Business aviation is seeing a renaissance in design innovation, influenced in part by superyacht design that sees the placement of crystal chandeliers, hot tubs, bikes, marble bathrooms, even a helipad, on board.

A King Air C90 flown privately by Aélia Assurances has become the first aircraft to be upgraded with Blackhawk engine and system modifications by Canadian service company Flying Colours.

Airliner conversions are providing charter operators with an alternative to paying high prices for new aircraft with increasingly long lead times.