Four Seasons Takes To The Skies in 2015

Four Seasons, the pioneer and global leader in the luxury hospitality market, continues to re-imagine the whole concept of high end travel by introducing their Four Seasons Jet, the industry's first fully branded private jet experience. (For those who track these types of ventures, Hooters Air was a completely different deal but hey, what's the harm in reminding everyone about them anyway?)

Beginning in February 2015, the jet, sporting the widely recognized Four Seasons logo on the tail, will transport some fifty guests on various flights, offering high-end travelers a distinctly Four Seasons travel experience. The retrofitted Boeing 757 will feature interior and exterior designs customized by the company's team of design experts. The in-flight staff, which includes a dedicated on-board concierge, will coordinate with local related concierges in each destination to ensure that the entire experience is nothing short of extraordinary.

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WTA Awards - ElJet Grabs Private Jet Charter Company Title From NetJets

As reported in June, ElJet is an air charter service operator that has seemingly found an excellent balance between luxury and affordability.  Even better, the prestigious international World Travel Awards just awarded the Los Angeles-based company the 2013 winner’s spot in the “Leading  Private Jet Charter Company in North America” category.  The purpose of these awards is to recognize the best travel organizations in the world through a global industrial vote, which is equivalent to the Oscars in the travel industry.  For the most recent awards, nearly 650,000 professionals in 191 countries in the tourism sector voted.

Launched in 2006, ElJet has a distinguished history of awards, accolades, growth and achievement.  This includes being a two-time winner of the Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Companies in America and a 2012 Nominee for the WTA’s Leading  Private Jet Charter Company in North America Award.  With their most recent award, ElJet can now boast that they just displaced a highly-respected company and brand (NetJets) that, besides being a major force within the private aviation industry, is part of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway business empire.  These types of "David versus Goliath" stories never seem to get old.

Great web site, great choice for air charter services.

"On Wall Street they say “you can’t fight the tape” and the “trend is your friend.”  There is no doubt that the charter consumer today is more educated and smarter with their travel dollars than ever before.  With recent noteworthy fractional companies making negative headlines, we are happy to be on the winning side of this positive trend.  It is with great pride that we receive this important award granted by World Travel Awards, since this is a recognition of the daily work we perform in order to provide a world class Travel Experience to our clients,” says Levi Lieder, COO at ElJet. 

PlaneSense Proudly Takes Delivery of Their 49th Pilatus PC-12

As already reported, building a long-term (and profitable) fractional aircraft ownership company is anything but a sure thing. In spite of this, one company called PlaneSense has continued to thrive. In fact, the company just hit a very important milestone by taking delivery of their 49th PC-12. (Is anyone else noticing a correlation between the Pilatus PC-12 aircraft and promising/successful businesses?) Founded in 1995 and launched in 1996, PlaneSense hass clearly doing some very good things for both their customers and shareholders.

Company founder and CEO George Antoniadis made the big announcement last month at PlaneSense headquarters in Portsmith, N.H. With aircraft replacements and retirements through the years, the company's current fleet has 30 of the single-engine turboprops, each with an average age of five years. PlaneSense now has roughly 300 owners and aircraft usage in July was up by 20 percent over July of last year. The company's fleet have now made 200K+ flights since it began operations, making it the largest civilian operator of the PC-12. PlaneSense is clearly firing on all cylinders.

All Signs Point to Success for Surf Air

Surf Air, the "all-you-can-fly" airline that is looking to revolutionize private air travel, took to the skies last June and all indications are that the launch met or greatly exceeded everyone's expectations.  Company Founder and CEO Wade Eyerly was interviewed by CNBC regarding the important milestone and he seemed confident that Surf Air will do for the airline industry what Netflix has done for the movie industry. (OK, that's great Wade but $1,650 is still a little bit more than $7.99 per month.)

Of course where would any entrepreneur (and their related disruptive business plan) be without a few naysayers?  Former Continental CEO, Gordon Bethune, is among the list of skeptics who is questioning the wisdom of Surf Air's monthly subscription business model.  In fact, he even used the P.T. Barnum "sucker" reference to make his point.  Ouch.  In spite of critics like Gordon, all signs continue to point to the company being successful.

Stratos Jet Charters Focuses on Long-Term Client Relationships

Stratos Jet Charters web site makes the jet booking process easy.

A private jet booking service company by the name of Stratos Jet Charters is all about building long-term client relationships.  Per the company's web site, "client relationships are born of good experiences, not long-term contracts".  Those are some solid words to live by. Given their strong client focus, is it any wonder that Stratos Jet Charters is considered one of the air charter industry leaders?

Stratos Jet Charters' stated mission is to provide an air charter service that educates and helps clients make the most informed buying decisions.  And, let's face it, with all the money being spent on such a large transaction, it pays to put your trust in an air charter company that is really doing their homework for you.  In addition to their education resources, Stratos Jet Charters takes pride in providing their clients with fair pricing and honest advice.  By always putting the customer first and continually representing their best interest, Stratos Jet Charters has built a solid list of clientele to include a number of high profile individuals.

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In terms of all the "must have" resources air charter companies should offer, Stratos Jet Charters offers some great tools and related resources to help ensure their clients always choose the right aircraft for their intended mission.  Their Jet Charter Airport Directory is an especially useful resource.  (Sure, this information is available on other web sites but it's nice to have it readily available when you are planning your next trip via private jet.)  The company also offers a wide array of One-Way Jet Charters that can provide clients with deep discounts over a traditional charter flight.  If all that's not enough of a reason to book your next air charter flight with Stratos Jet Charters, here are a few other very solid reasons...