Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Issues regarding financing of aircraft; aviation insurance; tax issues for aircraft operators; new companies and people in the aviation financing and insurance industries.

Jan 30, 2023 - 9:32 AM
UK Regional Carrier Flybe Ceases Operations
Flybe, a regional airline in the United Kingdom, has entered insolvency for the second time since March 2020.
Blade NYC
Jan 18, 2023 - 10:06 AM
Private-equity Firm RedBird Boosts Blade Stake
Redbird Capital Partners has taken a 5 percent stake in Blade Air Mobility.
fleet of Bombardier aircraft in flight over coast
Jan 17, 2023 - 11:26 AM
Bombardier Says 2022 Results Will Top Expectations
Bombardier says 2022 financial results will be better than forecasted.
China Eastern Boeing 737-800 takes off from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Jan 16, 2023 - 1:17 PM
Avolon Sees Airline Traffic Reaching 2019 Levels by June
Asia will lead a traffic recovery this year as China reenters the market, according to Avolon.
Bristow Bell 525 helicopter
Jan 12, 2023 - 11:36 PM
Bristow Refinances UK SAR Debt
Bristow signs $176 million deal to refinance debt associated with UK SAR contract.
Cogent Bank building
Jan 4, 2023 - 4:08 PM
Florida Bank Establishes Business Aircraft Lending Unit
Florida-based Cogent Bank's new aircraft lending unit looks to focus on the state's high level of private aviation activity.
Environmental protesters outside the business aviation area of London Luton Airport.
Dec 30, 2022 - 4:19 AM
UK Group Demands Tenfold Tax Hike for Air Charter Flights
The Campaign for Better Transport also wants UK commercial business aircraft operators to lose their exemption from value-added tax.
James Moon, founder of Moon Jet Group in front of business jet outside hangar
Dec 21, 2022 - 1:10 PM
UK's Moon Jet Brokerage Sees Record Sales in 2022
MJG Jet Brokerage in the UK had a record year of aircraft transactions in 2022 and expects to double transactions in 2023.
Partial image of a business jet
Dec 15, 2022 - 11:20 AM
Gallagher Acquires Australia Aviation Insurance Firm
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Aviation Insurance Australia of Brisbane, Queensland, which was founded in 1993.
view of runway 25R at Brussels National Airport with airliners parked at gates in background
Dec 12, 2022 - 5:02 PM
Belgium’s Noise and Emissions Tax Includes Bizjets
Belgium is imposing taxes on noise and emissions of aircraft, including business jets, operating short-hop flights to or from Brussels Airport.