Wheels Up, the leading brand in private aviation, announced today the acquisition of Mountain Aviation, the largest and growing Part 135-operated Citation X fleet in the United States, with bases in Denver, Teterboro, and Southern California.
The acquisition accelerates Wheels Up’s platform to better serve increasing flight demand from its rapidly growing membership and charter marketplace. Mountain Aviation’s wholesale charter operations and Super Mid fleet are a perfect complement to Wheels Up’s previous acquisition of Travel Management Company, which operates the industry’s largest wholesale floating fleet of light jets. Wheels Up will add 59 total aircraft, most of which are Citation X aircraft, to its fleet and also plans to further expand the Citation X fleet in 2021, to enable a consistent experience for Wheels Up Members and Customers and drive efficiencies in aircraft maintenance.