OpenAirplane Launches in 8 More Cities

Stephen Pope

Friday, August 02, 2013 at 08:46 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

OpenAirplane, an airplane rental network, is rapidly expanding its reach, growing from 6 to 15 locations and actively pursuing partnerships with 90 additional flight schools nationwide.
The service allows pilots to rent same-type aircraft at any network location with a single annual checkout, eliminating the need for repeated local checkouts.
Membership is free for pilots and FBOs, with OpenAirplane generating revenue by retaining 10 percent of the rental fees charged to members.

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OpenAirplane, the airplane rental network that launched earlier this summer, inched closer to expanding nationwide by growing from six inaugural locations to 15. Company founder Rod Rakic said he is in discussions with 90 additional flight schools that could be added to the Zip-car style rental network.

The new OpenAirplane locations include Addison, Texas; Scottsdale, Arizona; Van Nuys, California; Plymouth, Massachusetts; Tallahassee and Naples, Florida; Palmer, Alaska; and Minneapolis. Rakic said that within 30 minutes of going live with the new locations on the OpenAirplane website a member had booked the first reservation at one of the new locations.