German charter operator Luminair is adding three Falcon 900LX trijets to its fleet under an agreement announced with Dassault Aviation today at the Paris Air Show. The Falcons will be delivered before year-end, joining a trio of Cessna Citation XLS business jets that have been in service since the Hamburg-based company earned its air operator certificate.
According to company founder Algernon Trotter, Luminair is seeking to attract customers who are coming to the end of fractional ownership contracts they signed immediately after Covid. He told AIN that the Citations have been in demand as the European summer season gathers momentum. Since the start of 2025, these three twinjets have logged a combined 957 flight hours on trips to 168 destinations.
The Falcon 900LX’s three-zone cabin was one of the main features that influenced Luminair’s choice as it seeks to appeal to family groups requiring transatlantic-range aircraft. Trotter said the other main option considered was the Falcon 2000. The company will be the first fleet operator of the 900LX, according to Dassault Falcon head of civil aviation Carlos Brana.
Along with Luminair CEO David Bergold, COO Alexander Stevens, and customer experience officer Julia Feddern, Trotter previously worked for Air Hamburg. He said that, based on past experience, having a fleet of between 20 and 50 aircraft is the optimum size in the business aviation charter sector.