London City Airport is expecting to further boost its business aviation services after its sale to a consortium of financial services and infrastructure companies. The deal is subject to EU merger clearance but is expected to be confirmed in November.

Earlier this year London City Airport published a master plan setting out proposals to expand its FBO area of operations by 50 per cent and attract business from large charter aircraft. In April the company launched PrivateJet to provide a global executive jet charter brokering services..