Pinnacle Aviation Charter (Scottsdale) has ceased Gulfstream Aerospace and Hawker Beechcraft charter operations following the retirement of its last G200 and its sole Beechjet 400 from its Part 135-certified fleet, according to ch-aviation research.
The most recent retirement, G200 N20BD (msn 14), is 25.1 years old and is configured for up to 10 passengers. It was last active on December 19, 2024, departing Scottsdale, where it was based, for Ponca City, followed by another flight to Grand Rapids, MI, before a final leg to Stuart Witham, where it has remained parked since. The jet, which joined Pinnacle Aviation Charter's fleet in 2014, was the last of five G200s operated by the company.
Beechjet 400 N64VM (msn RJ-1) was removed from the operator's Part 135 certificate at the same time as the G200, but was retired from service already in 2024. The 40.1-year-old aircraft, configured for up to eight passengers, was active until May 2024. It has been parked at Scottsdale since then, except for two local test flights. Pinnacle Aviation Charter, which operated this jet since 2010, previously flew two sister-type Hawker 400XPs.
Following these retirements, Pinnacle Aviation Charter's Part 135 fleet now includes two Challenger 300s (one added in January 2025), a Challenger 605, a Global 5000, a Citation Excel, a Citation XLS, a Legacy 600, a Phenom 300E, a Premier I, and a Cirrus SR-20. The operator recently retired its last Challenger 350 and Challenger 604.
