Year Founded
2018
Headquarters
Las Vegas, Nevada
Leadership
Curtis Edenfield
CEO/Partner
Rickey Oswald
COO/Partner
Stuart Edenfeld
Director of Operations/Partner
Dawit Palmer
VP, Aircraft Maintenance and Ground Operations
Andy Martens
VP, Flight Operations
Kelly Pryor
VP, People and Culture
Thrive Aviation was the 19th-largest U.S. private jet operator ranked by charter and fractional flight hours in 2022, according to Argus TraqPak data.
The company was founded in 2018 and offers a capped-pricing jet card program with aircraft on an as-available basis.
It operates a fleet of primarily new from OEM Textron Cessna private jets, including the super-midsize Sovereign, midsize Citation XLS+, and light CJ3+.
In 2022, it added a Gulfstream G600 to its fleet.
It also offers aircraft management as of 2023.
| Aircraft | Aircraft Size | Number in Fleet |
|---|---|---|
| Cessna Citation CJ3 and CJ3+ | Light | 2 |
| Cessna Citation Sovereign | Super Midsize | 4 |
| Cessna Citation Longitude | Super Midsize | 4 |
| Bombardier Challenger 650 | Large | 2 |
| Dassault Aviation Falcon 2000 | Large | 1 |
| Dassault Aviation Falcon 900 | Large | 1 |
| Embraer Praetor 500 | Midsize | 1 |
| Gulfstream G450 | Large | 5 |
| Gulfstream G600 | Ultra Long Range | 1 |
| Bombardier Learjet 60XR | Midsize | 2 |
2018
Thrive Aviation is privately held. Vitali Lapko, Curtis Edenfield, Rickey Oswald, and Stuart Edenfield are all owners.
Curtis Edenfield
Thrive Aviation uses its fleet of owned private jets
Thrive Aviation’s jet card program begins at $50,000
Thrive Aviation offers fixed-hourly rates with repositioning costs additional
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