Jet Edge targets NetJets, Flexjet with VNY billboards

Jet Edge Billboard

KKR-backed Jet Edge is targeting fractional operators NetJets and Flexjet promoting discounted flat-rates from Los Angeles to the East Coast and Hawaii

After expanding its capped and fixed-rate programs aboard its growing fleet of Challenger and Gulfstream stand-up cabin jets, Jet Edge is using out-of-home advertising to target key competitors.

VistaJet offers two free nights for flights to the Caribbean

Caribbean resort

Luxury private jet operator VistaJet is offering two free nights at partner hotels in a short-term booking promotion

If you want to get away, the Caribbean sounds good, and you are ready to book, call VistaJet. The luxury private jet operator is offering a short-term charter promotion.

Wheels Up acquires private jet operator Mountain Aviation

Wheels Up Mountain Aviation

Wheels Up has acquired Mountain Aviation, the 10th largest U.S. Part 135 private jet operator, adding 59 private aircraft to its fleet

The deal makes Wheels Up the world’s largest Citation X operator and sets it up to be a major player in transcontinental private jet flights

Add Mountain Aviation to the list. After acquiring Delta Private Jets, Gama Aviation Signature, and TMC Jets over the past 19 months, Wheels Up has acquired the 10th largest private jet charter operator in the country.

Cheap private jet flights: 11 big mistakes private flight buyers make

private jet

Don’t believe articles that technology is lowering private jet prices. Promises of cheap private jet travel are often based on misleading press releases and a lack of knowledge

Promises of cheap private jet flights invoking Uber analogies and claiming technology breakthroughs that lower charter costs are common themes of uninformed coverage. The articles are wrong. Apps don’t impact how much you will pay. In fact, most online pricing tools for private jets don’t even give you hard quotes. They are simply tools to capture your contact information so sales reps can follow-up.

Much of the charter rates you see online are estimates. And for every slick app, you’ll find if you aren’t familiar with the industry’s ins and outs, it’s easy to make big mistakes when buying private flights. With COVID-19 causing more consumers to shop for private aviation options, if you are serious, buyer beware.

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