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How To Maximize Your Private Jet Summer Trip To Europe

May 16, 2023  |   Contributor: JustLuxe Team

Summer is just around the corner in Europe and that means only one thing for savvy travelers: planning season! It’s never too early to start booking summer travel for one of the most diverse continents in the world – with s

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Predictions and Trends: 2023 A Banner Year for The Private Fractional Jet Industry

Mar 16, 2023  |   Contributor: Susan Kime

In 2022, Fractional aircraft flights reached a new record for hours flown, growing even faster than charter flights or wholly owned flights, according to data from

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Solving the Private Aircraft Purchase Puzzle: A Conversation with Nick Copley, Co-Author of the Aircraft Buying Guide.

Nov 14, 2022  |   Contributor: Susan Kime

 Often, ideas for informative books begin with conference data; numbers that CEOs discuss, then move on. This occurrence is generally what happened with the new book, recently published (October 2022) entitled Aircraft Buying Guide 2022. It w

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Top Seven Luxuries of Flying on a Chartered Plane

Apr 29, 2022  |   Contributor: JustLuxe Team

Flying can become a chore after the fourth or fifth time you get on a plane. If you are often flying for pleasure or business, you are likely tired of the commercial experience.

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Embraer's New Jets Take Passengers Back to the Glory Days of Flying

Mar 23, 2017  |   Contributor: Nicolle Monico

During the golden days of air travel, passengers used to throw on their finest outfits for the trip, making the whole experience that much more luxurious. Nowadays, dressing the part is much less common. However, one company is looking to take passengers back to a time when Pan Am and Mad Men-esque attire ruled the skies.

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The Low Down on Luxury Hotels & Private Jet Partnerships

Jun 4, 2016  |   Contributor: Nicolle Monico

Luxury hotel brands and private jet partnerships seem like a natural collaboration, yet the number of high-end properties partnering with aircrafts is pretty slim. Other than Las Vegas which has its fair share of jet alliances (makes complete sense), many of our favorite global brands have yet to jump on the trend.

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Shangri-La Takes to the Skies With New Private Jet Partnership

May 4, 2016  |   Contributor: Nicolle Monico

While private jet companies partnering with hotel is not a relatively new concept, it has taken awhile for it to really take flight (pun intended) across the globe. Four Seasons has their own private plane which took its first world journey in 2013, BlueStar Jets is in partnership with four different boutique hotels across the US and The Gansevoort Hotel Group selected JetFlite International as their exclusive private aviation provider.

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NetJets Slashes China-Based Membership Costs More Than Fifty Percent

Apr 16, 2015  |   Contributor: Mila Pantovich

NetJets recently announced that they will be making their US- and European-based fractional fleets available to customers in China via their prepaid Private Jet Travel Card. Not only does the updated card connect China-based clients to hundreds of countries, it also cuts down on membership costs by more than half. 

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Headed to the Masters Golf Tournament? Here's Why You Should Fly Private

Apr 10, 2015  |   Contributor: Mila Pantovich

The Masters Golf Tournament is without a doubt one of the biggest golfing events in the world, setting off a run of four key events commonly called “the majors”: Masters, US Open, Open Championship, and PGA Championship. Held at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, the tournament attracts droves of spectators, industry leaders and professionals, which naturally correlates with an increase in private jet travel. After all, you have to get there somehow. To get the skinny on why people are choosing private over commercial, we spoke with executives at Flexjet, XOJET, and JetSuite. 

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CEO Wade Eyerly Explains How Surf Air Operates Like Netflix For the Skies

Oct 25, 2013  |   Contributor: Katherine Bond

"Let's buy a plane. . . and start an airline!" That's not the usual aspiration of those who find flying a casual hobby, but Wade Eyerly listened to his brother (who was then in flight school) and started Surf Air in 2011. A former Economist for the Defense Intelligence Agency and Staff Officer with the Department of Defense, Eyerly had no knowledge of private flight, let alone affordable private flight.

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First Airbus ACJ321 Private Jet Delivered to Owner

Jul 2, 2013  |   Contributor: James Rothaar  |  2 Comments

The latest private jet by Airbus, the ACJ321, was delivered reports business aviation news website, Blue Sky. Comlux, a private-aviation firm, is the first customer to take physical ownership of the deluxe aircraft. The private jet is currently being fitted with a VVIP cabin and is expected to be up and running in 2014. With its stretched fuselage, the ACJ321 is the longest private jet in the industry.... Read More

Dassault Falcon Launches New High-Tech Website

Jun 18, 2012  |   Contributor: James Rothaar  |  2 Comments

Dassault Falcon has launched a new global website that allows visitors quick access to information on Falcon aircraft, enhancements and a line of communication with customer service capabilities. The aviation company tapped technology that is workable on all browsers on computers as well as personal and mobile devices.... Read More

Celebrity Pilots Taking to the Air

May 29, 2012  |   Contributor: Carly Zinderman

Have you ever wondered how actors make it seem so easy to fly planes in movies? From the Millennium Falcon to Air Force One, Harrison Ford is just one of many prime examples of a celebrity turned pilot. Take a look at who else is soaring the friendly skies, off-camera.... Read More

Cirrus Makes Highly Anticipated Announcement on Vision SF50 Aircraft

Apr 18, 2012  |   Contributor: James Rothaar

Private aircraft manufacturer Cirrus Aircraft announced today that it expects to make the first delivery to an owner of the Cirrus Vision SF50 in 2015. The new aircraft is reported to be in a niche of its own that lands somewhere between piston single and twin models and VLJs (very light jets). ... Read More

Elite Aviation and STAjets Partner to Expand Base in SoCal

Apr 12, 2012  |   Contributor: James Rothaar

Private airliner Elite Aviation has entered into an agreement with Orange County’s STAjets to provide the Van Nuys, Calif.-based firm with a second base of operations in Southern California.... Read More

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