An estimated $50 million in jet card deposits are at stake in JetSuite’s shutdown

JetSuite Tony Hsieh

Customers say there have been no communications since the private jet operator posted notice Thursday it had grounded its fleet

Private jet charter operator JetSuite and its sibling JSX look to be facing an uncertain future. The latter runs scheduled flights between private terminals using reconfigured regional aircraft.

Both had cut a high profile in the industry, attracting investments from JetBlue and Qatar Airways.

JetSuite’s Chung named to 2020 Ebony Power 100 List

Jet Suite Stephanie Chung

JetSuite president Stephanie Chung has been recognized as a trailblazer in Ebony Magazine’s annual power list awards

Stephanie Chung, the president of JetSuite, has been named to the 2020 Ebony Magazine 2020 Power 100 List.

The first African-American female to lead a major private aviation company, Chung was named as one of the magazine’s Trailblazers.

The annual list included Super Bowl-winning quarterback Patrick Mahomes, power couple John Legend and wife Chrissy Teigen, and CBS host Gayle King among others.

JetSuite and JSX earn perfect score in 2020 Corporate Quality Index ranking

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The two JetSuite, Inc. companies are the only aviation businesses to receive a 100 point score and rank in the transportation and travel category

Private jet charter and jet card operator JetSuite and JSX, a by-the-seat scheduled service with daily flights from private terminals, received a score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2020 Corporate Equality Index (CEI).

The CEI benchmarking survey and report measure corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality.

JetSuite partners with Hyperice to enhance pilot wellness

JetSuite pilots

JetSuite plans to offer similar health tech solutions for both JetSuite passengers and employees.

Hyperice, known for its presence in the professional sports and fitness industries, announced its first-ever health technology aviation partnership with JetSuite, designed to enhance pilot wellness and performance.

The partnership gives JetSuite pilots access to Hyperice’s recovery and mobility devices which help to relax and loosen muscles, increase circulation and enhance the range of motion and flexibility.

Our partnership with Hyperice was developed to increase the long-term wellness of our pilots through leading recovery and mobility devices that help offset the physical demands of flying. After all, they are our athletes in the sky.

Stephanie Chung, president of JetSuite

In a press release, Hyperice said, “Pilots’ health and wellness can often be compromised due to an irregular diet, sleep pattern, and exercise schedule. Their daily regimen is imperative to ensure they stay healthy and perform at the safest level.”

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