This is our #1 question and the most direct and honest answer is: it depends. (We’re sorry, it’s not like ordering a pizza!) SkyShare is a customized business aviation solution tailor-made to fit your needs to provide you maximum value and options. Price is largely dictated by your size of share and flight time required. While our members prefer this individually-fit model versus the typical “menu” model, we also completely understand the desire to know an entry-level price range. The smallest share offered (1/16) carries an all-in Investment in the mid-six-figures with favorable tax benefits, no monthly fees, and a return at the end of your 5-year term. For a personal price quote, please contact a SkyShare advisor.
Charter works on a trip-by-trip basis and has significant variability in availability, price and quality of the aircraft. Charter is much like online dating or auction bidding for a used car – you never really know what you’re going to get. SkyShare is an ownership jet share program. With SkyShare, you become an on-title owner with a share in one aircraft and your share entitles you to fly any aircraft in our gorgeous, pristine fleet. Moreover, with SkyShare you own an asset and therefore have immediate, important tax benefits and impressive residual value.
SkyShare is unique in that our owners may fly to virtually any destination on planet earth. Our highly trained, certified pilots and aircraft typically service the Western Hemisphere, including Hawaii, Mexico, Canada, Central and South America. That said, our aircraft possess world-wide capability, so our ¼ share owners and higher may globe-trot to their hearts’ content! Please consult your SkyShare advisor if you have a specific trip or destination in-mind; and remember, your SkyOps concierge will assist in planning every trip!
Yes (at least for right now). Currently, SkyShare is laser-focused on servicing clientele with a home base located in the Western Continental United States (specifically, from Colorado west). However, please remember that SkyShare flies owners to locations worldwide. If you have dual occupancy in both our primary service area and out of it – call us, we’d love to figure out a win-win solution.
We find that using a Days-based system gives you, the owner, the most flexibility and is a far simpler way to determine your flight needs and aircraft availability. Moreover, as your contractual allocation progresses, using Days creates a clean, straightforward simplicity in accounting for all parties. That said, our dynamic program allows for Hourly ownership as well in the rare occurrence where it makes more sense for your missions.
Yes, absolutely. Even if they sometimes bite 🙂
Another massive benefit to SkyShare ownership vs. other programs is that you may choose virtually anyone to fly in all SkyShare aircraft. Send the plane to grab your family, friends, and/or coworkers and meet you wherever you desire. Or utilize multiple planes simultaneously! Quality of life means having options.
SkyShare enables 1/8th share owners and greater to both roll over days and borrow days from their total allocated number of days per year. The number of days is 25% in both directions. We find the vast majority of members end-up flying more than they anticipate.
On our website “Fleet” page, we show luggage capacity for each aircraft. If you have any specific questions about how many snowboards, skis, bicycles, and bottles of wine will fit, your SkyShare Concierge is always here to help!
While the commercial airlines limit you to ~500 airports in the continental U.S., SkyShare allows you to land in over 5,500 airports in America, over 10,000 airports in the Western Hemisphere, and over 43,000 airports worldwide! When a SkyOps Concierge is booking your trip, she/he won’t ask what city but rather what address your meeting or destination is; many times, we will find a smaller airport minutes away from your destination, saving you hours of travel time required from larger airports. This time savings flying closer to your destination is staggering (see here).
