LANDS AT ASPIRIA

By Michael Grimm & Bob Ale-Ebrahim

We say Aspiria is Where Inspiration Takes Flight. Now, it’s literally true with Airshare, one of the largest private jet operators in the United States announcing the move of its headquarters from Lenexa, Kansas, to Overland Park, at the Aspiria campus by the summer of 2023. JLL Executive Vice President Ryan Schneider facilitated the lease for Airshare, working with Hunter Johnson, Senior Vice President of Leasing for Aspiria

Airshare was founded in 2000 and is a private aviation company that offers a full suite of solutions, including whole aircraft management, fractional ownership, EMBARK jet cards, and charter services. Airshare has received IS-BAO Stage 3 and ARGUS

Platinum designations, meeting the highest international standards for safe flight operations. The company operates a fleet of super-midsize and light jets within their fractional and EMBARK programs, primarily serving customers across the central United States. Airshare provides whole aircraft management and charter services nationwide, while also providing comprehensive maintenance services for third-party aircraft.

Airshare’s rapid growth in the last five years necessitated the relocation, with the company more than doubling the square footage of their headquarters as they anticipate a 50 percent increase in staff to serve their fractional share-owners, jet card and charter customers, and whole aircraft owners. The company is also preparing to continue expansion of its service footprint into new areas of the country, including the East Coast.

Located at the Aspiria Campus at 6240 Sprint Parkway, the new Airshare headquarters will be conveniently located at the innovation hub that empowers premier businesses to promote a holistic approach to nurturing talented workforce and communities. The campus will provide a hybrid model of flexible work environments with on-site amenities like a three-story, 65,000-square-foot fitness center; contemporary eateries like Café 6050 and The Roasterie; and other attractions. The Aspiria campus is in an advantageous location in the Kansas City metro area about 20 miles away from downtown Kansas City and Airshare’s private hangar at the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport. The new headquarters will also feature Airshare signage facing both 119th Street and Nall Avenue.

“The rapid growth we are experiencing has necessitated more space for current employees, as well as for the significant number we anticipate adding over the next few years,” remarked Airshare President and CEO John Owen. “We believe Airshare is one of the best places to work in Kansas City, and our new office at Aspiria will enhance our effor ts to attract and retain the best talent in private aviation. We went through an extensive process in choosing the right location for our new corporate headquarters. The on-site amenities, proximity to restaurants and retail, ease of commute for employees, and ability to customize the space based on employee feedback made this an easy choice for us.”

Aprimary feature of their new headquarters will be a larger area designed specifically for the needs of their operations department, providing enhanced abilities for open collaboration among Airshare’s Flight Control and Owner Services teams. Additional improvements will include a dedicated training room, expanded employee lounge and several more conference rooms. Overall, the new headquarters will better position the company for continued rapid growth in both their customer base and fleet, which now includes 54 aircraft.

“In their new headquarters, Airshare will be able to grow its talent acquisition and increase its operational footprint as one of the nation’s largest private aircraft operators,” JLL Executive Vice President Ryan Schneider noted. “The new headquarters will be a strong example across the Kansas City market in how high potential and excellent businesses like Airshare can accomplish its goals via occupying top-notch office space.”

Occidental Management President, Chad Stafford, said, Airshare chose Aspiria because it will allow them to create a compelling new office environment for its employees and to assist in recruiting more talent as they grow. Airshare employees can enjoy our employee indoor and outdoor collaboration spaces, access our 5G, high-speed campuswide Wi-Fi network, and our fitness center, walking and bike paths, and our easy-to-use mobile app.”

Stafford continued, “Having signage on the exterior of the building that can be seen from a major thoroughfare was important to Airshare. Making our tenants visible for the rest of the city to see is part of Occidental Management’s vision for opening the campus to Kansas City residents.”

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