VistaJet may increase Global 7500 deliveries; XO expands shared flights

VistaJet Global 7500

After accepting its 10th Global 7500, VistaJet may take an additional 10 ultra-long-range private jets instead of 7 this year

XO will add two Challenger 850s to expand by-the-seat flights between New York and South Florida

Vista Global’s VistaJet is accelerating growth at the top end of the ultra-long-haul market as sister XO seeks to boost the by-the-seat market of entry-level private jet flyers.

XO adds new fleet type, expands flight credit discounts

XOJET new Challenger 300 interior

XO Signature and Select members get future flight credits of 4% and 2% when they charter across the entire Vista Global fleet

The unit of Vista Global is adding 8 Citation Excels to its U.S. program fleet by year’s end

XO Signature and Select members now have four times as many aircraft to earn 4% and 2% future flight credits. They will also have a new midsize aircraft in the U.S. program fleet.

Who pays for deicing a private jet? With some programs you do!

private jet deicing

Deicing can run up to $10,000 per incidence, so if you are doing a lot of winter flying, it’s something you should consider when comparing jet cards

 

If you’ve mainly flown commercially, on a corporate jet or with friends, you may not have thought about deicing in terms of who’s paying for it. So you bought a jet card. Congratulations – you just made your life easier for you and whoever will be flying with you! As you sit in the FBO on a cold winter’s day and watch the truck pull up next to your jet, you might think, “Geez, I’m glad I’m not that guy on the boom lift. It must be cold up there!” You may not have realized that what was coming out of the hose was not just fluid, but money, possibly yours. Chances are you won’t find out about it until you get your monthly statement weeks late. I say possibly because some jet card programs include deicing and others don’t.

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