Nice fuel shortages: how to plan Côte d’Azur private jet trips with fewer surprises

In early July 2026, private jet operators reported a short-lived refuelling problem at Nice Côte d’Azur Airport. The airport remained usable, but some private aircraft were temporarily unable to take fuel, forcing operators to rethink routing, uplift and alternates. For anyone planning a Riviera trip, the lesson is not that Nice should be avoided. It […]

What the June 2026 EU Taxonomy ruling means for sustainable business aviation

On 24 June 2026, the EU General Court annulled the European Commission’s exclusion of aircraft manufactured for private or commercial business aviation from the EU Taxonomy’s “transitional” activities. The case was brought by Dassault Aviation, maker of Falcon business jets, after the Commission’s 2023 delegated regulation kept business aircraft manufacturing outside the sustainable finance framework. […]