Novel Program Provides Cirrus Owners Access To
AirShares' SR22 Fleet
AirShares Elite, the
world’s largest Cirrus fleet operator and the largest shared
ownership program for light general aviation (GA) aircraft, told
ANN Wednesday, January 23, it's launching the "Cirrus-Squared"
program. With Cirrus-Squared, current Cirrus owners may purchase a
25-hour annual share in a Cirrus SR22 and gain access to AirShares'
nationwide fleet of over 50 aircraft.
AirShares says the program also qualifies owners for AirShares
Elite training program featuring an FAA-approved FITS training
syllabus, IS-BAO based Safety Management System and dozens of
mission-specific recurrent training modules.
To give an idea of the value of the program, AirShares gives an
example: A Cirrus-Squared customer can travel via commercial
carrier to South Florida, pick up an AirShares fleet SR22 aircraft
and spend a week island hopping in the Bahamas thus avoiding a long
cross-country flight on either side of the vacation.
Obviously, Cirrus-Squared can give Cirrus owners a great
deal of flexibility when traveling around the country for business
or leisure. Plus, the company says it can make an aircraft
available when a Cirrus-Squared customer's personal plane is down
for maintenance, upgrades or annual inspection.
"We know from experience that Cirrus pilots really put their
aircraft to work for business and personal flying," said Brad
Rosse, regional director for AirShares Elite. "We also know that
pilots like the option of having access to aircraft when
they’re away from home, and that some downtime is inevitable.
That’s where the Cirrus-Squared program can really save the
day for current Cirrus owners. Instead of causing a pilot to put
off flying, the program can put a completely familiar,
professionally managed aircraft at their disposal. And they can
take advantage of our unparalleled training resources to enhance
their flying experience."
AirShares bills itself as general aviation’s premier
fractional ownership company and claims aircraft based near
Atlanta, Birmingham, Boston, Chicago, Columbus, Detroit, Ft
Lauderdale, Ft. Myers, Miami, Naples, New York, Philadelphia,
Providence, Raleigh-Durham, Tampa, and Washington, DC.
AirShares says it's helping revolutionize the personal and
business aircraft ownership experience by making the dream of
owning today’s most advanced aircraft more attainable and
affordable without the hassles of sole ownership. It says it
features the most advanced, safest and trend-setting aircraft
available in general aviation today including the Cirrus SR22.