flyExclusive to provide operations, management and maintenance support to Fly Alliance
Beyond the initial fleet integration, the companies said the agreement creates opportunities for both to expand.
flyExclusive and Fly Alliance have signed a management services agreement under which flyExclusive will provide flight operations, aircraft management and maintenance support for Fly Alliance. The agreement will bring approximately eight Fly Alliance aircraft onto flyExclusive’s operating platform.
Under the agreement, Fly Alliance will continue operating independently under its existing brand and the leadership of CEO Christopher Tasca, maintaining its jet card memberships, charter services, commercial operations and customer relationships. Fly Alliance’s existing members will continue working with company and have access to flyExclusive’s fleet through exclusive membership offerings.
“Fly Alliance remains Fly Alliance,” said Tasca, CEO and co-founder of Fly Alliance. “Our customers will continue working with the people they know and trust, with the personalised service and attention that have always defined our company. What changes is the strength of the operating platform supporting us. By partnering with flyExclusive, we’re combining our customer relationships, sales capabilities and aircraft ownership programmes with one of the industry’s most capable operating organisations.”
The integration is expected to expand flyExclusive’s presence across midsize, super-midsize and heavy-jet categories, including additional Gulfstream aircraft, and expand it’s managed aircraft business.
Jim Segrave, founder, chairman and CEO of flyExclusive said: “This partnership demonstrates the value of that investment. By bringing the additional aircraft and an established customer base onto our platform, we’re expanding our capabilities while creating opportunities for greater utilisation, operating efficiency, and growth. Fly Alliance has built a valuable brand and strong customer relationships. We’re putting the strength of our operating platform behind those relationships to create more opportunities for both organisations.”
Beyond the initial fleet integration, the companies said the agreement creates opportunities for both to expand.
Fly Alliance will continue to develop its relationships with owners and pursue growth through charter, jet card memberships, fractional ownership and aircraft management opportunities. Additional aircraft may be introduced to flyExclusive’s operating platform as the companies expand their relationship.
For flyExclusive, the partnership forms part of the strategy to leverage its vertically integrated operating platform that combines elements including flight operations, aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul, mobile maintenance capabilities and crew resources.
“Private aviation has traditionally been a highly fragmented industry, with operators making many of the same investments in technology, maintenance and operational infrastructure,” said Segrave. “We see a different future, where companies can focus on their customers, their brands, and growing their businesses while leveraging a shared operating platform built for scale. Fly Alliance is a great example of how that model can work. We believe there are significant opportunities to extend this approach across the industry.”
The partnership follows Fly Alliance’s October announcement that it would adopt flyExclusive’s proprietary AI-powered flight management platform Contrails FMS. The technology is designed to improve scheduling, dispatch, fleet optimisation, crew management, maintenance coordination and operational visibility.
