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talked with a "member" of wheels up and he was telling me that they are running into cost issues with the flying and thus losing members faster than they can get them, flying hour cost have creeped up and it is affecting the markets ability to purchase memberships. Wheels ups entire model is built on "not" owning aircraft and paying pilots and flight followers, so I doubt they want to buy another 135.
The airplane I used to fly just gained a new client because he figured out he could charter the Challenger for the same price as a Wheels Up King Air. He isn't the first person to figure that out and he certainly won't be the last.