Story ID: 100Aug17
Jet Linx Reaches 100th Aircraft Milestone
By: Samantha Cartaino
Caption: The private jet company’s fleet now includes 101 aircraft ranging from helicopters, turboprops and light, midsize, super midsize and heavy jets. 
Word Count: 408
Omaha, Neb.-based Jet Linx Aviation recently added its 100th aircraft. The century aircraft, unidentified by type, joins a mixed fleet of helicopters, turboprops and light, midsize, super-midsize and large-cabin business jets operated under Parts 91 and 135. The company marked the milestone with a series of private events with team members in Omaha, as well as with industry partners Duncan Aviation, FlightSafety International, Signature Flight Support and Stellar. Since Jet Linx accepted the 100th, five more aircraft are poised to join the fleet once they pass through the FAA conformity process.

As of early last month, 91 aircraft were on the company's Part 135 certificate, and five of them—a Learjet 40XR, Pilatus PC-12, Hawker 400XTi, Falcon 50 and Challenger 604—were undergoing conformity with the FAA. Five more aircraft—a King Air 200GT, Citation XLS, Citation Sovereign+, Legacy 600 and Challenger 604—are being submitted into conformity. Four managed aircraft are operated under Part 91 for exclusive use by their owners.

The company links its aircraft management and Jet Card programs, a cost-effective business model, explained president and CEO Jamie Walker. Aircraft owners transform a capital-intense investment into a revenue-producing asset to offset their cost, and Jet Card members enjoy the availability of a managed fleet.

“We manage everything from helicopters to heavy jets,” Walker told AIN. “Our goal is to support the needs of each individual aircraft owner and their mission profile. Once we see the aircraft owner's mission profile, we determine how it complements our Jet Card membership program. It's a partnership between us and each individual aircraft owner.”

Jet Card program members have access to the entire Jet Linx fleet and can choose among one-way, round-trip and hourly flights. Jet Linx bills members only for their occupied flight time and not for the empty return leg, a policy it says makes it stand out among charter companies. The company’s primary service area covers the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean; international service areas cover Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, South America and Central America.

According to Argus TraqPak, Jet Linx added 38 aircraft, 250 members and two city bases last year. Walker told AIN that his company plans to add between 38 and 42 aircraft by year-end, which will allow it to take on between 300 and 325 new Jet Card members. Jet Linx has 14 base locations in the U.S. and the goal of 25 by the end of 2020.

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