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Sweet Aviation adds Cirrus Vision Jet to charter certificate

Sweet Aviation, an airplane charter, flight training, aircraft rental and aircraft maintenance company located at Smith Field Airport in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has added a Cirrus Vision Jet to its Part 135 charter certificate. Sweet Aviation added the unique, first-of-its-kind jet to its already diverse and modern fleet in January of 2018 but was until now limited to using it for training purposes.

The Vision Jet is the “world's first single-engine Personal Jet,” according to Cirrus. With seating for up to six passengers, the Vision Jet is designed to be a less-expensive and convenient alternative to traditional private jets. It has a number of technological and design enhancements that give it a personal jet feel, like spacious, comfortable cabin seating, generous headroom, air stairs that make it easy to get in and out of, built-in USB ports for connectivity and device power, and an enhanced entertainment system. In addition, as with all Cirrus Aircraft, the Vision Jet comes with the patented CAPS feature, which stands for Cirrus Airframe Parachute System, a built-in parachute that pilots and passengers may deploy in case of an emergency.

Sweet Aviation's Vision Jet was just the 25th produced and is still one of very few available to the public for training and rental. And now Sweet Aviation is one of just two companies in the country approved to perform charter flights with the Vision Jet.

According to Joel Pierce, general manager at Sweet Aviation, “We've worked really hard with the FAA for the past year and a half to make this a reality. When we purchased the Vision Jet we knew it would be a game changer for personal and business air travel, and we already have customers eagerly awaiting their flight.”

Sweet Aviation is owned by Chuck Surack, president of Sweetwater, the world's leading music technology and instrument retailer.