Zetta Jet Pte. Ltd and Zetta Jet USA, the firms that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in mid-September, are rolling the dice at Henderson. A Global 6000 in Zetta Jet livery is parked at the NBAA static display, accompanied by company pilot Matthew Waterhouse.

Jet Aviation San Juan resumed its fixed-base operations in Puerto Rico at the end of September and is coordinating nearly all the humanitarian flights to hurricane-damaged Puerto Rico and the rest of the Caribbean region.

VistaJet, founded in 2004, received a $150 million cash investment from private equity firm Rhone Capital in August. VistaJet President Ronald Silverman discusses what the investment means for the private jet provider and talks about the company’s growth.

Japan has set ambitious targets to double foreign visitors to 40 million a year by the 2020 Olympics, and business aviation will play a role.

As older business jets go down in value, the cost of maintaining them does not. Now a new engine MRO plan is bringing benefits of old age.

Chad Anderson, president of the Jetcraft international aircraft sales, marketing and ownership strategies consultancy, is enthusiastic. “We are very optimistic looking forward at this stage. I would venture to guess we are exiting the recession.”

Nextant officials predict that the firm’s remanufactured and highly modified $8 million 604XT will be able to fly 500+ nm miles farther than a stock Bombardier Challenger 605/605/650 due to a wing extension and new winglets, plus a 4,000-ft. increase in maximum operating altitude to FL 450.

When nearly all the activity is in mid-field, not many touchdowns are being scored. This year’s review sees further polarization toward the center – if that is not self-contradictory – with manufacturers hesitating to launch new products in either the large or small sectors of the jet market.