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Airshare, Independently Explained: Fractional by the Day
The one fractional program that sells days rather than hours. Here is how Airshare's model works as Airshare states it, why it changes the math for multi-leg flyers, and what to read before you sign.
Tyler Hults
Founder & Managing Principal, TRH Aviation
In brief
Every other fractional program bills you by the occupied hour and applies a minimum per leg. Airshare bills by the day: as Airshare states it, a one-sixteenth share is 20 program days a year with unlimited flight hours within a day, bounded by a 14-hour crew duty day, in 10-day increments, on the Challenger 3500 and Phenom 300, both of which Airshare owns and operates. Interchange between the two types is stated as a day ratio, and an EMBARK jet card carries the same days-based logic without the long-term commitment. This page describes the model, the flyer it was built for, and the clauses that matter when the unit is a day.
What Airshare offers, as Airshare states it
Days-based fractional ownership
Airshare states that a one-sixteenth share provides 20 program days annually with unlimited flight hours in a day, subject to a maximum 14-hour crew duty day, and that shares increase in 10-day increments. The aircraft are the Challenger 3500 and the Phenom 300, both described as owned and operated by Airshare. Pricing has three parts, an acquisition cost, a monthly management fee, and hourly rates, with specific figures not disclosed. Airshare states no fuel surcharge on either hourly rate, an efficiency-rate saving of 25 percent when flights begin and end at the same location, and that the aircraft and crew remain available for the entire day. Interchange between types is stated as 2.0 Challenger days for a Phenom day and 0.5 Phenom days for a Challenger day.
EMBARK jet card
Airshare describes EMBARK as the benefits of its fractional program without the long-term commitment: pay a program fee upfront, then pay as you fly with unlimited hours within a day, with the allocation usable over 24 months.
Who operates the flights
Airshare states that flights are operated by Executive Flight Services, LLC doing business as Airshare, by an air carrier affiliated with Airshare through common ownership, or by an approved FAA-licensed and DOT-registered vendor carrier. Contract term, exit notice, peak-day definitions, and service-area limits are not stated on the pages retrieved.
Who it fits
- Flyers whose typical day is several legs, for whom hourly programs' per-leg minimums are the largest hidden cost.
- Regional business flyers with same-day out-and-back patterns, where the efficiency-rate saving and the day unit align with the mission.
- Buyers who want a share in a super-midsize or light jet without the hour-counting and short-leg penalties.
Who should look elsewhere
- Flyers whose trips are single long legs; a day unit buys nothing extra on a one-leg day, and an hourly program may be cheaper.
- International, ultra-long-range flyers; the fleet is two domestic-range types.
- Buyers who want the broadest fleet or interchange across many cabin classes.
What to scrutinize in the agreement
- Term and renewal: length of commitment, notice windows, and the default if notice is missed.
- Escalation: how fees and rates adjust year to year, and whether the mechanism is a floor or a cap.
- Peak days: how many, which, the notice they require, and what they cost.
- Minimums and hour counting: how an hour is measured and the minimum billed per leg or day.
- Repositioning and service area: where the rate applies without positioning charges.
- Recovery: what the provider owes you when the contracted aircraft is unavailable.
- Deposits and unused hours: where funds sit, whether they expire or roll, and whether they are refundable.
- Exit: repurchase valuation and fees for shares; refund and expiry terms for cards.
Two are specific to a days-based program. First, the day: how it is defined, when it starts and ends, what counts as one day when a trip spans midnight or time zones, and how the 14-hour duty limit is applied. Second, the comparison itself: convert your last twelve months into days as Airshare would bill them and into hours as an hourly program would, then compare all-in. The all-in cost method is built for exactly that.
Key takeaways
- As stated: a 1/16 share is 20 program days a year with unlimited flight hours in a day (14-hour crew duty day), in 10-day increments, on the Challenger 3500 and Phenom 300.
- Interchange is expressed in days: a Phenom 300 day converts to 2.0 Challenger 3500 days, and a Challenger day to 0.5 Phenom days, per Airshare.
- Airshare states no fuel surcharge on its hourly rates and a 25 percent efficiency-rate saving when a day's flying begins and ends at the same location.
- The model rewards multi-leg days and penalizes nothing by the hour; whether it beats an hourly share depends entirely on how many legs you fly per day.
Put this to work
Where this decision goes next — the advisory guides and head-to-head comparisons behind it.
Frequently asked questions
- How is Airshare different from other fractional programs?
- It sells days, not hours. As Airshare states it, a 1/16 share is 20 program days a year with unlimited flight hours in a day, bounded by a 14-hour crew duty day, in 10-day increments.
- What aircraft does Airshare operate?
- The Challenger 3500 and the Phenom 300, both described as owned and operated by Airshare, with interchange stated as 2.0 Challenger days per Phenom day and 0.5 Phenom days per Challenger day.
- Who does a days-based program suit?
- Flyers whose typical day is several legs, for whom per-leg minimums are the largest hidden cost of hourly programs, and regional business flyers with same-day out-and-back patterns.
- Who should look elsewhere?
- Flyers whose trips are single long legs, since a day unit buys nothing extra on a one-leg day, and international or ultra-long-range flyers.
- How should I compare Airshare to an hourly share?
- Convert your last twelve months into days as Airshare would bill them and into hours as an hourly program would, then compare all-in. Ask how a day is defined when trips span midnight or time zones.
Source notes
- Airshare, fractional ownership page (flyairshare.com/fractional/), retrieved September 9, 2026: "1/16 share = 20 program days annually" with "unlimited flight hours" (maximum 14-hour crew duty day); shares in "10-day increments"; Challenger 3500 and Phenom 300 owned and operated by Airshare; interchange "P300 to CL3500: 2.0 days" and "CL3500 to P300: 0.5 days"; three-part pricing (acquisition, monthly management fee, hourly rates), figures not disclosed; "No fuel surcharge" on hourly rates; 25 percent efficiency-rate saving for same-location days.
- Airshare, homepage (flyairshare.com), retrieved September 8, 2026: "unlimited flight hours in a day" based on "a maximum 14-hour crew duty day"; EMBARK card with allocation usable "over 24 months"; flights operated by Executive Flight Services, LLC dba Airshare, an affiliated carrier under common ownership, or an approved vendor air carrier.
- Contract term, exit notice, peak-day definitions, service-area limits, and all prices are not stated on the pages retrieved and are not claimed here. Airshare's comparative claim about hours versus competitors is Airshare's and is not repeated as fact.
- Author background: fifteen years at Flexjet, Jet Edge, and VistaJet; never employed by Airshare. TRH Aviation receives no compensation from Airshare.
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