Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Move over frequent private jet flyer Taylor Swift, and boyfriend Travis Kelce, tight end for the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. In a deal announced this morning, Kansas City-based Kompass Kapital has taken a controlling stake in Airshare, which counts Kelce’s teammate and big game MVP Patrick Mahomes as its ambassador. Last year, Airshare ranked as the ninth-largest fractional/charter operator in the U.
S. However, executives say not to expect changes beyond adding fuel to the Overland Park, Kansas-based flight provider's strategy of going upmarket and expanding its footprint nationwide. That flight plan has been in place since CEO John Owen moved from CFO to the corner office in April 2018.
Curran Companies, which took a majority interest in what was then called Executive AirShare back in 2016, previous lead investor Dave Murfin and founder Bob Taylor, remain in the ownership mix. Airshare, which counts Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes as its ambassador, has a new controlling ..
. [+] owner. © Airshare - Executive Flight Services, LLC Financial details were not announced.
However, the Kompass Kapital website says the firm focuses on equity investments between $5 million and $50 million. After rebranding in October 2018, Airshare exited its King Air and Embraer Phenom 100 fractional program. It instead focused on the larger and longer-range Phenom 300 light jet and, in 2021, added Bombardier's Challenger 3500, .