Cirrus Aircraft’s Vision Jet promises to transform private aviation, claims CEO Zean Nielsen. We take a test flight from Tennessee. And talk to Richard Kane, CEO, Verijet, which offers exclusively Vision Jet charter for as little as $550 per seat.
UP FRONT
SAF potential: Out of the frying pan, into the flier – CJI’s visit to Neste’s Rotterdam refinery revealed a new world of potential for Sustainable Aviation Fuel. What’s in the pipeline?
FEATURES
Banking on sustainable aviation: Marie-Laure Gassier, BNP Paribas explains how the Net Zero Banking Alliance aims to help business aviation reduce its environmental footprint.
Raising the profile of Elevate Aviation Group: CEO Greg Raiff tells CJI how he plans to grow “the largest private aviation firm that no one has heard of”, without losing customer focus.
Welcome to the Metaverse: The new frontier in jet sales – Predicted to become an $800bn market by next year, the Metaverse offers potential to sell business aircraft.
Aircraft Family: Guardian Jet – After sharing a bedroom as boys, brothers Mike and Don Dwyer now share the same office at brokerage and consultancy Guardian Jet. Here’s how they built a family aviation business based on meritocracy.
EVENTS
Report: CJI Miami 2022 – Nearly 600 delegates thronged our conference to hear the latest trends in private jet aviation during almost 30 sessions spread over three days.
Report: CJI Dubai 2022 – It was boom time for business aviation in the Middle East market, as we staged our conference at the Fairmont The Palm in Dubai. Despite record demand, no one was complacent about the challenges that lie ahead.
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Our next events
Corporate Jet Investor
London 2023
February 6th to 8th
The Landmark London
Please email [email protected] to register or if you would like more information.
