Elevate Jet has acquired one of the few VIP Boeing 757-200 airliners in the world on behalf of a longstanding private client.

The specially configured aircraft represents a rarefied category within US private aviation: a true airliner-class platform configured to VIP standards, capable of transporting up to 50 passengers in complete comfort across long distances and supporting complex, multi-city itineraries. By comparison, the largest executive jets from manufacturers like Bombardier, Gulfstream and Dassault Aviation typically accommodate just 12 to 14 passengers, putting the VIP Boeing 757 in a different class of scale. Having closed on the purchase, Elevate is currently conforming the Boeing 757 as part of Elevate’s managed fleet.

Designed to meet an array of diverse, mission-critical demands from professional sports teams playing across the country, global touring productions and large-scale executive travel for the world’s largest corporations, the new aircraft addresses a longstanding gap in the domestic market for high-capacity, ultra-premium group transport. This capability is held by only a handful of FAA and DOT-approved management companies in the US.

“We were proud to be asked by our longstanding client to acquire this truly extraordinary VIP Boeing airliner, an aircraft we knew well with an impeccable pedigree,” comments Greg Raiff, founder and CEO of Elevate Aviation Group. “Like many of our music touring, professional sports and governmental clients that absolutely have to arrive at their destinations on time, this unnamed client was looking for a solution to safely and efficiently transport up to 50 passengers at a time in a truly VIP fashion, with high-speed satellite wifi and a cabin conducive to productive business meetings. Over my 35 years in aviation, I am still surprised by the lack of supply of these VIP airliners in the US private aviation market.”

Elevate Jet is one of a select number of US FAA Part 135 operators authorised to manage and operate VIP airliner-class aircraft, including Boeing Business Jets and Airbus Corporate Jets. This special certification, combined with decades of experience through its Private Jet Services (PJS) charter brokerage division supporting Fortune 500 companies, professional sports franchises, music tours and government operations, made Elevate Jet the natural partner for this exclusive acquisition.

The aircraft is slated to receive high-speed satellite wifi later this year, making the airliner amongst the most capable large-group, long-haul private transport solutions in the country. The 757-200 VIP Boeing Airliner is not available for general charter and is reserved exclusively for use by Elevate Jet's client.

While aircraft like the VIP Boeing 757-200 remain reserved for large format, high-capacity charter solutions arranged directly through the PJS division, Elevate Jet continues to innovate in the private aviation industry through its newly launched booking app, designed to simplify and modernise the charter experience. The app features an AI-powered pricing and booking assistant named Ruby. Rooted in Elevate Jet's customer-obsessed ethos, the app is designed to pair technology with the same high-touch service the company is known for.

For organisations with large-group, long-distance travel requirements that exceed the capacity of even the largest executive jets, Elevate's Private Jet Services division offers the experience, certifications and relationships to build the right solution.