A multi-engine, instrument rated pilot, James Wynbrandt has been an AIN and Business Jet Traveler contributor since 2003. His in-depth reporting and insightful features have won more than a dozen editorial honors, including two National Business Aviation Association Gold Wing Awards (2019; 2021), and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Barron’s, Fortune, Forbes, and Smithsonian Air &amp; Space. He has flown his Mooney M20K 252 on assignments throughout North and Central America and the Caribbean. Wynbrandt is also the author of Flying High (Wiley &amp; Sons), a biography of Jet Blue founder David Neeleman, as well as histories, references works, and books on a variety of other topics from major publishers. He lives in New York City.

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Global Jet Concept (Booth BV111) has integrated a new cloud-based aviation software solution—Leon—that streamlines and centralizes operations across departments, creating “a significant added value for the company,” the Luxembourg-based business aviation services company said at EBACE.
Provided by Leon Technologies, the platform “enables the sales, crews, and operations teams to be even more reactive towards their clients,” according to the company. The new technology also provides a single charter sales platform for its 10 offices in Europe, Asia, and in Aruba. With the onboarding process successfully concluded, more implementations within the company are expected soon.
Additionally, last summer Global Jet launched a new website in four languages, giving users the opportunity to request charter quotes online. Such pioneering digital solutions enabled Global Jets to become an early adapter of paperless flight operations and electronic document management.
Global Jet’s charter business also saw “exponential growth” as a result of the new website, and demand from a new segment of charter customers “searching for more safety and flexibility” in the wake of the pandemic, the company reported.
Aircraft sales and acquisitions has benefitted in the current low-inventory market from the company’s specialty in finding “off-market” aircraft, with last year’s transactions including sales of a Dassault Falcon 7X and Falcon 2000LX; two Bombardier Global 6000s; an Embraer Legacy 650; and an ACJ318.&nbsp; 
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Global Jet’s VIP completions management arm last year oversaw the completions of&nbsp; two VVIP wide-body aircraft: an ACJ320&nbsp;and a Boeing ACJ787-8, both performed at Jet Aviation’s Basel completion center. The ACJ787 interior, designed by Rémi Tessier, was “certainly one of the most challenging aircraft ever built,” Global Jet said, distinguished by its low cabin acoustic level and low weight.
With some 70 aircraft under management, including more than 35 unique aircraft types, and one of the largest G650 fleets, Global Jet is one of the world’s largest operators, and last year the company welcomed William Roux as its new Aircraft Management Director.
Meanwhile, the company’s philosophy has remained unchanged since its founding in 1999: “Build long-term relationships by offering the best in class service, complete transparency with no hidden costs, and asset protection.”

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