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Wheels Up is adding large cabin fixed rates and a no-fee membership tier for on-demand charter

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019by Doug Gollan

With the move, Wheels Up will offer members fixed rates from the King Air 350i through light, midsize, super-midsize and large cabin private jets

Following its acquisition of TMC Jets and Avianis, plus the launch of its Connect membership earlier this year, and flush with $128 million in new funding, Wheels Up continues its aggressive moves.

During the National Business Aviation Association’s annual conference being held in Las Vegas, founder and CEO Kenny Dichter said in the next year the company will launch a no-cost membership enabling users to book on-demand charters using dynamic pricing the from its Wheels Up Marketplace launched in February.

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Wheels Up adds capped hourly rate, guaranteed availability Super Midsize jets

August 13, 2019August 16, 2019by Doug Gollan

The new program follows its light jet program introduced earlier this year.

When Wheels Up’s Kenny Dichter told Squawk Box on CNBC in January that it was working on strategic initiatives, common wisdom in the industry was the founder and CEO was following a similar move by XOJET in 2018, which ultimately led to its acquisition by Vista Global and merger with JetSmarter.

It hasn’t turned out that way.

Weeks later came Connect, a new entry-level membership, priced at $2,995 designed to increase the addressable mark of customers who want to share flights to save costs.

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Wheels Up is launching a guaranteed rate light jet program; expanding its flight sharing platform

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018by Doug Gollan

The new light jet program will provide attractive jet pricing for key north-south routes

Wheels Up is poised to launch its first off-fleet pay-as-you-go guaranteed rate program early next year with a light jet card, founder and CEO Kenny Dichter tells Private Jet Card Comparisons. He said the aircraft will come from the jet card provider’s network of vetted operators and will provide members a solution priced between its King Air 350i and Citation Excel/XLS that will be ideal from places like Boston, New York and Chicago to popular Florida destinations such as Palm Beach, Miami, and Naples.

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Wheels Up is the Official Private Aviation partner of ‘Capital One’s The Match: Tiger vs. Phil’ golf showdown

November 23, 2018by Doug Gollan

After its sponsorship of Kentucky Derby Triple Crown winner Justify, Wheels Up is betting that the golfing legends will get its brand in front of affluent consumers

Pay-as-you-go jet card provider Wheels Up and Turner Ignite Sports today announced a marketing partnership as part of Capital One’s The Match: Tiger vs. Phil, the pay-per-view event featuring Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson later today. Capital One’s The Match: Tiger vs. Phil live coverage on Turner Sports begins at 2 pm EST. Wheels Up sponsored Justify for the third leg of the Triple Crown earlier this year.

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