Year: 2019

Dec 23 2019

Flexjet Just Added the New Embraer Praetor 500 Jet to Its Fleet

Late last year, Embraer unveiled its new Praetor 500 midsize and Praetor 600 super-midsize business jets and received an overwhelmingly positive response. Just a year later, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer received a $1.4 billion order from Flexjet to get the pioneering wings into the skies. And, today, the first delivery of the Embraer Praetor 500 was made. (Source: Robb Report)

Dec 23 2019

Flexjet Revealed Top Private Jet Travel Destinations for the Holiday Season

With nearly seven million Americans expected to take to the skies this holiday season, private jet travel provider Flexjet also is seeing major increases among those flying privately over the holidays. Flexjet Chief Operating Officer Megan Wolf explains the increase in private jet travel this holiday season to the overlapping of Hanukkah (December 22-30), Christmas and New Year’s. (Source: Lux Expose)

Dec 23 2019

Flexjet Braces for the Holiday Surge

With more than a third of Americans expected to travel this holiday season, including more than 7 million by air, private aviation providers are expecting a year-end boost. Flexjet noted that the surge started several weeks ago. (Source: AIN)

Dec 23 2019

Flexjet accepts first Praetor 500 from Embraer

Flexjet said it has taken delivery of its first Embraer Praetor 500. It is part of a $1.4 billion order announced in October with Embraer Executive Jets. The order includes the Praetor 500 and 600 aircraft and Phenom 300 light jets. (Source: Private Jet Card Comparisons)

Dec 23 2019

Flexjet takes first Praetor 500 from its $1.4 billion order

Flexjet has taken delivery of the first Praetor 500 from its $1.4 billion October 2019 order with Embraer. The fractional jet company is the first fleet customer for the aircraft. (Source: Corporate Jet Investor)

Dec 23 2019

Embraer Kicks Off Flexjet Order with Praetor 500 Delivery

Flexjet has taken delivery of an Embraer Praetor 500 business jet, marking the first delivery from the fractional operator’s $1.4 billion order for a mix of Praetor 500/600s and Phenom 300Es announced at NBAA-BACE 2019 in October. (Source: AIN)

Dec 23 2019

Flexjet Accepts First Delivery of the New Embraer Praetor 500 Just Weeks After Order

Flexjet, a global leader in fractional private jet travel, today announced its acceptance of its first delivery of the Embraer Praetor 500, part of a $1.4 billion order announced in October with Embraer Executive Jets, a division of Embraer for the Praetor 500 and 600 aircraft and Phenom 300 light jets. Flexjet is the fleet launch customer for the Praetor 500, expanding its fleet of superior midsized aircraft.

Dec 20 2019

Private Jet Travel Takes Off This Holiday Season

With nearly seven million Americans expected to take to the skies this holiday season, up 4.9 percent from last year, global private jet travel provider Flexjet also is seeing major increases among those flying privately over the holidays, with travel reaching record levels over Thanksgiving and continuing its growth during the holiday season. Travel on December 20 and 21 is expected to exceed that of Thanksgiving weekend – annually the busiest travel days of the year.

Dec 18 2019

Flexjet’s Aspen World Snow Polo Championship Experience, the Only One of Its Kind in North America

Flexjet today announced an exciting snow polo sponsorship. The company is an official sponsor of the 2019 Aspen World Snow Polo Championship to be held December 18-20, 2019. In addition, Flexjet will sponsor the Flexjet Polo Team, led by Melissa Ganzi, throughout 2020.

Nov 25 2019

The wealthy are starting to fly private sooner, Flexjet CEO says

“We have seen a significant trend of corporate flight departments utilizing Flexjet for supplemental lift,”  Flexjet CEO Mike Silvestro on CNBC’s Squawk Box. (Source: CNBC’s Squawk Box)