A short briefing every morning: what’s new in the world of private jets, plus an aircraft, a priced route, a fact and a story from the archive.
KlasJet has received FAA Part 129 operations specifications, clearing the private jet and charter provider to fly U.S. ACMI and charter work. The company is targeting seasonal peaks and airline capacity shortfalls with Boeing 737NG aircraft.
Read the brief →FlyEpic says its fractional Epic E1000 program has flown 550 flights since launching in early 2026. Popular routes link the Bay Area with Colorado, Wyoming and Arizona.
Read the brief →A new AIN report says younger high-net-worth individuals may favor charter over aircraft ownership as wealth changes hands. The story points to tax planning and capital-gains concerns as factors shaping future demand.
Read the brief →The Falcon 2000LXS combines the 2000LX's winglets and 4,000 nm range with the 2000S's inboard slats, giving a large-cabin twin that can use runways under 5,000 ft. With a wide Falcon cross-section, EASy II avionics and modest fuel burn, it is a long-standing favorite of corporate flight departments that value efficiency. Range 4,000 nm, 10 seats, about $37,000,000 new and roughly $3,600 an hour in fuel and maintenance.
Full profile →The Pilatus PC-24 is certified to operate from grass, gravel and dirt strips and needs under 3,000 feet of runway, opening thousands of airfields that most jets cannot use. (Pilatus specifications)
More numbers →1,396 nautical miles, about 3h 37m in a light jet, roughly $23,875–$34,775 one-way for four — about $7,331 a seat.
Price this route →On 28 January 2025 Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator reached Mach 1.122 over the Mojave Desert, the first privately developed civil jet to break the sound barrier and the first civil supersonic flight since Concorde retired in 2003. Boom is using the data for its Overture airliner, while business-jet makers remain cautious after Aerion's collapse in 2021. XB-1 was retired after a 13-flight campaign, its mission complete, and Boom said the data would feed directly into Overture's engine and airframe design.
The full timeline →The tail number references her 10 August birthday and the jet is registered to a company named after her trademarked 'Rise and Shine' catchphrase. The pink-accented cabin became a social-media fixture, and a 2022 post about a reported 17-minute hop between Los Angeles-area airports made Kylie Air a lightning rod in the debate over short private flights.
The story →MISLEADING — For a mid-size or large-cabin jet flown a few hundred hours a year, $1–4 million in annual running costs is realistic. But the 'minimum' claim fails at the bottom of the market: a very light jet or turboprop flown 150 hours might cost $400,000–$700,000 a year all-in. The number is a reasonable rule of thumb for the aircraft people picture when they say 'private jet', and wrong as a floor.
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