Charter/management firm Solairus Aviation is headquartered in the heart of downtown Petaluma, Calif., and not at an airport because employees prefer local amenities such as restaurants and shops to the relative remoteness of most airport general aviation facilities. Pilots who are visiting headquarters for training especially enjoy what downtown Petaluma has to offer, according to Solairus founder Dan Drohan.
Solairus Aviation is growing, despite significant challenges for charter/management companies, and recently the company added three more people to its East Coast charter sales team and doubled the size of its Petaluma offices. The move into the larger space is designed to accommodate recent and projected growth, according to Drohan. The Solairus fleet currently stands at 55 jets, of which about 25 are on the Solairus charter certificate and the remainder managed and flown under Part 91. Most aircraft are based on the U.S. West and East Coasts, and flight and maintenance crewmembers are based at each aircraft’s location.
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