Adopted by French Assembly amid industry warnings of economic harm but unlikely to be enacted. In late October 2024, a controversial legislative proposal to significantly increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) on luxury nautical assets in France was decisively rejected...

What it means for business aviation and private jet travellers following the November 2025 United Kingdom government budget announcement. Air Passenger Duty (APD) is the UK’s long standing departure tax applied to passengers flying out of UK airports. Historically...

As the year draws to a close, the team at Martyn Fiddler likes to reflect on the events of the past twelve months—to see what we can learn, and perhaps, what we should learn to forget. The dominant theme this year has undoubtedly been the widening gap between rich and...