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Flexjet CEO Mike Silvestro Receives the Living Legends of Aviation’s Lifetime Aviation Industry Award
The Chief Executive Officer of Flexjet , a global leader in subscription-based private aviation, has received the Living Legends of Aviation Lifetime Aviation Industry Award.
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Flexjet To Expand Private Jet Terminal Network
Fractional-jet-share provider Flexjet will open three more private terminals this year, bringing its total to eight in the U.S.
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Flexjet Announces Major Expansion of Private Jet Terminal Network
Flexjet Inc, a global leader in subscription-based private aviation, today announced that it will open three additional private jet terminals, bringing its total to eight within the U.S.
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Inside Flexjet’s Newest $75 Million Gulfstream G650
Forbes.com notes Flexjet’s latest LXi interior is just a taste of what is in motion to step up the in-flight experience to even higher levels.
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Private jet business booms despite commercial airline revival
Although demand has stabilized to some degree, many who may have used private aviation once in a while in the past continue to fly privately with regularity as was seen over the recent holiday period. (Subscription Required) (Source: Financial Times)
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FLEXJET NAMED TITLE SPONSOR OF NHRA FACTORY STOCK SHOWDOWN, WHICH WILL RACE AT 10 EVENTS IN 2023
NHRA officials announced that Flexjet, a global leader in subscription-based private aviation, has been named the title sponsor of the exciting NHRA Factory Stock Showdown class for the upcoming 2023 season.
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Flexjet Completes Seventh Air Charter Safety Foundation Industry Audit Standard, Becoming First in Industry
Flexjet, Inc. announced it has, once again, successfully completed the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) Industry Audit Standard (IAS) audit.
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Flexjet Graduates its first class of Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Technicians from their FAA-Accepted Apprentice Program
Flexjet, Inc., a global leader in subscription-based private aviation, announced the graduation of its first class of Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) apprentices.
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Private Jets Are Filling The Void As Airlines Cut Flights To Small Airports
As airlines cut flights to regional airports, private jets are filling the gap, more travelers are steering clear of commercial. (Source: Forbes)
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Flexjet Partners with University Hospitals to TransportPet Pals Facility Dogs to Their New Home
Flexjet is expanding its longstanding relationship with University Hospitals (UH) by supporting the Pet Pals Program.
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Flexjet partners with University Hospitals to transport Pet Pals facility dogs
Flexjet is expanding its longstanding relationship with University Hospitals (UH) by supporting the Pet Pals Program. Highly trained facility dogs were flown aboard a Flexjet Praetor 500 to their assignments comforting children and adults undergoing highly stressful medical treatments. (Source: Private Jet Card Comparisons)
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Private jet travel is booming. No, you still can’t afford it.
One possible antidote to commercial aviation’s mass cancellations, interminable delays, widespread staff shortages and violent outbursts by unruly passengers is the relative calm of flying private, a sector that has boomed during the pandemic. (Source: Washington Post)
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Flexjet Assists in VIP “Very Important Pooch” Delivery
Furthering its relationship with University Hospitals (UH), private lift solutions provider Flexjet recently transported a team of emotional support dogs and their handlers to Cleveland, where the two golden retrievers, Loki and Natasha, will join the UH Cleveland Medical Center staff. (Source: AIN)
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The New Food Fight? Private Jets Are Racing to Serve Cuisine Made by Michelin-Starred Chefs
Food wars take on a new meaning at 45,000 feet when Michelin-starred restaurants pair up with jet firms to offer a fresh, new take on high-altitude cuisine. (Source: Robb Report)
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Aaron Stanfield Closes Out Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown Season with Victory at Texas Motorplex
ENNIS, Texas (October 16, 2022) – Aaron Stanfield and the Stanfield Racing Engines Chevrolet COPO Camaro battled to the Texas NHRA Fall Nationals win Sunday at Texas Motorplex to finish the 2022 season with his first win of the season. Stanfield, also the No. 1 qualifier of the event, would have a solo in what
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Aaron Stanfield Earns No. 1 Qualifying Position and Spot in Semifinals at Texas Motorplex
ENNIS, Texas (October 15, 2022) – Aaron Stanfield and his Stanfield Racing Engines Chevrolet COPO Camaro captured the final No. 1 qualifying position of the 2022 Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown season Saturday at the Texas NHRA Fall Nationals and picked up two round victories to reach the semifinals at Texas Motorplex. Stanfield earned the
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David Barton Crowned Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown Champion
ENNIS, Texas (October 15, 2022) – The 2022 Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown battle between Chevrolet COPO Camaros, Ford Cobra Jets and Dodge Challenger Drag Paks for the 2022 championship came to an end Saturday at the Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex when David Barton and his Saw Mill Auto COPO Camaro qualified
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Flexjet to Go Public Through $2.6 Billion SPAC Deal
Subscription-based jet company Flexjet Inc. said it has struck a deal to go public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company that would value the combined entity at about $2.6 billion. (Source: The Wall Street Journal)
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Aviation firm Flexjet sets plan to become a public company
Northeast Ohio is getting a new public company. Private jet service Flexjet Inc. of Richmond Heights on Tuesday morning, Oct. 11, announced it plans to go public via a merger with blank-check firm Horizon Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: HZON) in a deal that will value the combined company at about $3.1 billion. (Source: Crain’s Cleveland Business)
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Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown Championship to be Decided at Texas NHRA Fall Nationals
ENNIS, Texas (October 12, 2022) – Competition between Chevrolet COPO Camaros, Ford Cobra Jets and Dodge Challenger Drag Paks in the Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown class will come to a head at this weekend’s season finale, the Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex just outside of Dallas. David Barton and his Saw Mill
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Forbes: Flexjet Plans SPAC IPO With Billionaire Todd Boehly Valued At $3.1 Billion
Directional Aviation will combine its OneSky Flight unit, which includes fractional share operator Flexjet, jet card seller Sentient Jet, two on-demand charter brokers, aircraft management and maintenance, with Forbes 400 lister Todd Boehly’s ($5.3 billion, ranked 184) Horizon Acquisition Corporation II (NYSE: HZON) SPAC. The deal, announced this morning, is valued at $3.1 billion. It is expected to … Continued
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Flexjet, a Global Leader in Subscription-Based Private Aviation,to Become a Public Company Via Business Combination with Horizon Acquisition Corporation II
Flexjet, a global leader in subscription-based private aviation announces a definitive business combination agreement that will result in Flexjet becoming a publicly listed company.
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David Barton Scores Second Consecutive Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown Victory
READING, Pa. (September 18, 2022) –David Barton and his Saw Mill Auto Chevrolet COPO Camaro picked up their second consecutive Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown victory Sunday at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, the seventh of eight events on the 2022 season schedule. David Barton, winner Pep Boys Nationals, photo by
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Flexjet Once Again Honored as One of Northeast Ohio’s Best Places to Work
Flexjet LLC, offering travelers access to the world’s most luxurious fleet of private jets, today announced that it has been named by the Employers Resource Council (ERC), producer of the NorthCoast 99 Awards, as one of the 99 best places to work in Northeast Ohio for the 19th year overall and 14th consecutive year.
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Flexjet to Showcase its New Private Helicopter Division During Monterey Car Week with a Sikorsky S-76 on Display at The Quail
Flexjet to Showcase its New Private Helicopter Division During Monterey Car Week with a Sikorsky S-76 on Display at The Quail
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