Multiple reports say the private jet market is seeing a surge in purchases and charters linked to new and expected wealth from the AI industry and SpaceX. Aviation lawyer Amanda Applegate, based in Cleveland, Ohio, describes a recent increase in clients seeking aircraft-purchase agreements after major “liquidity events” in tech, noting that many are venture capitalists, early employees, founders, and other investors. One catalyst cited is the IPO of SpaceX, which raised a reported $85.7 billion and substantially increases wealth among employees and founders tied to the company and related ventures including artificial-intelligence firm xAI. Other outlets frame the pattern as part of a broader wave of liquidity from AI startup financing and anticipated IPOs, with bankers and deal professionals also involved in directing new capital toward private aviation. Overall, the articles depict private jet demand rising as newly minted millionaires and people expecting large returns seek faster, more flexible travel options, whether through buying aircraft or chartering them. The reports do not provide broader market-wide price or volume figures, but they consistently attribute the uptick to tech-driven wealth flows.