Jet Linx launches Operator Alliance, calls Part 135 operators to join
California-based aircraft management firm Pacific Coast Jet is the first partner in the Operator Alliance.
Jet Linx has launched Operator Alliance, an initiative that gives Part 135 operators access to Jet Linx’s national network. Jet Linx has a network of 22 locations across the US.
Designed for local and regional charter operators, Jet Linx said the alliance will help companies grow without requiring the size of investment and time needed if they were to do it on their own.
Jamie Walker, the executive chairman of Jet Linx said: “The programme has been designed to help smaller operators overcome the large investments of time and capital needed to grow their business. While also making our operation more efficient. It’s a win-win, we share in the expense and buying power, which makes it more efficient for all participants.”
Through the Operator Alliance, operators can leverage the back-office infrastructure of Jet Linx’s Global Safety & Operations Center, located in Omaha, Nebraska. The centre oversees accounting, technology, safety, training, fleet operations and procurement functions – including fuel, insurance, maintenance and crew training. Operators will also have the opportunity to white-label the company’s Jet Card Membership programme.
California-based aircraft management firm Pacific Coast Jet is the first partner in the Operator Alliance. The move comes as part of a long-term partnership due to Pacific Coast Jet’s scale on the US West Coast, a region where Jet Linx plans to expand in 2027, said Walker. Pacific Coast Jet manages more than 20 aircraft.
Jesse Ahearn, founder and CEO of Pacific Coast Jet said: “What attracted me to Jet Linx wasn’t simply their scale. Their philosophy fits ours. They believe private aviation is fundamentally a local relationship business.
“Our strategy at Pacific Coast Jet has been to continue adding aircraft and expanding into additional markets. Scale is becoming more than an advantage in our industry – it is increasingly important to long-term success. We see that throughout private aviation as strong operators combine and larger platforms continue to develop. Partnering with Jet Linx gives us the opportunity to accelerate the strategy we already had by using infrastructure that has already been built at national scale, while keeping our attention focused on our aircraft owners, customers and local relationships.”
Jet Linx said it expects to expand the Operator Alliance selectively to other Part 135 operators.
“Local operators have built trusted businesses in the communities they serve,” said Walker. “The Operator Alliance gives them the ability to invest more of their time in those local relationships while we support their back-office needs in a much more cost-efficient structure.”
