Saturn Aviation (STV, Austin-Bergstrom International) has retired its last Challenger 604, completing the rollover to a fleet comprising exclusively Dassault Aviation Falcon aircraft. It has also added its first Falcon 2000(LX).
ch-aviation research revealed that N945FS (msn 5370) had been transferred to the Part 135 certificate of aircraft management specialist Jet Linx Aviation by July 1, 2024. It began operating for the new carrier on July 3, with its first flight from Austin-Bergstrom International to Houston David Wayne Hooks.
Following the retirement of its last Bombardier Business Aircraft aircraft, Saturn Aviation's fleet comprises one Falcon 900B, one Falcon 900(LX), one Falcon 900EX, one Falcon 900EX EASy, and one recently inducted Falcon 2000(LX), N953GJ (msn 121). In the past, the operator also had various Citations and a Phenom 300 in its fleet.
Jet Linx Aviation currently operates 106 aircraft of over 30 types on its Part 135 certificate, including thirteen other Challenger 604s.