Jet Linx Aviation (JL, Omaha Eppley) has expanded its Part 135-certified fleet with the addition of its first Learjet 75, Citation Jet 4 Gen2, and Citation Jet 1+, according to ch-aviation research.
N1215V (msn 75-017) is a 10.5-year-old Learjet 75 previously operated in the United States by Northern Jet Management. Its final flight under the 'NJM' code was on July 3, 2024, from Venice, FL to Minneapolis Flying Cloud, where it was parked for a month. On August 5, 2024, it flew to Chicago West, operating under the 'JTL' code of Jet Linx Aviation.
The operator has also welcomed a Citation Jet 4 Gen2, N409CJ (msn 525C-0409), into its Part 135 fleet. This 1.5-year-old aircraft was privately operated in the US before its first flight under the 'JTL' code, from Nashville International to Nashville John C. Tune, on July 11, 2024. Prior to that, it had been parked for a month following a flight from Wichita Eisenhower on June 6.
Recently added Citation Jet 1+ N525AN (msn 525-0623) is an 18.1-year-old jet that was previously operated in the US by Pacific Coast Jet (PXT, Oakland International). It last flew under the 'PXT' code on June 10, 2024, from Oakland International to San Antonio International, where it remained parked until June 18. After that, it made a round-trip to Fairfield under the 'JTL' code of its new operator. Initially delivered to TAG Aviation in September 2006, it flew for the Switzerland-based operator for 8.5 years before being re-registered in the US. This aircraft marks the last Citation Jet 1+ to be operated under Pacific Coast Jet's Part 135 fleet.
According to Jet Linx Aviation, the company now operates a fleet of 110 aircraft, encompassing 38 unique types across Part 135 and Part 91 operations. Its Part 135-certified fleet features a diverse range of aircraft from Bombardier Business Aircraft, Textron Aviation, Dassault Aviation, Embraer Executive Jets, and Gulfstream Aerospace.
As for Northern Jet Management, its certified fleet consists of 26 aircraft, including one Challenger 300, one Challenger 350, four Citation Jet 3s, two Citation Jet 3+, one Citation Sovereign, two Citation X, one Citation XLS, one G150, one Hawker 900XP, one Learjet (70), two Learjet 40XRs, two Learjet 45XRs, two Learjet 70s, four Learjet 75s, and one Learjet 75 Liberty.
Pacific Coast Jet maintains 17 aircraft in its Part 135 fleet, including one Citation Excel, three Citation Jet 2s, five Citation Jet 3s, one Citation M2, one Citation Mustang, two Citation Sovereign, one Citation X, one Phenom 300, and two Pilatus Aircraft PC-12s.
