Big Apple Business: Blue Star Jets

In April 2001, Mr. Todd Rome founded Blue Star Jets due to the inefficiencies in the private jet marketplace. While at Blue Star Jets, Mr. Rome has been the safety and security expert on CNN post-9/11, and has made numerous appearances on CNBC and FOX, in addition to a number of other cable networks. Prior to Blue Star Jets, Mr. Rome ran a successful broker-dealer on Wall Street in New York City. Mr. Rome is also Co-Chair of the Diabetes Research Institute. When not traveling or working, Mr. Rome enjoys spending time with his wife and children in the Hamptons.

Mr. Richard (Ricky) Sitomer has been partners with Mr. Rome since 1992, co-founding their Wall Street business before the conception of Blue Star Jets. Mr. Sitomer holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School in Atlanta, with a major in Finance, which he earned in 1990. When he is not working, Mr. Sitomer enjoys playing tennis, skiing, spending time with his family, and relaxing in the Hamptons.

As the world’s largest private aircraft charter broker, Blue Star Jets offers an unparalleled level of personalized service. As their motto states, ANY JET, ANY TIME, ANY PLACE™, Blue Star Jets grants clients freedom from the financial constraints of fractional jet ownership; the savings of paying only for trips taken; and the flexibility to choose the best aircraft according to a trip’s specific budget requirement.

As an idea which arose from business executives frustrated with the lack of service and high costs of flying privately, Blue Star Jets has revolutionized the private aviation charter business through centralization of a fractured marketplace. By creating a network of charter companies, Blue Star Jets has access to over 4,000 aircraft worldwide, ranging from helicopters to Boeing business jets.

Operators providing service for Blue Star Jets’ clients must meet the most stringent of standards set forth by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); additionally, Blue Star Jets offers aircraft that have been independently audited for safety, as well as their respective safety reports, to clients.

The Blue Star Jets’ broker relationship sets it apart from its competitors. Blue Star Jets does not manage or operate aircraft on behalf of their clients; however, the company assists clientele in finding the best operators for any aircraft. Its staff of aviation specialists solicits competitive bids on each flight request, passing the savings to their clients. Blue Star Jets’ aviation specialists are available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

Blue Star Jets recently launched ShareAJet Exchange, the first social online networking site of its kind. The ShareAJet Exchange helps clients connect with other flyers planning trips to similar destinations and arrange to share flights aboard a specific private aircraft, cutting down their flight costs by nearly fifty-percent. Such a public, socially-interactive marketplace has allowed clients to plan trips together, while also testing out various aircraft that may assist in determining a preference. The ShareAJet Exchange has proven ideal for consumers, travel agents, flight departments, jet charter companies and corporations seeking to save costs on business travel, while also opening the private aviation industry to commercial flyers, as it provides a savings of up to 50%.

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