As CEO, Chip Schultz will be guided by three things: safety, service and culture. Real safety, he says, lives in the daily choices that are made and a culture that empowers everyone to speak up.
Private Jet Center (PJC) has appointed Chip Schultz as chief executive officer, marking a significant milestone in the company’s continued expansion and evolution.
What began two decades ago as a single FBO outside Pittsburgh, then known as Pittsburgh Jet Center, has since evolved into a leading Part 135 operator with more than 8,000 hours annually. As demand for private aviation continues to grow, PJC is accelerating its expansion while investing in its people, processes and technology to strengthen safety oversight, operational excellence and client satisfaction. Most recently, it renewed its ARGUS Platinum certification.
PJC’s growth has been driven by a vertically integrated business model that combines aircraft management, jet card, charter operations, maintenance, fixed-base operations and pilot resources. This dynamic ecosystem allows consistent service, operational efficiency and scalability for aircraft owners and charter clients. The model is further strengthened through a partnership with charter broker Jets.com, providing clients access to a large network and a seamless pathway from charter flying to aircraft ownership and management.
Schultz joins PJC with more than two decades of aviation leadership experience spanning flight operations, safety and executive management. Most recently, he served as senior vice president of operations at flyExclusive, where he led operations for over 300 pilots and helped fuel the growth of its 100-aircraft fleet. Prior to that, he held senior positions with Northern Jet Management and TMC Jets, leading significant safety and growth initiatives. An accomplished pilot and US Navy veteran, Schultz holds multiple type ratings and has accumulated more than 6,800 flight hours throughout a career that included Mesaba Airlines, Comair and Frontier Airlines.
“What drew me most to PJC wasn’t just the progress the company has already made, it was the clear sense that this is a place where people matter, where doing things the right way is the only way and where the culture is something you can feel in a conversation,” says Schultz. “Three things will guide everything I do here: safety, service and culture. Real safety lives in the daily choices we make and the culture that empowers everyone to speak up. Growth only makes sense if it improves the experience people have come to expect from PJC, and my job is to help channel the energy this team already has into results we can all be proud of as we scale.”
Dan Satterlund, co-owner of PJC and COO of Jets.com, adds: “Chip is exactly the kind of leader PJC needs right now. His operational expertise, safety background and commitment to culture make him uniquely qualified to lead this next chapter in our growth. His leadership will help us solidify our services and bring PJC and Jets.com even closer together.”
