Wheels Up Membership Program Reports Strong Growth at NBAA 2014
CEO Dichter says company on track for 1,000 members by year’s end.

Wheels Up, the membership fleet access program founded in August 2013, now has 750 members and is on track to have 1,000 to 1,200 members and 37 aircraft by year end, CEO Kenny Dichter announced at NBAA 2014.

“It’s really amazing to see people gravitate to the membership model,” Dichter said. Members have access to the Wheels Up fleet at fixed hourly rates. The fleet, operated by GAMA Aviation, currently consists of King Air 350i turboprops and pre-owned Citation Excels/XLSs (27 and 10 of the respective aircraft in the fleet by 2015), as well as Bombardier Global 5000 long-range jets owned by Switzerland-based VistaJet and operated by Jet Aviation Flight Services. Wheels Up plans to expand the types in its fleet.