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Delta Private Jets, Inc. was an airline of the United States. Its corporate headquarters was on the property of
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in
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. It operated jet aircraft as a subsidiary of
Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines, Inc., typically referred to as Delta, is one of the major airlines of the United States and a legacy carrier. One of the List of airlines by foundation date, world's oldest airlines in operation, Delta is headquartered in Atla ...
. Its main base was Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.


History

The airline was founded as Comair Jet Express. It was renamed in October 2001 by the parent company
Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines, Inc., typically referred to as Delta, is one of the major airlines of the United States and a legacy carrier. One of the List of airlines by foundation date, world's oldest airlines in operation, Delta is headquartered in Atla ...
. Delta Air Lines wholly own it. Delta Private Jets is a private aircraft service aimed at businesses needing service to destinations on a private aircraft or that the airport does not supply regularly. Delta Private Jets is also available to SkyMiles Elite members for an upgrade purchase price of $300–800 on select routes from Delta's Cincinnati, Atlanta, and New York hubs. This service also allows travellers to avoid flying hassles such as security. Delta Private Jets headquarters is located at 82 Comair Boulevard building, which used to be the Comair headquarters and was called the Comair General Office Building. In June 2017, David Sneed, who had overseen several changes, including accepting SkyMiles as payments for jet cards, left Delta Private Jets, where he was the senior executive. In July 2017, former Virgin Australia COO Gary Hammes was named its new president, replacing Sneed. In October 2018, Hammes was succeeded by Jeff Mihalic, who was appointed CEO of the company. Mihalic is the former President of Delta Material Services. At the same time, long-time Delta employee Lee Gossett was named Senior Vice President of Operations and COO. Before his appointment, Gossett was the Vice President of line maintenance at Delta Air Lines. In January 2017, Delta Private Jets announced Sky Access, a new membership program. Members can book as many empty-leg flights as they wish for free for an initiation fee of $8,500 and a $6,000 renewal. Members get the entire aircraft. DPJ said they flew over 6,300 empty legs in 2017. In November 2018, DPJ announced the expansion of its maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capabilities by opening a new location at Sheltair Aviation on the grounds of the Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in Florida. On December 9, 2019,
Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines, Inc., typically referred to as Delta, is one of the major airlines of the United States and a legacy carrier. One of the List of airlines by foundation date, world's oldest airlines in operation, Delta is headquartered in Atla ...
announced it took a stake in
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operator founded in 2013 and operating 120 aircraft (
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Hawker 400XP The Hawker 400 (also known as the Beechjet 400) is a light business jet. Initially designed and built by Mitsubishi, it has been further developed and updated by the Beech Aircraft Company, now part of Textron Aviation. It was produced over 3 ...
business jets) for its 7,700 members, to become its largest investor and merge it in the first quarter of 2020 with its Delta Private Jets subsidiary, to operate a fleet of 190
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.


Benefits

Delta Private
Jet card A Private Jet Card is a private aviation product that enables holders to use different aircraft at agreed-upon fixed hourly rates. Jet cards are offered by large and small fleet operators and charter brokers. There are as many as 65 variables betwe ...
holders receive
SkyMiles SkyMiles is the frequent-flyer program of Delta Air Lines that offers points (or "miles") to passengers traveling on most fare types, as well as to consumers who utilize Delta co-branded credit cards, which accumulate towards free awards such as ai ...
Diamond Medallion tier status. They also receive regular commercial flight ticket discounts.


Accidents and incidents

*On August 21, 2019, Delta Private Jets Flight 91, a
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, registration N91GY bound for
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suffered a runway excursion after aborting takeoff at
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in California. The aircraft wound up in the grass and a fire broke out. All 10 occupants (2 crew, 8 passengers) evacuated safely. The aircraft burned and was written off. The investigation is ongoing. *On October 7, 2019, Delta Private Jets Flight 86, a
Hawker 800 The Hawker 800 is a mid-size twinjet corporate aircraft. It is a development of the British Aerospace BAe 125, and was assembled by Hawker Beechcraft. Development In April 1981, the British Aerospace board sanctioned the programme to improve th ...
, registration N86MN originating from
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bound for
Kerrville Municipal Airport Kerrville Municipal Airport (Louis Schreiner Field) is six miles southeast of Kerrville, Texas, Kerrville, in Kerr County, Texas. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 FAA airport categories, categorized it as a ''gener ...
landed with the nosegear retracted at
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. The 2 crew and 2 passengers were not injured. However, the aircraft was substantially damaged. The investigation is ongoing.


