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| Founded | 2014 |
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| Fleet size | 5 |
| Headquarters | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States |
| Key people | Trey Smith (CEO) Tom Smith (COO) |
| Website | setjet |
Set Jet was a membership-based by-the-seat private jet charter program.
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| Founded | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Fleet size | 5 |
| Headquarters | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States |
| Key people | Trey Smith (CEO) Tom Smith (COO) |
| Website | setjet |
Set Jet was a membership-based by-the-seat private jet charter program.
Set Jet was headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona and was founded in 2014 [1] by Tom Smith and Trey Smith. [2]
Tom was the CEO and Director of Set Jet. Previously, Tom was CEO, President, and Director of Wrap Technologies, Inc. [3] In 1993, Tom co-founded TASER International (now Axon Enterprise, Inc, NASDAQ: AXON), and served as President of TASER until October 2006. [4] [5]
Set Jet operated private jet charter flights on Bombardier Challenger 850 aircraft between Las Vegas, Nevada; Scottsdale, Arizona; Los Angeles; San Diego; San Francisco; and Orange County, California, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Salt Lake City, Utah and had 5,000 members. [6] [7] [8] It used a fleet of 5 Bombardier CRJ100/200 which were configured as Bombardier Challenger 850's. [9]
Set Jet had a 2,500-square-foot terminal in the Atlantic Aviation facility in Las Vegas. [10] Set Jet expanded operations in Las Vegas to shuttle passengers to facilitate the gaming companies. [10]
Set Jet closed in February 2024 after failing to complete its SPAC deal with Revelstone Capital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: RCAC). It had made significant losses for several years and needed funding from the SPAC listing to continue its operations. [11]
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