James Wynbrandt

Post-pandemic demand continues to squeeze lift supply and challenge charter shoppers. Record-setting fractional and jet card activity bears part of the blame since those programs reserve and use large blocks of charter time to meet access guarantees during peak demand. But other recent developments have expanded options, increased safety and transparency, and altered long-held charter policies and practices. Here are five changes to keep top of mind when looking for on-demand lift today.

Everything we know about the 'doomsday' aircraft that shadows POTUS in the air.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of efforts to field a new generation USAF VC-25, otherwise known as Air Force One, the militarized Boeing 747 dedicated to presidential transport. It’s not a happy one. Miscalculations, global events, politics, foreign intrigues, and twists worthy of a soap opera have brought a Porcelain celebration measured in years of delay and billions in losses—with the two guests of honor absent amid shocking news of another airplane.

Demand for completions and refurbishment (C&R) is booming, according to more than a dozen companies across the industry that service aircraft from

How eight decades of unlikely aircraft, from a wartime flying boat to a B-24 bomber, built the presidency in the sky.

How two decades of delays and a Qatari gift produced a presidential plane nobody saw coming.

Starlink retrofits, widebody demand, and modular VVIP cabins are fueling a completions surge. Here are some of the latest and greatest.

How eight decades of unlikely aircraft, from a wartime flying boat to a B-24 bomber, built the presidency in the sky.

How two decades of delays and a Qatari gift produced a presidential plane nobody saw coming.

Everything we know about the 'doomsday' aircraft that shadows POTUS in the air.