— Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview —
Who controls Google's AI Overview for Private Aviation, Los Angeles?
Clay Lacy Aviation holds the strongest AI opening share on the Private Aviation Los Angeles market across the 7-run window (July 20–26, 2026), recording 23.51% of all AI answer openings observed over the period.
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- Market
- Private Aviation
- Location
- Los Angeles
- Observed period
- July 20–26, 2026
- Run type
- Period run · 7 comparable runs
- Queries
- 105 queries per run
- Search engine
- Device
- Desktop
- Source location
- United States
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- Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview
“No actor has locked in authority on the Los Angeles private aviation AI opening-control rail — every position remains contested.”
Quick answer
The top-10 panel is populated entirely by focused sources and two general-purpose platforms.
Key reading
Private Aviation · Los Angeles · AI Overview · July 20–26, 2026
Clay Lacy Aviation holds the rank-1 position in the period-wide AI opening-control ranking at 23.51%, with jettly.com in second at 16.84% — a gap of 6.67 percentage points. The top 3 actors together hold more than the remaining 7 combined, yet no actor has established structural authority lock-in across the 7 runs observed — the entire panel remains open to shifts in positioning. Two general-purpose platforms, youtube.com and reddit.com, appear alongside niche domains, signaling that AI reaches beyond specialist sources when opening answers on this market. The 9 sources behind Clay Lacy Aviation range from 16.84% down to 3.68%, a spread of 19.82 percentage points that underscores how sharply the surface tapers from the top.
Core metric
AIO opening control — top 10 · Private Aviation · Los Angeles · AI Overview · July 20–26, 2026
Observed metric
AIO opening control — top 10
| Actor | Rank | AIO opening share | Presence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Lacy Aviation | #1 | 23.51% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| jettly.com | #2 | 16.84% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| stratosjets.com | #3 | 9.12% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| XO | #4 | 8.07% AI opening share | opening in 6/7 runs |
| youtube.com | #5 | 7.02% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| evojets.com | #6 | 5.79% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| reddit.com | #7 | 5.09% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| losangelesprivatejets.com | #8 | 4.91% AI opening share | opening in 7/7 runs |
| amalfijets.com | #9 | 3.86% AI opening share | opening in 5/7 runs |
| blade.com | #10 | 3.68% AI opening share | opening in 6/7 runs |
How the actors read on the surface
Private Aviation · Los Angeles · AI Overview · July 20–26, 2026
Clay Lacy Aviation holds the strongest AI opening share on this market in the period-wide ranking, at 23.51%. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, placing it among the most frequently visible sources on this surface across the window.
jettly.com records 16.84% AI opening share on this market and sits 6.67 percentage points behind Clay Lacy Aviation. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, making it the closest pursuer on cumulative opening volume over the period.
stratosjets.com records 9.12% AI opening share on this market, sitting 14.39 percentage points behind Clay Lacy Aviation. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, anchoring the middle tier of the panel.
XO records 8.07% AI opening share on this market and sits 15.44 percentage points behind Clay Lacy Aviation. It opened AI answers on 6 of 7 comparable runs — one of three actors on the panel that did not carry signal in every run.
youtube.com is a general-purpose platform recording 7.02% AI opening share on this market. It sits 16.49 percentage points behind Clay Lacy Aviation yet opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, a presence frequency matching the rank-1 actor.
evojets.com records 5.79% AI opening share on this market, sitting 17.72 percentage points behind Clay Lacy Aviation. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, holding a position in the lower half of the panel by cumulative volume.
reddit.com is a user-generated / discussion platform recording 5.09% AI opening share on this market. It sits 18.42 percentage points behind Clay Lacy Aviation and opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs — the second platform on this panel.
losangelesprivatejets.com records 4.91% AI opening share on this market, sitting 18.60 percentage points behind Clay Lacy Aviation. It opened AI answers on 7 of 7 comparable runs, a niche domain whose name signals geographic focus on this Los Angeles surface.
amalfijets.com records 3.86% AI opening share on this market and sits 19.65 percentage points behind Clay Lacy Aviation. It opened AI answers on 5 of 7 comparable runs, the lowest presence frequency on the panel.
blade.com records 3.68% AI opening share on this market, the lowest on the governed panel, sitting 19.82 percentage points behind Clay Lacy Aviation. It opened AI answers on 6 of 7 comparable runs.
