US private jet charter broker Paramount Business Jets has introduced Corporate Wing Solutions, a supplemental lift programme created for corporate fleet operators seeking reliable, high-quality supplemental lift on an occasional or ongoing basis.

"We see corporate operators facing increasing challenges meeting their lift needs, and we believe there is a need for an honest and old-fashioned jet charter broker to represent and negotiate on their behalf in the marketplace," says founder and CEO Richard Zaher.

The company points to several factors driving flight departments' growing need for supplemental lift:

- Crew shortages make flight department staffing difficult, and rising salaries can strain flight department budgets or exceed corporate limits for non-executive compensation.

- Supply chain issues make maintaining aircraft costlier and can cause unusual delays in resolving AOGs.

- Misperceptions about the value of business aviation and ESG concerns can bring external pressure from investors, shareholders and others to curtail flight operations.

- New aircraft deliveries have years-long backlogs, while the pre-owned market no longer provides suitable alternatives, hampering internal expansion among operators that need more lift.

These corporate operators share one common need, according to Paramount: on call access to consistent and cost-effective, quality supplemental lift for their planned or unplanned needs; in essence, an auxiliary corporate air wing.

With deep experience arranging domestic and international charter operations, Paramount Business Jets, founded in 2005, crafted Corporate Wing Solutions as the answer. The corporate lift programme blends elements of the company's tiered jet card membership with benefits and rates tailored to each flight department's usage and budget.

The jet cards have long featured among the most transparent pricing and lowest mark ups over wholesale available in the industry, two qualities that corporate fleet operators will appreciate. The company provides clients with a copy of the invoice from operators for each flight, detailing the wholesale cost, line item charges and commission for complete pricing transparency.

Supplemental lift is sourced from a curated fleet of some 4,000 aircraft in a vetted network of fleet operators worldwide, a fleet large and diverse enough to meet any corporate lift need, but exclusive enough to ensure the quality of every aircraft. All operators are ARGUS Gold rated or equivalent internationally.

The individual corporate lift plans are prepared following a consultation and evaluation of the operator's needs, based on flight frequency, category of aircraft, routes, onboard equipment preferred and other mission requirements.

"Today, outsourcing lift for times of maximum demand is often the most economical and reliable option," says Zaher. "And we believe no other supplemental lift programme is more responsive, transparent or cost-effective than PBJ's Corporate Wing Solutions."