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Jet Linx Omaha has been named as one of Omaha’s Best of B2B companies for the third year in a row by Omaha magazine. The award recognizes local businesses that provide the best service in their respective fields, voted on by local business owners and executives who subscribe to the bimonthly magazine.
Move over United Airlines, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines. Here comes AirChicago, and it’s targeting those business travelers they and the TSA have helped alienate with tighter seats, rude service, nickel and dime fees and of course the hassles of transiting the commercial terminals of O’Hare and Midway. The new service, which is slated for a launch at the end of May or beginning of June, will enable travelers to buy four different levels of membership ranging from $1,750 to $14,000 per year. You then will pay per flight with pricing designed to fit between discounted and full fare first class rates, around $500 per hour, so under $2,000 for a roundtrip between Chicago and New York.
Researcher Wealth-X and VistaJet, which offers a high-end Jet Card membership program, earlier this week released The Private Jet Traveler Report 2018, a global perspective on who flies privately and how. Since the research was based in part on the VistaJet clientele, I am not sure it represents the entire industry (VistaJet’s sweet spot is long-hauls and 3+ hour trips on SuperMid and Large Jets). However, it does provide some interesting insights into why folks fly privately, none of which may be a surprise to you as a regular user of private jet services, but does dispel a few champagne and caviar myths.
It has been a bad stretch for pets flying by commercial airlines, and like many of you, pet owners have come to realize that there is a better way to fly, mainly by private jet. Nancy Trejos, USA Today’s travel editor, today takes a look at the subject with an article, “Traveling with a pet? Should you fly commercial or private”
PrivateFly is celebrating its 10 year anniversary by publishing a list of its 10 most memorable flights. “In private aviation every flight is different, and there’s a story behind each one – showing where and why people fly. We’ve enjoyed picking out some of the unforgettable flights over the past 10 years, to give a fascinating and often surprising insight into private jet travel today,” says Adam Twidell, CEO and co-founder.
