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The majority of Airshare’s flights go in and out of major business markets including Kansas City, the Dallas/Fort Worth area, Denver, the Great Lakes Region as well as Buffalo, NY. However, they recently expanded their operation into the Upper Midwest to include flights to Chicago, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Louisville. Leisure travel makes up 1/3 of their flights heading to popular destinations like Aspen and Napa Valley, and Grand Cayman.
The private aviation company, Airshare, offers a twist on most competitors’ hours-based programs. By using a day-based model for both their fractional and jet card programs, the company says their clients can get more flight time hours. With the business traveler in mind, the company focuses its attention in the Midwest and Texas with newer expansions into the Upper Midwest, to optimize round-trip day travel for clients. This article provides an overview of the company highlighting their jet card and aircraft choices.
The Embark Card and Embark 325 Card are ideal for clients who want to travel private but do not need as many hours per year as the fractional customer. For instance, a typical 1/16 fractional share allows for 20 days of travel each year. In comparison, the Embark and Embark 325 jet cards guarantee 10 usage days per year - equivalent to a 1/32 fractional share on their private fleet.
Travel Destinations
The slightly larger Phenom 300 seats up to eight and holds 76 cubic feet of luggage. With a crew of two pilots and range of 1,970 nm, this jet can reach a cruising speed of 495 mph. This aircraft has been the best seller in its category for several years in a row due to its speed, range and price point. The intelligently designed cabin offers large windows and comfortable seating with all the newest in-flight technology and entertainment options. [links]
Aircraft Fleet
With so many aircraft all over the world, we’re able to waive the positioning (ferry) fees that may be charged by other providers to position a private aircraft where you need it to be. This is the most all-inclusive ferry waiver programme in the industry, and it’s exclusive to NetJets Owners. [links]
- For fractional jet ownership contracts, the acquisition cost is a one-time investment based on the share size and type of aircraft purchased more
- For the private jet lease programme, there is no capital acquisition; instead, lessees have a monthly fee for the term of the contract that is based on the type of aircraft chosen here
The costs associated with private jet travel vary across the industry. Some of these costs are controlled by the market, while others are indicative of the company’s values. At NetJets, we refuse to compromise our values.
In both programmes, the size of the share purchased or leased determines how many hours the aircraft is available to the Owner annually. more
The 2-Year 100-Hour Card is a mix of pricing and policies from its Elite and Classic offerings. NetJets brands its card program under the Marquis Jet label.
Last month we reported NetJets restructured its jet card program eliminating fuel surcharges and cutting prices.
Our database includes Able American Jets; Air Charter Service; Air Partner; Airshare (formerly Executive AirShare); Airstream Jets Inc.; Alliance Aviation; Clay Lacy Aviation; Concord Private Jet; Delta Private Jets, Inc.; Dominion Charter, Ltd.; Dreamline Aviation, Dumont Aviation; Executive Jet Management; Exec 1 Aviation (formerly DashJet); ExpertJet; Flexjet; Fly Aeolus; FlyExclusive; FXAIR; GlobeAir; GrandView Aviation; Hopscotch Air; International Jet; Jet Algo; Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc.; Jet Edge; Jet Linx Aviation; Jetlogic Ltd.; Jet the World; JetSet Group; Jets.com; Jettly; LunaJets SA; Luxury Aircraft Solutions; Magellan Jets; Netjets (including Marquis Jet); Nicholas Air; Northern Jet Management; ONEFlight International; Outlier Jets; Paramount Business Jets; Priester Aviation; Private Jet Services Group (PJS Group); PrivateFly (combined with Skyjet); Prive Jets; Quantum Jets; Sentient Jet; Silverhawk Aviation; Solairus Aviation Aviation; Starflight Aviation; Star Jets International LLC; StraightLine Private Air; Tradewind Aviation; Unity Jets; Vault Jet; Velocity Jets; VistaJet; Wheels Up, and XO (formerly XOJET and JetSmarter). [links]
While jet cards make flying privately easy, comparing prices is difficult.
You can also compare the basic programs. How many hours do you have to buy? Some start at five or 10 hours, while 25 hours is more typical. What’s the minimum deposit? They go as low as $25,000, although $100,000 or more is standard. What type of aircraft do they offer? Do those aircraft meet your needs? Can you change the size or aircraft types to suit your mission or are you locked into a specific type? Is there a fee to change the aircraft type or category, an interchange fee? How does the provider source the aircraft and what are their standards for sourcing those planes? How much experience do the pilots have to have? How far in advance do you need to make reservations? What about on peak days? What are the policies covering cancellations? Is Wifi guaranteed? On light jets, will the toilet be fully enclosed? Some don’t have any. Others just have a curtain or emergency potty. There are also different rules covering taking your pets or sending unaccompanied minors. Other variances that can be compared with some ease is how much insurance coverage is provided? What’s the policy on getting you a replacement aircraft if there is a mechanical, a delay upstream or one of the pilots gets sick? Another key variable of jet card programs is the primary service area, the geographic footprint where the general terms of your membership apply. While most companies offer programs that cover the Continental U.S., some are regional, and others cover varying areas of the Caribbean, Mexico, and Canada, and there are even some that have fixed rates for flying worldwide or within Europe.
Peak day surcharges are another area where there is a wide variance – not only in the number of peak days – but also the extra cost. While a number of programs that have peak days don’t have a surcharge – just longer lead times for reservations and cancellations – surcharges run as high as 40%, although they are more typically 5-to-20%. I generally suggest looking for programs where you can avoid peak days as the provider often reserves the right to move your departure time by +/- 3 hours. However, to the point of this article, since peak days vary, you need to make sure when looking at rates, you take this into account. If you compare two programs, one that has an $8,000 hourly rate but no peak day surcharge may seem more expensive, until you find the other program at $7,000 per hour has a 20% surcharge. For a three hour flight, you would actually pay $1,200 more if you just looked at the hourly rates. [links]