Private charter company Wheels Up Experience Inc. will modernize and rationalize its fleet to include only two types of aircraft: Embraer’s Phenom 300 and Phenom 300E aircraft and Bombardier’s Challenger 300 and Challenger 350 aircraft.
Once completed, the fleet upgrade is expected to reduce the average age of aircraft in its fleet by approximately 10 years. The company hopes that this will enable an improvement in operational performance, as well as operational efficiency and, in turn, a better customer experience.
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“Fleet modernization is the next critical step in Wheels Up’s journey. We believe our flexible and affordable offerings in programmatic membership and global charter flights, enhanced through our unique strategic partnership with Delta Air Lines, already offer the most customer-centric global aviation solutions available in the market today,” said George Mattson, CEO of Wheels Up. “We believe our fleet modernization strategy and the enabling transactions we announced today will allow us to deliver those solutions with the best aircraft fleet in its class, with a customer experience elevated to match.
