Working At JetSmarter
Jetsmarter, Inc. Judging by the way it has been received in the market (FYI, the app allows a flight to be booked in just about three minutes), JetSmarter certainly seems to have achieved its founding goals. Several startups are coming up to provide ‘Uber for Private Jet' services for instant bookings of private jet charters.
You can search for private flights, book a rental jet, and pay on-they-fly. They log onto the app, input their empty flights, then fill the flights with JetSmarter customers. The company uses a smart phone application to connect passengers and air carriers to chartered flights.1 Over 3,000 aircraft are available for booking through JetSmarter's mobile app.
NetJets is a private jet charter service that advertises itself as catering to family, business, and life." Established in 1964, NetJets is one of the oldest private jet companies out there. Jet Linx, a fleet operator that charters planes to JetSmarter, is a big fan of the company.
And if you're thinking of buying one of the new "social" memberships that give you access to the empty leg flights ("jetdeals") know ahead of time that there are very few in the U.S. to or from anywhere you want to go, and the cancellation rate (sorry, no plane for you after all) is over 50%.
I loved watching the app and seeing flights like Houston to Aspen, Jackson, Vail, Hailey, Kansas City, St. Louis, Hyannis, Columbus, Las Vegas, Dallas, Austin, Pensacola, Panama City, and more appear. Tiered membership costs range from $5,000 to $15,000, according to the company all members get access to regularly scheduled Jetshuttle flights, custom charters, or last-minute JetDeals" seats.
Now, there's a service which allows you to book a private jet through your mobile - it's being hailed as the Uber of air travel. The app makes it easy for business and leisure travellers to book private jets via the JetShuttle service. We're the fastest growing private jet company right now, democratizing the private air industry.
Through a proprietary technology platform - driven by algorithms, artificial intelligence and mobile distribution - the JetSmarter app, available for iOS and Android, optimizes inventory to drive down prices to create guaranteed availability and scalability around the world.
Before private jet sharing apps like JetSmarter appeared, passengers who wanted to get away from commercial airlines relied on brokers or bought shares in an aircraft. With membership tiers that range from $5,000 to $50,000 , JetSmarter's higher-tier members can basically shuttle wherever they want as a part of their subscription, while lower-tier members pay a surcharge for flights.
Flights offer free helicopter transfers - and allow travelers to avoid hours of TSA lines, lost baggage and more. Tim Martz made a fortune in broadcast radio, but he still felt a sting every time he chartered a private jet. Petrossov argues that this market can be five times bigger if it's optimally run.
JetSmarter members can open the app, check empty leg flights, then book a seat for no additional charge. To allow passengers to rent a private jet in a few taps, you should add options to pay for in the app. JetSmarter was founded by CEO Sergey Petrossov, a 20-something year old entrepreneur and Boca Raton, FL, resident and UF grad who started his first IT company at 18 and sold it after college.
Once you're ready to book a flight, you tap on it from inside the app, make sure your required number of seats are available, then complete the booking process. Celebrities have already latched on; Jamie Foxx and Jeremy Piven make appearances in JetSmarter's marketing materials.