Talon Air Management-led Buyout Returns Company to Independent Ownership
January 2, 2026
Talon Air was acquired in a private, management-led transaction that closed January 2, 2026, with CEO James Chitty and COO Nicholas Piazza partnering with an aviation-focused investment group to return the company to independent ownership. The deal ends Talon’s affiliation with Vista (which became a shareholder after Vista Global’s 2021 Apollo Jets transaction) and positions the company to expand its aircraft management and private charter operations from its base at Republic Airport in Farmingdale, New York.
- Buyers
- James Chitty, Nicholas Piazza, Aviation-focused investment group (unnamed)
- Targets
- Talon Air
- Sellers
- Vista Global
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Location
- New York, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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