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Solairus to acquire Clay Lacy’s aircraft charter management business, creating a 500-plus-aircraft platform

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Solairus Aviation has agreed to acquire Clay Lacy Aviation’s aircraft charter management business, expanding its managed fleet to more than 500 aircraft. The transaction consolidates two business aviation charter-management platforms and increases Solairus’ operating scale.

Discovered 2026-08-07T10:44:09.697085-07:00 | 2026-08-07T10:44:09.697085-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The acquisition will create a combined managed fleet of more than 500 aircraft, giving Solairus greater scale in business aviation charter management.
  • The deal marks further consolidation among providers that manage aircraft for charter operations, with implications for competitive positioning and service scale.
  • Clay Lacy’s charter management business will join Solairus, changing the ownership and operating structure for the affected aircraft and customers.

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