JetSuite is flying again as Superior Air Charter

JetSuite Superior Air Charter

With three Embraer Phenom 100s, JetSuite had told the bankruptcy court it intended to restart operations, and it may just have done that

It looks like JetSuite is getting ready to relaunch operations, if it hasn’t already.

A website with the URL superior.flights, was created on Oct. 16 and used the same syntax as an updated message on the JetSuite.com website. Perhaps coincidentally, JetSuite received $6.5 million in CARES Act payroll support funds on the same date.

A look back at who received CARES Act Payroll Support Payments

CARES Act private aviation recipients

The Payroll Support Program under Division A, Title IV, Subtitle B of the CARES Act provided payroll support to passenger air carriers, cargo air carriers, and certain contractors for the continuation of payment of employee wages, salaries, and benefits. Here’s who got how much

It’s uncertain when there will be more government for the airline industry, and if so, will it extend to the private aviation side?

While the CARES Act payments have been widely credited for helping business jet operators get back on their feet quickly, they also have detractors, including NetJets, the largest private jets operator.

Dumont Aviation gains $3 million in CARES Act funds

Dumont Aviation

Top 25 private jet charter operator Dumont Aviation is the latest jet card provider to get payroll support

Updated: Our Private Jet Operator CARES Act Relief Scorecard shows how much the 25 largest U.S. fractional and charter operators received in payroll support

Delaware-based Dumont Aviation has received just under $3 million in payroll support as part of the CARES Act. The operator of owned and managed private jets ranks 24th for flight hours in the U.S. among Part 135 and 91k operators, according to Argus data (table below).

XOJET Aviation rings up $13 million in CARES Act funds

XOJET XO

The private jet charter operator is part of Vista Global Holdings, which includes VistaJet and brokerage arm XO

Our Private Jet Operator CARES Act Relief Scorecard shows how much the 25 largest U.S. operators received in payroll support

Ft. Lauderdale-based XOJET Aviation is the latest of the major private jet charter and fractional share players to have signed an agreement to receive funds as part of the CARES Act. It entered into an agreement with the Treasury Department last month providing $13.1 million.

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