Slate Aviation, the luxury brand of Tri-State Charter, will launch a new per-seat shuttle service to Nantucket from New York and South Florida in April. This service builds on the existing XOJET Aviation East Coast shuttle operations, following a partnership agreement between the two companies, enabling VistaJet Group Holding to outsource its shuttle offerings.
The service will offer up to four flights a day beginning April 26, initially connecting Nantucket with Fort Lauderdale International and West Palm Beach International airports in South Florida on Saturdays and Sundays, and with New York metropolitan area member-only terminals, including White Plains, on Wednesdays and Sundays.
Frequencies will increase on June 1, with the South Florida shuttle adding Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays to the existing schedule, and the New York shuttle adding Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
Slate Aviation will operate the flights with its fleet of CRJ200-family aircraft in an 18-seat, all-business class configuration. Currently, the company's Part 135 certificate includes 13 units of the type. Slate Aviation plans to convert thirty-five CRJ200s, with some dedicated to VIP charter flights in different configurations. The company confirmed to ch-aviation that it currently has 22 additional CRJs in queue for conversion.
