Thrive Aviation (TIV, Las Vegas Henderson) has added a first Challenger 300 to its Part 135 fleet, ch-aviation research shows.
The 12.2-year-old Bombardier Business Aircraft, N753RP (msn 20383), is configured for up to 10 passengers. It was first active under Thrive Aviation's 'TIV' code on April 28, flying between Las Vegas Harry Reid and Los Angeles International.
Simultaneously, Thrive Aviation added other aircraft to the charter fleet, including a fourth Citation Jet 3+, a sixth Citation Sovereign+, and a second G450. The company's Part 135 certificate also includes a Learjet 60XR, a Challenger 604, a Challenger 605, a Citation M2, five Citation Longitudes, a Falcon 2000EX EASy, a Phenom 300, and a Praetor 500. Thrive Aviation's Part 135 fleet has grown from 18 jets in May 2024 to 24 currently.
The Challenger 300 was previously the last unit of the type on the Part 135 certificate of Cirrus Aviation Services, which retired another Challenger 300 the preceding month. Cirrus Aviation Services' charter fleet comprises two Learjet 45XRs, a Learjet 60, a Learjet 60SE, a Learjet 60XR, three Challenger 604s, three Challenger 850s (with a fourth expected to join soon), a Global Express XRS, a Citation XLS, two G550s, four Hawker 900XPs, a HondaJet (APMG), a HondaJet Elite, and two HondaJet Elite S.
Cirrus Aviation Services is no longer operating the Citation Jet 4 Gen2 type, following the removal of N372CZ (msn 525C-0372) from the company's Part 135 certificate in April. The aircraft had been operated on behalf of Jet.AI, which was recently acquired by flyExclusive. The latter confirmed to ch-aviation that Jet.AI’s fleet will transition to FlyExclusive’s certificate.
