Thomas Flohr founded VistaJet in 2004. The Malta-based ‘hours programme specialist’ is now part of the wider Vista Global Group, which is headquartered in Dubai. Overall group performance last year was strong and Vista now holds 5% of the total market share in the private aviation sector. In 2023, on-fleet hours grew by some 17% to 200,000 hours with double-digit growth across all geographical regions. The Group operated just over 87,000 flights – an increase of 18% YoY and 80% greater than pre-pandemic levels.