You travel frequently by air, but hate the delays, long security lines and discomfort of commercial flights. Your company wants to attract new business, but prospective clients can’t get a direct flight to St. Louis. You want to travel in style when you represent your company or vacation with your family, but dislike dealing with anonymous customer service reps at jet charter companies.
Jet Linx gets it. The members-only private jet service caters to business owners, corporate execs and affluent families. The company, which has one of the 10 largest fleets in the country, operates from Lambert International Airport, 15 minutes from downtown and 12 minutes from the Clayton business district. It’s owned locally by business and philanthropic leaders Jim Mauzé, Keith Harbison and Bob Hermann Jr.
“Jet Linx is not a jet charter company,” Harbison says. “Our exclusive jet card membership program offers guaranteed availability and guaranteed hourly rates on jets of all sizes—no other local operator can do that. We’re the only operator in the region with the top rating from all three major industry safety agencies. We’re also up to 40 percent less expensive than other national providers. It’s a different approach to private jet travel.”
The company, established nationally in 1999, opened here last year. “The time was right—these days, a private jet is not so much a luxury as a productivity tool,” Mauzé says. “With Jet Linx, you and your managers can hit multiple markets in a single day, and get home in time for dinner. And you can fly clients, vendors and prospects here, as well.”
Jet Linx has nine bases nationwide and can fly clients almost anywhere in the world. The company also provides aircraft management services for corporations and individuals who own their own jet. The newly renovated Jet Linx private terminal and hangar, formerly used by the Missouri Air National Guard, is adjacent to Lambert’s main terminal. “Lambert has been incredibly supportive of our services, which supplement the airport’s commercial flight options,” Mauzé says.
Amenities include a lounge, a conference room and Wi-Fi. “You’ll plan and schedule your flights with a local client service rep, not a faceless voice at the end of an 800 number,” Harbison says. “When you pull up to the aircraft or terminal, a service agent greets you, parks your car and transfers your luggage to the aircraft.” Service reps stock your jet with your favorite foods and beverages, and wash your car while you’re gone, he adds.
“We combine the friendliness of a locally owned company that knows you and your needs with the resources of a national infrastructure,” Mauzé says. “The result is an unparalleled level of personalized service and value.” Best of all, there’s no waiting around or racing to catch a connecting flight. “We value your time as much as you do,” he says. “Jet Linx gets you where you’re going quickly, safely and comfortably, with more time to get more done.”
Photo by Tim Parker Photography
Pictured: Jet Linx has more than 115 experienced, highly trained pilots.