The VIP Seat: Private Aviation News

flyExclusive Q2 Results, LA Goes After Private Jet Tax Revenue

August 19, 2026·30 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

flyExclusive reported a $111 million Q2, but behind the headline are improving margins, positive adjusted EBITDA, a complicated capital structure, and a $5 million loan carrying a stated 26.5% rate.This week on The VIP Seat, Jessie Naor and Preston Holland break down flyExclusive’s Q2 2026 results: revenue growth, gross-margin improvement, fractional-program revenue, MRO, Jet Club activity, debt, and the related-party disclosures investors should read carefully. This is industry commentary only: not investment or financial advice.Also in this episode:SC Aviation acquires Heartland Aviation in WisconsinAtlantic introduces its Ascend operator savings programLA County’s use of aircraft-tracking data in property-tax assessmentsAn Indiana farmer charged after allegedly shooting at a crop-dusting aircraftHera Flight’s reported Gulfstream G-IV runway-excursion and gear-collapse eventThe Atlanta Plane Train runway carpet is apparently installed backwardsAviation social-media nonsense, a $40 million “detailer” sale, and moreThanks to this week’s sponsors, AB Jets and RealJet.Subscribe for weekly private aviation news, aircraft-operations analysis, charter and fractional-market commentary, FBO economics, aviation finance, M&A, and business-aviation stories you will not find in a standard press release.#PrivateAviation #BusinessAviation #flyExclusive #FLYX #PrivateJet #AviationNews #JetCharter #FractionalOwnership #FBO #AircraftManagement

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