PROFILE … XOJET AVIATION
AH: I take it that you have the crewing responsibility across all these aircraft?
the news of the imminent arrival of approved vaccines. I am really optimistic about 2021.
KT: Absolutely. We source, employ and train all the pilots and crews, to ensure consistency in the service standards and to provide our customers with the greatest possible experience each time they fly with us.
AH: XOJET Aviation is now the proud owner of the Wisconsin-based Red Wing Aviation, with its 15 Citation V Ultras. What was the rationale? KT: Red Wing was a strategic acquisition for us in a number of ways. Firstly, they have a well-established Part 145 maintenance operation, which we do not. Long term, it offers us the opportunity to reduce costs and we are looking forward to collaborating with them where appropriate.
We have over 600 employees across the operation. Our headquarters are in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and we have employees in 45 states across the USA, still maintaining a significant operations team in Sacramento, California, and Red Wing, Wisconsin.
XOJET Aviation, is predominantly a super mid-size, coastto-coast, north-to-south charter operator. Having Red Wing as part of our operation allows us to enter into the light jet
AH: You moved from JSSI to head up XOJET Aviation. What was the change like for you? KT: Working with JSSI was an incredible experience, and the time I spent there taught me a great deal. I cannot speak more highly of their ownership and management team. Likewise, XOJET Aviation is an excellent company with a great organization, and that goes top to bottom. In my role, I have the support needed to be successful, as does the rest of the management team - not just from the employees, but also from the ownership of our company.
AH: And then there was the pandemic. How did that affect your operation? KT: COVID-19 really demonstrated the strength and resilience of our team. People dug in and performed extremely well. We have weathered the first two spikes and we welcome
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