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Flexjet hikes pilot hiring, private jet deliveries

April 7, 2022April 9, 2022by Doug Gollan

Flexjet will add 50 private jets in 2022 and has increased its target for new pilot hires from 300 to 350

Flexjet plans to hire 350 pilots and add 50 new private jets during 2022. The announcement means it is increasing its target for new pilot hires from its previously stated goal of 300. It currently employs over 800 pilots.

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Flexjet adds contactless boarding with a new greeting for private jet flyers

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021by Doug Gollan1 Comment

The Flexjet Salute will now greet jet card customers and fractional owners

As part of its COVID-19 avoidances protocols, number two fractional fleet operator Flexjet has introduced contactless boarding.

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Exclusive: Flexjet sets 2021 Europe launch; Sentient Jet to add health and hygiene requirements for operators

May 19, 2020July 7, 2020by Doug Gollan3 Comments

In a wide-ranging interview, Directional Aviation’s boss Kenn Ricci tells Private Jet Card Comparisons Flexjet’s Europe growth is moving forward, it is expanding use of private jets to position pilots, and Sentient Jet will introduce health-safety requirements for its partner operators

A McKinsey study reveals 90% of those who can afford to fly privately don’t; However, UHNWs and corporate executives are often part of the high-risk profile for COVID-19

With tailwinds gradually picking up, Directional Aviation Capital’s principal Kenn Ricci announced his OneSky Flight’s Flexjet unit will expand its European presence in 2021.

Before the Covid-19 Coronavirus crisis, plans had called for a launch this month during the annual EBACE exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Flexjet is targeting NetJets customers to switch

August 30, 2019August 31, 2019by Doug Gollan2 Comments

The two largest private jet operators in the world are headquartered 21 minutes from each other as the private jet flies. Judging by Flexjet’s current ad campaign, the gloves are off…

It’s 114 nautical miles as the private jet flies from John Glenn Columbus International Airport in central Ohio north to Cuyahoga County Airport in Cleveland. The former is home to Warren Buffett-owned NetJets, the largest operator of private jets in the world, and the undisputed leader in fractional ownership. The latter is the home turf of Golden Domer, Kenn Ricci, whose wide smile and neighborly demeanor belie that in his own right he has made a mark in aviation, acknowledged in 2017 with the Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur Award at the 14^th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards.