Craft Pod offers a very different value than fractional jet ownership, jet cards, or on-demand charter flights.
Fractional ownership (like owning a 1/16 or 1/8 share of an aircraft) gives you a fixed number of flight hours, but it also comes with steep monthly management fees, hourly operating costs, and asset depreciation. In a typical fractional program, you’re essentially pre-paying for use of one plane and covering its upkeep — without sharing in any charter revenue or benefiting from asset diversification.
Craft Pod takes a different approach: it pools a fleet of aircraft and gives you ownership of an entire aircraft portfolio. You still enjoy private flight access, but you also share in the business results of the fleet — including charter income and potential asset appreciation — not just the costs. In short, fractional ownership is a consumption model, while Craft Pod is an investment with usage benefits.
Jet cards and on-demand charter are simple: you pay per flight, and that’s it. There’s no ownership and no financial return. You’re just a customer paying hourly rates (often with a 7.5% federal excise tax added). Once the trip is over, the money is gone.
Craft Pod flips this model: your money is invested in aircraft and a portfolio with the potential to grow. While you fly on Craft’s jets, your capital continues working for you. You avoid steep hourly rates and taxes common with charter or jet cards, and unlike some jet cards, there’s no expiration on your hours because you hold a long-term stake.
Craft Pod lets you fly privately while keeping your money invested. If you’ve considered fractional ownership, jet cards, or charter, Craft Pod can deliver similar private travel access plus financial and tax advantages those alternatives don’t offer.
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