Netjets Tackles Boom in Business Sales of Shares, Leases, and Jet Cards for Light Jets
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PUBLICATIONS Vol.50 | No.8 $9.00 AUGUST 2021 | ainonline.com Due to “unprecedented” demand, NetJets has temporarily paused NetJets tackles boom in business sales of shares, leases, and jet cards for light jets. That includes the Embraer Phenom 300 (shown by Chad Trautvetter here) and Cessna Citation XLS. NetJets has “temporarily paused” sales of selling “NetJets” fractional shares in 1986). service employees through year-end and OEMs fractional shares, leases, and jet cards for It added that inventory constraints within investing nearly $2.5 billion for 100 new the Cessna Citation XLS and Embraer Phe- the light jet category have reached a point aircraft to be delivered between now and Major upgrades to nom 300 due to “unprecedented demand that additional NetJets fractional sales the end of 2022. n Pilatus PC-24 page 8 within the private travel industry,” a com- before more aircraft are delivered would pany spokeswoman told AIN. “The deci- put service at risk. Read Our SPECIAL REPORT sion to pause light jet sales, in addition to “While most NetJets owners have expe- Research previous announcements regarding raising rienced business as usual in their recent NIAR adds mx to maker card prices and eliminating peak period travels, a few have felt the challenges that page 17 day travel on card purchases, allows the coincide with heightened demand across Product Support labs company to continue…delivering the best the industry,” the company said. “The vast The results of the AIN 2021 Product possible experience to all owners.” In the number of flights is taxing the air travel Support Survey for business aircraft Safety meantime, the company is putting prospec- infrastructure in ways we haven’t seen in airframe manufacturers are in and Retired Sumwalt recalls tive customers for light jets on a waitlist. years—everything from fueling and ramp show that AIN readers are passionate According to NetJets, record contract space to catering and ground transportation about the aircraft they fly, maintain, NTSB stint page 28 utilization by existing fractional owners are being pushed to their limits in many loca- and operate. has resulted in flight demand currently tions. This is mainly due to demand across Avionics exceeding all other highs in the company’s the industry, as well as staffing challenges.” page 20 57-year history (the company was founded To meet continued demand, NetJets News from the AEA in 1964 as Executive Jet Airways and started said it is hiring hundreds of pilots and convention page 34 CLEANER AIRSPACE. prae•tor six hun•dred : superior cabin health with standardized HEPA filters and Microshield360 protection +1 321 751 5050 | embraer.com/human CLEANER AIRSPACE. prae•tor six hun•dred : superior cabin health with standardized HEPA filters and Microshield360 protection +1 321 751 5050 | embraer.com/human INSIDE this issue JAMES HOLAHAN "1921#2015$, FOUNDING EDITOR WILSON S. LEACH, FOUNDER & CEO EDITOR!IN!CHIEF – Matt Thurber NEWS EDITOR ! AIN PUBLICATIONS " Chad Trautvetter SENIOR EDITORS " Charles Alcock, Curt Epstein, Kerry Lynch Gregory Polek – Air Transport, Jerry Siebenmark CONTRIBUTORS David Donald – Defense Mark Huber – Rotorcraft Jennifer Leach English David Jack Kenny – Safety Gordon Gilbert Richard Pedicini James Wynbrandt PRODUCTION MANAGER " Martha Jercinovich GRAPHIC DESIGNERS " John A. Manfredo, Grzegorz Rzekos 17 14 DIGITAL SOLUTIONS MANAGER " Michael Giaimo DEVELOPER " Ryan Koch PRODUCT DIRECTOR OF VIDEO " Ian Whelan SUPPORT CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER " Dave Leach SURVEY VICE PRESIDENT SALES & MARKETING " Karl H. 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