Pattern on the observed surface
Private Aviation · Los Angeles · AI Overview · July 20–26, 2026
The panel is top-heavy but not locked
The panel is top-heavy but not locked. The top 3 actors together hold more than the remaining 7 combined, yet the rank-1 share sits at 23.51% — well short of a majority. No actor has established structural authority lock-in across the 7 runs observed — the entire panel remains open to shifts in positioning. Two platforms — youtube.com and reddit.com — sit in the middle and lower tiers, indicating that AI reaches for user-generated and video content alongside specialist domains when opening answers on this market. The bottom half of the panel is compressed: the 9 sources behind Clay Lacy Aviation range from 16.84% down to 3.68%.
Why this reading matters
Private Aviation · Los Angeles · AI Overview · July 20–26, 2026
Clay Lacy Aviation holds the rank-1 position in the period-wide ranking, yet its 23.51% share means AI Overviews still open with a different source in the large majority of instances. The presence of two general-purpose platforms alongside niche domains suggests that AI's sourcing logic on this market draws from a structurally mixed pool — specialist aviation content competes directly with discussion threads and video for the primacy slot.
Market implication
Private Aviation · Los Angeles · AI Overview · July 20–26, 2026
No actor has established structural authority lock-in on this AI opening-control surface across the 7 runs observed — the entire panel remains open to shifts in positioning. For any actor monitoring its AI opening visibility, this observation signals that the opening-control rail is distributed enough that cumulative positioning over a window, rather than any single-run snapshot, is the meaningful unit of measurement.
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- Private Aviation · Los Angeles
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- AI Overview · Google · Desktop
- Observed:
- July 20–26, 2026
- Published:
- July 28, 2026
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Who controls Google's AI Overview for Private Aviation, Los Angeles? Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/private-aviation-los-angeles-ai-overview-control-july-20-26-2026 Scope: Private Aviation · Los Angeles · AI Overview · Google · Desktop Family: Ranking Top 10 Observed: July 20–26, 2026 (2026-07-20/2026-07-26) Published: July 28, 2026 Method — How readings are scoped: https://theobservatory.io/method#standards Method — Run metadata: https://theobservatory.io/method/panel#run-metadata Method — Source protocol: https://theobservatory.io/method#source-protocol Method — Corrections and right of reply: https://theobservatory.io/method#corrections Public table: https://theobservatory.io/articles/private-aviation-los-angeles-ai-overview-control-july-20-26-2026/data.csv Citation text: https://theobservatory.io/articles/private-aviation-los-angeles-ai-overview-control-july-20-26-2026/citation.txt Reuse terms: https://theobservatory.io/terms Clay Lacy Aviation holds the strongest AI opening share on the Private Aviation Los Angeles market across the 7-run window (July 20–26, 2026), recording 23.51% of all AI answer openings observed over the period. Key facts: • Clay Lacy Aviation: 24% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs • jettly.com: 17% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs • stratosjets.com: 9% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs Published table — AIO opening control — top 10 (July 20–26, 2026 · 105 queries per run · 7 comparable runs): Rank · Actor · AIO opening control 1. Clay Lacy Aviation — 23.51% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #1 2. jettly.com — 16.84% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #2 3. stratosjets.com — 9.12% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #3 4. XO — 8.07% AI opening share · opening in 6/7 runs — #4 5. youtube.com — 7.02% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #5 6. evojets.com — 5.79% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #6 7. reddit.com — 5.09% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #7 8. losangelesprivatejets.com — 4.91% AI opening share · opening in 7/7 runs — #8 9. amalfijets.com — 3.86% AI opening share · opening in 5/7 runs — #9 10. blade.com — 3.68% AI opening share · opening in 6/7 runs — #10 Reading basis: This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Private Aviation Los Angeles in Los Angeles on Google desktop across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period July 20–26, 2026. Per-actor AI opening share values are the sum of each actor's openings across all comparable runs divided by one single period-wide denominator. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by cumulative opening volume over the period. The observation was aggregated from 105 observed queries. