Flexjet
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Flexjet is a business division of Montreal-based Bombardier
and offers access to fractional jet ownership, whole aircraft ownership/management, charter brokerage services and jet card products.
, Flexjet started as a fractional jet ownership provider of Bombardier aircraft, including the Learjet 40 XR, Learjet 45 XR, Learjet 60 XR, Challenger 300 and Challenger 604 and 605 business jets. In 2006 Flexjet began offering access to the Flexjet 25 Jet Card - operated by U.S. air carrier Jet Solutions under FAR Part 135. Flexjet introduced whole aircraft ownership and management in 2008 with the Flexjet One program. In 2010 Flexjet incorporated Bombardier’s charter brokerage division, Skyjet, and began offering charter services in the form of the Flexjet charter card and on-demand charter brokerage services In 2010 Flexjet created an alliance with Vista Jet and Korean Air. More information can be found at Flexjet.com.
Bombardier Aerospace
Bombardier Aerospace is a division of Bombardier Inc. and is the third-largest airplane manufacturer in the world. It is headquartered in Dorval, Quebec, Canada.- History :...
and offers access to fractional jet ownership, whole aircraft ownership/management, charter brokerage services and jet card products.
Overview
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, Flexjet started as a fractional jet ownership provider of Bombardier aircraft, including the Learjet 40 XR, Learjet 45 XR, Learjet 60 XR, Challenger 300 and Challenger 604 and 605 business jets. In 2006 Flexjet began offering access to the Flexjet 25 Jet Card - operated by U.S. air carrier Jet Solutions under FAR Part 135. Flexjet introduced whole aircraft ownership and management in 2008 with the Flexjet One program. In 2010 Flexjet incorporated Bombardier’s charter brokerage division, Skyjet, and began offering charter services in the form of the Flexjet charter card and on-demand charter brokerage services In 2010 Flexjet created an alliance with Vista Jet and Korean Air. More information can be found at Flexjet.com.
Services
- Whole Aircraft Management and Ownership — The Flexjet One program allows owners to purchase a whole aircraft and put it under Flexjet management. Benefits include access to the Flexjet fractional program fleet, the ability to utilize more than one aircraft in a single day, predictable expenses, no start-up costs, personnel management, hangaring or maintenance. Owners have the benefits of the Flexjet fractional program, such as its secondary service area, in which ferry fees are eliminated for travel to and from locations outside the continental United States. Other benefits include a reduction of the total hourly rate (including fuel) by up to 20% and the ability to sell unused hours (in flight time) back to Flexjet.
- Fractional Ownership — Individuals or companies can purchase a share in a Bombardier business jet and gain access to the Flexjet fractional program fleet at a fraction of the full ownership cost. Flexjet owners select the aircraft type that best fits their needs, determine the number of hours per year they fly, and purchase shares starting at 1/16 of the total shares of an aircraft (equal to 50 hours of flying). Owners pay predictable monthly management and usage fees, while Flexjet manages aircraft maintenance, flight crews, hangars, fuel and insurance on their behalf.
- Flexjet 25 Jet Card — First introduced in 2006, the Flexjet 25 Jet Card—operated by U.S. air carrier Jet Solutions under FAR Part 135 — offers travelers access to private jet travel in increments of 25-, 30- and 35-hours – on Jet Solution’s fleet of Bombardier Learjet 40 XR, Learjet 45 XR, Learjet 60, Challenger 300 and Challenger 604 business aircraft. Jet card owners can choose from price levels for each aircraft based on a preset number of travel days per year – ranging from 365-day availability to a 355-day, 325-day or 275-day travel calendar. Additional hours are also available for purchase.
- Flexjet charter card – The Flexjet charter card offers access to over 50 different aircraft models from turbo-props to long-range jets, operated by a network of highly qualified, Flexjet-approved U.S. air carriers under Part 135. The program works on a debit model, allowing customers to place a deposit and use the funds to fly on the aircraft of their choosing. The charter card offers flat hourly rates without commitment, management fees or up-front acquisition capital costs and guarantees 365-day availability with advance reservation and no blackout dates.
- Flexjet on-demand charter brokerage services - On-demand charter brokerage services offer Flexjet customers pay-as-they-go access to the same aircraft and network of U.S. air carriers operating those aircraft under Part 135 utilized by the Flexjet charter card.
Awards
Flexjet has earned a number of awards including:- Robb Report'sRobb ReportThe Robb Report is an American, English-language, luxury-lifestyle magazine featuring products — including automobiles, real estate and watches — for affluent connoisseurs.-History:...
best of the best in flight services - Flexjet Part 145 Repair Stations have been awarded eleven consecutive FAA Diamond Awards for maintenance-training excellence. Flexjet has also been awarded a Platinum rating, the highest rating possible, by Aviation Research Group/U.S., Inc. (ARG/US).
Fractional Program Fleet
- Learjet 40 XR
- Learjet 45 XR
- Learjet 60 XR
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- Challenger 300
- Challenger 604/605