Fleet

The Delta Private Jets fleet includes the following aircraft (as of March 2020): *1
Bombardier Challenger 300 The Bombardier Challenger 300 is a range business jet made by Bombardier Aerospace. Announced at the 1999 Paris Air Show, it made its maiden flight on 14 August 2001, received its Canadian type approval on 31 May 2003 and was introduced on 8 J ...
*1
Bombardier Challenger 350 The Bombardier Challenger 300 is a range business jet made by Bombardier Aerospace. Announced at the 1999 Paris Air Show, it made its maiden flight on 14 August 2001, received its Canadian type approval on 31 May 2003 and was introduced on 8 J ...
*5
Bombardier Challenger 604 The Bombardier Challenger 600 series is a family of business jets developed by Canadair after a Bill Lear concept, and then produced from 1986 by its new owner, Bombardier Aerospace. At the end of 1975, Canadair began funding the developmen ...
*1
Bombardier Learjet 75 The Learjet 70/75 is a mid-sized business jet airplane manufactured by the Learjet division of Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace. With the end of production in 2022 it is the last Learjet model. Design These models feature n ...
*4
Bombardier Learjet 45 The Learjet 45 (LJ45) aircraft is a mid-size business jet aircraft produced by the Learjet Division of Bombardier Aerospace. The Model 45 was the first all-new design since the original Learjet, and significantly altered the Learjet line. Throug ...
*4
Bombardier Learjet 60 The Learjet 60 is a mid-size cabin, medium-range business jet aircraft manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace in Wichita, Kansas. Powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW305A engines, it has a range (with 4 passengers and 2 crew) of with NBAA ...
*7
Cessna Citation X The Cessna Citation X is an American business jet produced by Cessna and part of the Citation family. Announced at the October 1990 NBAA convention, the Model 750 made its maiden flight on December 21, 1993, received its type certification on ...
*21 Cessna Citation XLS/Excel *3
Cessna Citation CJ2 The Cessna CitationJet/CJ/M2 (also known as the Model 525) are a series of light business jets built by Cessna, and are part of the Citation family. Launched in October 1989, the first flight of the Model 525 was on April 29, 1991. Federal Av ...
*6
Cessna Citation CJ3 The Cessna CitationJet/CJ/M2 (also known as the Model 525) are a series of light business jets built by Cessna, and are part of the Citation family. Launched in October 1989, the first flight of the Model 525 was on April 29, 1991. Federal Avi ...
*1
Cessna Citation Ultra The Cessna Citation V is a business jet built by Cessna. A stretched version of the Citation S/II, a Model 560 prototype flew in August 1987, it was certified on December 9, 1988, and delivered from April 1989; were delivered until 2011. The ...
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*4
Cessna Citation Sovereign The Cessna Citation Sovereign (Model 680) is an American business jet developed by Cessna, part of the Cessna Citation family. Announced at the 1998 NBAA convention, the Model 680 made its maiden flight in February 2002, certification was awar ...
*1
Dassault Falcon 7X The Dassault Falcon 7X is a large-cabin, range business jet manufactured by Dassault Aviation, the second largest of its Dassault Falcon line. Launched at 2001 Paris Air Show, its first flight was on 5 May 2005 and it entered service on 15 Jun ...
*1
Embraer Phenom 300 The Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 is a single-pilot-certified light business jet developed by the Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer. It can carry up to 11 occupants. Development Embraer began designing the Phenom 300 after finding that pot ...
*1 Gulfstream GV *2 Gulfstream GIV *3
Gulfstream G200 The Gulfstream G200, formerly known as the IAI Galaxy, is a twin-engine business jet. It was designed originally by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and was produced by IAI for Gulfstream Aerospace from 1999 through 2011. Design and development ...
*1
Gulfstream G150 The Gulfstream G100, formerly known as the IAI Astra SPX, is an Israel Aerospace Industries-manufactured twin-engine business jet, that was produced for Gulfstream Aerospace. Deliveries began in 1986. The United States Air Force employs the air ...
*1
Hawker 4000 The Hawker 4000, originally known as the Hawker Horizon, is a super-midsize business jet developed by Hawker Beechcraft (formerly Raytheon Aircraft Company). Development Raytheon announced a new business jet in November 1996 as a larger aircr ...
*1
Hawker 800XP The Hawker 800 is a mid-size twinjet corporate aircraft. It is a development of the British Aerospace BAe 125, and was assembled by Hawker Beechcraft. Development In April 1981, the British Aerospace board sanctioned the programme to improve th ...
*1 Nextant 400XT


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