Uber for jet charter....Yay?

I stopped reading when the "reviewer" said that they didn't know anything about "private jets". From what I've been able to discern, just being a yoke-actuator, the business goes to those who understand it and have done it year after crappy, unappreciated year. And charter brokers (as distinct from charter operators, who seem to sort of run the gamut from "awful" to "relatively stand-up") are the absolute slime of the earth...they'll cut your throat as soon as look at you. So I'd be surprised if they let some optimistic, overcharging, fresh-faced Silicon Valley castoffs horn in on their territory. Look for hundreds of noise complaints at the headquarters. And if that doesn't work, broken kneecaps all around.
 
Meh.

Generally speaking, Uber is a replacement for taxi or "Hey, let's go get KRUNK, and lets use Uber".

If you're party of the clientele that is going to require the employ of a private jet, chances are you've got an assistant to make it happen for you.

"Pilot woudln't fly to Fresno for cheaps. NO STARS!"
 
Derg said:
If you're party of the clientele that is going to require the employ of a private jet, chances are you've got an assistant to make it happen for you.
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Nah, take a look at the app. This is a good option for people who usually just travel first class, if they're a bit flexible. It has an empty leg feature that lets you put in your frequent cities, and then it will alert you if there is an empty leg that a charter operator is offering at dirt cheap prices. I saw one coast to coast for $500 bucks, for example.

You also don't have to be a member and pay the $7k. That just gets you slightly cheaper prices. But even if you're the rich guy with the personal assistant who handles everything, the app is great for the personal assistant, because it allows her to search for all sorts of options. I did a quick search on ATL to LAS, and came up with several dozen options on different size aircraft ranging from $17k (light jet) to $200k (737). Very convenient instead of dealing with a broker or doing the research yourself.

I think it will be successful.
 
"I found five options for booking a turbo-prop, four options for “entry-level” jets and dozens more options for bigger jets — even airliners."

This guy sure he isn't just browsing orbitz or kayak?
 
Unless a broker/operator list the open leg, you nor this app,will ever know about it. It's just the same pig with new lip stick. Just another way for brokers to make money off other peoples assets.
 
ATN_Pilot said:
Nah, take a look at the app. This is a good option for people who usually just travel first class, if they're a bit flexible. It has an empty leg feature that lets you put in your frequent cities, and then it will alert you if there is an empty leg that a charter operator is offering at dirt cheap prices. I saw one coast to coast for $500 bucks, for example.

You also don't have to be a member and pay the $7k. That just gets you slightly cheaper prices. But even if you're the rich guy with the personal assistant who handles everything, the app is great for the personal assistant, because it allows her to search for all sorts of options. I did a quick search on ATL to LAS, and came up with several dozen options on different size aircraft ranging from $17k (light jet) to $200k (737). Very convenient instead of dealing with a broker or doing the research yourself.

I think it will be successful.
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They already have something like this in the NYC area for helicopters, and its booming. The idea is that that I have five seats available for a flight out to the hamptons, so you log on to the app and request a seat, and the desired time. The app will then "suggest a popular time" when other people would like to go so that the flight will be full, or full enough that the operator will run it. Theres no published schedule. It's basically crowd sourcing for private charters.
 
Two things:

1. There's already a few very successful empty leg companies like this in Europe. I have read stories about this type of flying occasionally being cheaper than booking with the airlines. example: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/travel/fly-a-private-jet-at-public-prices.html?_r=0

2. Does it strike anyone as strange that ALL the people involved in jetsmarter have russian names? Perhaps this is what the russian hackers have been up to when they apply their powers for good. Or, all their oligarch gun-running friends asked them to help find a way to make their private jets a wee bit less expensive to operate.
 
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