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Southern Sky Aviation believes private aviation should deliver confidence—not compromise. That’s why the recent discussion at Corporate Jet Investor Miami 2025 struck a critical chord. Industry leaders, including our very own, Barry Lambert, warned that the rise of informal jet-sharing—often coordinated through WhatsApp groups and other unregulated platforms—poses escalating safety, insurance, and legal risks for passengers and aircraft owners alike.
Moderator David Hernandez of Vedder Price emphasized, these flight-by-the-seat operations are far from a harmless “gray area.” When something goes wrong, customers using illegal jet-share services “really have no rights.” That’s a risk no traveler should have to take.
Lambert shared that his company has lost flights and management opportunities to these off-the-books groups. Some aircraft owners, he said, are tempted by programs that let them sell seats to friends—even if it means operating outside FAA regulations.
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