Wheels Up's Reed heads to Elevate Aviation as CSO

Wheels Up veteran Jon Reed is headed to Private Jet Services Group, Keystone Aviation parent Elevate Aviation as Chief Sales Officer.

Posted in: News by Doug Gollan, May 10, 2023

Wheels Up veteran Jon Reed is headed to Private Jet Services Group, Keystone Aviation parent Elevate Aviation Group as Chief Sales Officer

Elevate Aviation Group, the parent of Keystone Aviation and Private Jet Services Group, has hired Wheels Up veteran Jon Reed as its first Chief Sales Officer.

Reed had been with Wheels Up since 2013 and was a vice president.

Previously he had been at Citation Air, NetJets, and Marquis Jet.

Reed joins Gulfstream Aerospace alum Will Dent, appointed Chief Marketing Officer last year.

It acquired Keystone Aviation in early 2022.

Reed’s news comes a day after Wheels Up announced Founder, Chairman, and CEO Kenny Dichter was stepping down.

Wheels Up’s CMO, Lee Applbaum, left last week.

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