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 7 of 7 runs. Limitations and non-claims: — Observes the observed AI answer surface only; within a defined scope and window. — A period aggregate (7 comparable runs) — not a claim about bookings, revenue, or market share. — Scoped to Private Aviation Los Angeles, July 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window. — The Observatory · Private Aviation · Los Angeles · AI Overview · Google · Desktop · July 20–26, 2026 Based on governed AAI Kernel evidence. Capture identifier: pr_1791410655378_ezs84g. Cite freely with attribution. Published by The Observatory. Source footnote: Sourced from a published AAI MIB card. The Observatory publishes this card’s public findings; values are as observed on the search surface, not business-market claims. Attribution: Published by The Observatory · Based on an AAI Kernel capture · governed by The Observatory editorial system Cite: According to The Observatory (July 28, 2026), Who controls Google's AI Overview for Private Aviation, Los Angeles?. https://theobservatory.io/articles/private-aviation-los-angeles-ai-overview-control-july-20-26-2026 This record is the published reading and its public table/slice as served on the card — not the complete underlying capture or provider dataset. Observed by The Observatory. Not an endorsement, recommendation, market-share claim or commercial ranking. Free reuse, including commercial republication, under The Observatory’s Terms. Retain attribution, source link, scope and date. Revision: 23c8b42b93f93269
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FAQ
- What does 'AI opening share' measure?
- AI opening share captures how often a given source is cited at the very opening of an AI Overview answer — the first source AI reaches for. It is not the same as general citation share (which counts all citations regardless of position) and does not reflect organic search ranking.
- How were these values calculated across the 7-run window?
- Each actor's raw AI answer openings were summed across all 7 comparable scheduled runs in the window (July 20–26, 2026), and shares were computed against one single period-wide denominator. The panel is ranked by cumulative opening volume, not by an average of daily values.
- Can this card establish a longer-term trend in AI opening behavior?
- No. This observation covers an observation period of 7 comparable runs. AI Overview opening behavior is volatile across queries, models, and dates. This observation does not establish a longer-term trend.
Scope and limitations
Private Aviation · Los Angeles · AI Overview · July 20–26, 2026 · what this card does not claim
- Observes the observed AI answer surface only; within a defined scope and window.
- A period aggregate (7 comparable runs) — not a claim about bookings, revenue, or market share.
- Scoped to Private Aviation Los Angeles, July 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window.
Method & source
This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Private Aviation Los Angeles in Los Angeles on Google desktop across 7 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period July 20–26, 2026. Per-actor AI opening share values are the sum of each actor's openings across all comparable runs divided by one single period-wide denominator. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by cumulative opening volume over the period. The observation was aggregated from 105 observed queries. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 7 of 7 runs.
The complete methodology — scope, panels, run conditions and corrections — is set out on the Method page.
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Period observation across 7 comparable scheduled runs (July 20–26, 2026). AI Overview opening-control evidence available on 7 of 7 runs. This observation does not establish a longer-term trend. No claim about general citation share or organic visibility.
A capture from AAI Kernel’s governed intelligence — published by The Observatory. One reading of many; the publication date is distinct from the observed window shown above.Published 2026-07-28 · Governed capture ID · pr_1791410655378_ezs84g
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The Private Aviation Los Angeles room places this AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 reading alongside the market’s other published observations.
For the same observation window, July 20–26, 2026, Private Aviation Los Angeles is also read in the AI Citation Ranking — Top 5 table, the Organic Ranking — Top 5 table and the Query Spotlight table; each keeps its own reading basis.
The Dubai / Abu Dhabi reading and Hong Kong reading examine the same AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 for July 20–26, 2026; compare the stated reading bases before drawing a cross-market conclusion.
