Stratajet
{{Short description|English company for booking private jets}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Stratajet
| logo = Stratajet.png
| type = Privately held company
| predecessor =
| successor =
| founded = 2011
| founder = Jonathan Nicol
| defunct =
| fate =
| hq_location_city = London
| hq_location_country = England
| area_served =
| key_people = Jonathan Nicol, Founder & CEO
| industry = Aviation
| products =
| owner =
| num_employees = 50
| num_employees_year =
| parent = Oxis Aviation Ltd
| website = {{url|https://www.stratajet.com}}
}}
Stratajet is an online private jet booking company, servicing 44 countries in Europe and the United States.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stratajet.com/|title=The world's first real-time private jet booking platform {{!}} Stratajet|website=Stratajet|access-date=2018-03-08}}
The company was owned by Oxis Aviation Ltd.{{Cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07612585|title=OXCIS AVIATION LTD - Overview (free company information from Companies House)|website=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-03-08}} Its headquarters are in Faringdon in London with an office in Sacramento, California. It is a member of aviation industry bodies BACA{{Cite web|url=http://www.baca.org.uk/members/|title=Members List {{!}} The Air Charter Association|website=www.baca.org.uk|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-08}} and EBAA.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ebaa.org/en/membership/list-of-members.aspx|title=List of Members - EBAA|website=www.ebaa.org|access-date=2018-03-08}}
History
Stratajet launched in April 2016{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/stratajet-private-jet-booking-site-2016-4|title=This website lets you book private jet rides that are cheaper than some commercial flights|work=Business Insider|access-date=2018-03-08}}{{Cite web|url=https://corporatejetinvestor.com/articles/nicol-launches-stratajet-softly-softly-719/|title=Stratajet launches online booking platform and app {{!}} Corporate Jet Investor|website=corporatejetinvestor.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-03-08}} via Stratajet.com and an iOS app.{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/stratajet/id917665647?mt=8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822091319/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/stratajet/id917665647?mt=8|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 22, 2016|title=Stratajet on the App Store|website=App Store|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-03-08}} It offers firm-bookable fares for private jets, rather than quotes or estimates.{{Cite news|url=http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/private-jet-hire-charter-stratajet-hire-cost|title=How to fly by private jet for economy prices|last=Quilty-Harper|first=Conrad|access-date=2018-03-08}}
The company was founded in 2011 by former military officer and pilot Jonathan Nicol. It took him five years to develop the technology needed to calculate the cost of a private jet without manual input.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2016-04-25/stratajet-launches-real-time-charter-booking-system|title=Stratajet Launches Real-time Charter Booking System|work=Aviation International News|access-date=2018-03-08|language=en}}
Stratajet partners with international aircraft operators, including Centreline,{{Cite web|url=https://corporatejetinvestor.com/articles/stratajet-offers-legacy-500-through-centreline-207/|title=Stratajet offers Legacy 500 through Centreline {{!}} Corporate Jet Investor|website=corporatejetinvestor.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-03-08}} [http://www.aslgroup.eu ASL JetNetherlands],{{Cite web|url=http://www.ebanmagazine.com/mag_story.html?ident=12434|title=ASL-JetNetherlands increases exposure through Stratajet listing|website=www.ebanmagazine.com|access-date=2018-03-08}} and Fixed Base Operators such as Jetex Flight Support{{Cite web |title=Trip Planning and Flight Dispatch |url=https://www.jetex.com/trip-planning/ |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=FBO Networks, Ground Handling, Trip Planning, Premium Jet Fuel |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.businessairportinternational.com/news.php?NewsID=81676|title=Jetex joins Stratajet platform|website=www.businessairportinternational.com|language=en|access-date=2018-03-08}} and TAG Aviation{{Cite news|url=https://www.tagaviation.com/en/about-us/news/article/stratajet-welcomes-tag-aviation-to-its-booking-platform/|title=STRATAJET WELCOMES TAG AVIATION TO ITS BOOKING PLATFORM|last=Aviation|first=TAG|work=TAG Aviation|access-date=2018-03-08|language=en}} to deliver its services to customers.
In May 2016, Stratajet received an $8 million round of funding, led by Octopus Ventures.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ukbaa.org.uk/news/stratajet-secures-8m-series-funding/|title=Stratajet Secures $8m Series A Funding {{!}} UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA)|website=www.ukbaa.org.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-03-08}}
In May 2017, Stratajet won The Sapphire Pegasus Award in the “Aircraft Broker” category.{{Cite news|url=https://www.spbaa.com/sapphire-pegasus-awards-honouring-elite-business-aviation/|title=Sapphire Pegasus Awards honouring the elite of business aviation - Sapphire Pegasus Business Aviation Awards|date=2017-05-02|work=Sapphire Pegasus Business Aviation Awards|access-date=2018-03-08|language=en-US}}
In May 2017, Stratajet was included in "The Leap 100 2017", an annual list published in City A.M., identifying the UK's most exciting and fastest growing companies.{{Cite news|url=https://theleap.mishcon.com/leap-100/2017-companies/|title=2017 Leap 100 Companies {{!}} The Leap - Mishcon de Reya|work=The Leap|access-date=2018-03-08|language=en-GB}}
Stratajet ranked fifth in the "[https://www2.deloitte.com/be/en/pages/technology/topics/fast50.html Deloitte Tech Fast 50 2017]"{{Cite web|url=http://www.deloitte.co.uk/fast50/winners/2017/|title=2017 winners|website=UK Technology Fast 50|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-03-08}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.businesscloud.co.uk/news/stratajet-fifth-in-uks-fastest-growing-tech-companies|title=Stratajet fifth in UK's fastest growing tech companies|website=BusinessCloud.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-03-08}} (an acknowledgement of the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the UK),{{Cite web|url=http://www.deloitte.co.uk/fast50/about/index.html|title=About|website=UK Technology Fast 50|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-03-08}} with a growth rate of 3,634% over four years. In April 2018, the company ranked 22nd in [https://ig.ft.com/ft-1000/2018/ The FT 1000], a list published by the Financial Times that ranks Europe's fastest-growing companies.{{Cite web|url=https://ig.ft.com/ft-1000/2018/|title=The FT 1000: the complete list of Europe's fastest-growing companies|website=ig.ft.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-05-23}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.stratajet.com}}
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