Vista Global Holding, the Dubai-based owner of VistaJet and XOJET, has agreed to purchase US charter carrier Jet Edge, the eighth largest operator in North America based on fractional and charter flight hours. Vista Global founder and CEO Thomas Flohr said the purchase would satisfy rapidly increasing demand from US customers for Vista’s hours programmes. “Bringing Jet Edge into the group scales up our presence in North America, giving Vista the opportunity to turbocharge growth in the most dynamic business aviation market,” he commented. The acquisition adds a further 100 Gulfstream and Challenger aircraft, around 60% of which are under management for owners, bringing Vista Global’s total fleet size to some 340 aircraft.