Berlin-based start-up JetEight is launching a subscription service in the third quarter of this year using small jets and turboprops on routes between Zurich, Frankfurt and Berlin and targeting business class airline customers. CEO Ruben Portz says he wants to offer better value to these passengers by reducing waiting times.

JetEight will not be operating the flights; the operating partners it chooses will dictate the types of aircraft that are used. Phenom 300s and the King Air family are likely candidates. “It is interesting for us to keep an eye on European legislation regarding SETs too; we might be able to think about commercial flights using a PC-12,” adds Portz.