AirX is a busy European operator, and saw the need to have in-house maintenance. Carrying out third party work enables it to strengthen relationships.

Nothing could have prepared the private charter sector for the Covid pandemic, but operators like AirX have had to reinvent their business models overnight. Chairman John Matthews gave AIN his honest assessment of what it will take to keep the business alive and what the industry may look like when the dust has settled.

Will private jets become the new normal in luxury travel? Clean, luxurious and time-efficient, the ‘new normal’ in elite travelling is not as expensive as you’d think.

We have put in place a number of sanitation measures as well as the use of on-board disinfection kits. Creating a safe sterile environment for each flight.

AirX is offering more aircraft for charter both sides of the Atlantic! Hot on the heels of our recent two Lineage 1000 arrivals in Europe we can offer a Challenger 300 in America, alongside two Citation X’s.

AirX, the Malta-based charter specialist, is adding two further Embraer Lineage 1000s to its fleet, making it the largest operator of the type in the world.

AirX chairman John Matthews says that much of the market is saturated, and always keeps an eye out for jets that have dipped in value. His company hopes to generate plenty of business with the Embraer Lineage.

Chairman John Matthews’s alternative view of the private aviation industry has seen him build AirX against the odds. Now, he’s looking to expand the fleet, while simultaneously preparing the company for it’s IPO.

AirX founder and chairman John Matthews has been backed by Investec Bank to take a controlling stake in the company.

Maltese operator AirX is hoping to IPO in 2019. John Matthews, its chairman, explains why and takes us through the ups and downs of his business aviation career.