Wheels Up, the newly launched membership-based private aviation company based on a fleet of King Air 350i twin turboprops, has taken delivery of its first airplane and selected Gama Charters of Stratford, Connecticut, to operate its U.S.-based fleet.
Beechcraft will maintain all the King Airs in the Wheels Up fleet, which will be staged at seven “regional hubs” throughout the country, the first at New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport. The company, founded by aviation entrepreneur Kenny Dichter, has placed an order potentially valued at $1.4 billion for 105 King Airs including options.
