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XO, the combination of XOJET and JetSmarter, and now part of Vista Global Holdings, is offering inbound flights to New York to transport medical supplies.
Miami-based Prive Jets is creating a reduced deposit program at $50,000. Hourly rates are the same as its $100,000 deposit jet card.
Light jet rates for the new program are $4,815 per hour. Midsize jets are $6,265 on an hourly basis, with super mids at $8,905, and heavy private jets at $12,565.
Updated April 6, 2020 @7:16pm
One point of the 880-page CARES Act is a waiver of the 7.5% Federal Excise Tax (FET). The holiday lasts between March 28 and December 31, 2020. It’s normally levied for domestic Part 135 flights, which includes domestic jet card trips. It was also applied to U.S. flights that start or end within 200 miles of the southern and northern borders.
You might naturally assume that you won’t pay FET for flights during the rest of the year. You would be wrong. It depends on your program. So, how does this impact you?
NetJets is eliminating fuel surcharges on its Marquis jet card programs and moving to inclusive pricing. At the same time, it is reducing the inclusive pricing on its Elite branded jet cards.
The move was not publicly announced but is instead being communicated directly to customers and prospects.
Private jet operator Priester Aviation is reducing the buy-in for its Centerline jet card to 10 hours from 25 hours. The move means starting price is now around $55,000, down from close to $150,000.
Priester is the latest private aviation membership provider to create a new option in response to the COVID-19 Coronavirus crisis.
The pandemic has created a need for short-notice evacuation and relocation flights.
