A boom in AI startups and SpaceX-driven wealth has sparked increased private jet purchases, keeping aviation professionals like Amanda Applegate busy with aircraft agreements.

NEW YORK/MONTREAL, July 9 : Aviation lawyer Amanda Applegate skipped her annual vacation last month as a surge of wealth from AI startups and SpaceX sent a wave of tech investors…

The IPO of Elon Musk's SpaceX, whose holdings include artificial-intelligence firm xAI, raised a record $85.7 billion for the company and generated unprecedented employee and…