jet charter auctions founded 2013 headquarters 840 post road east westport ct 06880 key people chuck taylor founder brad reisner co founder products private jet charters empty legs flash seat sales website www.marmaladeskies.com marmalade skies is an online auction site that offers flyers a chance to bid on empty leg flights 1 and make flight requests for on demand private jet travel . the company also sells seats on scheduled part 135 2 qualified piston and turboprop aircraft plus offers last minute deals on regional airlines . the company was founded in 2013 by chuck taylor and brad reisner 3 who also is the co founder of charitybuzz . contents 1 history 2 services 3 frequently chartered private jets 4 references 5 external links history edit marmalade skies was born from an observation that the on demand air charter industry is a surprisingly inefficient business model for both passengers and charter companies up to 40 % of the private jet flights jetting across the sky are empty . 4 the company has created a community of travelers and charter operators using an auction based mode and the market has become more transparent more honest and more efficient . marmalade skies gives fliers a chance to bid on and buy luxury private jet travel and save 5 while giving charter companies a chance to grow their businesses . services edit empty legs flight auctions private jet charters flight auctions flash seats last minute seat deals on board a piston turbo prop or regional jet frequently chartered private jets edit gulfstream gv world class worldwide passengers 14 max range 5 800 nm max cruise speed 670 mph gulfstream g450 world class worldwide passengers 14 max range 4 200 nm max cruise speed 650 mph gulfstream giv world class worldwide passengers 12 max range 4 220 nm max cruise speed 640 mph citation x fastest passenger jet in the world passengers 8 max range 3 000 nm max cruise speed 700 mph lear 60 speed comfort and style passengers 7 max range 2 400 nm max cruise speed 536 mph beechjet 400a lightweight powerhouse passengers 7 max range 1400 nm max cruise speed 535 mph citation v high capacity high efficiency passengers 8 max range 1 600 nm max cruise speed 570 mph citation cj2 performance comfort and value passengers 6 max range 1300 nm max cruise speed 460 mph phenom 100 efficient business luxury passengers 4 max range 1100 nm max cruise speed 449 mph references edit smith catherine . taking advantage of one way jet charter flights . forbes.com . forbes . retrieved 5 february 2014 . that s why empty leg flights can be such a great deal aircraft operators are very motivated to negotiate a good price to sell the flight . moore jim . charter operators connecting new york and boston . aopa.org . aopa . retrieved 5 february 2014 . a boston area charter operator has teamed up with a new york area charter operator to launch scheduled part 135 service in a cirrus sr22 . holtzman coppy . charity buzz bord of directors . charitybuzz.com . charity buzz . retrieved 5 february 2014 . brad reisner is a co founder and former chief technology officer of charitybuzz . his vision enabled the suite of applications and global scalability across platforms . he has over 20 years of technology experience with a specialization in database technologies and application server logic . higgins michelle . try a private jet at public prices . nytimes.com . new york times . retrieved 5 february 2014 . the dirty little secret of the industry is about a third of our flights are empty said alex wilcox chief executive of jetsuite based in southern california mccartney scott . how to hire a private jet to beat winter weather delays . online.wsj.com . wall street journal . retrieved 5 february 2014 . charter firms have gotten more aggressive about posting empty legs available to travelers at deep discounts . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title marmalade skies & oldid 725612378 categories online auction websitesdeal of the day servicescompanies based in connecticutcommerce websitescompanies established in 2013internet companies of the united statesonline retailers of the united states navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 16 june 2016 at 19 33 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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