flyExclusive will formally mark the opening of its Raleigh corporate operations office in North Carolina with a ribbon cutting hosted by the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce on 30 September. Company leadership, clients, partners, invited media, and local business and civic leaders will attend.

The ribbon cutting will begin at the front entrance of One North Hills Tower, followed by a private reception for invited guests. Attendance is by RSVP only.

The opening represents the next phase of growth for flyExclusive, a FAA-certified private aviation company providing charter, jet club membership and fractional ownership services. The company has grown into one of the USA's largest private jet charter companies, bringing in nearly $376 million in revenue last year and reported record second-quarter revenue, up 22 per cent year over year.

“Having access to talent locally was a big part of how we needed to grow the business,” reveals Jim Segrave, founder, chairman and CEO of flyExclusive. “Every piece of this business is being evaluated on how we can automate, streamline and make ourselves more efficient.”

The 24,000 sq ft office adds the capacity to meet growing client demand and membership sales by bringing leadership, finance, technology and commercial operations together in one place. Putting the teams that serve the same clients in the same building shortens decision cycles and helps flyExclusive respond faster to client demand. The office was intentionally designed to have technology drive a lot of what it does today and how it innovates. This includes how the company invested heavily into using AI over the past year to streamline its operations.

More than 150 employees are now based in Raleigh, and the company expects to create more than 100 additional aviation jobs in eastern North Carolina. Hiring continues company-wide across flight operations, maintenance and MRO, commercial and customer teams, and corporate functions.

The company's maintenance headquarters remain in Kinston, North Carolina, where flyExclusive began operating in 2015 with a single hangar. Today it owns and operates a fleet of approximately 80 jets, ranging from light to large cabin sizes, ranking it as one of the largest private jet operators in North America. The Kinston campus houses an all-in-one MRO operation with paint, interior, avionics and maintenance divisions. The company has also announced plans for a pilot training facility at the North Carolina Global TransPark.