Icarus Media Room
Trip Support Services in Africa: An Look Inside
Trip support plays a key role in any private aviation operation traveling into an unfamiliar region or country. Entire teams dedicate themselves to providing a wide array of services, from flight permissions to fuel planning, ground handling, catering, chauffer and...
Is Private Jet travel really that Private?
Kevin Singh, CEO of Icarus Jet, discusses one of the main concerns impacting the business aviation industry today: the feasibility to provide utmost confidentiality to its passengers is getting harder every day due to public-access tracking systems. Read more
North Africa: Gateway to Europe and the Middle East
While much focus on private aviation in Africa is on Southern Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya, Felipe Reisch discovers how the North Africa region is gaining ground, fueled by the return of in-person business meetings in Europe and the Middle East… Read more
Icarus: The Greek Parking Problems
Private aviation is known around the globe for allowing passengers to control their travel experience. To achieve this outcome, the crew and trip support services company must secure a series of milestones before an aircraft can land in a certain country – landing and...
What future technologies can do for us
Kevin Singh, CEO and founder of Icarus Jet, considers the implications of electrification and AI and asks whether the industry is prepared to fully harness them in the face of mounting environmental concerns. Public pressure is mounting on the aviation industry to...
Demand has dropped for private jet travel, and that’s not a bad thing
Demand for private jet flights in North America is slipping, but industry insiders say it is a healthy correction from what had been unsustainable growth. In April, there were 7.7% fewer private jet flights in North America than last year, said Travis Kuhn, senior...
Pets on private jets: logistics behind growing travel trend
We’ve all seen pets in small cages and bags carried through commercial aviation cargo ramps to large airliners. While some owners don’t have a choice due to price, it is widely known that this process can stress pets due to loud unfamiliar noises, varying changes in...
Lessons From a Historic Rise in Private Jet Demand
Private jet demand worldwide surged to historic levels since the pandemic struck. While demand is plateauing worldwide today, during the past three years the industry has rapidly evolved to meet not just the increasing number of bookings, which poses a logistical...
Industry urged to control its climate narrative
Kevin Singh weighs in on the latest developments around business aviation and the environment. From Amsterdam's protests to the use of SAF in the industry, the industry needs to manage its public message. Read More
How safety, technology and public perception will define viability of single pilot operations
LONDON – During this past May in Paris, two pilots of an Airbus A320 flying an RNAV (GPS) approach came within six feet of the ground in the Charles de Gaulle (LFPG) Airport. Roughly a month earlier two pilots of a Boeing 777 also flying into Charles de Gaulle were...