Business jet users and leisure travellers flying into and out of southwest Florida now have an affordable alternative to private ownership or fractional programmes through Elite Jets' shared ownership programme.

In June, the FAA added the Phenom 300 and Legacy 500 to Elite Jets’ maintenance department’s FAA Part 145 certificate, giving it capacity to perform maintenance work on those aircraft for companies and owners.

Ops director Matt Simpson is Elite Jets' new chief pilot. He succeeds Paul Scott, who remains an Elite Jets pilot but has stepped down from the leadership role for personal reasons. Rodney Beeler is also on the up.